heal your body through intermittent, alternate-day, and extended fasting
304 pages
English language
Published Oct. 19, 2016
A must read for anyone that want to learn about fasting.
For those like me that didn't especially expect that: it's very focused on how to use fasting as a way to treat or handle type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity.
Not so much said or shared on the effects on the mind, soul and heart.
I recommend!
I must admin I skimmed this book but did not read it all the way through.
This book is designed to be skimmable and is nicely laid out into logical sections.
The first part is laid out with wealth of information on why fasting is beneficial and science behind it. The second part includes details on how to fast safely.
The third part discussed various fasting regiments.
The last part includes recipes.
I found a number of tips and suggestions in this book helpful. The author is the doctor so he also gives a lot of warnings and recommendations for those who take medications or may not be in their best health.
α - saw Dr. Fung in 🎦this youtube interview.
Ω(=,Φ) - Well researched & articulated - I admit that I skipped most of the personal testimonies. I've restricted my eating to an 8 hour window without much effort for ~9 months. My weight has stabilized without changing what I eat or how much exercise I do. Bulletproof coffee sounds fun.
⇝ - Knutson recommends How Not to Die. The title was obviously sensationalized by an editor, but its on my list to read already - so maybe its time.
This is a quite good book if you’re interested on learning more about fasting in all its aspects, be them the benefits, the physical processes behind it, and even to learn how to try different approaches to fasting.
If you’re already onto this subject, this book may not bring much onto the table, so to speak. Nonetheless, here and there you’ll learn little bits that may be helpful on your efforts to cope with and deal with the many quirks of fasting.
But truth be said, at least from my perspective: the book is a little repetitive. It could be much shorter without loss of vital information, but probably it wouldn’t look as much as a book, but more like a brochure. In any case, if you’re fast reader, or you’re listening to it on an audiobook, the size of the book won’t be much of a problem.
Overall, and …
This is a quite good book if you’re interested on learning more about fasting in all its aspects, be them the benefits, the physical processes behind it, and even to learn how to try different approaches to fasting.
If you’re already onto this subject, this book may not bring much onto the table, so to speak. Nonetheless, here and there you’ll learn little bits that may be helpful on your efforts to cope with and deal with the many quirks of fasting.
But truth be said, at least from my perspective: the book is a little repetitive. It could be much shorter without loss of vital information, but probably it wouldn’t look as much as a book, but more like a brochure. In any case, if you’re fast reader, or you’re listening to it on an audiobook, the size of the book won’t be much of a problem.
Overall, and notwithstanding some flaws (whatever they may be), this book can be a great source of inspiration to take the right steps onto fasting. Also, if you’re reading it/listening to it during one of your fasts, it may also provide you with that much needed motivational energy to keep you on the path to reach your goal.
The pun, although nice, was unintended.
