Cognitive effects of fasting

I have always been an intellectual. I am interested in science on one side but also on languages, history, and music on the other side. So noticing any difference in my cognitive abilities after IF is difficult to quantify. I have been working from my home for many years. So I have always had plenty of time for intellectual pursuits. Thus, it is difficult to establish a cause-effect relationship between OMAD and my accomplishments since I started this regimen. For example, learning 3 languages (Italian, French, and German) after 50 would qualify as an indication of heightened mental abilities.

Since then, I have also learned to build websites from scratch, including this one and 4 others. Young people are supposed to be masters at technology, so learning web design after 50 could be considered the result of heightened cognitive abilities. Particularly when I had no previous training in web design. With OMAD, using Garage Band (a Macintosh application) I also composed a few small pieces just for fun. All the while, I kept trading and teaching options in the stock market (www.PutCallGenie.com). Let me not forget my Pathology consulting business (www.PathoMetrix.com).

Evolution and carbohydrates

Among our hunter-gatherer ancestors, those that could focus better during the hunt, after food restriction had to be better at survival. The increased capacity of focusing while fasting must have determined who got to spread in their genes. Eating once a day is probably the best our ancestors could do. If they were to eat 3 times a day, they would probably be kicked out of the tribe. Otherwise, they might end up eating everyone else’s food.

Some remaining tribes today in the Amazon basin, rejoice when they find a beehive. They share the treat with tribe members, understanding that this is a very special occasion. Carbohydrates in large proportions are rare in nature. Surely our ancestors (knowingly or not) would have used carbs to build their fat reserves for times of scarcity. Yet, in the developing world, we eat the equivalent of many days of honey supplies every day. Our sugar addiction makes us sluggish and keeps us hungry for more all the time. Many of us use of carbohydrates and comfort foods as compensation for depression. Since obesity may cause depression, the circle of depression and binging for comfort is complete. Is it hard to see that obesity may be caused by sugar addiction? 

However, we can easily overcome addiction by adapting to an OMAD regimen. Sure, it is not going to be easy, but it is certainly worth it. Take a look at this video to count the many advantages of IF on our brains.