Do not eat breakfast before 11 a.m. is a simple adjustment that might add 20 years to your life expectancy. Yes, you read correctly ! 20 years ! In any case, this is the theory of Dr. Julia Jones, a neuroscientist English who has just spoken on ITV.
The expert actually advocates the intermittent fasting. The principle of intermittent fasting is relatively simple: it consists of do not eat anything for a chosen period. One of the pioneers, Mark P. Mattson, professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University (USA) and former head of the neuroscience laboratory at the National Institute of Aging, was a fan of it and skipped breakfast and sometimes even breakfast.
Several studies have shown that intermittent fasting was effective for keeping the line, but also for unclog the digestive systemstrengthen immunity, improve sleep and heal the cardiovascular system.
Life expectancy: you should fast 16 hours a day
“Just to give your system a rest, try to stay 16 hours overnight, on an empty stomachthen eat within eight hours,” recommends Dr. Julia Jones.
“A lot of research now shows that we just eat too often, and bad things. Giving your digestive system a rest can help reset these cells.
Concretely, it encourages people to end the day with dinner and to give up breakfast the next day, to do not eat anything before 11 a.m.
Cancer, sleep apnea, diabetes: intermittent fasting might prevent many diseases
“Losing weight and being physically active helps reduce your risk of heart disease. obesitysuch as the diabetesl’Sleep Apnea and some types of cancers. For these diseases, intermittent fasting appears to be regarding as beneficial as any other type of diet that reduces overall calories,” confirms the Mayo Clinic (USA).
It should be understood that intermittent fasting involves deprivation of food and drink for a defined time slot (with the exception of water, teas, herbal teas or vegetable juices). In other words, it suffices toalternate fasting and eating phases, no more no less. This eating pattern does not involve calorie counting or cutting out foods from your routine.
There are several types of intermittent fasting. It is fasting 16/8 which is the most popular method. It consists of eating within an 8-hour window and fasting for a period of 16 hours a day. You don’t have to forego breakfast as Dr. Jones suggests. You can also choose to skip lunch or dinner. The whole thing is to be able to fast for 16 hours in a row.
During the 8 hours of food intake, you can eat normally, but keep in mind that it is always recommended to ensure that you have a balanced diet. No form of intermittent fasting exempts from healthy eating.
