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You can drink all the water you want during fasting hours, and you should: “Some people will get headaches and misconstrue that as side effects of fasting, when they are just dehydrated. If you want to feel your best during fasting hours, and reap all the health benefits of this lifestyle, a well-balanced diet rich in fruit, vegetables, fiber, whole grains and lean protein, Susie says, “is going to tee you up for success.” Remember to hydrate Some people think they can just eat whatever they want during their window. Make that window a little smaller each week. Start with a 12-hour eating window, say from 6 a.m. If you typically eat three square meals with snacks in between, spread across all your waking hours, suddenly fasting for 18 hours a day might be a stretch at first. Once you’re ready, try these tips: Start small If you’re not sure if it’s safe for you, talk to your doctor. “If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, on insulin for diabetes, or have a history of eating disorders, we don’t want to go down this road.” A third involves choosing two or more days a week to take in only 500 calories, and eat normally on the other days.īefore you get started, keep in mind that “this is not for everyone,” says Caroline Susie, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Outside that window, you only drink water, black coffee, tea, or other zero-calorie beverages.Īnother option: Fast for a full 24 hours one to two days a week. One way is setting a six-to-eight-hour eating window, where you get all your calories for the day within a certain period, say, 10 a.m. There are a few ways to go about intermittent fasting. Better-quality sleep brings its own host of benefits, including a sharper mind.

Fasting can also improve sleep because you get digestion over with earlier in the day. Once your body is forced to start burning fat for energy, rather than sugar, the fog should lift as your focus sharpens.

It takes a couple weeks to a month for your system to adapt.” “It’s like exercise: If you haven’t been exercising and you start running, you’re not going to feel great at first. “You’ve just got to adapt to it,” Mattson says. It hardly seems conducive to staying on top of your game at the office. A lot of people would say they simply can’t think straight on an empty stomach. “Once animals are adapted to intermittent fasting, we see anxiety levels drop, which makes them better able to concentrate, and then we see learning and memory improve,” Mattson says.īetter learning and memory on an empty stomach may sound counterintuitive. BDNF keeps depression and anxiety at bay too. This brain molecule plays a role in learning, memory, and forming new connections in the brain.

Studies in mice show that within a few weeks of adopting the new schedule, levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) rose.

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