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People fast nowadays for plenty more than just religious observance. It’s trendy to do intermittent fasts or to eat at extreme times in the day. Why do we do it? Does it make sense from a wellness perspective?
If you haven’t heard of the Keto diet, you may have heard of the Paleo or Atkins diet. Both fall under the umbrella of a ketogenic regimen, and both focus on high fat, high protein, and low carbohydrate intake.
Intermittent fasting isn’t a diet, it’s instead a prescribed eating pattern. Rather than tell you what to eat, an intermittent fasting program defines when you should eat. Usually, methods include daily 16-hour fasts with full 24-hour fasts mixed in twice per week.
Thanksgiving has passed, and hopefully we were left with full bellies and important (albeit sometimes stressful) family time. Luckily, even if we stuffed ourselves with turkey legs and mashed potatoes, we have a useful dietary tool in fruit and vegetable juice. Primarily here we are focused on digestion, and here’s...
