> Mental clarity is due to body entering Ketogenic state.
Or due to being jacked up on cortisol which stays high when you don't eat.
That's the reason why prolonged fasting (longer than a day) doesn't work for me - it ruins my sleep and I feel a lot more jittery and stressed after the first day.
Daily fasting (20 hours not eating or 1 meal a day) is a lot easier but you don'get a lot of ketosis when the fasts are that short unless you're already on a low carb diet.
Or due to being jacked up on cortisol which stays high when you don't eat.
That's the reason why prolonged fasting (longer than a day) doesn't work for me - it ruins my sleep and I feel a lot more jittery and stressed after the first day.
Daily fasting (20 hours not eating or 1 meal a day) is a lot easier but you don'get a lot of ketosis when the fasts are that short unless you're already on a low carb diet.