When your starting a new health journey you typically look around at others, you research all the different crazy ideas and you buy every supplement you can think of to be successful. Juice fast, water fast, grapefruit fast, intermittent fasting, apple diet, 40 day fast, the Blake diet, and plenty of others that you find out there.
Once you try a few of these ideas and find that some may not be as helpful as planned, you seek help.
Many Medical Doctors may not be willing to help you because they don't use that treatment in their practice and may not fully understand it (keep in mind, most MD's only take 1 nutrition class during thier schooling), however, if you have an underlying condition such as diabetes, you should be monitored by your physician upon starting a fast.
What are the benefits of fasting?
Blood sugar regulation
Fights inflammation (may help reduce inflammation and fight off chronic disease)
Improves Heart Health by Improving Blood Pressure, Triglycerides and Cholesterol Levels
May help with brain health
Increases Human Growth Hormone
Reduces hunger cravings once your body adjusts (lower levels of leptin could translate to less leptin resistance, less hunger and potentially even more weight loss)
Supports weightloss
Forces your body to use up fat stores as fuel
Intermittent fasting can be a different number of hours.
Many people start with a 16/8 which means you do not eat for 16 hours. For instance if you finish eating at 7pm your wouldn't have breakfast (or break-fast) until after 11am
This type of time restricted eating gives your body a break from proccessing food and allows it to cleanse and detoxify.
Think of you GI tract as a highway, you can't repair the highway until you have stopped the trafic.
Stem cell repair is one of the best benefits of fasting, it can treat many injuries.
Intermittent fasting results in lowered levels of oxidative stress to cells throughout the body.
Fasting improves your body’s ability to deal with stress at a cellular level.
Your body will be less susceptible to cellular aging and disease development.
The 16/8 method of intermittent fasting showed that it significantly reduced fat mass while retaining both muscle mass and strength.
Studies have found that intermittent fasting benefits your blood sugar levels by keeping them well-regulated and preventing spikes and crashes. Another study showed that fasting decreased blood sugar by 12 percent and also lowered insulin levels by nearly 53 percent.
Fasting was shown to influence several components of heart health. It increased good HDL cholesterol and decreased both bad LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry showed that intermittent fasting caused an increase in levels of adiponectin.
Always listen to your body. If you feel weakness or fatigue when you go an entire day with no food, try and have a light meal or snack.If you have gallbladder or thyroid issues fasting may not be ideal. Never fast when pregnant or breastfeeding.
Drink lots of water and be sure to get your proper amount of minerals. If constipation occurs, try adding a bit of himylayan sea salt in warm water and drink in the morning.
The most important part of fasting is how you refuel your body when it is time to eat again. You never want to run out and have a burger and fries or a never ending pizza buffet. How you refuel will "re-teach" your cells and you don't want them to jump back into that stressed or damaged state. Be sure you are eating small healthy meals, or better yet, refuel with a green drink that will flood your body with nutrition and no chemicals, preservatives or sugars. The refuel that I choose is HERE
I chose this green drink because it is organic and manufactured by the formulaters (not mass produced in a warehouse where others private label it), it is cold processed to preserve nutrients, no heat which destroys nutrients.
I also am very happy to use this green drink because the company allows me to give my clients a $50 gift certificate (and $100 on the transformation package)
The 30 day transformation protocal that I have chosen to use for myself and my clients provide these (and many more) benefits....... :
Typical food is filled with artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, binders, fillers, hormones, pesticides, herbicides, irradiated ingredients, and now, geneticallymodified ingredients.
According to medical experts, this has caused health issues that could be easily prevented. • According to the American Cancer Society, 60% of all cancer is preventable • According to the American Heart Association, 80% of all heart disease is preventable • According to the Archives of Internal Medicine, 90% of all diabetes is preventable • According to the US Department of Agriculture, 85% of 10,000 food samples contains pesticideresidue that included glyphosate.
MODERN DAY CHALLENGES We are crazy busy. We live in fastforward mode and there seems to be no time for anything. We are consumed by texts, emails, social media, work, bills, and other responsibilities. And the people who may have it the toughest of all are busy moms. They care for their families and never seem to have time for themselves. •
Do you ever feel like you need an extra 2 or 3 hours in your day? • Do you ever feel like you are running on empty? • Do you ever feel like you need more time and energy?
WHEN IT COMES TO EATING We are forced to make compromises for convenience. The food that is the fastest and the cheapest is almost always filled with chemicals and devoid of real nutrition.
The statistics are frightening! •
Americans will eat 31% more packaged food than fresh food today • 20% of Americans will eat a meal in a car today • 25% of all Americans will eat at least one fast food meal today
Plant-based foods are packed with antioxidants, nutrients and minerals that regulate body pH levels and support every system of the body, from immune function to mental acuity.
The products I have chosen for my family and yours are made with the most potent superfoods such as spirulina, wheatgrass, beets and coconuts. Studies have shown that superfoods: • Aid in healthy insulin response • Aid in healthy blood lipid ratios • Support healthy gut microbiome • Improve sleep patterns • Enhance digestive cleansing processes • Increase physical endurance and performance NEW HABITS
While life is full of challenges, it is also full of solutions. We are inspired to help change the way people view food and the way they consume it. No matter what age you are, what fitness level you’re at or how chaotic your life is, we are here to help you nourish yourself to live your best life.
Whole Nutrition is the Solution According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, green, leafy vegetables and powerhouse fruits are strongly associated with reduced chronic disease risk.
No matter what your preferred dietary lifestyle - paleo, keto, gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan - we have plant-powered protein, fruits and vegetables to fuel your best life!
Whole Nutrition is the Solution According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, green, leafy vegetables and powerhouse fruits are strongly associated with reduced chronic disease risk.
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