Intermittent fasting is the most efficient way to supercharge your immune system, and to lose weight. After you eat dinner, you eat or drink nothing except water until the first meal of the next day. If you want to lose a couple of pounds, or heal an imbalance in your body, nothing beats this system. And after a couple of days, you won't even miss those late night snacks at all. Often when you think you're feeling hungry, the body is really asking for water.
You're gonna have to go at least 12 hours to get any benefit at all, and 14 - 16 hours more likely. If you want to trigger autophagy you need to do 48 hours or more. It's not so hard if you're already keto adapted.
You're 100% right. The time between dinner and breakfast is usually around 12 hours or more. I can testify from first hand knowledge, that even fasting 12 hours, does wonders for your health. Though any time you give your digestive system a break from food, even if its less than 12 hours, your body will thank you. And there should always be a 5 hour gap between meals when you can manage that.
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