CULTURAL QA02-2021-02 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Is it scientifically proven, that eating only two full mealsa day causes intermittent fasting and hence increases insulin sensitivity? A1 Tom Coffey November 12,2018-Online Personal Fitness Trainer-Good question. First, let us clear the deck about what intermittent fasting (IF)actually is. Eating two full meals a day won’t “cause” intermittent fasting. Fasting is simply a planned periodof time that you go without eating. It’s within your control, andhas been part of human culture since the dawn of mankind. Eating two full meals a day will break your fast (and thus kick you outof a fasting state), but can be a sound strategy to use in combination withfasting. I’ll explain this more in a second, and then touch on the second part ofyour question about insulin sensitivity. A diet multiplier-I like tothink of IF as a “diet multiplier”. Basically, what this means is that you can use it maximize the effects ofany diet—regarding of the foods you’re eating. See, fasting is about subtraction, not addition. Wheremost diets say “eat more of this, and less of this”, fasting simply says“reduce the amount of time you spend eating”. Insulin sensitivity Speaking of not eating this seems like a good time to transition to thesecond part of your question—insulin sensitivity. First, let us quickly look at how the body stores energy, and then we’lltake a peek at how fasting helps improve insulin sensitivity. What happens when we eat In the simplest sense food is merely fuel for the body. That’s it. Withthis basic framework in mind eating really only serves two physiologicpurposes: Supply the body will immediate,short-term energy Supply the body with excessenergy that it can store for later use How does the body store energy? Insulin, my friend. Insulin. This is the main player involved in makingfood readily available to be used, or storing it away as body fat. When you eat carbohydrates theyquickly get broken down into simple sugar molecule called glucose. This causesa rise in blood sugar levels. The hormone insulin allows glucose to move directly into most cells inthe body, to be used for immediate energy. But lets say that you’ve eaten enough and your body doesn’t need any moreenergy right now (glucose), but yet you continue to eat. What happens to the extraglucose molecules that are being created? Glucose molecules can be linked together into long chains called Glycogen. These longchains get stored in the liver for future use. However, the liver can only store about 24–36 hours worthof glycogen. Once it reaches capacity, insulin the bodybegins to convert any remaining glucose into fat. This process is knownas “de novo lipogenesis” or, making new fat. While the liver has limited storage capacity, our bodies do not. Forbetter, or for worse, humans can store body fat in unlimitedquantities. When you eat food →your blood sugar levels increase→this triggers anincrease in insulin → insulin helps breakdown food for immediate energy →insulin helps store excess energy for later use (either as glycogen or bodyfat) A fun analogy to help add clarity Ok, to help put this into context we can all understand lets assumeyou’re at Disney World (or any other large amusement park) on a very crowdedday. Probably a Saturday. And, since you’re at the amusement park you’re really excited to ride thebiggest roller coaster they have. Think of glucose as using a fast-pass at Disney World to skip right tothe front of the line. Itprovides immediate access to the roller coaster, but is limited to a very smallnumber of people. Once the roller coaster is filled with the people using the fast pass,everyone else has to wait outside in a long line. Think of glycogen as waiting in a long line toride the roller coaster. You’ll still be able to ride, but it will just takelonger to get there. For this example lets pretend that the line for the roller coaster getstoo long, and the park officials make everyone else wait in the parking lot.Well, the parking lot at Disney World is gigantic and can hold a huge number ofpeople. Because theline to the roller coaster is all backed up, continuing to add more and morepeople to the parking lot is exactly how the body continues to add more andmore fat when there is too much glucose. So, to recap our analogy: Glucose → People using the fast pass at Disney World. Limited to a verysmall number Glycogen → The long lines of people outside the roller coaster, waitingto get on Body fat → More and more people waiting in the parking