Why You Should Start Fasting | Best Way to Fast for Weight Loss & Why Fasting is Good for the Brain

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Is fasting good for you? Is fasting good for muscle gain? We address these questions and more in this video. We discuss why fasting is good for the brain, autophagy, fasting for weight loss and so much more.

TIME STAMPS:

Fat Loss - 1:26 Retaining & Building Muscle - 2:44 Brain - 5:19 Inflammation - 7:08 Longevity - 8:44 Productivity - 10:57 Sleep - 13:09 Antioxidant - 14:50 Immune System - 15:58 Change your relationship with food - 17:25

End song: Holy Sunset - Simon Woods

REFERENCES:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3743468/ - metabolism is inflammatory

https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.3804#ref6 - BHB is anti-inflammatory

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/71/6/1511/4729485 - prolonged fasting study

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC303494/ - BHB inhibits leucine oxidation and promotes protein synthesis

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5313038/#R268 - BHB is more efficient than fat/glucose, less ROS production

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27253067 - ketones increase bdnf

http://news.mit.edu/2018/fasting-boosts-stem-cells-regenerative-capacity-0503 & https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(14)00151-9 - fasting boosts stem cell function

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6127743/ - inflammation and insomnia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5143488/ - inflammation and sleep deprivation

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4389774/ - hypothalamic inflammation