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The science behind fasting is nothing new—just ask the Buddhist monks. People have been fasting for thousands of years for various reasons. Improved health, deeper meditation, and spiritual practice have all been cited as motives for this dietary exercise. In recent years, fasting has become popular once more as a way to lose weight. Intermittent fasting is the most recent development in the fasting trend, and you’ve probably seen the claims it makes to help you lose weight, shed inches, and reveal a slimmer, smoother body shape. Let’s look a bit closer at intermittent fasting, and at what it can and can’t do for you.
Fasting put simply, requires you to go without eating or drinking anything for a set period of time. Intermittent fasting means establishing regular periods of fasting throughout the day or week and encourages frequent intervals of fasting rather than prolonged periods of deprivation, which can be tough to stick to. There are several variations within intermittent fasting. Some plans recommend just drinking water, some allow for liquids such as juices throughout the fast, and some include low-calorie, easily digestible foods such as fruit and vegetables.
Though fasting might sound difficult and unnatural, it’s actually something you do already—while you’re sleeping. During those six to eight hours of sleep, your body goes into repair mode, flooding your system with restorative chemicals and hormones that boost your immune system, repair damage, and allow you to wake up refreshed. Fasting works similarly, giving your body a break so it can attend to other important work.
There are as many different ways to fast as there are ways to diet, but plans tend to fall into one of two categories: daily or weekly. In a daily plan, your intermittent fasting schedule would include periods of non-eating between meals, with regular intervals of 4-5 hours without food—so no snacking! In a weekly plan, you might choose to go a full day or two without a meal or eat only one meal per day for two or three days a week. It might take some trial and error before you find a plan that works for your lifestyle.
When it comes to weight loss, the key to intermittent fasting is that it gives your metabolism a break, triggering the same type of activity that your body does while asleep. However, when you’re fasting to lose weight, timing is everything: fast too long, and your body flips a switch and starts to preserve calories. For this reason, the short intervals of non-eating with intermittent fasting have shown to be effective for weight loss. Going without food gives your body gets the time it needs to burn calories before being loaded up with more.
Intermittent fasting has a few drawbacks. The most obvious of these is that it takes considerable discipline, planning, and attention in order to result in weight loss. Like dieting, most people find it difficult to stick to a plan that revolves around deprivation. Done right, intermittent fasting can help you lose a few pounds overall. What it can’t do, however, is help you shed weight from specific areas that tend to hold onto fatty tissue, like the abdomen, thighs, and other stubborn areas.
Aesthetic treatments can help you achieve your body goals in several ways. Even with intermittent fasting, you may reach a plateau where you find you can’t lose any more weight, or you may have stubborn areas where the weight won’t budge no matter what you do. If that’s the case, then fat treatments are an excellent way to melt away fat in specific areas, like the flanks, belly, or thighs. These treatments are non-invasive, comfortable, and require no downtime, unlike surgical procedures like tummy tucks and liposuction. Venus Bliss™ treatments use advanced diode laser and complementary radio frequency technologies for slim, smooth, and natural results.
Weight loss can be a long and difficult journey, fraught with emotional highs and lows. It’s unrealistic to expect that any one method, like intermittent fasting or fad diets, will give you the results you’re hoping for. Usually, it requires a combined strategy that includes diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes. For the best chance of achieving the look you want, take advantage of the expert help and proven results of aesthetic treatments. These treatments use advanced technology to get you looking and feeling your best safely, quickly, and comfortably. If you’d like to learn more, use the search field below to find a certified provider near you.
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Venus Bliss™ is licensed by Health Canada for non-invasive lipolysis of the abdomen and flanks in individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or less, with the diode laser applicators. The (MP)2 applicator is licensed by Health Canada for temporary increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, and temporary cellulite reduction.
Venus Versa™ is licensed by Health Canada as a multi-application device intended to be used in aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. The SR515 and SR580 applicators are licensed Health Canada for the treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions and treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions. The HR650/HR650XL and HR690/HR690XL applicators are licensed by Health Canada for the removal of unwanted hair and to effect stable long-term or permanent hair reduction for Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The AC Dual applicator is licensed by Health Canada for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The DiamondPolar™ applicator is licensed by Health Canada for non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides on females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The OctiPolar™ applicator on the Venus Versa™ system is licensed by Health Canada for temporary body contouring via skin tightening, circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction. The NanoFractional RF™ (Viva) applicator is licensed by Health Canada for dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin.
ARTAS iX™ is licensed by Health Canada with indication for use for harvesting hair follicles from the scalp in men diagnosed with androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) who have black or brown straight hair. ARTAS iX™ is intended to assist physicians in identifying and extracting hair follicular units from the scalp during hair transplantation; creating recipient sites; and implanting harvested hair follicles.
NeoGraft® is licensed by Health Canada with indication for use in suction-assisted follicular extraction and re-implantation. NeoGraft® is an auto-graft system and can be used on both male and female patients.
Venus Epileve™ is licensed by Health Canada for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types.
Venus Legacy™ is licensed by Health Canada for the temporary increase of skin tightening, circumferential reduction, cellulite reduction, and wrinkle reduction.
Venus Velocity™ is licensed by Health Canada for hair removal, permanent hair reduction, and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae.
Venus Viva™ is licensed by Health Canada for the use in dermatologic and general surgical procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin, and the treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV with the DiamondPolar™ applicator.
Venus Freeze Plus™ is licensed by Health Canada for temporary skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of stretch marks at the abdomen and flanks.
Venus Heal™ is licensed by Health Canada and can be used for the treatment of both acute and chronic disorders of the musculoskeletal system, such as muscle spasms, back pain, and soft tissue injuries, and results in effects such as pain relief, myorelaxation, increase of local blood circulation, and edema reduction.
Venus Freeze™ is licensed by Health Canada for temporary skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of stretch marks on the abdomen and flanks.
Venus Glow™ provides a dermal rejuvenation treatment that works to open up and deep-clean pores. Venus Concept is the exclusive distributor for Venus Glow™.
Venus Swan™ is licensed by Health Canada for the non-invasive treatment of cellulite reduction, skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of stretch marks.
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