Your body has an amazing capacity to clear out and repair itself. It is most active doing this when you are at rest. This means when sleeping and also when digestion is at rest. Ideally, the body has that opportunity every day - between the time of your last meal of...
If you have been used to eating all day, then the idea of fasting may seem daunting. Not only mentally, but it could be daunting to your body if you have not been eating very clean. The good news is that you can prepare for fasting by cleaning up what you eat so that...
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. It is the season which leads up to the Christian Easter, the resurrection day of Jesus Christ. Lent is traditionally 40 days long, commemorating the 40 days Jesus fasted in the desert before beginning his ministry. The...
This builds on the foundation of hunger presented in part 1 and Homeostatic Hunger in part 2. Part 3 deals with the other two types of hunger as described by Jason Fung in his book The Hunger Code: Homeostatic hunger — triggered by the body’s need for fuel...
In Mastering Hunger, part 1, I mentioned the three types of hunger. These three types are described by Jason Fung in his book The Hunger Code: Homeostatic hunger — triggered by the body’s need for fuel Hedonistic hunger — triggered by emotions and pleasure Conditioned...
In the old days, I remember deciding to go on a diet and then thinking about food for the next hours by the end of the day I was so hungry that i wanted to eat everything in sight. Maybe you are fit and active, but are...
Whether you love or hate sardines, you may have heard of this Challenge. which is a type of mono diet. It is an alternative to fasting to bring down blood sugar and insulin, and you get to eat! If the thought of sardines makes you gag, then you probably have not...
When you are adopting a fasting lifestyle, your symptoms can tell you a lot. Hunger or no hunger, light-headed or clear-headed, weak or full of energy . . . they all mean something. But until you are clear what your symptoms mean, you just might want an objective...
Struggling with a secret that you hope nobody is noticing? Has your brain slowed down? Swiss cheese memory? Unable to do what used to come easy? You depend on your brain function Your business success may depend on your brain. Especially if you are creative. Your...
White-knuckling the restrictions when eating keto? Confused about how many carbs to eat on a keto diet? Finding that you can't get into ketosis even though you follow a keto diet? All these woes can come about when adopting a keto diet because everyone is different in...
