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Interesting takeaway from Caregivers Forum

I joined my wife to attend the "Caregivers forum" at Grand Hyatt Singapore Hotel at Scotts Road on 2nd Nov 2019. 

During Dr. Ang Yong Guan (specialize in Psychiatry)'s presentation, he mentioned about two interesting people that changed his thinking and lifestyle. Dr. Jason Fung on "intermittent fasting" and Mathew Walker on "Sleep". Dr. Ang has mentioned in the presentation he has managed to keep his weight down with Dr. Jason Fung's advice. 

With such information, I started to research these two people on Youtube and found their videos and books in the library as well.

A little more of Dr. Jason Fung, who is a Toronto based kidney specialist but he is known for his intermittent fasting for obesity and type 2 diabetes. As I got to know him, I realized that I am also doing a similar form of intermittent fasting (less than 24 hrs) every day. He talks about the benefits of fasting (Go to 10 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting for more detail of each benefit):

1. Intermittent Fasting Changes The Function of Cells, Genes, and Hormones
2. Intermittent Fasting Can Help You Lose Weight and Belly Fat
3. Intermittent Fasting Can Reduce Insulin Resistance, Lowering Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
4. Intermittent Fasting Can Reduce Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in The Body
5. Intermittent Fasting May be Beneficial For Heart Health
6. Intermittent Fasting Induces Various Cellular Repair Processes
7. Intermittent Fasting May Help Prevent Cancer
8. Intermittent Fasting is Good For Your Brain
9. Intermittent Fasting May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
10. Intermittent Fasting May Extend Your Lifespan, Helping You Live Longer

He also advocates a low-carb, medium protein and high-fat diet (Similar to Keto diet). This diet is used mainly to control the carb intake while still maintains healthy body functions. This is something that I will further research on and see how I can incorporate it into my diet. But as I mainly live on dumpster dive food, those are mainly high in carbo food like rice, noodles or bread. However, my body weight has been going down naturally after I became a freegan (from 65kg to 57 kg). I will start monitoring my weight and see how it goes. Think 55-57kg is my optimal weight for me as this is also my weight in secondary or polytechnic days before I joined the army.

Next is Matthew Walker. Matthew Paul Walker is an English scientist and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on the impact of sleep on human health and disease. Previously, he was a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. (Wikipedia)

What interesting about him is that he research sleep and how the lack of it affects humans in many ways. Based on his studies and research, it seems to impact a lot if we are lack of sleep. He likes to talk about the testicle size of man based on sleep. The quality time of sleep is 7 - 9 hours. For adults, it is about 8 hours. 

The below list is from Medical News Today: Why sleep is essential for health  1. Better productivity and concentration (memory improvement too)
2. Lower weight gain risk
3. Better calorie regulation
4. Greater athletic performance
5. Lower risk of heart disease
6. More social and emotional intelligence
7. Preventing depression
8. Lower inflammation
9. Stronger immune system


They have got me interested in fasting and sleep. I will spend the next few months going through their videos and information and see what I can gain out of this information.  
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