20 Benefits of Intermittent Fasting

Stimulates Brain Function

A study, tabled at a meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in 2015, revealed that intermittent fasting may have “enormous implications for brain health.”  The study, was undertaken on both humans and animals. It showed fasting stimulates the brain in a number of different ways: promotes the growth of neurons, aids in recovery following a stroke or other brain injury, and enhances memory performance.  Intermittent fasting may help decrease a practitioner’s risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. There’s also evidence to show that it may actually even improve both cognitive function and quality of life for people living with those conditions already.