This is why you shouldn’t do periodic fasting.
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Timestamps
0:00 Periodic fasting doesn’t work
0:24 Types of fasts
0:49 Why you feel miserable fasting periodically
1:13 Fasting and hypoglycemia
1:35 The best way to fast
2:00 Key takeaways
In this video, I want to talk about why periodic fasting is not a good idea. I recently had someone come to me and tell me about how they fast occasionally, and they were disappointed because it wasn’t working. They felt miserable while fasting. This video is on why.
There are several popular periodic fasts out there:
• The 5-2 fast (fasting two days each week).
• The 3 days a week fast.
• The 1 day every two weeks fast.
• The 1 day a week fast.
• The every other day fast.
With these fasts, most people feel miserable. What happens is they don’t give their body enough time to adapt. It takes 3-7 days for your body to adapt to fat burning (running on ketones). If you don’t put in this about of time with intermittent fasting, you will constantly feel miserable.
You may experience hypoglycemia (low blood sugars) if you fast sporadically. This is not good for your body—your brain will suffer, and you’ll get grouchy.
Instead of periodic fasting, you want to do intermittent fasting on a daily basis. Consistent intermittent fasting will help you burn fat and improve your cognition and mood.
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Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Thanks for watching. I hope this video helped clear up why periodic fasting doesn’t work.