Health benefits and weight loss

Health benefits and weight loss

Past meals

Over the last 4-5 years I have gone through an evolution of eating styles. I ate the Wheat Belly diet, then I ate Keto, and then my thyroid went out, which I now attribute to eating Keto (low carb), and since then I've heard of many people who have had the same thing happen to them. reduced carbohydrates.

Then during my recovery from hyperthyroidism, I ate everything and anything, I had a period where I allowed myself to eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and there was a lot of body shaming and shame healing around food. I felt like it was a pendulum swing from such a restricted way of eating.

Then I found Medical Medium and my health started to improve a lot. During that time I stopped eating meat and chicken and ate vegan 90% of the time, with eggs and fish being the two foods I didn't want to give up.

. I don't like to call it a diet because it's a lifestyle. It was first popularized by Michael Mosley, a British journalist. I watched his documentary and was blown away.

It all centers around intermittent fasting. There are several types of intermittent fasting, but the 5:2 diet is to eat 5 days a week and fast 500 calories for women and 600 calories for men 2 days a week (based on 1/4 daily calorie intake). Many people find this way of eating easier than regular calorie-restrictive diets.

Health benefits and weight loss

For a long time, I was focused on losing weight, if that happens then so be it, but the health benefits of eating this way have been well documented. I especially want to see what effect it has on my high blood pressure.

Many people have lost weight this way and it is known to improve metabolic health. When your body isn't constantly digesting, then it can get to repair and regenerate...