I am really interested in a concept called Intermittent Fasting. From all my research on health in the past, I’ve always found again and again that fasting is a great way to improve health. Not only is it a great way to help alleviate the load on your digestive system and thus on your liver and other systems, it’s a great way to burn fat. I have fasted in the past but I really like the idea of IF because it’s so customizable according to one’s lifestyle. There are so many different ways of IFing.
I love the concept of IF because it seems natural to forgo meals. Our evolutionary ancestors would not have been able to eat 3 times a day and have access to a constant supply of high-caloric food such as we do in western civilization. Plus, we are the only animal who eats 3x a day everyday. Grazers eat when they find food. Scavengers like wolves eat less often. When I visited the Wolf Centre at Haliburton Forest they said that they fed the wolves a huge carcass to share once a week.
On Friday I fasted from last night at 9pm until today at 5:30pm and felt fantastic. Greatly improved mental clarity during the day. Energetic feeling all day long. I felt hunger a couple times but it wasn’t too intense. I really like the idea of fasting until dinner and then having a couple meals in the evening. I find this easily do-able and so much easier to do than those multi-day never-ending fasts that are impossible mentally.
