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"Vital Signs" Blog
If you’re struggling to lose weight, improve your energy, lower your blood pressure and blood sugar without radically changing what you’re eating, then it’s time to learn about intermittent fasting. Intermittent Fasting (IF), also known as Time-Restricted Eating (TRE), is more about when you eat than what you eat. It’s a pattern of eating in a shorter window of time and extending your natural, overnight fast.
As we head into the winter holidays, we want to shine and reflect a healthy glow from within. But excess sugar and alcohol, along with poor diet and sleep, often keep us from looking and feeling our best. Over time, they take their toll, so let's focus on what we can do today to ensure that we age gracefully tomorrow.
We awaken with a jolt, having slept poorly from too much stress, too much screen time and late night snacking; then we guzzle a mug of sweetened coffee with a pastry and hit the road to sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic to the office. The caffeine kicks our sympathetic nervous system into the fight or flight response about the time the sugar buzz hits. Now we’re wired and tired and ready for the workday. 🤯
