Todays Health topic:- The power of intermittent fasting. I have tried this out program for myself over the last 4 weeks – with an exception:- I had about 1,000 calories a day instead. I found with this amount I can also exercise. A sample of what I did is below. *Breakfast:- 1 apple + a glass of water with 2 teaspoons of Supergreens stirred in + my usual vitamins:. *Lunch 12pm:- 1 pce of Rye or wholegrain toast with Avocado (1/4), tomato slices, Rocket + feta sprinkled over top + 1 boiled egg + 1 250ml of Almond & Coconut milk with 2 tsp dark cocoa & Stevia + 2 tsps Chia Seeds. Early dinner 4.30pm:- small bowl of homemade chunky vegi soup – add skinless chicken thighs if you wish. At 7.30pm I had another very small bowl of the above soup. You can have as many cups of tea (no sugar or use Stevia) + water If you really need to snack on something in-between have celery it has almost no calorie count. So on the days I’m not doing the half fast I now tend to eat much smaller portions too and feel much better. **Please check with your doctor before embarking on a eating program like this. ** If you end up trying something like this out let me know how you go! Article below:- One area of current research into diet is Alternate Day fasting (ADF), involving eating what you want one day, then a very restricted diet (fewer than 600 calories) the next, and most surprisingly, it does not seem to matter that much what you eat on non-fast days. Dr Krista Varady of the University of Illinois at Chicago carried out an eight-week trial comparing two groups of overweight patients on ADF. If you were sticking to your fast days, then in terms of cardiovascular disease risk, it didnt seem to matter if you were eating a high-fat or low-fat diet on your feed (non-fast) days, she said. I decided I couldnt manage ADF, it was just too impractical. Instead I did an easier version, the so-called 5:2 diet. As the name implies you eat normally 5 days a week, then two days a week you eat 500 calories if you are a woman, or 600 calories, if you are a man. There are no firm rules because so far there have been few proper human trials. I found that I could get through my fast days best if I had a light breakfast (scrambled eggs, thin slice of ham, lots of black tea, adding up to about 300 calories), lots of water and herbal tea during the day, then a light dinner (grilled fish with lots of vegetables) at night. On my feed days I ate what I normally do and felt no need to gorge. I stuck to this diet for 5 weeks, during which time I lost nearly a stone and my blood markers, like IGF-1, glucose and cholesterol, improved. If I can sustain that, it will greatly reduce my risk of contracting age-related diseases like cancer and diabetes. Current medical opinion is that the benefits of fasting are unproven and until there are more human studies its better to eat at least 2000 calories a day. If you really want to fast then you should do it in a proper clinic or under medical supervision, because there are many people, such as pregnant women or diabetics on medication, for whom it could be dangerous. I was closely monitored throughout and found the 5:2 surprisingly easy. I will almost certainly continue doing it, albeit less often. Fasting, like eating, is best done in moderation. Please check with your doctor before following a program like this. Peace and blessings xx Click on link below for full article. bbc/news/health-19112549
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:52:52 +0000
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