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Intermittent fasting is currently all the rage due to its powerful health benefits, such as boosting immunity, improving cognitive health, increasing longevity, reducing inflammation, and promoting fat and weight loss. 

An eating pattern that cycles between periods of fasting and eating; the most common method is the 16:8, meaning you fast for 16 hours and eat all your meals during an 8-hour window.

Today, we're talking about how intermittent fasting affects your body and brain.

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Benefits of Intermittent Fasting:
 
1. Fasting helps in burning excess fats

During fasting, your body can't use food for energy, so turns glycogen, stored in the liver, into glucose to power basic functions. Once glycogen stores are depleted, the body begins breaking down stored fat for energy, instead making it easier to achieve health and fitness through intermittent fasting! 
 
2. Cellular Health
Intermittent fasting is a powerful tool for promoting cellular health. When we fast, our cells engage in critical repair processes, such as removing waste material and repairing damaged DNA, essential for maintaining health and preventing disease. In other words, intermittent fasting helps to keep our cells healthy and functioning optimally.

3. Boost immunity
Intermittent fasting is becoming increasingly popular to improve health and longevity, as fasting has been shown to cause positive changes in gene expression - specifically, it regulates the growth and repair of our body’s cells, as well as stress response and inflammation levels. All of these changes are associated with increased protection against chronic diseases and, subsequently, a longer lifespan.


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4. Protection from age-related brain decline

One study* has found that when fasting, the level of brain hormone BDNF increases - known to play a role in growing new cells and improving communication between existing ones.
The study suggests intermittent fasting may offer a simple and effective way to improve cognitive functions.

References:
a) www.ru.nl/@1211513/what-intermittent-fasting-does-….

b) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4697050/#:~:t….


5. Improved mental clarity

Fasting is generally acknowledged as a way to clear brain fog and sharpen the mind, with many people who fast reporting increased focus, an improved mood, and clearer thinking.


Remember, any weight-loss strategy - including intermittent fasting - takes time and consistency to work. So don't get discouraged if you don't see results immediately - keep at it, and eventually, you will accomplish fitness through fasting!

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