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There are just a ton of. Fasting puts our body into it’s prime-primal state, leading to greater health, better fat burning and improved cellular functioning. I’ve made a video about this that explains almost all of the benefits.

But here’s a list of the benefits.

  • Cellular repair via autophagy. - Your body will self-digest itself, leading to the recycling of old waste proteins and through detoxification.
  • Increased fat oxidation. - Better use of your own body fat for fuel.
  • Hastened metabolism. - Your metabolism actually speeds up by 3–14%.
  • Improved biomarkers. - Reduced cholesterol, lower blood sugar, better insulin sensitivity and no insulin resistance.
  • Boosted Growth Hormone. - The Holy Grail of longevity and muscle building. It maintain lean muscle mass and burns fat.
  • Increased life-span. - Fasting increases free radicals that trigger protective pathways.
  • Protection against cancer and tumors. - Autophagy purges precancerous cells and lowers risk of tumor growth.
  • Bolstered brain power. - Protection against neurodegenerative disease thanks to increased BDNF.

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