Benefits of intermittent fasting

Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where you cycle between periods of eating and fasting. Numerous studies show that it can have powerful benefits for your body and brain.

Cognitive performance

Studies show that intermittent fasting augments associative, spatial and working memory in animals, as well as verbal memory in adults.

Heart health

Blood pressure and resting heart rate are just two types of cardiovascular factors improved through intermittent fasting.

Physical performance

Young men that fasted for 16 hours lost fat while maintaining muscle mass, whilst mice that were tested that mainlined alternate day fasting displayed superior running endurance.

Hormones 

When you fast, insulin levels drop and human growth hormone increases. Your cells also initiate critical cellular repair processes and change which genes they express.