One of the main postulates of a healthy lifestyle is a healthy diet. As you understand, this is a kind of diet that has its own rules and prohibitions for fatty, salty, spicy and, of course, sweet and floury food. It is good for those who can easily deny themselves the pleasure of eating something forbidden by a nutritionist, but in most cases, a person cannot stand it and, forgetting all the prohibitions, begins to eat with great pleasure all the things from which he abstained for so long.
For people with insufficient motivation to steadily and confidently limit themselves in food every day, there is a method of maintaining physical form without colossal efforts – fasting days, which will not cause many worries.
Let’s consider why this method is so simple and affordable:
The duration of the fasting day is only 24 hours. You can follow such a diet only once every 7-10 days. On such days, it is necessary to limit all products made of white flour, as well as salt and sugar. Fasting days have almost no medical contraindications and are suitable for almost every person.
When starting fasting, it is necessary to remember that such a short-term restriction of calories will not lead to rapid weight loss, and the fact that you began to weigh one or two kilograms less often indicates the removal of unnecessary fluid from the tissues of the body. Fasting days will not save you from all diseases, but they will help you feel much better, help normalize metabolic processes in the body and improve the work of the gastrointestinal tract.
Fasting days can negatively affect the health of people with serious chronic diseases, so if you are in doubt, be sure to consult your doctor. For example, if you have a stomach ulcer, you cannot starve; you must take Lanzol Relief and Clarbact (if the pathology is caused by Helicobacter pylori). After treatment, it will be possible to consider fasting. Also, if you have a common cold, accompanied by a runny nose, cough or temperature, do not torture your body, it is already weakened by the disease, it is better to wait for complete recovery, and then start fasting.
Women during menstruation or premenstrual syndrome due to weakness of the body are advised to refrain from food restrictions.
One of the important principles of the fasting day is sufficient water consumption in the amount of 1.5-2 liters per day. Moreover, try not to combine eating with any other activities, such as talking on the phone, watching TV or reading a book, because such activities distract attention and increase appetite. This can lead to the fact that you do not notice that you have eaten much more than planned and are not full.
Try not to overeat the next day after fasting, eat food that is not too salty or sweet, refrain from fatty foods and condiments.
Start fasting in a balanced way; in this case, in the near future you will be able to appreciate all the benefits of this approach to nutrition.