Fasting
Unless you have a neurodegenerative, mood and/or memory condition, we don’t all need to remain in ketosis for extended periods of time; however, slipping in and out of ketosis on a regular basis, just as our early ancestors would have done, is beneficial. We seem to be purpose-built for doing it and we derive massive health and happiness benefits from it.
For these reasons, my tribe and I follow seasonal eating patterns that allow us to slip in and out of ketosis. If we’re feeling really good, we may stay in it a little longer. It helps us to think, to perform, and to produce.
Water fasting, only consuming water and minerals, is likely the single, most powerful metabolic intervention in existence.
Fasting is accessible to everyone, it’s time and money saving and it’s the default way of life in the animal kingdom.
Only in the modern world have some animals, Sapiens included, had such easy, unlimited, no- effort access to food.
Periods of feast and famine with purposeful 24 to 120-hour fasts followed by huge refeeds are an ideal way to keep your body functioning optimally.