I think Fridays I will set aside some time to cover the other IF of the IF Life focus, the “Instant Freedom” that comes from simplicity in pursuing happiness, health, or whatever you choose in life. I have been a big fan of simplicity for many years and have found it to be a great lifestyle choice. Remember that our lifestyle also has a huge impact on our health, so it is important to focus on.
Below are just a few ways to start (this weekend!) and apply to your lifestyle. You …
It seems most everyone is looking to lose some weight (namely fat), but with all the conflicting information out there it just gets more and more confusing for the average person to know what to do? Let’s back it up a little and start from the basic understand of how fat loss happens in a simple and easy manner. Once you can master the basics, that is probably 90% of where all your results will come from!
Release the Hounds!…I Mean Stored Fat
While there does have to be some calorie deficit of course …
Fasting is defined as willingly abstaining from something for a period of time. It is most popularly used in the terms of food, but really can be applied to anything in life. Fasting not only gives us a chance to get away from something, but also the clarity and silence that may be needed inorder to really figure out what is going on with our lives. Here’s some examples of how to fast daily, put some into practice and who knows what may happen!
News Fasting: Do we really need constant updates …
While I get the content rolling on this site, let’s first get some input from the resident experts of Intermittent Fasting….those people that have been doing it! I’m one of them, implementing more consistently in my life for probably a good 2 years. Although there probably have been plenty of times fasting took place whether being sick or just cramming for a college exam. But even those times were more unintentional, it seemed that nature had a reason for it (curing sickness, increasing mental clarity…that is what I would like to think my days in college were about!).
There are many advantages to fasting including:
Helping to give your digestive system a break so it can “clean up” (Imagine your gut as a house and it’s dirty from all the people coming in and out. Now no one is in the house and you get a break from the trafffic, lots more can be accomplished). This is also along the lines of the fact that all health does being in the “gut”. (I hope to have more posts on this in the near future but will leave it at that for now)
Allows your body to use enzymes and other energy to repair cells, boost immune function, clean up deposits, and other health improving functions.
Most people are suffering from some level (if not a big level) of insulin resistance which has been linked to increase risks of most all diseases including heart disease, cancers, accelerated ageing, diabetes and more. Giving our body “breaks” from the onslaught of insulin allows it to actually start to become less resistant to it. Imagine listening to loud music all day, pretty soon your hearing will get worse and worse and what is the solution? Turn off the source of the problem, the loud music. Chances are your hearing will come back, as the body can repair and heal (thank goodness cause otherwise we would have all been goners long ago)
