Join Lane Cove Chiropractic for the Free FebFast program

Are you feeling like the Festive Season might have been a little too festive? Like when you try to put your jeans on? Or just want to give your health a little boost?

Well, Lane Cove Chiropractic might have the solution for you this February. Owners Mark and Julie Uren – who have been running the practice in Lane Cove for nearly 40 years - are planning a month-long event for practice members month and are inviting TVO readers to join them.

FebFast.

No, you don’t have to swear off alcohol – or anything – FebFast is about Intermittent Fasting. And Dr Mark Uren says that not only is it backed by science, and a great way to give your health a kickstart, it’s actually very simple.

Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a way of eating that involves eating and fasting for set periods of time.

There are a few different types of IF. Time-restricted eating is one of them, and it’s the most popular.

It’s different from the 5:2 type of IF, where you reduce your calorie intake to 500–800 kcal on 2 days per week and eat your regular diet on the other days.

Doing time-restricted eating means that you eat during certain hours of the day and fast — or don’t eat — the rest of the time. For most people, this way of eating means extending the natural fast that happens when they sleep. Winning!

With time-restricted eating, you can pick which eating window best suits you and your lifestyle, and it doesn’t involve changing how much or which foods you eat. Instead, you eat your regular meals during a set window of time.

If you fast during a 14-hour window and eat during the remaining 10 hours, you’re following a 14/10 time-restricted eating pattern.

This could mean that you eat your first meal at 8am and start your fast at 6pm, after your last meal. Or you might eat your first meal at midday and start your fast at 10pm.

There are also 16/8 and 20/4 versions of time-restricted eating.

The good news about IF is that drinking non-sweetened beverages like black coffee and teas without sweetener or milk is permitted and some research suggests drinking black coffee and tea may even help some of the beneficial metabolic processes.

Good news for fans of the great coffee in TVO territory.

What does the science say about it so far?

Many people who eat a typical Western diet have their food during a 12-hour window each day, with dinner and post-dinner snacks making up nearly 45% of their average daily energy intake.

But scientists are increasingly seeing links between meal timing and health. The science of how food and meal timings interact with your body clock is called chrononutrition.

The time you spend not eating is one aspect of chrononutrition. Scientists investigating this have shown that a number of things happen to your body when fasting:

• Your body can swap from using sugar to using fat for energy.

• Your cells can improve their resistance to stress and disease.

• The beneficial bacteria in your gut may increase.

When you sleep, your gut activity also slows down. This allows time for your gut microbes to clean up your gut lining and keep it healthy. Extending the natural fasting window that happens when you sleep may help strengthen your gut barrier.

Research also indicates that fasting may have several other long-term health benefits, like better blood sugar control, improved heart health and cholesterol levels, as well as weight loss. There’s also some evidence that fasting may help with brain function during aging and could reduce the symptoms of mental health conditions like anxiety and depression.

Through February the Lane Cove Chiropractic team will be doing a 28 day “Fast Start”. Sign up for FREE via email or phone and you’ll join their practice members in receiving more information on how to do this style of fasting and the many health benefits, backed by science, that it can provide.

It’s not too late, while joining the fun early in February is better, they’ll welcome you at any time in February.

About Lane Cove Chiropractic

We are a family practice and see a broad cross section of the community. Julie has post-graduate chiropractic paediatric qualifications and has a special interest in caring for pregnant women, mums and bubs.

Mark has a special interest in helping recreational runners and CrossFit athletes perform at their best. He has Athletics Australia accreditation as a Recreational Running Coach.

Mark tips for when it’s time to break your fast?

Story Café in Birdwood Lane for coffee and for something healthy and delicious his go-to places are Lil’lane on Longueville Road and Birdwood Café in Birdwood Lane.

Through February the Lane Cove Chiropractic team will be doing a 28 day “Fast Start”. Sign up for FREE via email or phone:

EMAIL: info@lanecovechiro practiccentre.com.au

PHONE: 94284033

INSTAGRAM: @lanecovechiro practiccentre