When we are fast, we definitely feel thirsty and hungry. Especially from midday to late afternoon, this is referred to by many as vulnerable hours. It sounds heavy, but did you know there are health benefits behind holding back hunger and thirst when fast?
What happens to the body when you fast?
Fasting regularly can help reduce the risk of aging in the body’s cells. This is because the body does not often produce insulin.
Fasting from a medical aspect is good. Because if we often eat a lot, the human body gets old. Because if we eat often, there is insulin that keeps coming out.
If people fast regularly, it doesn’t always trigger insulin to come out. If insulin is too high and too triggered, it can stimulate growth factor hormones. Well, that’s what triggers the cell to grow, but if the trigger is too hard, it can also make the cell die or get old.
Fasting regularly will make insulin in the body not too high. Insulin is responsible for bringing glucose into the muscles. This glucose is then stored in the liver. When we fast or do not eat, the hormone insulin will be low.
When insulin is low, another hormone takes its place. It is the glucagon hormone. The hormone will dismantle sugar reserves, especially in the liver, to maintain blood sugar levels.
If we don’t eat all day, it doesn’t matter, because there was glucagon earlier..
It is important to maintain blood sugar levels. Because when blood sugar levels decrease, the body will release the epinephrine or adrenaline hormone.
So if it drops (blood sugar) the adrenaline will be shocked. Well, this adrenaline triggers the heart to beat faster. If (the person) has a heart disorder, this has the potential to (cause) a heart attack with hypoglycemia levels. It’s dangerous to cause heart attacks at extreme levels
Hypoglycemia is a health disorder that occurs when blood sugar levels are below normal. Symptoms are heart palpitations, shaking, hunger, cold sweats, anxiety, weakness, difficulty controlling emotions, difficulty concentrating, and confusion.
