I am trying this

Posted by diverdown1 @diverdown1, Jul 9 7:55am

I watched this last night. I had not eaten at all yesterday, and I still have not eaten. This is a long video, but the science behind what she is saying makes sense. I woke up feeling pretty good this morning...I figure it is worth a shot to try anyway,

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jul 9 8:37am

I do 18 hour fasts routinely but sometime throw in a couple of 16 hour fasting days for when I want to eat out with family. You might find this related discussion helpful also.
-- Low-carb healthy fat living. Intermittent fasting. What’s your why?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/low-carb-healthy-fat-living-intermittent-fasting-whats-your-why/
Before I learned about intermittent fasting none of my doctors ever mentioned the metabolic syndrome they just kept telling me I was in the pre-diabetes category. There are a lot of connections to neurologic and other conditions with the metabolic syndrome. Here are some of the references I've found on my journey.

-- Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.105.169404
-- The metabolic syndrome – What is it and how should it be managed?
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2047487319886404
-- A comprehensive definition for metabolic syndrome
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675814/
-- The Metabolic Syndrome and Neuropathy: Therapeutic Challenges and Opportunities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881591/
-- Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for neurological disorders
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21997383/

diverdown1 | @diverdown1 | Jul 11 10:12am

In reply to @johnbishop "I do 18 hour fasts routinely but sometime throw in a couple of 16 hour fasting..." + (show)

@johnbishop Thank you John! I will look at the references you posted!!! I went almost 48 hours and I felt so much better. I did eat a small meal yesterday, a salad and some spinach. I did not want to eat too much. I am going to have a salad today with some tuna. I look forward to reading more about it.

diverdown1 | @diverdown1 | Jul 12 10:13am

So, my neighbors brought me a Kurdish dish and it was delicious. That being said, I woke up feeling bad, swollen (probably from sodium). Fasting does make me feel better. I am going to do it intermittently during the week and when I eat, I am going to eat a salad or an Atkins protein drink. Sodium is out, sugar, white flour, out...

catherinej | @catherinej | Jul 13 7:59am

I too, have noticed if I eat fatty food and high sugar my symptoms totally increase. I eat twice a day, pretty much vegan ( which I usually do) as well as I avoid gluten. I have celiac disease since childhood and it has acted up so much with long COVID.
Thoughts and prayers for your health.