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4th November 2018
05:32pm GMT
“You’ve been following one of the hottest diets around at the moment and you didn’t even know it,” she told FEMAIL. “If you delay your overnight fasting time for just a few more hours, you can easily fit right into the very trendy and extremely sustainable ‘Eight Hour Diet’. “By practising fasting, you allow your body and gut time to digest, real and heal. Fasting actually lightens the load on the guy, allowing it to work at its optimum. It also improves the cleansing process.”However, it’s not all great news as Lee says there are downsides.
“It doesn’t come easily at first. We live in a world obsessed with snacks and overindulgence so, it can be hard to go against the grain.”The nutritionist also warns that fasting can have some serious effects on our hormones.
“It can send a signal to the body that it’s experiencing famine and triggers the body to shut down fertility. "But if you satisfy your body with quality saturated fats throughout the day, like eggs and good fats (which are only around 40 calories for a teaspoon), the body will know it’s in a safe environment and will continue with proper hormone synthesis."Lee says the only people she wouldn't recommend trying the diet are those currently suffering with an eating disorder.
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