Reddit reviews Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor's Program for Conquering Disease
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St Martin s Griffin
As a nutrition researcher myself, I also have high standards for information sources and get so frustrated by all the bullshit out there. I've worked on all sorts of protocols, including keto ones, and there's few benefits and some harm to be had from following keto diet if not epileptic (yeah- go ahead and shoot me now lol) but somehow it's become commingled with fasting for health. Anyways. Some science for you:
https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Eating-Health-Medical-Conquering/dp/031218719X
(Great overview of why fasting)
https://www.amazon.com/Fast-Diet-Intermittent-Fasting-Healthy/dp/1780721676 (by one of the first doctors to publicize fasting)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1501140183
(More like funny memoir of experience with fasting and a layperson's understanding of the science)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ourbrokenplate/our-broken-plate/rewards
(In a few months should be available- brilliantly researched)
Documentary https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihhj_VSKiTs
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
(Not solely on fasting but so comprehensively researched that I highly recommend it - everybody should read it. Truly and literally life changing)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684131/#!po=27.9661
(Not a book, but some good info)
Fasting for 3-4 days likely won't cure eczema.
According to Fasting and Eating for Health by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, most auto-immune issues (including eczema) would take about 2-3 weeks of fasting to resolve. Check out r/fasting/ if you're interested in learning more.
I almost totally cleared up my own hand eczema through dietary changes (eliminating dairy and reducing sugar), and adding in lots of probiotics. I also have been doing intermittent fasting now for a few months. The only remnants of eczema left are some minor dry patches on my hands.
I'm on day four of my first so can't help with tips on a 30 day. But here are some good links I've found:
The health benefits of water fasting
Fasting Center
Tanglewood
Videos:
Loren Lockman Videos
Books (I've not read them but I ordered them based on the reviews):
Fuhrman Book on fasting
Eat to Live
Detox
Based on what I've read and my experience at day 4 I'm sold on fasting for life.
Friends who have completed a 40 day fast, a handful on this sub here and here, as well as many over at curezone. I've read Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Book, whom you say you're a fan of. If you click on this amazon link, you will notice that the first bullet point states "How to use fasting to lose weight".
It seems as though you believe fasting is reserved for those with a disease? Well, the American Medical Association has declared obesity as a disease.
You also seem to need the approval of a doctor for an extended fast. I guess I trust my body to be able to take care of itself and burn the fuel that I've abundantly stored on my body as fat.
edit: Spelling.
I've gotten my blood sugar under control both with and without Metformin. Just yesterday a friend of mine recommended the following book, by an M.D.: https://www.amazon.com/dp/031218719X/
I lost my extra weight over a year through a diet change and water fasting.
I eliminated:
I added fish back. I now eat meat only about twice per month.
My diet is based on vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits, and limited grains. I avoid processed foods whenever possible, and cook almost everything from scratch.
These books were interesting, even though I don't think they are exactly right in their conclusions:
I try to stop eating at 4 pm, fasting until morning.
I was obese but now I'm at a normal BMI.
I think that if one wants to change the results of one's lifestyle, the lifestyle has to be fundamentally changed. Slapping a bandaid on it never worked for me.
Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor's Program for Conquering Disease https://www.amazon.com/dp/031218719X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ya-OCbN5VZD2K
some very longterm and trustworthy sources:
https://www.amazon.com/Science-Fine-Art-Fasting/dp/1614274487
https://www.amazon.com/Rational-Fasting-Physical-Spiritual-Rejuvenation/dp/099065642X/
https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Eating-Health-Medical-Conquering/dp/031218719X/
https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Breakthrough-Deliverance-John-Eckhardt/dp/1629986461/ - unsure on this one
Be there for him and help support him emotionally. Help him have fun.
I would also buy your brother this book as it would help him greatly.
https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Eating-Health-Medical-Conquering/dp/031218719X
I have seen lot's of people heal arthritis through lifestyle changes.
“People do not get diseases, they earn them!” With few exceptions, (accidents do happen!) our daily choices—the foods we eat (or don’t eat), the activities we do (or don’t do), the thoughts we harbor (or release), the actions we take (or don’t take) are what create the body in which we reside, and determine if it is healthy or diseased. The adage “By age 20 you have the face that Nature gave you; by age 50, you have the face your choices gave you” is, indeed, true—and holds throughout the body. By age 50, we have the arteries, the heart, the skin, the colon and the brain that our choices have given us."
Ah alright, I'll look into that book. I get headaches on a near daily basis if that makes any difference (maybe it's dehydration like you said?)
As for nausea, I guess that could also be dehydration, I don't know. I talked to my family to see if I have any allergies we aren't aware of.
I was going to get this book before I do a fast longer than 3 days, but thanks for all your help.
There are myriad benefits to fasting, for short or even extended periods. The book I read that changed my life about this is Joel Fuhrman's Fasting and Eating for Health
Good points. The water fasting is not my specialty, but I know a little bit about it and have done a few. I did an internship (rather than visited as a patient) at TrueNorth years back when in medical school. It's not going to appeal or be appropriate for everyone, but it does seem to be effective, especially for some conditions with a strong inflammatory component like Rheumatoid arthritis, large blood pressure drops (perhaps no surprise there) and Lupus. You have to have a bit of basic knowledge before embarking on something like that. It's still to gain widespread acceptance within the mainstream, but there is a growing evidence basis for it.
If you are thinking of water fasting I'd suggest going to TrueNorth, reading the Pleasure Trap, or Fasting and Eating for Health.
Boost your immune system to help with the fight.
https://www.amazon.com/Gerson-Therapy-Nutritional-Program-Illnesses/dp/1575666286/
https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Eating-Health-Medical-Conquering/dp/031218719X?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc
Do your own research and don't believe everything your doctor tells you - verify it for yourself.