WTF is IF?
What are
The
Facts about Intermittent Fasting??
I get asked all the time why it’s being discussed in magazines, health blogs and if I recommend it.
There is a lot to it and I want to make sure everyone understands it.
Intermittent fasting is to limit how many times we eat in a 24 hour time period.
Traditional fasting has been done for longer and it is typically for religious reasons such as Ramadan or Lent
The benefits are to reduce the number of opportunities we eat so our body is not constantly having to process food. This is a huge benefit for our GI track, appetite control, sleeping and even our teeth will benefit from reducing how often we ask our bodies to metabolize food.
Tomorrow: The Pros and Cons
Erin Wathen
As a Holistic Health Coach, it is Erin’s big hairy audacious goal is to change the dialogue around how we look at weight loss. It is not a matter of being it Ketosis or Food Swaps but the feelings we have that we are avoiding by overeating. Why are so many of us not tackling the real issues we have? It is easier and safer to obsess over the latest diet fad. Whether it be with our job, or our Mom, boyfriend, politics… until we address how we manage our feelings in the world, we are not going to.
