ETR - Best Diet for Your Body

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The Best Diet for your Body

Early to Rise

The Morning Diet

Each morning I follow this diet for five hours after I wake up.

It allows me to get an incredible amount of work done. And

dozens of my Fat Loss Transformation success stories have

said the same thing (plus it helps them lose belly fat fast).

It's no surprise this is quickly becoming one of the most

popular ways in the world to eat for energy and weight loss.

Read on to find out why...

Craig Ballantyne

"Eating for health and weight control isn't complicated. In

fact, one of the most beneficial techniques for your health is

to simply take a break from eating every once in a while. It

doesn't get any simpler than this." - Brad Pilon, creator, The

Simplest Diet

The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do For Your Body

By Alexander Green

One of the most common practices found in the world's great

spiritual traditions is fasting.

The Buddha refrained from food and drink during his period

of asceticism - and Buddhist monks fast on the new moonand full moon each month. Fasting is an integral part of the

Hindu religion. And abstaining from food and drink from

sunup to sundown during Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars

of Islam.


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The Bible contains dozens of references to fasting. It is

prescribed as preparation for an important event (Judges

20:26, I Samuel 14:24), as a mourning rite (II Samuel 1:12,

12:16-23), and as a form of atonement (Jonah 3:5, Jeremiah

36:9). In the New Testament, Jesus fasts for 40 days. In theOld Testament, Moses does (twice).

Orthodox Jews fast during Yom Kippur, Tzom Gedaliah, and

Purim. Early Christians fasted every Wednesday and Friday.

Many do today during Advent, Pentecost, the Assumption or

Lent.

For skeptics, of course, fasting evokes some of the worst

associations with religion: irrationality, guilt, self-denial, orpunishment. But practitioners contend it is a way of purifying

and recharging. Fasting strengthens temperance and self-

control. It can be a time to focus on your inner life rather

than your physical needs. And it promotes humility and

empathy. After all, is it not easier to identify with the plight of

the world's hungry when your own stomach is rumbling?

Now science is trumpeting the benefits of fasting, as well.

Research shows that nothing is more effective in increasing

human lifespan than caloric restriction. But during fasting

periods, the body also kicks into repair mode, fixing and

protecting tissues, organs and the nervous system. And it

can lead to a powerful sense of catharsis, especially for

those who have overindulged in processed or unhealthy

foods.

In short, this ancient spiritual practice is gaining millions ofsecular adherents today. Why? Because the scientific

evidence in favor of it is unequivocal. Just ask Dr. Michael

Mosley.

Mosley trained as a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in

London, but after passing his medical exams joined the BBC


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Improves IGF-1 - a hormone that prevents cell death and

slows the aging process - reducing the risk of a number of

age-related diseases.

Switches on millions of repair genes in response to theminor physiological stress of fasting.

Gives your pancreas a rest, boosting the effectiveness of

the insulin it produces.

Promotes an enhanced sense of wellbeing. Many fasters

report a "glow," perhaps the result of something going on at

a metabolic level that governs our moods.

Why is intermittent fasting so good for you? Scientistshypothesize that it is because human beings evolved in an

environment where food was often scarce. We are the

product of hundreds of thousands of years of feast or famine.

Intermittent fasting mimics the environment in which our

bodies and genes were shaped.

Your body is exquisitely adapted to respond to stresses and

shocks in a way that makes it tougher and healthier. (The

scientific term is hormesis.) When you severely restrict your

calorie intake, you "fool" your body into believing it is in a

potential famine situation. It switches from its ordinary "go-

go" mode to a maintenance mode. And that leads to a

cornucopia of health benefits.

Intermittent fasters generally make some unexpected

discoveries. They find they commonly eat not because

they're hungry but because they're bored, thirsty, or justbecause food happens to be in front of them. We eat from

habit, or because it's a certain hour, or because we are

afraid that if we don't we will be hungry later.

There are a number of common misperceptions about

fasting, too. The first is that it is incredibly difficult. You might


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imagine that hunger builds and builds until it becomes

unendurable and you find yourself face down in the local

pizza buffet. The reality is that hunger comes and goes in

waves, then passes.

We tend to assume that fasting makes it harder to

concentrate. Yet fasters report that it sharpens their senses

and concentration. Most believe fasting will make them

irritable. But studies show it improves mood and protects the

brain from dementia and cognitive decline.

Of course, the biggest misperception is that if you fast one

day you'll just blow it by pigging out the next. Yet study

participants told to eat all they want on non-fast daysregularly report eating only slightly more than they ordinarily

do.

The biggest obstacle to fasting is fear. Our brains evolved to

persuade us to eat as much as we can as often as we can to

guard against future hunger. That was an effective strategy

in a food-deprived environment. But in our modern world of

inexpensive, easy-to-access, fatty, salty and sweetened

foods, it's a decided handicap.

If you'd like to give fasting a go, you might begin by

watching Dr. Mosley's documentary, widely available on the

Internet. In a follow-up book, he also offers these tips:

Find a friend or family member to join you... or at least

support you in your endeavor.

Which two days you fast each week are unimportant, anytwo nonconsecutive days will do. But for scheduling reasons,

many find that Mondays and Thursdays work best.

Try fasting from 2 to 2. Most daily fasts are from morning

until night. But they needn't be. Any 24-hour period will do.

You may find it easier to fast, say, from 2 p.m. one day until


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2 p.m. the next.

When tempted to eat, always wait 10 or 15 minutes to see

if the hunger subsides.

Stay hydrated. You can be tempted to eat when you areonly thirsty.

Distract yourself, if necessary, with a walk, a phone call or

anything that takes your mind off eating. As fasting advocate

Brad Pilon notes, "No one's hungry the first few seconds of a

sky dive."

Prep your fast-day food in advance. This keeps you from

the dangerous temptation of foraging in the pantry or fridge.

Whatever you eat on a fast day, relish it. Go slow.

Many describe fasting as the equivalent of hitting a reset

button for your entire body. You may fear that going an

entire day while consuming 600 calories or less is sheer

torture. But anyone who has had to prep for a colonoscopy

knows that a day without eating is hardly the end of the

world.

Mosley reports that men enjoy intermittent fasting because it

is uncomplicated, requires no cooking skills, and can be

viewed as a challenging but enjoyable test of willpower.

Women tend to like it because it's easy to implement, their

bodies respond to it rapidly and while they may not be

eating their beloved chocolate today, they know they will be

tomorrow.

Intermittent fasting is not an invitation to binge and starve. It

is calibrated and sensible. Over time most fasters see their

appetites moderate. And while it may seem like a tough slog

at first, over time the sense of deprivation diminishes and

eating this way becomes second nature.


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Not everyone should fast, of course. The list includes

children, pregnant women, people with underlying medical

conditions or those who are already too thin.

But for the rest of us, there are good reasons to give it a try:a self-repairing physiology, greater disease resistance, a

cognitive boost, and improved longevity. And, not least of all,

steady and sustainable weight loss. Dr. Mosley reports that

he dropped pounds so rapidly that he switched to fasting just

one day a week once he reached his ideal weight.

In short, intermittent fasting offers a host of physical and

psychological benefits. It is not a diet, but a sustainable

strategy for a longer, healthier life. You stand to gain a lot...and perhaps lose a bit, as well.

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