Doctors never stop praising intermittent fasting. It is recognized as the most effective health and lifespan of any diet. In addition to significant weight loss, intermittent fasting has many benefits: diet helps lower high blood pressure, normalizes blood lipids and heart rate, and prevents neurodegeneration and dementia. There are plans for different people, including intermittent fasting for menopausal women.

In a study published in another medical journal, The New England Journal of Medicine, intermittent fasting improves cognitive performance, increases life expectancy, reduces the risk of various diseases, and increases the body’s ability to cope with stress and resist disease. Let’s look at some of these advantages in detail.

Main Advantages

• • Weight loss. As mentioned above, intermittent meals can help you lose weight and burn belly fat without the need for a conscious calorie restriction.
  • Insulin resistance. Intermittent fasting lowers insulin resistance, which results in a 3–6% decrease in sugar levels and fasting insulin levels by 20–31%. This is a reliable prevention and protection against type 2 diabetes.
  • Inflammation. Several studies show the effect of intermittent eating in reducing markers of inflammation, which play a key role in many chronic diseases.

• Improved Heart Function. Interval eating lowers “bad” LDL cholesterol, blood triglycerides, markers of inflammation, blood sugar, and insulin resistance – all risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
• Cancer Management. Animal studies show that intermittent meals can prevent cancer.
• Intermittent fasting increases levels of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) hormone and promotes the growth of new nerve cells. It may also protect against Alzheimer’s disease.
• Rejuvenation and longevity. Studies on rats have shown that intermittent fasting restores youth and significantly prolongs life (by 36–83%).
• Simplification of lifestyle. Interval eating is easy, without the hassle and extra hassle. You don’t have to plan your diet, prepare special meals, or look for special foods. You can just eat as you used to (preferably using mostly healthy foods) and starve.

Contraindications

You should be wary of intermittent eating if you have:

• diabetes;
• problems regulating blood sugar levels;
• low blood pressure;
• taking medications;
• underweight;
• an eating disorder;
• period of conception of a child;
• predisposition or cases of amenorrhea;
• pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Each of us, to one degree or another, has had the experience of fasting. Perhaps unintentional, accidental, and unexpected, but it certainly was.

Intermittent food fasting is a natural way of life that can improve health, rejuvenate the body, fill with new energy and strength, give a state of flight and happiness, and prolong life, qualitatively improving it in all aspects.

There are three important rules to focus on:

• Nutrition: healthy “live” food, no snacks, regular food breaks.
• Physical activity: move, play sports, be active.
• Recovery and rest: monitor the quality and quantity of sleep