Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system (2014)

Post by hollerith » Sun, Sep 11, 2016, 6:10 PM UTC

acwu wrote: post #170

mrfusion wrote: post #47

Would this help with gum disease?

It's interesting you brought this up. I used to skip breakfast all the time being a late riser. My gums were in a terrible shape with constant flare ups. I couldn't figure out why since I don't smoke. A few months ago I started eating breakfast regularly and I've noticed marked improvement. Obviously this is just my personal experience and YMMV.

Post by pknerd » Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 2:47 PM UTC

misev wrote: post #92

pknerd wrote: post #90

Well, Islam gave the concept of 3 days fasting every month 1500 years ago and called "Ayyam Beez" and many Muslims have been practising it in every generation. Glad to know that science also discovered it.

Interesting, why isn't it as popular as Ramadan? I could barely find anything about it online.

Post by cableshaft » Mon, Sep 19, 2016, 4:24 PM UTC

jwdunne wrote: post #156

cableshaft wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What he argues makes some sense, but his total dismissal of IF paired with low-carb seemed counter-productive. "The one question that remains unanswered is whether or not the intermittent fast followed in a low-carbohydrate way will lead to these same problems. To me, that point is kind of moot. Why? Because I looked at the IF as a strategy that allowed me to eat a lot of high carb foods that I would normally avoid a…

I was reading a blog post by Dr Jason Fung that compared LCHF with IF. Conclusion was that LCHF is around 70% as effective as IF on insulin levels. You are still maintaining a low insulin level even on eating day, with a significant drop on fasting days. This should, by logic, have greater impact on insulin sensitivity due to long periods of low insulin levels. His whole blog is quite interesting. His book, The Obesi…