Among the plethora of diets that one can consider, fasting is getting an increasing attention in the last several years. In fact, due to the spotlight on fasting, it is very likely you’ve given a try to this method. Like many other diet plans, not every fasting regime produces good results and some can actually be harmful. Therefore, it is important to understand the full effect, risks and the ways to do fasting in a safe manner. Scientific knowledge is still looking for complete answers, but we can say that there is definitely a benefit in fasting.

Key Takeaways:

• There are many types of fasting, but not many head-to-head studies comparing their benefits.
• Fasting suppresses insulin, therefore contributing to a number of metabolic health benefits.
• Dom found that a 72-hour fast offered the greatest benefits with minimal disruption of cortisol or testosterone.

“Today’s blog will give a brief overview of fasting and will go over an n-of-1 experiment, detailing Dom’s observations from previous 3-day fasts.”

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