The Science Behind Intermittent Fasting and Circadian Rhythm

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Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 17 April 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Intermittent fasting (or time-restricted feeding) is a method of limiting the time window you eat each day to a consistent number of hours and a consistent time each day. Between 8-10 hours of eating window is considered optimal in humans, which leaves 14-16 hours for your body to fast. This period allows your organs a break from digesting so they can heal. This can reduce leaky gut and improve blood sugar and blood pressure. Early studies showed that genetically identical mice fed the same number of calories became unhealthy when allowed to “free feed” (eat at any time) but lost weight when their feeding hours were restricted. Studies on humans have shown the same response. As a general rule of thumb, stay within a 10-hour eating window for at least 12 weeks to see best results, and stop eating at least 2-3 hours before sleeping. https://drruscio.com/?p=29660

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0:27.0	The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat
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0:33.2	Please do not apply any of this information without first speaking with your doctor.
0:37.1	Now, let's head to the show.
0:40.8	Hi, everyone.
0:41.7	Welcome to Dr. Rucho.
0:43.1	This is Dr. Rucho.
0:44.2	Today I'm here with Satchin Panda, and we're going to be talking about Sarkadian health
0:48.9	and time refuting.
0:51.6	And Dr. Satchan, I really have to commend some of the work you're doing.
0:54.8	I think it's doing a terrific service for people in terms of increasing their awareness of how
1:00.8	detrimental inappropriate light exposure can be and also I guess eating too late at night would
1:08.8	be the main thing.
1:09.7	But I want to get into some of those details. So in any case, thank you so much for coming on the show today. Thank you. I'm glad to be here.
1:16.6	So before we get into the topic, just tell people about your background and then we'll launch into
1:22.4	what I'm sure will be a fascinating conversation. Well, I did my PSD in Secadian Rhy rhythms, but that was looking at how plants, tiny plants,
1:31.0	actually tell time and they rest their leaves, harvest some sunlight, and then go back to sleep.
1:38.2	So I learned a lot about how the circadian clock works in plants, and the fascinating thing is you can use the same principle
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