The Science of Fasting

Troll Hunter said

I got some not so good news back in December. Turns out my liver is forked. I did some research and keto with IF and even some regular fasting (multiple days) can help fix/heal your liver so I striated doing that. I've lost about 20lbs since I started and that was with taking a 3 week trip to the Philippines. I do a 16/8 IF pretty much everyday and cut sugar and most carbs out of my diet. Now that I am back home, I am going to go strict keto and work in a 2-3 day fast once a month. I haven't decided what my goal weight is, but probably another 30lbs at least, but maybe 45lbs so I land at 205lbs which I think was my best weight in my 20s. More important than my weight is fixing my liver and getting healthy.

In reference to the article above, I do find that I am keto and IF, my mind is clear.

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I had liver damage from Hep C I contracted from a blood transfusion as an infant. Once I got through my Harvoni regimen and the virus was gone, I started doing frequent 20-40 hour fasts in hopes autophagy would help heal it. Not sure if it made a difference, but at the time of my final liver screening it was back in a much healthier range.

I don’t know enough about medicine to say it made a difference or not, but I can’t imagine it hurt. And, I did lose about 20 pounds along the way.

Unfortunately, these days, I am struggling to get back into my fasting routine. I had a lot of stress last fall and dealt with it by abusing my body through over eating. I have gained back some of the weight I lost. And, even though I feel like I’m in a healthier spot mentally I am struggling to get my bearings in terms of fasting. I will just keep making attempts and I imagine one day I’ll knock out a 40 hour and after that it’ll be easier to get back into the groove. My normal IF routine is 20 hours of fasting and four hours of eating. And then I’ll throw a longer fast in every one to three weeks.