Intermittent fasting (IF) is exactly what it sounds like – fasting, periodically, with periods of eating in between.
In most versions of IF, you alternate between eating for a certain amount of hours and fasting for a certain amount of hours. For instance, the 16/8 method requires that you fast for 16 hours and then the next eight hours become known as your "eating period."
Is this healthy for you? Could it improve your health and weight?
Many initial studies are suggesting that it can. Intermittent fasting gives your digestion a break, so to speak. Your gut is the core to all health, so that's an important consideration. It also helps redistribute the energy that your body would normally expend on digestion, to other areas. It can help clear out dangerous toxins as well.
So, do you have to do it every day? What sort of fasting schedule should you be on? Is it a myth that breakfast is the "most important meal of the day"?
Jenny Sansouci from the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center joins Andrea and Lisa to discuss the pros and cons of this style of eating.
Wednesday, 09 October 2013 11:22
Intermittent Fasting: Could It Change Your Health for the Better?
Is it a myth that breakfast is the most important meal of the day?
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 3
- Audio File: naturally_savvy/1341ns3c.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Jenny Sansouci, health coach
- Organization: Dr. Frank Lipman
- Guest Website: Healthy Crush
- Guest Twitter Account: @jennysansouci
- Guest Bio: Jenny Sansouci is an AADP (American Association of Drugless Practitioners) Certified Health Coach. She graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and has a certificate in Food Therapy (Food and Healing) from the Natural Gourmet Institute. She's the publisher of HealthyCrush.com, where she writes about nutrition, health, yoga and personal development. Jenny's life is an intoxicating love affair with whole foods nutrition, natural health and high vibes, and she aims to show others that living a healthy life can be fun, pleasurable, and delicious.
- Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: Yes
- Host: Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
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