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Recommended in threads on fasting and nutrition as a deep dive from the lead researcher on time-restricted eating.
Rhonda Patrick interviews Salk Institute researcher Satchidananda Panda about circadian rhythms and the timing of food. They cover time-restricted feeding and its links to obesity, muscle mass, heart health, and light exposure.
“Dr. Panda goes into detail about fasting and coffee. Great podcast about fasting.” (HN, 2018)
I listened to a super interesting podcast about fasting [this video] Dr. Panda goes into detail about fasting and coffee. Great podcast about fasting. Intermittent Fasting Confers Protection in CNS Autoimmunity by Altering the Gut Microbiota [link]
Interestingly, this has been the approach of a dietary study being conducted by a group doing research on a circadian-focused pattern of eating. The study uses a mobile app as part of their distributed clinical trial design. Participants take pictures of their food with only the option of further journaling. Kind of cool. Here's the website for the trial (& app)... [link] Here's a video of the principal investigator (Satchin Panda) talking about his research... [this video]
Satchin Panda describes his circadian-focused eating research.
The issue with Ramadan is that they eat at night. It is indeed intermittent fasting, but it is not as good as intermittent fasting where you eat during the day, because eating is related to peripheral oscillators of our circadian rhythm. I heard about that a few weeks ago while listening to this podcast by Dr. Rhonda Patrick: [link] This article might also be of interest: [link] As well as this video interview: [this video]
Interview on why eating timing matters for circadian rhythms.
The reason you feel sick is because you're body isn't used to the shift from carbohydrates for energy and ketones as energy (body fat). You get brain fog because only fat in the form of ketones can cross the blood brain barrier. So adaptation to ketones are vital. You need to work into it. No different from exercise, or climate adaptation. Having cold showers shifts your body into using ketones more and more. Regarding not eating breakfast, watch these videos from FoundMyFitness: Dr. Satchin Panda on Time-Restricted Feeding and Its Effects on Obesity, Muscle Mass and Heart Health [this video] Ruth Patterson, Ph.D. on Time-Restricted Eating in Humans & Breast Cancer Prevention [link] Time restricted eating, AKA your 16/8, is VERY important. Even if you don't immediately notice changes. Those changes could begin to occur 2 to 8 years later. Depending on adherence. Also based on Dr. Ruth Patterson's advice, skipping breakfast leads to eating late into the night, which is not good for your health generally.
Panda on time-restricted feeding, obesity, muscle mass and heart health.
I'm on a day 4 of a water-only fast and have completed a two-week medically supervised fast as well as many other shorter fast. As an anecdote, I can say water-only fasting in combination with a high nutrient density plant-based diet has helped me overcome some serious allergies and other health conditions. As an added bonus, I've lost 65 pounds from my peak weight over the last few years and my weight has been stable. It's not a panacea, but I've found it to be a net benefit. For those interested in a deeper dive on the benefits of water-only fasting and diets that try to mimic its benefits, as well as time-restricted feeding, see: Valter Longo, Ph.D. on Fasting-Mimicking Diet & Fasting for Longevity, Cancer & Multiple Sclerosis [1] Dr. Valter Longo on Resetting Autoimmunity and Rejuvenating Systems with Prolonged Fasting & the FMD [2] Dr. Satchin Panda on Time-Restricted Feeding and Its Effects on Obesity, Muscle Mass & Heart Health [3] Dr. Satchin Panda on Practical Implementation of Time-Restricted Eating & Shift Work Strategies [4] [1] [link] [2] [link] [3] [this video] [4] [link] [Edit to fix typos and formatting]
Deep dive on time-restricted feeding, obesity and heart health.
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