Fasting as 'an amazing way of life'.

[ElCubano]

Sugar is the leading cause of disease in this country, not fats. Same can be stated about CAD. He's woefully out of touch. Med-diet, etc.

Don’t know if this can be truly measured to provide data showing its impact, but I’d say chronic high levels of cortisol have a huge impact on our health. That affects our immune system, inflammation in our body, sleep, .....we need to start health by promoting a healthy nervous system then work outward. Peace

 

[speedo]

It's open season when you derail on keto or fasting. Who's going to count every calorie with any semblance of accuracy? Abstinence is binary.

Yep

 

[El OchoCinco]

Don’t know if this can be truly measured to provide data showing its impact, but I’d say chronic high levels of cortisol have a huge impact on our health. That affects our immune system, inflammation in our body, sleep, .....we need to start health by promoting a healthy nervous system then work outward. Peace

High Cortisol levels certainly has a negative affect on overall health and studies have shown elevated cortisol levels from lack of sleep or poor lifestyle choices, and obviously stress since we sometimes call it the stress hormone. I think elevated cortisol is often the effect of bad diet and lifestyle and deteriorating health rather than the cause.

 

[ElCubano]

High levels of cortisol is a cause of bad health and often worse than diet. You could eat the best diet in the world, if your cortisol level is high you will not fare well.

meditation, yoga, accepting knowing your triggers and letting go are very helpful in regulating cortisol levels. Diet doesn’t help as much for cortisol as the above. What you want is to train your body to release more melatonin/ serotonin etc and be in a rest/digest state. If your cortisol level doesn’t taper at night it doesn’t matter what you ate.

Not saying diet is not important as it is all connected. Mind body spirit

 

[Frederick Foresight]

High Cortisol levels certainly has a negative affect on overall health and studies have shown elevated cortisol levels from lack of sleep or poor lifestyle choices, and obviously stress since we sometimes call it the stress hormone. I think elevated cortisol is often the effect of bad diet and lifestyle and deteriorating health rather than the cause.

Speaking of diets and cortisol levels:

https://www.precisionnutrition.com/low-carb-diets

https://chriskresser.com/a-complete-guide-to-the-keto-diet/

Just saying.

 

[El OchoCinco]

This is who you are citing:

Precision Nutrition is the home of
the world's top nutrition coaches.
Coaching clients and certifying professionals since 2005.

 

[El OchoCinco]

10. Decrease Your Stress
Stress is an underappreciated but significant impediment to achieving success on a ketogenic diet. High stress elevates cortisol, which stimulates the generation of glucose (gluconeogenesis) in the liver. Gluconeogenesis raises blood glucose and reduces ketone levels; together, these effects make it difficult to enter ketosis.

Try these strategies for reducing your stress:

• Set aside time for rest, ideally away from your smartphone and computer
• Cut down on commitments
• Get plenty of sleep
• Start a mindfulness practice such as meditation
• Spend time in nature
• Spend quality time with friends and family

Getting plenty of sleep, exercising, and engaging in a regular stress-reduction practice can help you keep your baseline stress levels low and reduce the potential for chronically elevated cortisol.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

This is who you are citing:

Precision Nutrition is the home of
the world's top nutrition coaches.
Coaching clients and certifying professionals since 2005.

True. You have me there. But, your follow-up post...

10. Decrease Your Stress
Stress is an underappreciated but significant impediment to achieving success on a ketogenic diet. High stress elevates cortisol, which stimulates the generation of glucose (gluconeogenesis) in the liver. Gluconeogenesis raises blood glucose and reduces ketone levels; together, these effects make it difficult to enter ketosis.

Try these strategies for reducing your stress:

• Set aside time for rest, ideally away from your smartphone and computer
• Cut down on commitments
• Get plenty of sleep
• Start a mindfulness practice such as meditation
• Spend time in nature
• Spend quality time with friends and family

Getting plenty of sleep, exercising, and engaging in a regular stress-reduction practice can help you keep your baseline stress levels low and reduce the potential for chronically elevated cortisol.

...doesn't exactly contradict the pieces I linked. That you have to take extra measures to relieve stress in order to cope with a diet says something about that diet. Again, just saying.

 

[ElCubano]

Try this.

Next time you get into an argument that boils you up eat a salad.

next time ur relaxed at the beach jamming it up. Eat a nasty burger lol.

Let me know which one digests easier lol.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Try this.

Next time you get into an argument that boils you up eat a salad.

next time ur relaxed at the beach jamming it up. Eat a nasty burger lol.

Let me know which one digests easier lol.

I have no idea what that means. Aren't both foods part of a keto or paleo diet? Regardless, I try not to eat in order to relieve stress. That rarely ends well.