lot to ride theroller coaster, because the fast pass and outside lines are full What happens when you fast? Well… the opposite of what happens when you eat. Kind of makes sense,right? Remember, fasting is going for periods of time without eating. Theseperiods of time are under your control but can last from 12–16 hours up to manydays or even months. When you don’t eat (due to fasting), here’s what happens: Insulin levels drop → alerts the body to start burning its stored energy First, the body breaks down the stored glycogen, in the liver, toglucose. This happens first because it’s a more easily accessible fuel source thanaccessing body fat However, stored glycogen can only provide energy for 24–36 hours. Afterthat, these stores are usually depleted Once the glycogen stores are depleted, the bodystarts converting body fat into usable energy. Using stored fat for energy isalso known as Ketosis, or “keto”. When you fast and stopping constantly elevating your insulin levels, you give your body a chance increase insulin sensitivity. Insulin sensitivity = how effective your body is at using glucose. When your insulin sensitivity drops (due toconstant eating) this is when you start to run into problems such as obesity ortype 2 diabetes. No food coming in = a drop in insulin = improved insulin sensitivity =your body becomes more efficient at using glucose again. An analogy to add clarity Think of insulin sensitivity as caffeine dependence. If you drink a fullpot of coffee every single day, over time your body becomes used to thecaffeine. Thus it requires more and more of it to have the same effect. When you stop drinking caffeine for a while, your tolerance goes backdown. After a time of no caffeine drinking 1 or 2 cups will be all you need tojolt yourself back to life in the morning. Insulin sensitivity is the same way. When you stop constantly eating food for a while (sounds like fasting tome) you give you body a chance to reset you insulin tolerance. This is obviously an oversimplified example, but I think you see youwhere I’m going with this. In plain English now Ok, I realize that talking Science can make your brain smoke if you’renot down with that lingo. To make sure I answered appropriately answered yourquestions, please allowme to recap these answers in plain English: Yes, the positive effects of intermittent fasting are well documented byscience. Below is just one of many, many studies you can start to sink yourteeth into about IF. Effects of intermittent fastingon health markers in those with type 2 diabetes: A pilot study Eating two full meals per daydoesn’t “cause” intermittent fasting. Going without eating food for a period oftime is how you fast. Eating food causes your insulin levels to rise. Yes, all foodshave some effect on insulin. However, fasting does not cause an increasein insulin whatsoever. So, if you want to improve your insulin sensitivity overtime, utilizing a fasting protocol is a phenomenal way to do this. For a great resource that takesa much deeper dive into this whole world, checkout “The Complete Guide To Fasting” by: Dr. Fung and Jimmy Moore. Ihope this answer is helpful. Q2 Can you tell me something inspiring? A2 Sivani Shiv Updated Sun Studiesat MBBS (2017 - 2022) (Expected 2022) I am going to write the story ofthis little boy standing with barefoot here.(picture not added) His father was a poor farmer who couldn't even afford a pair of sandals,good clothes. This guywore sandals for the first time during his college days. He studied in a government school and after returning he used to help hisfather in farming everyday and even helped in cattle rearing. His brother andsister couldn't study due to their poor condition. He wanted to always be an engineer but due to very poor financialcondition he was a sent for Bsc but later on his father sold a land for his engineering. He gotBTech in aeronautics degree but he didn't get a job. So he later joined IIsc. Even then hehelped his father with farming. Theirs was hand to mouth condition then. He wanted to join satellite butended up joining PSLV. Now he is CHAIRMAN OF ISRO. Something I loved in him is He never felt shameful to share his troublesome past ( Many forget storyof rags after gaining wealth only very few share this). His down to earth nature. His words from an interview with NDTV "I wasn't bothered aboutwhat I didn't get. I excelled in whatever I was given to do" "We were not that bad. Our parents were able to provide three mealsa day with full stomach," Dr. K. Sivan Q3 In Hindu mythology, why is