In 1945, experiments showed rats who fed
only on alternate days received the same overall benefits in terms of increased lifespan as those eating less all the time.
With pollution from particulate matter at potentially lethal levels early last December, city officials took a drastic step: they announced that they would temporarily restrict the use of private vehicles by allowing owners to drive
only on alternate days, based on the sequence of their number plates.
Not exact matches
Some cities have even allowed
only certain license plates
on the roads
on alternate days.
Human studies back this up too showing that when human subjects fasted
on alternate days they not
only showed the same benefits as caloric restriction groups, but also showed an increased ability to lose weight and improvements in coronary heart disease risk factors.
Alternate -
day fasting, where you consume about 500 calories
on fasting
days and can eat whatever you want
on non-fasting
days, works as well for weight loss as complete fasting, where you drink
only water for 24 hours
Although I am still following the 18 - 6 protocol, this year I have been
alternating my fasting
days depending
on my workouts for the week (some weeks I fast 5
days, others I
only fast two
days).
These elective courses, which meet
on alternating days, are taught by regular classroom teachers but enroll
only LEP students.