Over the last few years there’s been a lot of talk about the many benefits of fasting, ranging from weight loss, to anti-aging and life extension. Fasting by definition means refraining from eating all together for an extended period of time in order to start using stored fat for energy.
I don’t know about you, but going on a water fast for days has never been a viable option for me, as much as I wanted to reap the health benefits of fasting!
— Until I came across ProLon’s 5-day ‘fasting mimicking’ program!
What is ‘fasting mimicking’?
♥ In layman terms: Tricking your body into thinking it’s fasting, but actually consuming a small amount of food to get you going.
♥ More scientific definition by ProLon: Eating in a controlled way through nutrition formulations that nourish your body while keeping your metabolism and cells in a fasting mode. This way you can harness the health benefits of fasting, while eating plant based, clean nutrition.
In other words: fasting while still eating!
Now that’s something I was willing to give a try! And I definitely did! Four rounds of it already in the last year.
And because I felt great by following this fast I really wanted to share this with my community! This is not something I do lightly, as I don’t usually recommend any products I am not using myself and I am not finding extremely helpful.
What I liked about this program:
♥ It had a major impact on my weight.
We all know too well that after a certain age it becomes more and more difficult to lose weight, especially the stubborn belly fat. After one cycle of the \ with food I lost 5 pounds, which was the most I ever lost in such a short period of time.
However, be prepared to put back a pound or so in the following week, as your body gets adjusted to eating normally. I personally added back one pound in the first week, but then I managed to remain constant by following my normal Mediterranean diet.
♥ It had a great impact on my overall wellbeing!
Not only I lost 5 pounds in 5 days, but the clarity and lightness I felt during and after the fast made me not want to go back to my typical diet (which I must say it’s pretty healthy).
By the end of day 3 (which by the way was the most challenging for me) I started to feel insanely light and clear in my head, like a veil has lifted and I was just discovering how beautiful my life was!
I am really not exaggerating. I had my husband do this fast with me twice, and he too noticed the same. Actually, the second month we did the program, we were so looking forward to that feeling of clarity, focus and ease – it was like a drug (but the good kind of drug).
♥ My skin looked so glowing and smooth, like I had a sudden infusion of collagen.
I felt like I reversed my age by a few years. In fact, research shows that fasting has anti aging benefits as it slows down aging and regenerates cells through a process called “autophagy”.
♥ I didn’t feel hungry and it was way easier to do than any other type of fast.
I did have short lived periods of hunger, which I managed to get over quite easily by just munching on a few slices or cucumber or sprouts (which are ok to have outside of the actual meals provided in the program). Also, drinking plenty of water is key here too.
♥ It made me not crave sugar and resist binge eating after completing the fast.
It kind of trains your body into becoming more aware while eating and eat more responsibly. You should have seen me how I was appreciating each meal and running after every dropped crumble, as I didn’t want to let anything go to waste (after all, that was my whole meal ).
♥ Overall, I felt like I was doing something so good for my body and health.
There is an extensive research on the impressive health benefits of fasting, such as: anti-aging, fat burning, cellular rejuvenation, longevity and not to mention prevention of disease and metabolic syndrome.
Here are some examples of research findings:
♥ Reverse Bioage by 2.5 Years: In a recent study, the remarkable effects of 3 ProLon cycles have been shown to reverse bioage score by 2.5 biological years.
♥ ProLon fast vs. The Mediterranean Diet: a recent study published in Nature, shows that just four 5-day cycles over four months brought about impressive health benefits. Those benefits were on par with, or even surpassed, the benefits of a continuous 120-day Mediterranean Diet. This offers a compelling alternative for those seeking impactful health improvements without the commitment to a constant diet regimen.
If you want to look into this for your own benefit, check out ProLon’s 5-day fasting with food program, so you can decide if this is something you might want to give a try.
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