Fasting during the month of Ramadan is an obligatory practice for healthy adult Muslims. Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDIF) is regarded as a unique form of intermittent fasting involving consistent diurnal abstinence from food and drink for a fasting period that ranges, on average, between 8 and 18 hours (variation results from changes in season […]
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Does intermittent fasting really work? Here’s what Jillian Michaels thinks
There’s no hotter buzzword right now in wellness circles than intermittent fasting, or IF, a lifestyle that limits the hours in which you eat. Typically, people will fast for 12 hours — for example, stopping eating after dinner and not taking a bite until breakfast — or 16 hours, which might mean lunch is your […]
If you’re struggling to lose weight while intermittent fasting, this might be why
Intermittent fasting is a way of losing weight that favors flexibility over calorie counting. It restricts the time you are allowed to eat, which reduces calorie intake by limiting opportunities to eat. That’s the theory, at least. A popular version of intermittent fasting is the 5:2 diet, which involves eating a very low-calorie diet (about […]
A New Study Says Intermittent Fasting Might Help You Live Longer
One of the most often debated wellness trends of the last decade has been about intermittent fasting: Does it work? Does it foster healthy thinking about food and nutrition? A new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that people who intermittent fast are seeing benefits in fighting heart disease, cancer, neurological […]
How to work out (safely) if you're doing intermittent fasting
Jenifer Aniston has just revealed that she follows 16:8 fasting to stay in shape at 50 – and we are all very intrigued. The eating plan means there is an eight-hour window where Jen can fill up on healthy, nutritious food. She then goes 16 hours without eating anything, and she says it makes a […]
Jenna Jameson Reveals Why She Stopped Intermittent Fasting, Then Returned
Jenna Jameson took a break from intermittent fasting, then returned to it and feels better than ever! The 45-year-old former adult film actress — who lost 90 pounds since 2018 when she began following the keto diet paired with the fasting technique — took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 10, to recount her mini saga. […]
Fasting related diet inflammation in the gut to reverse
Helps diseases a special diet to combat chronic inflammatory bowel? Doctors found that a special Form of diet to reduce inflammation in the gut, and even pre-existing damage in the intestine can be repaired. A low-calorie diet, which mimics the fasting, to heal the potential of our intestines. The scientists from the University of Southern […]
Study reveals how fasting can improve overall health and protect against aging-associated diseases
In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases. The study was published recently in Cell Reports. The circadian clock operates within the body and […]
Longer daily fasting times improve health and longevity in mice
Increasing time between meals made male mice healthier overall and live longer compared to mice who ate more frequently, according to a new study published in the Sept. 6, 2018 issue of Cell Metabolism. Scientists from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Pennington […]