Have you heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? That isn't necessarily true. If you are a farmer or fisherman going out to work very hard all day, that would be true. But most of us are not spending our days doing very strenuous work. Another myth is that eating multiple meals all day will speed up your metabolism. Not true. There is no scientific evidence this is true. If a person is in a state of ketosis more than the average person, they will need more food. So, the question is, how can I get my body into a state of ketosis?
I've heard a lot about fasting in the past 2 years. Why should we care about fasting aside from weight loss? Let me say that everything I'm talking about today is based on research by medicine expert Dr. Mindy Pelz. She states that fasting is the quickest antidote to physical, emotional, and chemical stress. Studies have shown that if we compress our eating into a 10-hr. window leaving 14-hrs. for fasting, the body will start to heal itself. This costs us nothing.
Once I learn to fast, I believe I will see my body in a whole new light. Who wouldn't want to lose weight which traps toxins in our body and who wouldn't want to get off of unneeded medication? For me, this is an incredible tool that I need to learn to use. Today I will start with the first basic principle of fasting.
We have two metabolisms. We burn energy when we eat, and we burn energy when we do not eat. There are two mechanisms the body uses for burning energy - glucose and fat. When the body has fasted long enough it begins to create ketones. The first interesting fact is that the ketone goes up into the brain and starts to repair the brain. The brain needs 50% ketones and 50% glucose to function well. In our society, we have no scarcity of glucose, but the brain is deficient of ketones.
Mental clarity goes up when we fast. Cognition and mental clarity go up when we fast. For some of us, the brain hasn't had clarity since high school or college. by the 12-hr. mark, the body is making a good dose of ketone and the brain is more mentally clear. There is a point when we are no longer hungry.
If this excites you as it does me, stay posted. We'll go through all 6 fasts.
Melissa Saulnier survived Ovarian Cancer in 2006.
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