Oh man, quoting livestrong
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Oh man, quoting livestrong
TMIThere are a lot of different approaches to intermittent fasting, on the whole, you are ahead of the game even if you fast at all on any capacity. There is a lot science to support the benefits gained from fasting, so I’ll give my opinion in the context of my scientific background. I spent the first 12 years of my career as a research microbiologist and my advanced degree is in molecular biology. This doesn’t give me any more “cred” than anyone else, but I can spot the science vs. pseudo science, and honestly I like to geek out on this shit. I’ve read a lot of peer-reviewed articles on stuff like this and gut bacteria, because I suffer from IBS and would like to improve my guy health also.
In addition to the weight loss, intermittent fasting helps to improve your gut flora, and can increase muscle mass, because the theory is that HGH is released during the fasted state. However, your HGH level goes up as you lose belly fat also, so whatever the mechanism, it’s a benefit. The primary goal of fasting though is to minimize the time that you are digesting food and putting glucose into your bloodstream, causing insulin to help store it as fat when you are in a resting state. You want to maximize the time your body is using stored glucose. Drinking coffee activates the hormone gastrin, which begins activating enzymes in your digestive system, which technically, breaks a fast. So while realistically it may not matter since there is nothing there to digest (not counting the 2 calories in coffe), the increased stomach acidity and the gall bladder dumping bile into my small intestine goes counter to improving my gut health by causing irritation. Your gut health is a big factor to your overall health, and for me is as much of a priority as maintaining a healthy weight.
^^^ nah, always like to know people's perspective on things.
i got a trip to the hospital for a week because of my gut problems......nice to know someone is thinking from the pov too!
Hey, it’s all good. Having “TMI” is the difference between getting sucked into a fad vs. making a healthy and lasting lifestyle choice. What was wrong with your gut?
diverticulitis with complications.....http://www.mtbnj.com/forum/threads/to-hell-and-beyond.35503/page-16 start at post 309. entertainment!
i still have sigmoid colon pain. dr proposed a resection (sp? right word?) - problem is the failure mode sucks.
I kid I kid. But seriously I like how simple my mind works.^^^ nah, always like to know people's perspective on things.
i got a trip to the hospital for a week because of my gut problems......nice to know someone is thinking from the pov too!
I kid I kid. But seriously I like how simple my mind works.
When he’s not here?So....we can consider you to be Simple Minded?
Diarrhea of the mouth round 2?So....we can consider you to be Simple Minded?
Diarrhea of the mouth round 2?
There are a lot of different approaches to intermittent fasting, on the whole, you are ahead of the game even if you fast at all on any capacity. There is a lot science to support the benefits gained from fasting, so I’ll give my opinion in the context of my scientific background. I spent the first 12 years of my career as a research microbiologist and my advanced degree is in molecular biology. This doesn’t give me any more “cred” than anyone else, but I can spot the science vs. pseudo science, and honestly I like to geek out on this shit. I’ve read a lot of peer-reviewed articles on stuff like this and gut bacteria, because I suffer from IBS and would like to improve my guy health also.
In addition to the weight loss, intermittent fasting helps to improve your gut flora, and can increase muscle mass, because the theory is that HGH is released during the fasted state. However, your HGH level goes up as you lose belly fat also, so whatever the mechanism, it’s a benefit. The primary goal of fasting though is to minimize the time that you are digesting food and putting glucose into your bloodstream, causing insulin to help store it as fat when you are in a resting state. You want to maximize the time your body is using stored glucose. Drinking coffee activates the hormone gastrin, which begins activating enzymes in your digestive system, which technically, breaks a fast. So while realistically it may not matter since there is nothing there to digest (not counting the 2 calories in coffe), the increased stomach acidity and the gall bladder dumping bile into my small intestine goes counter to improving my gut health by causing irritation. Your gut health is a big factor to your overall health, and for me is as much of a priority as maintaining a healthy weight.
It’s been going well. I have been fasting monday-saturday. Typically eat no later than 8pm and don’t eat again until noon or later. I drink black coffee(not an issue for wait loss which is my reasoning).@Dave Taylor update? How are you feeling after 2 weeks of IF?