Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be (Bulletproof Book 6)
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Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be (Bulletproof Book 6)
By releasing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, the vagus nerve slows your heart rate. A prolonged exhale enhances vagus nerve function, lowering stress levels and improving cognition. Psychologists Roderik Gerritsen and Guido Band at Leiden University in the Netherlands developed a biophysical model suggesting that the response of the vagus nerve
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There’s still a way to get the benefits of fasting: try a protein fast. Protein fasting means that one day a week, or longer, you eat less than 15 grams of protein from all sources, including vegetables. You can enjoy some fat, have some vegetables (just not high-protein vegetables such as lima beans and spinach), and eat almost anything that’s not
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You’ve now learned about three remarkable and remarkably simple components of an effective fast: coffee, MCT oil, and soluble fiber.
Dave Asprey • Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be (Bulletproof Book 6)
With every craving, think about whether you’re getting a good ROI. If you’re not, give it up for half a day, and see what happens.
Dave Asprey • Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be (Bulletproof Book 6)
When your body burns fat, the carbon and hydrogen in the fat molecules combine with oxygen, which forms carbon dioxide and water. You breathe out the carbon dioxide, and your body makes use of the water, so you’re actually hydrating your body as you go, the same way a camel stores water in its fatty humps. If you’re competing in a long race and you
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Ideally, you should always leave at least three hours between your meal and the time you go to sleep.
Dave Asprey • Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be (Bulletproof Book 6)
Unending keto can make it harder to put on muscle. Cycle your fasting, cycle your keto.
Dave Asprey • Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be (Bulletproof Book 6)
be eaten, you can generally run and hide. If you are a plant, you need to defend yourself in place: you can grow a hard, protective shell, like a walnut; you can sprout spines, like a cactus; or you can fill yourself with poison. The poison strategy is a really common one. Think