Fasting is a popular diet trend at the moment. You can find videos all over the internet about the benefits people have had while engaging in FASTING FOR VITALITY Take Charge of Your Health • It improves heart health by lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, decreasing the odds of developing heart disease. • Regular fasting may boost brain function and prevent neurodegenerative disorders. • Fasting helps with weight loss by increasing growth hormone secretion. Types of Fasting Before engaging in any fasting routine, check with your health
fasting. Fortunately, unlike many fad diets, the fasting trend is positive, as research has shown it offers many health benefits. Here’s a look at a few of those. Why should you fast? When the body stops getting calories, you start burning fat reserves in your body. This fat is sent to the liver and converted into acids called ketones. Ketones are used as fuel to run your body and brain like a backup generator when it doesn’t have food. This process is called ketosis and happens when you fast. Besides burning fat, fasting offers other benefits.
practitioner to make sure you are making a choice that aligns with your continued health and wellness. There are many types of fasting, including: • Juice Fasts — You only drink fruit or vegetable juices for the duration of the fast. • Water Fasts — You can only drink water for a regulated period of time. • Intermittent Fasting — This technique restricts food intake, wholly or partially, throughout the day or for part of the week. You can eat as you usually would on the off hours or days. Fasting, a healthy diet, and exercise offer many health benefits and help keep your body and mind spry as you age. Talk to your doctor to see if fasting can be a reasonable part of your life plan.
• It promotes blood sugar control by lowering insulin sensitivity — so fasting decreases the chances of getting Type 2 diabetes. • Fasting reduces acute inflammation and improves chronic inflammation, which has serious consequences for heart disease, cancer, and other serious conditions.
3 Local Events This March
Hazel Park Senior Outreach Hazel Park Memorial District Library Cost: Free! Get in touch with your local community at noon on March 7, at the Hazel Park Library! The library is a great resource, and you can congregate here for the book club, knitting, quilting, collaging, and many other activities. For those who are fans of knitting or sewing, the monthly stitch and knit circle happens in the same space at 4 p.m. This outreach event recurs monthly, so you can return in April and beyond if you enjoy the March session! Red Carpet Film Scores Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Orchestra Hall Cost: $24 Buy Tickets: Tickets.dso.org This musical performance will be a ball for the film buffs in your life. It’s a celebration of cinema, a pop-up that lets you “experience some of the most memorable scores in cinema by
Spring invites us to get out a bit more, and we wanted to provide some local events where you can enjoy the warmer weather. Whether it’s a date night, an opportunity to meet new friends, or just treating yourself to a self-care day, here are three events you can attend this March! Detroit Symphony Orchestra Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Orchestra Hall Cost: $19 Buy Tickets: DSO.org/events-and-tickets The matinee concert occurs on Friday, March 1, at 10:45 a.m. It’s rare to see the orchestra this early in the day. The show will have finished by early afternoon, leaving you time to have lunch with some friends and enjoy the sunshine. This particular showing, titled “Classical Roots,” will be led by saxophonist Steven Banks, who has been called “one of the transformational musicians of the 21st century.” He’ll play a new concerto written by Grammy Award-winner Billy Childs. Dress up and go with friends and family, or treat just yourself to beautiful music in the morning!
Academy Award-winning composers through the unforgettable sound of the DSO.” The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is famous for its gifted conductors and musicians, so this is an absolute treat. You can attend this event at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 8, or 8 p.m. the same day. There are date night opportunities here, as you can bring your partner after a dinner date. You can also make it the start of your Friday and continue your plans for the rest of the day. Whatever you choose, we’re sure it’ll bring a new spring to your step.
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