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….
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…
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…
How chronic inflammation contributes to aging
The same thing that causes swollen, aching joints on the outside of your body can also cause disease and dysfunction on the inside. Inflammation has been linked to…
Types of body fat: Which should you worry about?
You probably don’t think about body fat very much — other than how to get rid of it — so you might be surprised to learn that there…