Day Twenty Two - Nutrition
For today's challenge, we are exploring try time-restricted eating.
There has been a lot of discussion around fasting, which triggers autophagy – the process of recycling and renewal in our bodies' cells that includes destroying viruses and bad bacteria and repairing the damage. The most common form of fasting is the 16/8 fast which involves eating within an 8-hour window and fasting for 16 hours.
Research on time-restricted eating by Satchin Panda indicates that eating within an eight-hour block in your day – and fasting the other hours – can help you get to and then maintain a healthy weight and lead to better overall health. A key part of this approach is to stop eating about three hours before you go to bed, and then don't start eating again until at least mid-morning the next day. This is good news for those who like to skip breakfast but bad news for those who'll need to ditch the late-night snack. Giving your body this daily respite from digesting food allows it to get on with some important repair work that can help protect you against illness and the effects of aging, help you feel more energetic, and boost your mood.
Although time-restricted eating is not to everyone's taste, the benefits of giving your stomach a 12 hour break is worth considering.
Reference
Fasting-for-health-and-longevity-nobel-prize-winning-research-on-cell-aging. bluezones.com
Michael Mosely time-restricted-eating-weight-loss
Further reading
Read: Michael Mosely eat-fast-and-live-longer
Listen: How and what to eat www.abc.net.au
Watch: The-science-behind-fasting-and-how-you-can-make-it-work-for-you ted.com
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