Atlantic Ave Magazine March 2019

health & beauty | body beautiful
By ashley sica-de souza
Do You Really Need Breakfast?
You may or may not have heard of this concept before
but if you haven’t let me introduce you to Intermittent
Fasting (IF), how it works and why I love it!
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When I began learning about this concept, it was difficult
believing this way of eating could be so beneficial. Skipping
breakfast, letting hours go by without eating!? No
way!? But after doing lots of research and practicing Intermittent
Fasting for several years, I can share how IF can make reaching
your fitness goals a bit easier by turning on your body’s fat burning
mode and help you become healthier.
So what type of “diet” is this, might you ask? Well, it’s not a diet
it’s actually a pattern. Intermittent Fasting is an eating pattern that
cycles between periods of fasting and eating. It does not give you particular
foods you should eat, but rather when you should eat. Don’t
let the term “fasting” scare you. Fasting actually allows the body to
function more efficiently and literally helps turn your body into a fat
burning machine. Not only is it super beneficial for fat burning, it has
other amazing health benefits as well. IF is efficient at lowering insulin
resistance (perfect for people concerned about Type 2 Diabetes).
It helps reduce stress and inflammation in the body, which is beneficial
in helping to starve cancer cells. IF also backs the research of
lowering your risk of Alzheimer’s (something that runs on both sides
of my family) and increases brain health and function. Personally, I
think more clearly and have much more energy before I put food in
my body. Go figure, right? The list of health benefits goes on and on.
If you are interested in learning more about these IF health benefits,
I urge you to do some research of your own.
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In addition, IF allows to simplify your eating. I am no longer consumed
with food and what and when I need to be eating. Life just
seems a little simpler when you aren’t worried about breakfast
while getting kids and yourself out of the house. A feat any busy
person can understand. What does skipping breakfast have to do
with all of this? Skipping breakfast extends the amount of time that
you are in the fasting state. While you are sleeping your body is
in a fasting state. That’s why breakfast is called “break-fast.” Skipping
breakfast extends the time your body is in fat burning mode.
Experts recommend fasting for at least 16 hours from the time of
your last meal. So if you ate dinner at 7pm your next meal should
be at 11am the following day. By letting your body “fast” and giving
it a break from being fed constantly it allows for amazing health
benefits to start taking place.
There are several different methods/ways to incorporate Intermittent
Fasting into your lifestyle. This is not a one size fits all type
of plan and there are many different methods to suit individual
needs. Do some research and find a version that will work best with
your needs, goals and lifestyle.
Ashley Sica Fitness
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Boca Raton, FL 33487
561-445-7445
Ashleysica@gmail.com
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