As I curled up on the couch at home a couple of weeks ago, shivering in my blanket, I began feeling sorry for myself. I started contemplating how many more fevers and viruses I would have to endure before my immune system caught a break had a chance to rebuild itself. I knew preschool would be rough at first, but my soul was drastically unprepared for the constant onslaught of illnesses – one right after another.
After a while, I decided my time would be better spent researching healing remedies, so I started watching more videos from my new favorite YouTube channel for Dr. Eric Berg.
(He’s the same guy who did the autophagy video that’s posted in one of my previous intermittent fasting blogs.)
Anywho, I found several to watch, and learned even more incredible things about the body. Like for example, if you have too much insulin in your body (insulin resistance from overeating), it will actually block the absorption of some anti-aging and weight-loss supplements that are increasingly popular these days. The extra insulin causes you to carry extra weight that you cannot lose no matter what you try, and can eventually lead to diabetes, heart disease, etc. So you can spend hundreds of dollars on weight-loss supplements that won’t even work for you, if you don’t first address the underlying problem of insulin resistance.
So how can we break the cycle of insulin resistance?
Through intermittent fasting.
The body needs a break. It needs to recover and reset, and regular fasting does that. It doesn’t happen overnight; it involves a lifestyle change. Otherwise, your body will return to its insulin-rich state again.
I know that’s not a popular answer. Not many of us are itching to sign up for a brand new and permanent lifestyle that involves fasting. But the benefits are SO worth it.
WE are SO worth it.
Not sure how to get started? Check out my first blog post on intermittent fasting, and then use the keyword “Search” bar on my website to search for any IF-related posts.
After battling several preschool-related bugs in my household lately, I’m hitting the reset button on intermittent fasting myself. Cheers to better health! 🙂
Blessings,
Emily