Wow Chuck you really put some time and work into this post. I'm pretty interested in the slowing of the aging process--I'm a runner, I practice yoga and mostly eat fairly healthy (non GMO, minimize HFCS, etc) and take certain supplements and it's worked for me to help keep me young looking. My peers at work are often surprised to find out I'm 10 years older than most of them.
I haven't really tried fasting because of how much I exercise but it might be a good thing for me to take a week off the exercise, fast, do a juice cleanse or something. I just never seem to have time to deal with the side effects because I'm always working, adulting, doing chores, working on my car, house etc.
Thanks for sharing this information and I've followed and given you an upvote. Best of luck to you in your journey on steemit and I look forward to seeing more of your posts.
its working @cryptokeepr, you don't look a day over 50!
Again, thank you for the reply, upvote, and follow! I know it can be difficult for a busy man like yourself. The only thing in a water-only fast that they recommend giving up would be the exercise. Otherwise no one would know you are fasting except those you break bread with on a regular basis. Those that know you are fasting will think you're nuts, but the benefits are there for the taking. The hard part for me is watching people I know and care about killing themselves with autoimmune diseases that are controllable using any one of a number of fasting protocols or at least a ketogenic diet until the threat is put into remission. The thing I love about fasting is the nothing-to-do of it. No special anything as well as no cost. In the next chapter I'm going to get into how man's wisdom of "eat to keep up your strength" is not the way we were designed or have evolved from. That three meals a day, day after day, week after week, year after year is one of the worst things we can do to our bodies. And now, with modern physiological diagnostics, we know why. Again, sir, many thanks!
I never really thought about the time saving aspect of fasting and simplification of the day not having to prepare food 3 times per day (or pre-prepare earlier). The days that I'm off work I actually tend to end up eating only twice and my dad says since he's retired he only has 2 meals per day.
So many aspects of modern day life are counter to what is actually healthy and natural for our bodies and the older I get the more things I realize are not the way that they actually should be. I question so much but feel powerless to change a lot of it. But my diet is something I have control over so maybe I will try a fast at some point in the near future.
I'm really happy to have connected with you here and look forward to seeing your future posts.
Thanks for the reply and I am glad to make a connection with you too.