@phoenixbrd @magicmoodz I did follow the Fasting Summit. I was going to post about it before it started but I didn't think it would hold much interest. I have to say I wasn't impressed by a lot of it but it did bring forth and confirm a lot of the IF I am currently doing and the benefits I am seeing after 7-8 months. There were a few really good interviews on some interesting fasting topics.
@magicmoodz To kind of sum up what they touched on, fasting helps the body regenerate itself (autophagy) which in turn decreases inflammation (one of the main contributers to many chronic diseases), detoxes, helps with weight loss, clears gut issues, increases mental clarity, corrects hormone imbalance, metabolism, etc...
If you want to start, they really pushed intermittent fasting (IF) which is how I and most of them live. The easiest is 12-12 which means if you stop eating at 8pm, you don't start again until 8am the next day. They also recommend stopping 3 hours before bedtime whatever that is so your body has time to digest the last meal. Most of your down time is overnight while sleeping.
The gold standard where you really start to reap every benefit of IF and autophagy is 16-8. That means an 8 hour eating window per day. I do this and I eat between 10am-6pm. You set whatever you would like it to be.
Obviously if you go longer on a true fast for more than a day or two, they recommend that with a doctor's oversight to make sure you are staying hydrated as well as some other possible concerns. Some of them actually skip a day and do a 24 hour fasting day per week along with the IF. I don't find I need to do that or want to do that but it was another method that some people find helpful.
And of course, this is all done with a primarily plant based diet. Eating junk food for your 8 or 12 hours is not going to get you anywhere. Healthful foods when you do eat which is primarily no sugar, whole grains if you eat them, and lots of vegetables. Any meat should be grass fed and/or pasture raised.
The science behind this is when you let your body rest and regenerate, which it can not do when it is constantly being called to breakdown food, it does so in earnest during the fasting time and you get a healthier better version of you from the inside out.
I hope this helps. I'd be interested to know if you try it, how it works for you. When I first did it last summer after getting some genetic testing done, I saw a pretty immediate change in my body and now I think even my skin and hair are better than they have been in years.
One last thing, I am really not hungry like you think you would be. I may have some cravings when I wake up and have a few hours to go before 10am but you can drink water, tea, coffee (black if you can) while you are on off eating hours which helps a lot.
Try and keep the beverages to non or low calorie so you don't kick on the digestive system. Oh and break the fast with lemon water if you can. The lemon is a natural cleansing agent for the body so it is a good starter right before you start feeding yourself again.
Good luck!
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