Summary of Thomas DeLauer's Intermittent Fasting Made Easy

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#1 Intermittent fasting is not just for a certain type of person. It is for everybody, and it will help you become the best version of yourself from the inside out.

#2 Part 1, Transform Your Body, Mind, and Health, covers the basics of intermittent fasting and its benefits. You’ll learn about the best practices for each key stage of intermittent fasting: the fasting window, breaking the fast, and the eating window.

#3 Intermittent fasting is not about restricting calories, but about revealing a different side of our bodies that we would never get to utilize unless we deliberately accessed it.

#4 Each macronutrient, carbohydrates, fat, and protein, plays a specific role in the body’s storage mode. Carbohydrates are a quick and easily used energy source, fats are a dense form of energy, and protein is critical for the growth and repair of cells and tissues.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669392477

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#1

Intermittent fasting is not just for a certain type of person. It is for everybody, and it will help you become the best version of yourself from the inside out.

#2

Part 1, Transform Your Body, Mind, and Health, covers the basics of intermittent fasting and its benefits. You’ll learn about the best practices for each key stage of intermittent fasting: the fasting window, breaking the fast, and the eating window.

#3

Intermittent fasting is not about restricting calories, but about revealing a different side of our bodies that we would never get to utilize unless we deliberately accessed it.

#4

Each macronutrient, carbohydrates, fat, and protein, plays a specific role in the body’s storage mode. Carbohydrates are a quick and easily used energy source, fats are a dense form of energy, and protein is critical for the growth and repair of cells and tissues.

#5

Insulin is the key hormone that regulates our use of stored fats and carbohydrates for energy. When we eat, insulin levels rise, and we stay in fat-storage mode. If we were able to use some of that fat for fuel, we’d burn it instead of storing it.

#6

When you stop eating, your body begins tapping into its fuel reserves. When these reserves are tapped into, your body begins manufacturing its primary source of energy, ketones.

#7

High cortisol, or stress hormone, is not the enemy. It’s a friend when you’re in a fasted state. It helps us utilize fats better and prevents blood sugar levels from dropping too much by stimulating the liver to produce more glucose.

#8

It is important to check with your doctor before beginning any fasting regimen, especially if you are over age fifty. Age alone is not a determining factor as to whether or not intermittent fasting will be safe or effective for you.

#9

It is important to speak to your doctor before beginning any fasting regimen, as some may not be safe for you if you take medication.

#10

Intermittent fasting promotes muscle preservation, and if you do the right things after a fast, such