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intermittent fasting
Sequential fasting and caloric restriction prove to be highly effective in hormonal events. By putting our body in a state of nutrient deprivation, we force it to defend itself by activating dormant longevity genes within it. To achieve significant results, you must, at times, admit to being hungry. Feeling hungry every now and then for an hour feels good. We must learn to harness it as a source of well-being, and not treat it as a calamity. We then secrete ghrelin, a hunger hormone, which research has shown stimulates our immune system. These situations of occasional blockage therefore release our defenses and generate new energy. Without this momentary adversity, we cannot express our health potential.
However, this has nothing to do with constant stress that makes us old, and with the complete absence of stress that makes us die faster, as scientists have shown…
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