I don't know if its related, but more than a decade ago there is research conducted in Utah that identified intermittent fasting as reducing blood pressure and lowering cholesterol. The Mormons there fast one day a month but eat the same foods and live the same as non-Mormons in the area.
Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset induces anticancer response
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Re: Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset induces anticancer response
#202"Dawn to Sunset" laughs nervously in Scandinavian So we can't eat anything in the summer, as the sun doesn't really go down? :) On the other hand, we can gorge ourselves during winter.
The islamic 40 day fasting is exactly like that and it’s fun to entertain the idea of fasting close to the poles. The fasting dates are determined by the moon calendar so it moves between extremely easy and extremely hard. Do you know if the muslims are actually going through it on hardcore level or have some kind of rationalisation for not doing it or a cheating method like sleeping all day?
According to traditional scholars from the four schools of thought, Muslims who live near the poles and either have the sun all day or darkness all day follow the timings for both the five daily prayers, and the times to open and close the fast as well as the dates of when fasting starts and finishes of their nearest neighbouring country which has sunset and sunrise.
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#203Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have every coffee making gimmick from the chemex to the aeropress and I guarantee you would fail a blind test on which one is which, or if the cups of coffee are even different. I mean, what exactly is the mechanical difference of putting hot water through coffee grounds and a filter that differs when you do it in an aeropress vs. a dripper? And you think you're tasting enough of a difference to say one is horrible…
The uncontrolled variable you don't mention in all this is the coffee beans themselves. If you start out with mediocre beans, they'll tend to taste more or less the same as other mediocre beans, no matter how they're ground and brewed. If you take good beans, grind them within a few days of roasting, and brew them within a few hours of grinding, you will start to notice a very significant difference in taste, regardl…
Not to mention selecting the proper grind for each method and your personal preferences (ideally using a bur grinder for all but drip). Over or under extraction (or both, with bladed grinders) is almost a certainty if the grind is at a drastically wrong coarseness for the method.
Re: Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset induces anticancer response
#204"Dawn to Sunset" laughs nervously in Scandinavian So we can't eat anything in the summer, as the sun doesn't really go down? :) On the other hand, we can gorge ourselves during winter.
The islamic 40 day fasting is exactly like that and it’s fun to entertain the idea of fasting close to the poles. The fasting dates are determined by the moon calendar so it moves between extremely easy and extremely hard. Do you know if the muslims are actually going through it on hardcore level or have some kind of rationalisation for not doing it or a cheating method like sleeping all day?
There are differing fatwah for those living above the arctic circle to follow the sunrise/sunset of cities and communities further south.
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#205Earlier quoted context omitted.
>It's much easier to tell someone that they can eat as much as they want, but only between 6-8pm (one meal a day). If eating is part of your social or work life as it is for most people then not really. Or you're going to sit there sipping water while your family or your colleagues eat or have drinks which is miserable
Most Muslims seem to manage it annually.
Because everyone they know is doing it as well, that is exactly OPs point. Muslims living in non-Muslim countries have a much harder time with Ramadan, I know this from personal experience.
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#206I don’t think you should be looking at studies when it comes to how you eat, you should be focusing on how you feel, observing your own body and possibly talking to a doctor. I had a really big problem with acid reflux a while back after I stopped drinking alcohol. I visited many gastrologists and most of them offered little to no help, most only prescribed me drugs which was in my opinion not a solution. I finally m…
When you have a certain problem, I might agree.
But when you are young and healthy, you can basically eat everything you want and don't feel bad at the moment. The problem is that all the side effects will come later.
Re: Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset induces anticancer response
#207I don’t think you should be looking at studies when it comes to how you eat, you should be focusing on how you feel, observing your own body and possibly talking to a doctor. I had a really big problem with acid reflux a while back after I stopped drinking alcohol. I visited many gastrologists and most of them offered little to no help, most only prescribed me drugs which was in my opinion not a solution. I finally m…
What was causing the acid reflux that healed in that time?
Re: Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset induces anticancer response
#208I don’t think you should be looking at studies when it comes to how you eat, you should be focusing on how you feel, observing your own body and possibly talking to a doctor. I had a really big problem with acid reflux a while back after I stopped drinking alcohol. I visited many gastrologists and most of them offered little to no help, most only prescribed me drugs which was in my opinion not a solution. I finally m…
> I don’t think you should be looking at studies when it comes to how you eat, you should be focusing on how you feel
Why not do both? I don‘t see how one can ever be a substitute for the other.
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#209I was trying to lose weight with calorie restriction, keto, intermittent fasting, etc. but it had never really fully worked. I wish I had known earlier that even a 7 day prolonged water-only fast can almost completely get me rid of any excess weight, and make me much healthier overall. For more info, check either Loren Lockman (Tanglewood Wellness Center, Costa Rica) or Alan Goldhammer (TrueNorth Health Center, California) - they both have a nice YouTube presence.
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#210I've been doing a 16-20 hour fast since the lockdown and WFH, and to be honest I saw a significant decrease in my overall anxiety as a result. Anxiety I often offset with significant amounts of CBD (a $100/month expense). And while there are drawbacks, I can't bench press 215lbs anymore, the overall benefits have been pretty significant that I will keep doing it. My weight was pretty erratic, given the high stress lo…
Is it really fasting though? That's having big lunch and just skipping dinner. Many people do this often unintentionally without calling it fasting at all. You should move at least to 36-40 hours, although even that I don't find particularly special.
> You should move at least to 36-40 hours
That's dangerous internet 'advice' for anyone physically active.
For example I can manage two hours before needing to eat again due to physical reaction.