Category: fasting mimicking diet

Why phenol fasting could take you to the next level

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Fish have to keep swimming to move water through their gills so they can get oxygen. Life’s a little like that. You might find a good formula that works well, but if you’re not interested in finding ways to make it even better, then something is lost. We have to keep moving forward, even if … Continue reading Why phenol fasting could take you to the next level

Mending the mismatch between hardwiring and lifestyle: Acknowledging the Hunter Gatherer Within

by dawnraver, posted in 5 : 2 diet, anthropology, back to nature, celebrating success, Dance, dancing, ecology, ecosystem, environment, Fasting, fasting mimicking diet, fitness, Health, health & fitness, hunter gatherers, Intermittent Fasting, life hack, Mood Boost, Paleo, permaculture, psychology, rejuvenation, S.A.D., Shamanism, Trance Music, visionary

Our ancestors started evolving towards becoming bipedal a long time ago – a date of around five million years ago is often given - and by around two million years ago (based on what I just Googled) they were fully bipedal. We had long since come down from the trees and were evolving for a … Continue reading Mending the mismatch between hardwiring and lifestyle: Acknowledging the Hunter Gatherer Within

If At First You Don’t Achieve HDR Euphoria, Try a Longer Fast

by dawnraver, posted in 5 : 2 diet, autophagy, celebrating success, Clubbercising, Coffee, Dance, Endorphin Rush, Endorphins, Fasting, fasting mimicking diet, fitness, Health, health & fitness, hunter gatherers, Intermittent Fasting, ketogenic, ketogenic diet, life hack, mindfulness, Mood Boost, reward system, Runner’s High, Shamanism, Trance Music, Uplifting Trance Music, visionary

According to an interview I saw recently with Dr. David Sinclair, in his work he has often seen people who fast for longer period - i,e, for 3 or 4 days - reporting feeling euphoria. This is undoubtedly the same type of euphoria I feel when I do HDR, i.e. when I do this: The … Continue reading If At First You Don’t Achieve HDR Euphoria, Try a Longer Fast

I want to get you addicted

by dawnraver, posted in 5 : 2 diet, autophagy, chills, Clubbercising, Coffee, Dance, dopamine, Endorphin Rush, Endorphins, Fasting, fasting mimicking diet, fitness, frisson, Health, health & fitness, HIIT, inspirational, Intermittent Fasting, keto, ketogenic, ketogenic diet, life hack, mindfulness, Mood Boost, Music, reward system, Runner’s High, serotonin, Shamanism, Trance Music, Uplifting Trance Music, visionary, yoga

We’ve evolved with the ability to get addicted to things. It’s vital. The purpose of addiction is to get us to repeat necessary and beneficial behaviours. It works by means of the reward system. The rewards, pleasurable sensations, encourage repetition. Of course, it doesn’t always work in a beneficial way. The same reward system can … Continue reading I want to get you addicted

Softly-Softly Autophagy and Stem Cell Regeneration

by dawnraver, posted in 5 : 2 diet, autophagy, Fasting, fasting mimicking diet, Gi diet, health & fitness, Intermittent Fasting, keto, ketogenic, life hack

Last year I did four Dr Longo style longer fasts (the “Fasting Mimicking Diet”), as well as my normal 5 : 2 the rest of the time. The shorter fasts are beneficial, but it’s with the longer fasts that you really start to get some autophagy and stem cell benefits. I had a break from … Continue reading Softly-Softly Autophagy and Stem Cell Regeneration