Tag: fasting

14 OCT

Weight loss: How REVERSE fasting is the diet for shedding pounds – without skipping meals

Weight loss diet dubbed “reverse fasting” could be the best way to lose pounds. Fasting is often met with trepidation as it can sometimes mean restricting meals, resulting in extreme hunger pangs. However, reverse fasting does not include skipping either breakfast or dinner. It instead changes the way and time of day that food is […]

13 APR

Heart attack and strokes: Intermittent fasting SLASHES risk, new study finds

People who regularly participate in intermittent fasting are less likely to go to have strokes or develop heart disease, new research has found. Intermittent fasting is a pattern of eating where you eat normally five days a week and fast on the other two days, limiting your intake to 500 calories for women and 600 […]

19 MAR

The amazing ways intermittent fasting affects your body and brain

Jacob Lund/Shutterstock It’s odd to think that depriving yourself of a necessity for life might be one of the most powerful ways to transform your health. Yet there’s more and more evidence for the idea that fasting could have powerful health benefits for both the body and brain. There are many different forms of fasting, […]

30 DEC

Intermittent fasting was one of the biggest diet trends of 2017 — here’s what you should know if you’re planning to try it in the New Year

Instagram/max.lowery Intermittent fasting was one of the most talked about diet trends of 2017. Business Insider spoke to Max Lowery, the man behind the 2 Meal Day, to find out how you should prepare — and what to expect — if you’re planning to try it in the new year. You can expect initial headaches […]