Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting has become very popular again but its been around forever. In this article I want to give you and over view so you can get going in this right away.

Benefits

INCREASES:

• Leptin and insulin sensitivity which reduces the risk of chronic disease from diabetes to heart disease and even cancer.
• Ghrelin levels also known as the hunger hormone which reduces over eating.
• Your ability to become fat adapted, which causes your body to burn stored fat for energy.

DECREASES:

• Triglyceride levels which decreases your risk of heart disease.
• Inflammation and free radical damage
• Weight gain and metabolic disease risk

WHAT TO EAT:

• Lean protein (fish, chicken, eggs, lean beef, etc)
• Green Vegetables
• Nuts
• Grass fed butter
• Whey Isolate protein
• Avocado
• Coconut oil

WHEN TO EAT:

Eat for 8 hours and fast for 16 hours.

There are many ways to do this. You can also fast for 24 hours once or twice a week but I like eating for 8 hours and fasting for 16 hours. I start eating at 1:00 PM and Stop eating at 9:00 PM. I think fast from 9:00 PM to 1:00 PM