Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease [pdf]

Post by thejackgoode » Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 9:44 AM UTC

flippyhead wrote: post #78

efiecho wrote: post #75

I have been intermittent fasting for about 23 hours a day in the last decade and this works very well for me, I couldn't imagine to eat more often than that. However, for the first seven months of 2019 I tried to do 48-72 hour fasts three times every week, but I just couldn't adapt to that. It's nice with the euphoria effect, but in the long run I found it depressing going to sleep without eating and it had a very ne…

Once I realized that I was simply addicted to food, and that hunger was simply a withdrawal signal, it made it a lot easier to accept that signal as simply useful information instead of something that was necessarily uncomfortable (to be fair, I consider being cold and other such signals in a similar light). Now I rather enjoy being hungry, knowing there will be a brief hump to traverse before my body replies with a…

Post by Gatsky » Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 10:08 AM UTC

Post by edderly » Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 10:14 AM UTC

ivansavz wrote: post #30

mrfusion wrote: post #27

I’d like to fast until lunch time but I haven’t found any substitute for milk in coffee and I fear that breaks any fasting benefits.

Same problem here. I'm also confused because some sources say coffee (black) is OK during fasting, but I've also heard that even black coffee "wakes up" the metabolism enough to lose the benefits. Could someone who knows about this comment or post links to info: is black coffee during fasting periods OK?

Post by shrimpx » Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 10:19 AM UTC

VeninVidiaVicii wrote: post #73

losteric wrote: post #62

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Mental clarity is a challenge when fasting on an otherwise stereotypical American diet... those blood glucose swings are no joke. However I have no problems on keto, or even just a consistently low-GI low-carb diet. If anything, fasting seems to improve my discipline and "depth-first" thinking.

Interesting. I did an "animal-product only" diet for about six months, and I began to feel sorry for everyone else and their inability to think deeply. I was in an almost constant state of enlightenment. Then my buds convinced me to go on a 2000 mile road trip, and after the first stop at Wendy's I lost it, and haven't had the will to go back. It's been like 4 years now.

Post by lloeki » Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 10:25 AM UTC

chiefalchemist wrote: post #6

toomuchtodo wrote: post #3

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How do you maintain energy levels through a 36 hour fast? Edit: Thanks all! This’ll help me progress from 16/8 to consistent longer fasts.

While I haven't done 36, 24 is relatively easy. The idea that your body needs constant food intake is a modern myth. It's mostly your mind that's been programmed to want to eat that often. Also, once you eat the insulin spike triggers the next wave of craving, and so on. Fasting is not the same because you're well, um, fasting.