Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where you cycle between periods of eating and fasting. When you don't eat for a while, several things happen in your body. Numerous studies show that it can have powerful benefits for your body and brain.

Here are some evidence-based health benefits of intermittent fasting:

• Changes The Function of Cells, Genes and Hormones: Your body initiates important cellular repair processes and changes hormone levels to make stored body fat more accessible. Blood levels of insulin drop significantly, blood levels of growth hormone may increase, as much as which facilitates fat burning. The body induces important cellular repair processes such as removing waste material from cells. There are beneficial changes in several genes and molecules related to longevity and protection against disease.

• Intermittent Fasting Can Help You Lose Weight and Belly Fat: intermittent fasting works on both sides of the calorie equation. It boosts your metabolic rate (increases calories out) and reduces the amount of food you eat (reduces calories in).

• Intermittent Fasting Can Reduce Insulin Resistance, Lowering Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: intermittent fasting has been shown to have major benefits for insulin resistance and lead to an impressive reduction in blood sugar levels.

• Intermittent Fasting Can Reduce Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in The Body: Oxidative stress is one of the steps towards aging and many chronic diseases. Studies show that intermittent fasting may enhance the body's resistance to oxidative stress and help fight inflammation, another key driver of all sorts of common diseases

• Intermittent Fasting May be Beneficial For Heart Health: Improves numerous different risk factors, including blood pressure, total and LDL cholesterol, blood triglycerides, inflammatory markers and blood sugar levels.