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If you drink excessive alcohol, your body will
develop resistance, up to a point—we often call this “tolerance.
he was adamant that a one-week fast would be beneficial as an annual cancer-prevention strategy.
When you eat a low-carb, moderate-protein, high-fat diet—a ketogenic diet—it becomes much easier to fast.
And here’s the key to why keto is so great for fasting: being in ketosis teaches your body to burn fat for fuel rather than sugar, and since that’s what your body has to do during fasting, if you’re already in ketosis, your body is already using fuel the way it’s supposed to.
If you’re a fat-burner, when you start fasting, your body simply continues to use fat as its primary fuel.
As a sugar-burner, you’ll feel the effects of hunger during a fast much earlier and more intensely.
This is why going keto (covered in detail in my book Keto Clarity) is a great first step for fasting, both IF and extended fasting.
Dr. Seyfried noted that a
cancer-preventing fast should probably be done using distilled water only and nothing else.
book Keto Clarity
The Alzheimer’s Antidote.
Starvation is the involuntary abstention from eating. It is neither deliberate nor controlled. Starving people have no idea when and where their next meal will come from.
Fasting, on the other hand, is the voluntary abstention from eating for spiritual, health, or other reasons.
Consider the term breakfast. The word refers to the meal that “breaks your fast”—
I’ve sometimes called fasting the “ancient secret” of weight loss.
disorders. This book focuses on one particular facet of traditional eating patterns that is virtually forgotten in today’s society: intermittent fasting.
The true secret to healthy eating is this: Just eat real food.
Eat whole, unprocessed foods. Avoid sugar. Avoid refined grains. Eat a diet high in natural fats. Balance feeding with fasting.
Three of the most influential men in the history of the world, Jesus Christ, Buddha, and the Prophet Muhammad all shared a common belief in the healing power of fasting. In spiritual terms, it is often called cleansing or purification, but practically, it amounts to the same thing.
trust. Fasting is thus an act of turning away from temptation and back toward God.
Fasting is not so much about self-denial but about a reaching for spirituality and being able to commune with God and hear his voice. By fasting, you put your body under submission to the Holy Spirit, humble your soul before the presence of God, and prepare yourself to hear the voice of God.
One unexpected consequence of fasting is the feeling of a strong connection with my ancient
ancestors and in particular my cavewoman ancestor for whom fasting was an ev...
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Buddhist monks are known to abstain from eating after noon, fasting until the next morning.
In addition, there may be water-only fasts for days or weeks on end. They fast to quench their human desires, which helps them rise above all desires in order to achieve nirvana and end all suffering. This fits with their core beliefs in moderation and austerity.
Traditional Ayurvedic medicine also ascribes the cause of many illnesses to the accumulation of toxins in the body and prescribes fasting to cleanse these toxins.
The month of Ramadan is a blessed month, a month in which Allah has made fasting obligatory.
encouraged fasting on Mondays and Thursdays.
One early fasting advocate was Hippocrates of Cos (c. 460–c. 370 BC), widely considered the father of modern medicine.
Hippocrates wrote, “Sudden death is more common in those who are naturally fat than in the lean.
advised that treatment for obesity should include exertion after meals and eating a high-fat diet, and he recommended that “they should, moreover, eat only once a day.”
“Fasting is the greatest remedy—the physician within.”
“The best of all medicines is resting and fasting.” And finally, Mark Twain (1835–1910), one of America’s
The world record for fasting was 382 days, during which the patient suffered no ill effects.
So if fasting occasionally isn’t working, all you need to do is increase the frequency or length of time you fast, until you reach your goal.
make up for the reduced calories. However, if you have insulin
Cortisol is a hormone that’s released during times of stress, whether physical or psychological. This activates the fight-or-flight response—it’s a survival adaptation.
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