5 WAYS FASTING CAN HELP YOU WITH MORE THAN WEIGHT LOSS
There are many ways fasting can help your physical health!
In recent years fasting of all kinds like intermittent fasting and extended fasting have taken over the fitness industry. There are countless hours of content on various social media sites dedicated to spreading the gospel of fasting and how it can help in losing weight fast. The appeal however is not because of the weight loss but how quick results are achieved during fasting. Millions of people struggling with obesity and other chronic diseases such as a thyroid and PCOS have also seen an improvement in their condition by inculcating fasting in their daily routines. This list goes through the range of health benefits that one can experience by either fasting for long periods or extended fasting which usually is more than 24 hours or even intermittent fasting which is about 16 to 18 hours on regular intervals. There are even longer fasting windows but those are purposely avoided to ensure a healthy and risk free fasting experience.
Autophagy a Total Renewal of Cells
During extended fasting our bodies go through a process called autophagy. This basically means that all the old and damaged cells in your body are going through a process of renewal. This can be especially helpful for people with pre-existing conditions. Autophagy in itself has many benefits. One of the major benefits is that it might be a preventive measure to cancer.
Detox and Cleansing
Another benefit of fasting is the detoxification from harmful chemicals naturally. One of the biggest advantages of fasting is that not only the external part of your body through weight loss it has a lot of internal benefits as well.
Helps In Disease Prevention
As mentioned prior, the process of Autophagy might be a huge contributor, in the prevention of a number of terminal illnesses. Fasting also has a huge impact on chronic illnesses such as PCOS, but not only that fasting can act as a preventive measure against cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases as well.
Reverses the Ageing Process and Aids Metabolism
Extended fasting periods can increase the levels of human growth hormone secretion in the body. This is very helpful for an increased metabolic rate which will keep the gut health and digestive health in check. Furthermore it can also be said that fasting slows down the ageing process by giving your body a renewal of cells each and every fasting cycle.
