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Intermittent fasting: Facts everyone needs to know

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Former physical educator Roger Wolfson has helped people over the years achieve peak health. He does this by sharing his vast knowledge and expertise in fitness, wellness, nutrition, exercise, and ideal diets. He has taught physical education and proper nutrition in schools, trained countless individuals through personal training, held seminars and workshops in many esteemed institutions, and earned several physical fitness and nutrition certifications. 

For this blog, Roger Wolfson tackles one of the most interesting types of diet – intermittent fasting.

Make no mistake about it; intermittent fasting requires a lot of mental toughness. This type of fasting will bring you away from the usual eating routines that it may shock you. It may also interfere with the everyday things that you do, so it’s best to be prepared by knowing the finer points surrounding it.

Intermittent fasting may lead to dizziness.


Outside of hunger pangs, the most common complaint people have about intermittent fasting is dizziness. As this type of diet aims to use up the excess sugar and emergency energy stored in your system, people may feel light-headed. This is also the main way the body uses its fat as energy.

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There are many ways to go about intermittent fasting.


Roger Wolfson mentions several ways to go about intermittent fasting, mainly based on the number of hours people fast. Intermittent fasting can be done from 12 to 24 hours, sometimes even more, depending on its effectiveness.

People don’t need to do intermittent fasting every day.

Unlike many other diets, intermittent fasting can be scheduled. Some people do it twice or thrice a week, depending on a variety of factors that include the number of hours they fast, what they do during the days they fast, and more, Roger Wolfson adds.

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