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RDN<p>The effect of flavonoids (and exercise and fasting) on depression through stimulation of the release of BDNF.</p><p><a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/boosting-bdnf-levels-in-our-brain-to-treat-depression/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nutritionfacts.org/blog/boosti</span><span class="invisible">ng-bdnf-levels-in-our-brain-to-treat-depression/</span></a></p><p>So apple pie is a mood enhancer. That tracks. </p><p>Note that the author has a pretty definite vegan agenda.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Flavonoids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flavonoids</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/BDNF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDNF</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Depression</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Exercise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exercise</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fasting</span></a></p>
Prithvi_in_May<p>“The most legal way to kill someone today is to hire them a personal doctor.”</p><p>I just published my first essay on Medium. It revolves around the theme of antifragility, exploring how stress—far from being harmful—can actually heal, strengthen, and protect us.</p><p>Read here 👉 <a href="https://medium.com/@prithviinmay/stress-is-not-the-enemy-8912413f0ccd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@prithviinmay/stres</span><span class="invisible">s-is-not-the-enemy-8912413f0ccd</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antifragile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifragile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>Are you really fasting if... you spend most of your fasting day thinking of food? 🤔</p><p>Asking for a friend. </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
Haq Islam<p>Muharram and Ashura <a href="https://www.haqislam.org/muharram-and-ashura/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haqislam.org/muharram-and-ashu</span><span class="invisible">ra/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ashura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ashura</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fasting</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Muharram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muharram</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Islam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Allah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allah</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Muslim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muslim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quran</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hadith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hadith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sunnah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunnah</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Islamicreminder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Islamicreminder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IslamicQuote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IslamicQuote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Muharram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muharram</span></a><br> <br>Rasulullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) is reported to have said: ” Observe the fast of Aashura and oppose (the ways of) the Jews. Fast a day before it (also) or a day after.” Hence, it is better to fast on the 9th and 10th or on the 10th and 11th.</p>
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RDN<p>A summary, with references, of the effects of intermittent fasting on brain function:</p><p><a href="https://techfixated.com/intermittent-fasting-why-your-brain-loves-short-term-starvation/?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=topic%2Fbrain" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techfixated.com/intermittent-f</span><span class="invisible">asting-why-your-brain-loves-short-term-starvation/?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=topic%2Fbrain</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fasting</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/IntermittentFasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntermittentFasting</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Memory</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fasting</span></a> Every Other Day May Be More Effective Than Daily <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dieting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dieting</span></a>, Research Finds</p><p><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/fasting-every-other-day-may-be-more-effective-than-daily-dieting-research-finds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/fasting-every</span><span class="invisible">-other-day-may-be-more-effective-than-daily-dieting-research-finds/</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>For when you're <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a> but you want to eat and still not break your fast. 🙄</p><p>(Part of a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/menu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>menu</span></a> at a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/restaurant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restaurant</span></a> in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Udupi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Udupi</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Karnataka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Karnataka</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>; from Dec. 14, 2024)</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strategy</span></a></p>
Dining and Cooking<p>‘Struggling’ mum ditches regular diets to lose 4 stone with 3 children under five</p><p>Makeda, from London, suffered from joint and back pain but turned to a health app to change her lifestyleThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.&nbsp;Learn …<br><a href="https://vive.im/tags/dining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dining</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fitness</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/weightloss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weightloss</span></a><br><a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2136095/struggling-mum-ditches-regular-diets-to-lose-4-stone-with-3-children-under-five/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2136095/s</span><span class="invisible">truggling-mum-ditches-regular-diets-to-lose-4-stone-with-3-children-under-five/</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>‘Struggling’ mum ditches regular diets to lose 4 stone with 3 children under five <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2136095/struggling-mum-ditches-regular-diets-to-lose-4-stone-with-3-children-under-five/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2136095/s</span><span class="invisible">truggling-mum-ditches-regular-diets-to-lose-4-stone-with-3-children-under-five/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fitness</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WeightLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeightLoss</span></a></p>
