Fasting has so many amazing health benefits, like weight loss, improved metabolic health, and even cellular repair. But let’s be real—fasting, especially for long periods, can be really tough. The hunger, the fatigue, and all the lifestyle changes needed can make it a challenge for even the most determined among us. That’s where ProLon steps in with its genius solution: mimic fasting.
The Benefits of Fasting
Fasting kickstarts a bunch of great changes in your body, including:
- Weight Loss and Fat Reduction: It helps your body tap into fat stores for energy.
- Improved Insulin Sensitivity: Lower insulin levels mean your body responds better to this crucial hormone, lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes.
- Cellular Repair: Fasting triggers autophagy, where your cells clean out the old stuff and repair themselves.
- Reduced Inflammation: It has anti-inflammatory effects, reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
- Enhanced Mental Clarity: Many people report feeling sharper and more focused when fasting.
The Challenge of Fasting
Despite these benefits, fasting isn’t easy. It can lead to:
- Intense Hunger: Skipping meals can make you really hungry.
- Fatigue: Without food, your energy can plummet, making daily tasks harder.
- Social Constraints: Being around others who are eating can be tough when you’re fasting.
ProLon’s Mimic Fasting Solution
Enter ProLon with its Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD). This 5-day meal program gives you all the benefits of fasting while still letting you eat. Here’s how it works:
- Scientifically Designed: ProLon’s meal kit keeps your body in a fasted state while giving you the nutrients you need.
- Controlled Eating: The kit has everything you need for the five days, with easy-to-follow instructions.
- Supportive Activities: During the fast, skip intense workouts and instead do light activities like meditation or yoga to help your body repair.
Benefits of Mimic Fasting with ProLon
- Ease of Adherence: Small, nutrient-packed meals make fasting psychologically and physically easier.
- Nutritional Support: The meals are packed with vitamins and minerals to keep you going.
- Convenience: ProLon takes the guesswork out of fasting, making it easy to stick to the plan.
Tips for Success with ProLon
Here are some of my favorite tricks to get through the 5-day ProLon fast:
- Stay Hydrated: Drink 2-3 salt drinks daily to keep your electrolytes balanced. Fasting can create headaches, usually caused by a lack of sodium and potassium. This drink alleviates that problem, so DRINK THEM, especially if you feel a headache coming on, and at night before bed. I love using BodyHealth’s Perfect Amino Electrolytes for this.
- Replace Coffee with Ethan’s Energy Shots: If you’re a coffee lover like me, try Ethan’s Energy Shots to keep your energy up without caffeine. These shots are made from caffeine sourced from organic green tea and guayusa, B vitamins, and adaptogens like Lion’s Mane and Cordyceps mushrooms.
- Use an Echo Go+ Hydrogen Water Bottle: My Echo Go+ hydrogen water bottle infuses water with hydrogen, making it super refreshing. I drink 1-3 bottles a day to stay hydrated and energized.
- Benefits:
- Boosts energy levels
- Encourages healthy skin and hair
- Reduces inflammation
- Promotes mental clarity and focus
- Counters free radical damage and oxidative stress
- Features: It’s shatter-resistant, third-party certified, and BPA-free, which is great for avoiding those harmful microplastics.
- Benefits:
- Split the Crackers: I split the kale and almond crackers between the two soups of the day. They’re so yummy and make me feel fuller.
- Warm Up the Chocolate Treat: On some days, you get a little chocolate bar treat. I warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds and nibble on it while watching my evening show. It takes me about 15 minutes to eat it slowly, which is such a treat!
- Acknowledge the Challenge: Let’s face it—fasting isn’t fun. It’s a challenge. But you’ll feel so proud of yourself when you complete it!
- Days 1-3 Are the Hardest: The first three days are tough, but by Day 4, you’ll start feeling really good, and your hunger will have gone away. You’ll have quite a bit of mental energy and will focus on getting things done. Don’t overexert yourself, though! Your body is working hard during this time, so be kind to it.
- Day 5 Excitement: By Day 5, you’ll be excited that you will be eating soon.
- Break the Fast Gently: Don’t eat everything in sight on Day 6. Your body just went through a wonderful transition, so start by breaking your fast with a piece of toast with mashed avocado to ease into it, but now choose healthier foods.
- Keep Up Protein Intake: We like to ensure we’re keeping our protein intake up, so we take BodyHealth PerfectAmino capsules throughout the days of our fasts to maintain lean muscle mass. These supplements are great to take every day, especially if you don’t get the protein intake you should. They recommend .50 grams of protein times your ideal body weight.
- PerfectAmino: BodyHealth PerfectAmino is pure essential amino acids (the building blocks of protein) in a precise form and ratio that is up to 99% utilized by the body to build new protein, muscle, and collagen—without the caloric impact, and without breaking a fast. It’s absorbed into the bloodstream within an average of 23-30 minutes, improving endurance, energy levels, and performance during a workout or exercise, and helping to speed recovery.
- Prevent Migraines: I suffer from migraines, so I need to do all I can to prevent them while I fast. The salt drinks, Ethan’s energy drinks to keep my caffeine intake at the same level as my normal days, and hydrogen water are all my defenses against migraines while fasting.
Conclusion
Fasting doesn’t have to be a struggle. With ProLon’s mimic fasting, you can get all the benefits of traditional fasting without the discomfort of total food abstinence. This scientifically designed program supports your body’s natural repair processes while you enjoy small, nutritious meals. Give ProLon a shot and see how much easier fasting can be with a little help!