Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is nothing at all. That’s how I like to look at intermittent fasting.
Embracing planned periods without eating has numerous well-researched benefits for our health and longevity. And it’s not just about weight (though that is one benefit); it’s also about cellular clean-up, which reduces the risk of chronic disease and increases our healthspan in the process.
Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, I talk to Dr. Jason Fung about using intermittent fasting as a tool for optimal health and why dietary advice based on the energy-balance model has only made the obesity epidemic worse.
Dr. Jason Fung is a physician, author, and researcher. His groundbreaking science-based books about diabetes and obesity, The Diabetes Code, The Obesity Code, and The Complete Guide to Fasting have sold over one million copies and challenged the conventional wisdom that diabetics should be treated with insulin. Dr. Fung is also the co-founder of The Fasting Method, a program to help people lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes naturally with fasting. His work on fasting has been cited by CNN, Time, The Atlantic, Forbes, The Toronto Star, and many other media outlets. His latest book is The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery.
Also mentioned in this episode:
- The Fasting Method Programs – https://www.thefastingmethod.com/programs/community-
- The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model: A Physiological Perspective on the Obesity Pandemic – https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqab270/6369073
- The New Science of Why We Get Cancer – https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/11/12/bb-ep169/
- The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery – https://thefastingmethod.com/book/the-cancer-code/
- The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally – https://amzn.to/2ZZfSeV
- The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss – https://amzn.to/3leHG7m
- The Obesity Code Cookbook: Recipes to Help You Manage Insulin, Lose Weight, and Improve Your Health – https://amzn.to/3iBdD7R
- The PCOS Plan: Prevent and Reverse Polycystic Ovary Syndrome through Diet and Fasting Paperback – https://amzn.to/3Aez7gI
- The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting – https://amzn.to/3Adc4TJ
- Life in the Fasting Lane: How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle―and Reap the Benefits of Weight Loss and Better Health – https://amzn.to/2YpEv3O
- The Longevity Solution: Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life – https://amzn.to/3uGN0n0
For more on Dr. Jason Fung you can follow him on Instagram @DrJasonFung, on Twitter @DrJasonFung, on YouTube @drjasonfung, and through his website https://thefastingmethod.com/.
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