Intermittent fasting, is it still helping?

[Happyfacexx]

About a year or so ago someone put up a post about her fantastic benefits with her symptoms through intermittent fasting , I would like to know is she still doing the intermittent fasting? And is it still helping?

[wobblybee]

🙂 It looks like the post you’re referring to could have been way back in 2018. You can do a search by typing Intermittent Fasting in the search-box (above right).

In the past I’ve had various attempts at Intermittent Fasting, it worked well for weight loss until ataxia symptoms worsened, but I easily get lightheaded and wouldn’t attempt it at the moment.

Intermittent fasting – restricting food intake over periods of time – has been around for hundreds of years. From a neuroscience perspective, caloric restriction and intermittent fasting can have significant positive effects on both the brain and body.

A recent review article1 in the New England Journal of Medicine states that intermittent fasting can have “broad-spectrum benefits for many health conditions, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, cancers, and neurologic disorders.”

Three widely studied fasting regimens are:

Alternate day fasting

This indicates fasting every other day, that is, just 500-700 calories worth of food and drink on those days. Eat normal meals on the other days.

5:2 fasting

Fast for 2 different days a week, consuming only 500-700 calories on each of those days. Eat normal meals on the other 5 days.

Time-restricted eating

Limit eating every day to a 6-8-hour period. For example, eat one meal at noon and end the second meal by 8pm. Fast until the next day at noon (16-hour fast).

What Happens When You Practice Intermittent Fasting?

Restrictive fasting allows for metabolic switching in the body, going from glucose burning to fat burning. It gives the body time to go through all the glucose stored in the liver (500-700 calories) and then begin burning stored fatty acids and ketone bodies (ketosis). Ketone bodies are not just fuel for the body, they influence factors of health and aging.

Not only does intermittent fasting help with weight loss, recent research and clinical trials suggest that sustained fasting regimens maintained over months or even years may also improve memory along with executive function, and overall cognition. Calorie restriction has physical benefits as well.

Intermittent fasting can work for many people, but it is not for everyone. We recommend older adults consult with a healthcare professional. While more research needs to be done, adopting such a diet can be a viable option for improving overall brain and body health.

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[Happyfacexx in reply to wobblybee]

Thanks for the information 🙏🏻

When I try to search for any topic it comes up with things from all of health unlocked eg the weight loss group?

[wobblybee in reply to Happyfacexx]

The quickest search is..google ‘intermittent fasting for ataxia’

[HarryB Administrator in reply to Happyfacexx]

Hi Happyfacex

If you are performing a search, have put some wording into the search dialogue box and got all the results up, click on ‘filter results’. Then click on ‘my communities’ and then ‘apply filters’. This will give you search results from only the communities that you are a member of.

Harriet

[Happyfacexx in reply to HarryB]

Thank you Harry B , it’s so simple once you know!

[HarryB Administrator in reply to Happyfacexx]

You are welcome!