In Dr. Michael Mosley’s popular new book The FastDiet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting, he prescribes that adherents eat their typical diet five days per week and then spend two days consuming a quarter of their normal calories. This amounts to about 500 for women and […]
Periodic Fasting Improves Heart Health and Cholesterol
Fasting has long been associated with religious rituals, diets, and political protests. Now new evidence from cardiac researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute demonstrates that routine periodic fasting is also good for your health, and your heart. Today, research cardiologists at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute are reporting that fasting not only […]
The CR Way: Using the Secrets of Calorie Restriction
When it comes to living longer, scientists are discovering that less is more. By following Calorie Restriction, a revolutionary diet that provides the body with fewer calories than is traditionally required, people are getting dramatic benefits. Now, with The CR Way, you too can slow the aging process; protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes; […]
The Alternate-Day Diet
In The Alternate-Day Diet: Turn on Your “Skinny Gene,” Shed the Pounds, and Live a Longer and Healthier Life, James Johnson , revolutionized the way that people approached dieting. The book offers insights into how alternate-day calorie restriction can prevent disease, increase energy, and slow the ageing process. After witnessing many of his patients struggle […]