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mental health and gut bacteria seem to be heavily correlated. Anecdotally, if I don't eat sugary "reward" food I tend to feel better. That is also why I adopted
by gabriel34 8y ago
mental health and gut bacteria seem to be heavily correlated. Anecdotally, if I don't eat sugary "reward" food I tend to feel better. That is also why I adopted intermittent fasting. I tend to fell better mentally if I fast 24h once a week.
- ganzuul 8y agoI have heard about fasting being helpful... Perhaps I should seek out some vegans to one-up to motivate me. :b
- yellowapple 8y agoThis can be a vicious cycle, and one which I'm actively struggling to break. I feel terrible because I eat junk food, and I eat junk food because I feel terrible. "Just stop eating junk food" is easier said than done in this case, unfortunately :|
- webmobdev 8y agoHow exactly do you fast? Is it like the extreme fasting of muslims where you don't eat or drink anything from dawn to dusk, or is it like the hindu fasting where you only eat fruits and vegetables?
- jgust 8y agoWhen people refer to intermittent fasting, they generally mean a water fast which means you're not eating anything and only drinking water for your fasting session.
- gabriel34 8y agowater and coffee only, from dinner to dinner
- webmobdev 8y agoIf I remember right, drinking coffee causes your body to lose water faster - so drinking coffee and water seem kind of contradictory.
- Anthony-G 8y agoWhile caffeine is a mild diuretic, it’s a myth that drinking coffee (or tea) causes dehydration – something I only learned in the last year or two. The BBC has a decent article on this topic: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140402-are-coffee-and-tea-dehydrating http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140402-are-coffee-and-tea-...
- TuringNYC 8y agoThe best and most scientific take i've seen on this is by Dr. Jason Fung in "The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets" (https://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Code-Unlocking-Secrets-Weight/dp/B01MRKEO0U https://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Code-Unlocking-Secrets-Weight...) He specifically references Muslim/Buddhist/Jewish fasts but clarifies that for the purposes of intermittent fasting, water,tea,coffee are OK.
- criddell 8y ago> if I don't eat sugary "reward" food I tend to feel better Within the past few years (I'm 48), eating a lot of sugary foods would leave me feeling like I was hungover the next day. Headaches were especially common 12-18 hours after lots of sugar.
- ganzuul 8y agoYou can have yeast growing in your gut too; your own personal micro-brewery.
- Dolores12 8y agofasting is bad for your gall bladder. fast with care!
- gabriel34 8y agothanks for the heads up, I'll be on the lookout for symptoms. I do believe though that the benefits far outweigh the risk in this case.