Twistofchaos
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I'll repost this in the Nutrition section.:
Out of curiosity, for the last three weeks I've been trying Intermittent Fasting.Not to lose weight but to gain (muscle) and maybe I've been getting surprising results in regards to CF.
Ok so first, Intermittent Fasting. The latest hype from the world of bodybuilding even though the principles have been known for a long time, but lately it's catching on as we now understand that we do not need to keep taking in proteïne round the clock to gain or preserve muscle like we thought we had to before, and can then take advantage of the benefits of not eating round the clock. It's about eating the same amount and simply fitting all your day's worth of food in a smaller feeding window, say 6 to 8 hours and then spend the rest in a fasting state. Some people will even fast a whole day and then refeed/eat twice as much the next, whichever someone feels comfortable with.
What interests me in this is how it seems to positively affect my digestion and how our bodies might handle and respond better to insuline in regards to CFRD. But somenon CF specific supposed benefits to fasting/IF, from Wikipedia:
"Reduced serum glucose and insulin levels and increased resistance of neurons in the brain to excitotoxic stress." "Enhance cardiovascular and brain functions and improve several risk factors for coronary artery disease and stroke including a reduction in blood pressure and increased insulin sensitivity" and that "cardiovascular stress adaptation is improved and heart rate variability is increased in rodents" and that "rodents maintained on an IF regimen exhibit increased resistance of heart and brain cells to ischemic injury in experimental models of myocardial infarction and stroke."[6] May "ameliorate age-related deficits in cognitive function" in mice.[7] Correlation with IF and significantly improved biochemical parameters associated with development of diabetic nephropathy.[8] Lifespan increases of 40.4% and 56.6% in C. elegans for alternate day (24 hour) and two-of-each-three day (48 hour) fasting, respectively, as compared to an ad libitum diet.[10] Rats showed markedly improved long-term survival after chronic heart failure via pro-angiogenic, anti-apoptotic and anti-remodeling effects.[11]
So I've been giving it a go (I'm not cutting, maintaining bodyfat%for summer so I'm eating at and above maintenance) and noticed right away:That perhaps my digestion is better from the extra time and rest. Normally I have CF-cramps and problematic stools a couple times a week to almost every day. My stools improved right from the first day.<img title="Smile" src="include/wysiwyg/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" />I'm less bloated and have a smaller midsection. Not just at the end of the fasting window but also the rest of the day. That might be an immediate effect of better digestion. I seem to get less glucose low's following a meal and then being active, or when being active after not having eaten for a while now. First days I would get hungry and weak but maybe now my body is quickly getting used to not always being in a fed state.I've been at the edge of being diagnosed with CFRDiabetes for a long time now, and IF is suspected to increase insuline sensitivity. The question for us is if that's also true for us? Andso if it's better if we keep drawing insuline by eating many meals throughout the day, or one or two bigger insuline spikes after a period of low. Any thoughts?Also so far my strength when lifting and recovery is certainlynot decreasing, if anything increasing.Did not get around to it yet but I have a glucose meter and will soon get testing and then follow up with what's happening.
Any thoughts? Does anyone have experience with this or something similair?
Out of curiosity, for the last three weeks I've been trying Intermittent Fasting.Not to lose weight but to gain (muscle) and maybe I've been getting surprising results in regards to CF.
Ok so first, Intermittent Fasting. The latest hype from the world of bodybuilding even though the principles have been known for a long time, but lately it's catching on as we now understand that we do not need to keep taking in proteïne round the clock to gain or preserve muscle like we thought we had to before, and can then take advantage of the benefits of not eating round the clock. It's about eating the same amount and simply fitting all your day's worth of food in a smaller feeding window, say 6 to 8 hours and then spend the rest in a fasting state. Some people will even fast a whole day and then refeed/eat twice as much the next, whichever someone feels comfortable with.
What interests me in this is how it seems to positively affect my digestion and how our bodies might handle and respond better to insuline in regards to CFRD. But somenon CF specific supposed benefits to fasting/IF, from Wikipedia:
"Reduced serum glucose and insulin levels and increased resistance of neurons in the brain to excitotoxic stress." "Enhance
So I've been giving it a go (I'm not cutting, maintaining bodyfat%for summer so I'm eating at and above maintenance) and noticed right away:That perhaps my digestion is better from the extra time and rest. Normally I have CF-cramps and problematic stools a couple times a week to almost every day. My stools improved right from the first day.<img title="Smile" src="include/wysiwyg/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" />I'm less bloated and have a smaller midsection. Not just at the end of the fasting window but also the rest of the day. That might be an immediate effect of better digestion. I seem to get less glucose low's following a meal and then being active, or when being active after not having eaten for a while now. First days I would get hungry and weak but maybe now my body is quickly getting used to not always being in a fed state.I've been at the edge of being diagnosed with CFRDiabetes for a long time now, and IF is suspected to increase insuline sensitivity. The question for us is if that's also true for us? Andso if it's better if we keep drawing insuline by eating many meals throughout the day, or one or two bigger insuline spikes after a period of low. Any thoughts?Also so far my strength when lifting and recovery is certainlynot decreasing, if anything increasing.Did not get around to it yet but I have a glucose meter and will soon get testing and then follow up with what's happening.
Any thoughts? Does anyone have experience with this or something similair?