Oliver Knabe<p>On June 16, join a one-day international solidarity fast led by <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/CombatantsforPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CombatantsforPeace</span></a> and an Israeli-Palestinian coalition in the region:</p><p>Fast for Freedom: A Joint Day of <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fasting</span></a> for Gaza <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/EndGazaStarvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndGazaStarvation</span></a></p><p>This fast is not directed at political leaders, but to the people - to Gazans and to the hostages. It is a way to say and embody:</p><p>“We see you. We will not look away. We unite our thoughts, hearts, bodies, and actions with you. We will not stop until you are safe and free.”</p>
Oliver Knabe<p>"And we believe that true peace begins with nonviolent co-resistance to injustice.</p><p>Join us to fast for <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, from wherever you are in the world. </p><p><a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fasting</span></a> and hunger strikes have historically been used as a powerful nonviolent tool for resisting injustice. Palestinians in <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/CombatantsForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CombatantsForPeace</span></a> who served time in Israeli jails, have participated in hunger strikes to demand their basic human rights, and so we follow their lead in this action."</p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Most Popular Diets of the Decade: Keto, Fasting, Vegan <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2108438/most-popular-diets-of-the-decade-keto-fasting-vegan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2108438/m</span><span class="invisible">ost-popular-diets-of-the-decade-keto-fasting-vegan/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/BusinessInsider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessInsider</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CenturiesOldKetoDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenturiesOldKetoDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GlutenFreeDiets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlutenFreeDiets</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HighFatKeto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HighFatKeto</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/INSIDER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INSIDER</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/IntermittentFasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntermittentFasting</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Keto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keto</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/KetoDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KetoDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanVeganDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediterraneanVeganDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanVegetarianRecipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediterraneanVegetarianRecipes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/melissa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>melissa</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/RestrictiveDiets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestrictiveDiets</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/sardinia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sardinia</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SouthBeachDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthBeachDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vegan</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VeganMediterraneanDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeganMediterraneanDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetarianMediterraneanRecipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VegetarianMediterraneanRecipes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WellPlannedKetoDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WellPlannedKetoDiet</span></a></p>
JL Johnson :veri_mast:<p>Fasting, day 3. Diet energy drink in the morning, sleepy tea in the evenings. This is by far the easiest multi-day fast I’ve done. I’ve been doing them periodically for years. </p><p>I sure do appreciate and miss the mental clarity that pops up out of nowhere around day 3. Yay, ketones! </p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/intermittentfasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intermittentfasting</span></a></p>
Hyde 📷 🖋 :debian:<p>Here it goes again, my monthly <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a>. </p><p>Last month, I did 48 hours. </p><p>So far, I'm at 34 hours, I'll try to do 60 hours this month </p><p>🐻</p>
JL Johnson :veri_mast:<p>I started fasting again yesterday. This, after two months of using mourning as an excuse to totally let myself go. I worry I indirectly encouraged bad eating with those around me, too. Ended up feeling disgusting and just making things worse.</p><p>Way too many things going on in life for me to be drilling holes in my own boat. </p><p>Anyway, I'm on day 2 of *shrug emoji* Feeling fine, happy to be resetting. We'll see how it goes. </p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/intermittentfasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intermittentfasting</span></a></p>
Hänzi Pōtter<p>so, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fitness</span></a> progress. I've been doing <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/exercises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exercises</span></a> for the past week. medium to high intensity according to my smart watch (based on heart rate ranges). the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/intermittent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intermittent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a> routine is now well established, I start feeling hungry just shortly before the end. losing <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/weight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weight</span></a> trend is now lower than previous weeks, but I already feel that I am slowly getting in shape. I signed up for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a> classes to be done once a week. generally I feel good 😊</p>
bryan<p>Super close to being lighter than I’ve been in six years. <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a></p>
Matthew Badger<p>Finished my fast after 48.5 hours; over all, a successful experiment and one I might try again soon.</p><p>I had vague hopes of making it to 3 days, but the last couple of hours were the first I felt really hungry (possibly thanks to a half cup of miso soup for ‘lunch’), and being tired it wasn’t worth it.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasting</span></a></p>
RDN<p>A randomized clinical trial of 100 participants found that consuming a plant-based diet high in unsaturated fats for just five days a month results in decreased abdominal and liver fat, lessened insulin resistance, and better immune system function.</p><p>Summary: <a href="https://gero.usc.edu/2024/02/20/fasting-mimicking-diet-biological-age/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gero.usc.edu/2024/02/20/fastin</span><span class="invisible">g-mimicking-diet-biological-age/</span></a></p><p>Original paper: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45260-9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-024</span><span class="invisible">-45260-9</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diet</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Fasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fasting</span></a></p>