Just a couple of quickie updates for you to get your research fix on:
Fasting
I told you all about the medical benefits of fasting last month, but the NY Times has some new research on the subject. The gist?
– Starving all day and then eating an entire day’s worth of calories at night = majorly bad for you.
– Skipping your evening meal every other day or every day like Tibetan Monks do (and not making up the calories) = good weight loss and a plan that 9 out of 10 participants felt they could “easily” stick with & lower incidence of diabetes & asthma.
– Fasting once a month in a scheduled manner = lower incidence of diabetes and a significant increase in heart health with a reduction in cardiovascular disease.
Food
Now that I’ve frightened you with intentional hunger, I’ll assuage your fears with food;) I came across Bob’s Food is Remedy, Food is Medicine blog. It’s a great site for unlocking the healing potential of stuff you already have in your cabinet. Plus Bob likes to experiment on himself so, you know, he’s a kindred spirit;)
Hey Charlotte.. Bob here. Thanks for linking to my blog… I had wanted to put in more entries on the miracles of everyday foods but I get a lot of questions on my recent weight-loss thing. So you will see a few more of those things in more recent posts. But I’ll keep to the blog’s mission soon enough though – wonder foods coming up.
As for fasting, well, you need to do it well. Be careful not to pile up your plate when you break fast. Be moderate. Don’t try to make up for the day’s meal at one seating. And use it only to COMPLEMENT any other good habits not as a sole practice. That’s what I do, at least. Then again, I MUST emphasize my day job is not strenuous.
Hey Charlotte, just found your blog..very entertaining! Regarding fasting, if you ‘re working out, how do you recover if you don’t eat? I usually workout after work in the afternoon. Not sure I’d survive if I didn’t eat afterward!