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[quote=Anonymous]I used to not believe in fasting, and I remember thinking, how can people say they think more clearly when they are fasting? Their brain isn't getting any energy to think!  This is crazy talk.

Then I went to a lecture given by a hotshot cancer doctor here in Los Angeles.  After he went through the usual things (don't smoke, get sleep, etc) I was totally shocked when he discussed fasting.

Now it was in a cancer context, basically discussing how cancer cells must consume or die, while normal cells can easily handle fasts by conserving energy.  The research was showing that chemo patients who fast do better than those who do not.

However; in general (cancer aside), he was saying that he believes that humans were meant to fast.  The theory is this: If you have a constant supply of food, your body is always digesting, so is not spending energy on other functions.  When you fast, your digestive system calms down, and energy is spent on other things, like "cleaning house."  As an analogy, when you are eating Thanksgiving dinner, you are not simultaneously cleaning your house.  You may be before or after, but not during.  In general, Americans are told to eat and snack etc, they are in effect digesting all day.  And because of this, they are screwing around with their insulin all day.

The key, though, to fast in a healthy way, is to not be eating the standard American diet of sugar and carbs from grains.  The key is to be eating fat, protein, veggies.

OP, just want to throw something out there for you since you say you have a rough period in the late AM....if you try no milk with your coffee, I bet that rough part would go away.  The milk stimulates your digestive tract.  Coffee alone won't.  I  stopped drinking my morning coffee and milk (which for me was becoming milk with a little coffee).  The health benefits accrue from the duration of the fast, so I try not to break it for something as minor as morning coffee/milk. If you give up your milk, you are really getting to 22:2 or 23:1 vs. 12:12, which is wonderful for your health.[/quote]

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