Can I fast?
Are you worried your health diagnosis will keep you from fasting? Check this list to see if you are in the clear to try fasting!
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Diagnosis
can i fast?
Research
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
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Fasting reduces high blood pressure to normal levels without falling into low blood pressure range, indicating a floor effect. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209353
Neurological Disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's)
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Fasting promotes neuron signaling in the brain as well as cell growth and cell recycling through autophagy, increasing brain health and resiliency. doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.156
Gastrointestinal Diseases (e.g. Colitis, Crohn's Disease)
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Fasting has been shown to increase and positively alter the gut microbiota for intestinal health. doi:10.3233/NHA-200098
Kidney Disease
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Stable kidney disease (up to Stage 3) patients can fast with close monitoring of renal function and electrolytes. doi:10.1093/ckj/sfab032
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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Fasting reduces the amount of fat in the liver and matches with the number of days fasted, how much weight lost, and BMI reduction. doi:10.1002/oby.22964
Inflammatory Diseases (e.g. Lupus, Vasculitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis)
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Fasting improves chronic inflammatory diseases without compromising immune response. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.07.050.
Autoimmune Disorders
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Fasting and eating cycles are both an effective and doable lifestyle change with the potential for long-term and wide use in autoimmune treatments. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2017.01.042.
Cancer
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Fasting reinforces stress resistance of healthy cells, while tumor cells become even more sensitive to toxins. doi:10.1186/s13046-019-1189-9
Diabetes, Type 1 and 2
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Intermittent fasting can be encouraged and safely implemented among people with diabetes by regulating blood glucose levels. doi:10.3390/nu11040873
Heart Disease
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Intermittent Fasting plays a central role in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease by improving heart disease risk factors. doi:10.1007/s11892-020-01362-4