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Greetings from Carole Taylor ... your Weekly Update ~ May 30

 

Intermittent fasting isn't complicated - it is simply periods of voluntary abstinence from food. Instead of strictly counting calories every day, intermittent fasting is all about when and how much you should eat.

We now know that intermittent fasting stimulates ancient adaptive cellular responses ~ enhancing defenses against oxidative and metabolic stress and removing or repairing damaged cells and molecules.

Autophagy: Your Cells’ Own Internal Cleansing Process

Autophagy is a natural, regulated mechanism of the cell that removes unnecessary or dysfunctional components.

Many of us eat five times a day or more, including meals and snacks. This steady flow of nutrients can put some processes within your cells on hold.

One of these processes, called autophagy can be thought of as your cells’ own internal cleansing process.

During intermittent fasting the flow of incoming nutrients begins to slow and the process of autophagy becomes activated.

Old, worn-out, or obsolete components within your cells are tagged for disposal and broken down to their component parts ~ building blocks like amino acids to support cell maintenance and growth.

Continuing research in this area has shown that as a part of normal metabolism, autophagy helps to support the health of the heart and the brain.

As a process of cellular cleansing and renewal, autophagy is essential to the long-term maintenance of good health.

Getting to know fat

Intermittent fasting promotes the body’s ability to switch its fuel source from carbohydrates to fats ~ promoting fat burning and greater metabolic flexibility.

Adipose tissue ~ body fat

In our bodies, the two main energy sources are carbohydrates (via glucose) and fat (via fatty acids). Generally, after we eat a meal that contains a mix of nutrients, glucose is used for energy and fat is stored in adipose tissue.

Adipose tissue ~ or body fat ~ produces hormones which influence several important functions including glucose and lipid metabolism, blood coagulation, insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, and steroid hormone modulation.

Excessive adipose tissue can negatively affect health through insulin resistance, abnormal blood lipids, and even increased cardiovascular disease risk.

During a fast day, the body flips from an energy-storing state to an energy-burning state. The body will use the fat for fuel causing the fat cells to shrink in size.

As fat cells decrease in size, so too does the amount of signaling molecules or hormones produced.

In addition to sustainable weight loss, this reestablishment of normal endocrine function can be immensely beneficial for health including decreasing insulin sensitivity and the molecules that induce inflammation.

Nutritional Support

Since the company’s founding in 2002, Intermittent Fasting as Cleanse Days has been integral to the success of the Isagenix System.

One of the differentiating factors between a Cleanse Day and ordinary fasting is Cleanse for Life®.

This phytonutrient-rich botanical beverage was designed to support and reinforce your body’s natural detoxification systems while providing a targeted amount of nourishment to help you feel energized.

Four positive things that go on inside your body during a Cleanse Day:

  1. You rev up your body’s cellular cleansing system.
  2. You not only burn more fat, but burn the worst kind of fat.
  3. You improve insulin sensitivity.
  4. You nourish your body with cleansing, health-supporting nutrients.