The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting
Most dietary books chase the same tired promises, dressing up old ideas in new packaging. This one takes a genuinely different route. Rather than advocating for a new food group or a cleverly branded eating plan, nephrologist Jason Fung and health podcaster Jimmy Moore make the case for eating nothing at all, at least some of the time. Fasting, they argue, is not deprivation. It's a structured, well-studied therapeutic practice with real clinical backing. Fung has applied various fasting protocols across more than a thousand patients, and the outcomes speak for themselves, particularly for weight management and type 2 diabetes. What sets this book apart is how grounded it feels. It doesn't just sell you on the idea; it explains the biology behind why fasting works differently from simple calorie restriction, which tends to slow your metabolism rather than support it. You'll come away understanding who stands to benefit most from fasting, and who should probably approach it with caution. The various methods covered include intermittent fasting, alternate-day fasting, and extended fasting, each broken down with practical guidance on what to expect. Four distinct protocols give you a concrete starting point, and there's sensible advice on which liquids to take during a fast. Twenty grain-free recipes round things out, acknowledging that what you eat between fasts matters just as much as the fasting itself. Clear, accessible, and backed by clinical experience, this is a solid guide for anyone curious about what skipping meals might actually do for their health.
- Author: Jason Fung
- Publisher: Yogi Impressions
- Genre: Cooking & Culinary Arts
- ISBN: 978-9394515543
- Pages: 308 pages