What you may not know is that weight gain or loss is driven by insulin and insulin resistance, and this is where intermittent fasting comes in. Intermittent fasting involves a change in your eating pattern where you cycle between periods of eating and fasting. Eventually, it becomes a lifestyle. Intermittent fasting for women is different because it specifically takes into account the fact that women are hormonal beings.
The benefits of autophagy are becoming widespread news, from anti-aging properties to disease treatment and prevention and long-term weight loss. This book explores the pathways that we can use to adapt and bring about a state of autophagy, including the basic science and mechanisms of its process:
The basic science of how autophagy works to "clean" our bodies and rejuvenate cells
How the process of autophagy is intricately linked to our diet and how we eat and live
The risks and benefits of the autophagy diet: navigating around the risks and deciding if it is right for you
Reasons to choose autophagy and how it can improve your quality of life
Intermittent fasting and ketogenic or low carb eating can play an important how in how our bodies can reach a stage of autophagy within a relatively short period of time. The fascinating science behind this process can be experienced while learning about the many options that will lead to autophagy, including:
Long and short-term fasting
Reducing carbohydrates and sugars in your diet and achieving ketosis
Combining exercise and carb cycling with intermittent fasting
Various enhancements, tips and ideas to bring about autophagy sooner