I-Yunmai via Unsplash Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The 16:8 diet or Intermittent Diet is a newly discovered way to lose weight. It will also help you become healthy physically, mentally, socially and emotionally. This kind of diet requires 16 hours of fasting and 8 hours of eating. Within those 8 hours, you can eat whatever you want without measuring your calorie intake. Then, in 16 hours you are restricted to eat. In fasting hours, you can just drink water, black tea, coffee or diet soda. Jennifer Burk via Unsplash How does 16:8 diet work? The 16 hours of fasting allows the body to have a longer time digesting your food intake compared to usual. The more time the body digests the food, the higher possibility of losing weight. Digestion will eventually burn other toxins and fats after you eat. The suggested eating time is between 10 am to 6 p.m. while suggested fasting hours will be 16 hours after that from 6 p.m 10 a.m. the next day. This is suggested so that your fasting hours will just fall under your sleeping time. However, you are free to choose the time for your intermittent diet depending on your convenience. Possible benefits you can get Clem Onojeghou via Unsplash Physical Health According to Healthline, aside from losing weight, researchers found that intermittent diet will help you lower blood pressure, improve Glucose (prevent risks of Diabetes), cellular repair ( slower aging process) and reduce the risks of breast cancer. Mental health Intermittent diet will help to stimulate your brain. It increases the brain hormone and may aid growth the new the nerve cells. When your body is physically healthy, your mind will be also healthy. The study shows that this diet will help you sleep better and reduce anxiety. With that said, your mind can rest and function well. Alan Ko via Unsplash Social Health Intermittent diet will eventually burn your fat and repair your cells which means you can already have the body you desire. You will also gain self-confidence. Once you are confident, you are not ashamed and afraid to go and hang out with friends. Emotional Health A lot of people now are suffering from depression and bullying. A big factor that contributes to bullying is their physical appearance. While some are depressed about being fat or ugly. This will somehow solve the problem of a lot of people suffering from being fat or obese that affects their emotional stability. Facebook Comments
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