Ganga said to be the greatest andmost sacred river of all? Is it because it originated from Lord Vishnu's lotusfeet? A3 Nagendra Joshi 29-1-2021-TheRiver Ganga is said to be greatest or auspicious because of itsconnection with the holy Trinity i.e Lord Brahma, Sri Narayan and Mahadev. In Hinduism, Ganga is considered the most auspicious river. No it doesn'tmean that the other rivers are not sacred or holy. In our sanatan dharm, nature too is worshipped.For example, it is suggested to chant a mantra, glorifying the Earth goddessand seeking forgiveness from her before putting feet on the ground. Similarly, while bathing, it issuggested to chant a mantra, summoning the seven holy rivers i.e Ganga, Yamuna,Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri. Coming back to the topic, there are many reasons for Ganga consideredsacred in Hinduism- Ganga originated from the lotusfeet of Lord Vishnu It is said that, during the Vamana Avatar, when Sri Narayan covered Earthand Heaven in his footsteps, Lord Brahma washed the holy foot of SriNarayan by the water in his Kamandalu and collected it. Ganga was born fromthat holy water. Some stories also say that Ganga originated because of a hole in thecovering of the universe by the left foot of Lord Vishnu during the Vamanaavatar. Mahadev You might have heard the famous story of the sixty thousand sons of KingSagar getting killed by the sight of Sage Kapil and Bhagirath performing severepenance to bring the celestial river Ganga to the Earth for providing Moksha tothe deceased. Since River Ganga's arrivalfrom the heaven to the Earth would be destructive, Bhagirath worshipped Mahadev as suggested by Lord Brahma. Goddess Ganga was proud of her flow and went more faster than usualthreatening the World, butMahadev captured her flow in his matted locks and divided the flow into sevenstreams. Since the water came in contactwith the head of Mahadev himself, it became sacred. Sri Krishna in Bhagavad Gita saidthat he is Ganges among the rivers pavanaḥ pavatām asmi rāmaḥ śhastra-bhṛitām aham jhaṣhāṇāṁ makaraśh chāsmi srotasām asmi jāhnavī Translation Amongst purifiers I am the wind, and amongst wielders of weapons I amLord Ram. Of water creatures I am the crocodile, and of flowingrivers I am the Ganges. - Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 31 Q4 What are some lesser known/interesting stories inMahabharata? A4 Ritesh Kumar Mishra January16-2021-Philosophy · Keen to share philosophic topics The beautiful meeting of Rishi Parashar and Satyavati, According to the legend there usedto be a sage named Parashar in Dwapara Yuga. He was a very learnedscholar and a famous sage who accomplished yoga. It is said that Sage Parashar rode the boat to crossthe Yamuna one day. Luckily that day, herdaughter Satyavati was driving the boat instead of Fisherman Dhiwar.Nishad daughter Satyavati was very beautiful to watch. Rishi Parashar was fascinated by her look andyouth. He expressed his desire to love Nishad Kanya Satyavati. But Satyavati refused and said thatit is against religion. I will not do such immoral work before marriage.Parashar did not listen to her and pleaded to love her again and again. Inthe end, Satyavati agreed to have a relationship with the sage Parashar.Satyavati placed 3 conditions in front of the sage. What were the three conditions, The first is that no onesees them doing this. In such a situation, Rishi Parashar immediatelymade an artificial island where there was no third except them. The second condition is that her virginity should not be dissolved under any circumstances. Insuch a situation, the sage assured that after the birth of the child, hervirginity will be the same as before. The third condition is that she wants her fish-like odor to turn into a pleasant scent. ThenParashar Rishi created an atmosphere of fragrance around her. Which could befelt from many miles away. After fulfilling all the conditions, Satyavati andRishi Parashar formed a relationship in the boat itself. A few months later, Satyavatihad a son. Which was named Krishnadvapayan. This son later became famousas Maharishi Veda Vyas. This Nishad daughter later became the queen of Hastinapur King Shantanu.It was due to Satyavati thatGanga's son Devavrata had to take a pledge to remain celibate for life. And Devavrata's name became Bhishma. All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 02-1-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 03-2-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/204985210.1722320.1612366091596%40mail.yahoo.com.
