Category Archives: Fasting

Fasting and Mood

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that fasting may have particular benefits on mood. The association between mood and fasting is not fully understood but a number of mechanisms have been suggested to explain why fasting may affect the brain. One explanation involves a … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Fasting To Control Inflammation

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Inflammation is a cellular response to damage and the inflammatory process is designed to allow the guidance of immune cells and the activation of repair processes. In the short term, inflammation is beneficial as it can be seen as part … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Fasting To Treat Mood Disorders

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Robert Barrington
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Effects of Fasting on Testosterone

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Fasting has some interesting metabolic effects. For example, the fall in insulin levels seen with fasting may induce weight loss, and the fall in inflammatory markers may improve immunity. Testosterone levels are known to drop in males undergoing fasting and … Continue reading →

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Stress and Fasting

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Fasting is known to cause significant hormonal and neuronal changes. These changes are thought to be responsible for some of the health effects of fasting. Fasting can change brain chemistry through a number of mechanisms and one mechanism might be … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Fasting: Improved Mood?

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Intermittent fasting is the use of repeated cycles of fasting, whereby food is eliminated for varying lengths of time. One of the metabolic consequences of this is a significant reduction in inflammatory pathways. It has been speculated that this reduction … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Fasting: Main Metabolic Effects

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Robert Barrington

There are a number of forms of intermittent fasting, but the generally accepted definition is one which involves deliberate repeated cycles energy restriction for a defined period of time, ranging from hours to weeks. While some forms of fasting eliminate … Continue reading →

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Mood Elevation from Fasting?

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Deliberate avoidance of food for prolonged periods are common throughout the world for health and religious reasons. Studies have investigated the effects of fasting on healthy humans and shown that there are certain health benefits to many types of fasting. … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Fasting: Anti-Inflammatory, Pro-Immunity Diet

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Intermittent fasting describes the style of fasting where there is a repeated cycle of fasting, followed by non-fasting behaviour. The exact definition of intermittent fasting varies because the cycle length is not defined, but every person intermittently fasts to some … Continue reading →

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Stress and Fasting

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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