Intermittent fasting is a diet type where you divide your day or week in proportions during which you eat and fast. Below are some of the benefits of how intermittent fasting and flexible dieting can change your life.
A reduction in your body fat weight and keeping your body fit is the first advantage of intermittent fasting. One eats fewer meals while taking up an intermittent fasting diet. By doing this you nourish your body with the right amount of nutrients and calories which it requires with very little being transformed into fats. As you fast during the intermittent fast cycle of the diet program, your body breaks down fast for your body energy requirements and this leads to the general reduction of your body weight.
The second advantage of a flexible intermittent fasting diet is that you can program your meals to suit periods of your day when you need the most energy to work. This ensures that you avoid eating meals in rich calories during periods you don’t need hence avoiding weight gain. Efficiency is a guarantee as you consume food specifically for energy requirements.
Thirdly, practicing an intermittent diet and fasting program alters the functioning of your body cells and body hormones. Practicing the intermittent fasting program gives your body cells a chance to metabolize and rid themselves of metabolic wastes after nourishment from the meals taken during the eating program. The intermittent fasting program also inhibits frequent insulin production. The body, in turn, stimulates the production of glucagon a hormone involved in the breakdown of body fats. A reduction of insulin production and release of glucagon leads to the breakdown of fats which leads to the reduction of one’s weight.
On the health benefits an intermittent fasting program lowers insulin resistance to the blood sugar in your body and this, in turn, lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes. The fewer the meals you have in a day the lower the blood sugar levels. The amount of insulin released is lower in this case as compared to when the sugar blood levels are high. The development of type 2 diabetes is inevitable in this case as the insulin produced in the body is either insufficient or simply resistant to its blood sugar lowering function. An intermittent fasting diet program can come in handy in reducing incidences of type 2 diabetes development.
In conclusion, intermittent fasting program also reduces the incidences of Alzheimer disease and improves the functioning of an individual’s brain. Intermittent fasting reduces the levels of cholesterol in the body alleviating chances of obesity and heart-related diseases such as coronary thrombosis. Always remember to keep your body hydrated during fasting periods.