Fasting – Good for You?
Is fasting good for you? How long should you fast? Are there any health benefits to fasting? A student in my class asked me if fasting is good for you and how long should one fast? Good questions. As it turns out, Dr. Oz talked about fasting and how he fasts in a recent article, It’s About Time! . Dr. Oz talks about how he uses the clock for fasting and for losing weight and also for some good health benefits. Personally, I am not a fan of fasting. I tend towards hypoglycemia and going for days without food is not for me. But, Dr. Oz provides a somewhat new twist on fasting. More short-term fasting – giving your body a rest from food. This type of fasting I can do and maybe it is something that will work for you. In January, I wrote a blog about fasting: To lose weight, should you count time or calories? This plan focused on Time Restricted Feeding or TRF. The the...