The Miraculous Power of Fasting
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Oily Dragon
Senior Master
You haven't discussed fasting in about at least 72 hours or more. Are you fasting right now?
If we were trying to solve a hot homicide case, we'd have already failed in our collective mission.
If your next comment is about fasting, and not the evils of cranberry juice, I'll respond.
If it's not, I might respond.
OP
OP
May I suggest you guys make a new thread for your debate about high school wrestling nutrition and practices. It might prove educational. I know one very sick young man who could have benefited from wisdom in this area.
chiquest
Yellow Belt
This website lists a few intermittent fasting methods...https://sph.umich.edu/pursuit/2019posts/beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting.html...but it always depends on the individual. It's true, everyone is unique. For example, I rarely feel hunger. I usually have to check a clock throughout the day and remind myself it's time to eat something. So, you would have to experiment with the duration of fasting periods. Remember, though, you have to stick with an experiment for a few days, not just one day. You might feel uncomfortable at first, but stay with it and see if your body adapts. Then make adjustments by either lengthening or shortening the fasting duration. Using the sleep cycle as part of the fast makes it easier. It's worthwhile to activate autophagy and then balancing it with a healthy diet. It's key to health span and life span.
Unfortunately, every time I’ve tried purposely fasting (as opposed to just forgetting to eat), I have acid problems that make the rest of my day miserable and ruin my sleep for the night. That’s not something I can reasonably wait out.
OP
OP
I went through acid problems too that predated fasting. It seemed like they got worse when I fasted. After a while though I didn't experience that anymore.
As long as those happen, I doubt I'll make it past that. It's too disruptive to be worth the fast.
The benefits are worth a little temporary discomfort. Most beneficial things come with at least a little discomfort.
Perhaps you missed the part about not being able to sleep.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Timely study was recently released (published a week ago). Conclusion is that, "Among patients with obesity, a regimen of time-restricted eating was not more beneficial with regard to reduction in body weight, body fat, or metabolic risk factors than daily calorie restriction."
In other words, if time restriction helps you remain disciplined about your caloric intake, great. It doesn't seem to hurt. But you would gain the exact same benefit from simply restricting your caloric intake and eating whenever you want.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In other words, if time restriction helps you remain disciplined about your caloric intake, great. It doesn't seem to hurt. But you would gain the exact same benefit from simply restricting your caloric intake and eating whenever you want.
Calorie Restriction with or without Time-Restricted Eating in Weight Loss - PubMed
Among patients with obesity, a regimen of time-restricted eating was not more beneficial with regard to reduction in body weight, body fat, or metabolic risk factors than daily calorie restriction. (Funded by the National Key Research and Development Project [No. 2018YFA0800404] and others...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OP
OP
This is true if weight loss were the only goal. In my case I fast for longevity reasons. This is where fasting pays massive dividends.Timely study was recently released (published a week ago). Conclusion is that, "Among patients with obesity, a regimen of time-restricted eating was not more beneficial with regard to reduction in body weight, body fat, or metabolic risk factors than daily calorie restriction."
In other words, if time restriction helps you remain disciplined about your caloric intake, great. It doesn't seem to hurt. But you would gain the exact same benefit from simply restricting your caloric intake and eating whenever you want.
Calorie Restriction with or without Time-Restricted Eating in Weight Loss - PubMed
Among patients with obesity, a regimen of time-restricted eating was not more beneficial with regard to reduction in body weight, body fat, or metabolic risk factors than daily calorie restriction. (Funded by the National Key Research and Development Project [No. 2018YFA0800404] and others...
Steve
Mostly Harmless
I would be interested in reading some scientific research on the subject. Do you have some stuff you can share?
People get past that part over time. Nothing worthwhile comes without struggle and effort.
Can Calorie Restriction Extend Your Lifespan? - Science in the News
Calorie restriction shows promise for increasing longevity in the laboratory, but do we know enough to recommend it in the clinic?
sitn.hms.harvard.edu
OP
OP
I shared a couple of good studies earlier in the thread here is another one:
Harvard study uncovers why fasting can lead to a longer and healthier life
Intermittent fasting diets are all the rage these days. We are seeing everything from the conservative 5:2 diet to more extreme fasting methods gaining prominence in Silicon Valley circles, but while there has been plenty of observational research pointing out the correlation between fasting and…
newatlas.com
Steve
Mostly Harmless
I will freely admit that this is a pretty dense study. Reading it, can you help me understand how they're defining "dietary restriction"? Also, it seems to focus a lot on fusion and AMPK, but I don't really get the nexus with fasting... unless that is what they mean by dietary restriction. Anyway, interesting article, but I guess what I'm saying is, it's a little above my head.I shared a couple of good studies earlier in the thread here is another one:
Harvard study uncovers why fasting can lead to a longer and healthier life
Intermittent fasting diets are all the rage these days. We are seeing everything from the conservative 5:2 diet to more extreme fasting methods gaining prominence in Silicon Valley circles, but while there has been plenty of observational research pointing out the correlation between fasting and…
Not being able to sleep is pretty detrimental. More than likely to offset the modest benefits of fasting.
Mine, too, perhaps. I’d read “dietary restriction” to mean caloric restriction, rather than fasting.I will freely admit that this is a pretty dense study. Reading it, can you help me understand how they're defining "dietary restriction"? Also, it seems to focus a lot on fusion and AMPK, but I don't really get the nexus with fasting... unless that is what they mean by dietary restriction. Anyway, interesting article, but I guess what I'm saying is, it's a little above my head.
Steel is not tempered in downy feathers. Weakness begets only weakness.
Ah, so ignoring the effects of sleep deprivation (including the physical problems it can create) is strength. Got it.
Now get off that stupid high horse. You look ridiculous up there.
