Heal Yourself With Intermittent Fasting

By Scott Ann

Several books have been written on Anti Aging diets, weight loss, and how to live a healthy lifestyle, but none of these books disputes the fact that for a sustainable weight loss, anti-aging program and healthy living,  fasting is essential. Very few diets offer the benefits of intermittent fasting – longevity, weight loss, treatment of an autoimmune disorder, anti-ageing, treatment of type II diabetes, Asthma management, etc. Ketogenic diets that are being championed as a major diet in weight loss and improved health cannot function without intermittent fasting and occasional prolonged fast.

Intermittent fasting is not starving yourself but giving your organs the opportunity to heal themselves in a process that sees the release of growth hormone which a vital hormone in weight loss, autophagy and improved health.

Healing Yourself With Intermittent Fasting is a book written in simple English to expose you to the immense benefits of intermittent fasting and why you should make it a lifestyle. Ann Scott also explains why typical medications for type II diabetes don't work and how to use intermittent fasting to halt the cycle of insulin resistance and which is the reason for Type II Diabetes. 

Ann gives you an insight into:

• Who Should Do Intermittent Fasting?
• Why Intermittent Fasting?
• Types of Intermittent Fasting
• Recommended Supplements for Intermittent Fasting Plan
• How to Enter Post absorptive State Faster in Intermittent Fasting
• Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
• Normalizing Insulin Sensitivity
• Regulate Ghrelin and Leptin Level with fasting
• Lowering Triglycerides with fasting
• Detoxification of Organs with fasting
• Weight Loss process with intermittent Fasting
• Meaning of Autophagy
• Testing for Blood Ketone Level During Intermittent Fasting
• Why Urine Test for Ketosis isn't Reliable
• Prolonged Fasting and its benefits
• Fasting Fluids
• Therapeutic Use for Intermittent Fasting in Asthma
• Causes of Insulin Resistance and how to regulate it with Intermittent fasting
• Lowering Blood Sugar and Insulin with Intermittent fasting To Treat Type II Diabetes
• What to Expect In Intermittent Fasting
• Intermittent Fasting Food Recipes and so on

The book also provides tools to help readers get started and essential meal plans to sustain the fasting.

Do not wait any longer, download "Heal Yourself With Intermittent Fasting" right away and start your journey to living a healthy lifestyle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ann Scott
• Release date: Sep 7, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386865254

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Introduction

Fasting has been practiced for thousands of years. Every major religion in the world prescribes fasting for spiritual insights and overall health. Intermittent fasting is not about the food you eat, but the timing of when you eat. The first meal you take in the morning is called breakfast, which should be devoid of sugar and shouldn’t be heavy because it is assumed you fasted through the night. Breakfasts are sensitive meals and should not include cereal, oatmeal, toast with Jelly, orange juice, donuts, cinnamon roll, pancakes, waffles, bagels, pop tarts, granola bars because of high sugar level. Intermittent fasting intends to eliminate sugar, reduce blood insulin level and source for energy from healthy fats.

Fasting gives the gut the opportunity to heal itself. Giving your gut a break from digesting foods, provides the much-needed time for the digestive system to heal itself. It takes 65% of the body’s energy to break down food in the digestive system which results in the erosion of the gut’s mucosal layer allowing large particles penetrate the gut mucosal layers into the bloodstream. This could trigger a lot of health issues including autoimmune diseases.

The mucosal layer that is broken down every single time we eat finally gets a chance to recover with an extended period of inactivity in the guts. At the end of a fast, the gut is in a better position to metabolize nutrients because it has found the opportunity it needed to heal.    

Who Should Do Intermittent Fasting?

Anybody who wants to experience weight loss, balance insulin levels, balance hormone levels, get rid of brain fog, aid detoxification of organs, prevent aging and manage type II diabetes should do intermittent fasting. However, some people are exempted from intermittent fasting as a result of medical conditions e.g. pregnant women and people suffering from Anorexia.   

Why Intermittent Fasting?

Intermittent fasting is not a diet but a pattern of eating healthy foods. It is the most crucial factor in weight loss and cleansing of the body. It does this by influencing three essential hormones

1.  It triggers Growth Hormone secretion to preserve muscles and fat burning.

2.  It balances Insulin secretion – excessive insulin production leads to weight gain and insulin resistance. Insulin resistance by the cells is a precursor for Type II diabetes.

3.  It increases the secretion of adrenaline for more energy.  

Types of Intermittent Fasting

There are four types of intermittent fasting namely:

1.  Full Day Intermittent Fasting

2.   Block Intermittent Fasting  

3.  Daily Intermittent Fasting and

4.  5:2 Diet Fasting

Full day Intermittent Fasting

It requires picking a day out of a week to fast. The entire day goes without food but water. You would get out of bed in the morning without breakfast but water and go back to bed at night without food, but with high water intake. This type of fasting gives the digestive system a whole day’s break for self-healing and allow the body to relax. However, it is not a suitable type of fasting for people trying to build some muscles, but for those who want to give their digestive system a break for gut recovery. Another advantage of this type of fasting is that it provides the body a 24 hour stretch for the production of growth hormone. It is a perfect plan for people who want to lose weight or are into athletics. Athletes have a lot of caloric needs and can’t afford to fast on a daily basis, making it ideal for them to pick a day out