Intermittent fasting!

Intermittent fasting is effective because it allows the body to enter its highest fat-burning state, which occurs about 8-12 hours after eating a meal. This helps eliminate body fat without sacrificing muscle mass. A typical eating schedule does not normally allow the body to reach this point.

Intermittent fasting boosts the body’s stress resistance, which increases longevity in humans (R).

It helps protect and treat the body from disease, which can delay aging (R).

Intermittent fasting can prolong the health-span of the nervous system by impacting biological pathways that regulate the lifespan (R).

In a study done on mice that were infected with salmonella, intermittent fasting lowered intestinal and systemic bacteria by boosting their intestinal immune system (R).

Cardiovascular Health

Intermittent fasting:

• Decreases cardiovascular disease risk (R).
• Increases HDL cholesterol and lowers triglyceride levels and LDL cholesterol (R).
• Decreases resting heart rate and blood pressure (R).
• Improves circulation of triglycerides and cholesterol (R).
• Increases resistance to ischemic injuries (R).
• Reduces the risk of coronary heart disease (R).

10-14 hours of fasting when we get up in the morning means that we have given our gut rest." - Dr. Satchin Panda

In addition to these important and very practical how-to tidbits, we dive into lots of interesting new territory...

How human anecdote and animal evidence suggests time-restricted feeding may be especially useful for gut-related issues, including inflammatory bowel disease and acid reflux.

How labs doing caloric restriction research may have actually been reaping the benefits of time-restricted without realizing it as an incidental to their experimental design.

The revelation that 70% of FDA drugs are subject to circadian effects and are either less effective or more effective at certain times of the day.

The effect melatonin has on the pancreatic production of insulin and the insight this lends to why we should probably stop eating at least 2-3 hours before we go to bed.

The bizarre way circadian rhythms affects everything from susceptibility to UV damage to recovery from surgery to cancer risk (at least if you think the World Health Organization knows what they're talking about).