HOURLY BENEFITS OF FASTING
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4-8 hrs
• Blood sugars fall
• All food has left the stomach
• Insulin is no longer produced
12 hrs
• Food consumed has been burned
• Digestive system goes to sleep
• Body begins healing process
• HGH begins to increase
• Glucagon is released to balance blood sugars
14 hrs
• Body has converted to using stored fat as energy
• HGH starts to increase dramatically
16 hrs
• Body is ramping up fat burning
18 hrs
• HGH starts to skyrocket
24 hrs
• Autophagy begins
• Drains all glycogen stores
•Ketones are released into the blood stream
36 hrs
• Autophagy increases by 300%
48 hrs
• Autophagy increases 30% more
• Immune system reset, and regeneration starts
• Increased reduction in inflammatory response
72 hrs
• Autophagy maxes out























