INTERMITTENT FASTING
THE BASICS
Fasting has been practised for millennia, for both spiritual and health reasons. While intermittent fasting (IF) can vary in its execution, it always involves periods of reduced or no food intake at regular intervals. It prompts autophagy, a self-cleaning process that rids the body of damaged cells and toxins.
egular snacking and overeating have become increasingly common in Western society, says Cape Townbased dietician AnnchenWeidemann. After a
