5 myths about fasting
When many people hear the term “fasting,” they think of extremely restrictive and potentially even harmful dietary practices that are often used in order to shed weight quickly….
How much of longevity is genetic?
It’s generally assumed that if your parents live a long life, the odds for your life expectancy are good as well. But research shows that life expectancy isn’t…
Fasting for weight loss: it isn’t just water weight
Periodic fasting can be an extremely effective tool for improving your health and losing weight, but there’s a lot of confusion surrounding fasting and how it works. When…
How to do time-restricted fasting
It’s probably safe to say that what you eat is the most important factor in your diet. We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for us,…
You’ve done the fasting mimicking diet. Now what?
If you’ve tried the ProLon fasting mimicking diet, or any type of fasting diet, you’re likely familiar with the health benefits of fasting, and have perhaps already experienced…
Special diet may restore pancreatic function in people with diabetes
A special type of fasting diet may help restore function to the pancreas in people with diabetes, according to a recent study. Testing the diet in mice was…
Fasting mimicking diet may reduce risk factors for disease
A five-day calorie-restricted diet that mimics the effects of fasting on the body could reduce risk factors associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other degenerative diseases, according…
Different types of fasting diets: how do they improve your health?
People have practiced fasting since the beginning of time — whether intentionally (often for religious purposes) or out of necessity. For our ancient hunter-gatherer ancestors, food wasn’t always…
Can you reverse heart disease?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 610,000…