For years now, I have taught my patients to fast. I personally frequently fast as well. As you can imagine, many people in our culture are shocked when a doctor talks to them about fasting. Those who do find great benefit. The science about fasting is quite strong and...
I think fasting is a crucial but forgotten part of healthy living. It has unlimited potential. Check out this video and hopefully be encouraged to fast.
In my work, I talk a lot about the merits of fasting. There are many iterations of intermittent fasting. In this post, I introduce you to physician Dr. Bert Herring as he promotes a version of intermittent fasting that he calls Fast-5. Fast-5: The 5-hour diet Fast-5...
Mark Mattson is the current Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University. Mattson is one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms...
There is a lot of evidence out there now about the utility of intermittent fasting. I personally lost 50lbs using intermittent fasting. My wife lost 25lbs. Here is a great article by Dr. Mercola on it. In the future, I will write more about the issue....
Watch this informative talk on the utility of fasting for health by nephrologist Dr. Jason Fung. Below the video, I have placed a summarized transcript of the key points of his talk with the links to the articles reviewed in the talk. Fasting for weight loss:...
