Life in the Fasting Lane: How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle—and Reap the Benefits of Weight Loss and Better Health [9780062969453]

Overview

“A highly readable, state-of-the-art book describing all one needs to know to follow a safe and effective fasting program for optimizing personal health. Be warned. It is a revolutionary book. It might just save your life.”—Tim Noakes, emeritus professor and author of Lore of Running and Real Food on Trial

Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling guide to taking the guesswork (and fear) out of fasting with real-life and expert advice.

In recent years, intermittent fasting—restricting caloric intake for a set number of
hours or days—has become an increasingly popular diet strategy, demonstrating
wide-ranging health benefits, from reversal of diabetes and other metabolic disorders
to enhanced cognitive function and increased longevity.

But fasting can seem a bit intimidating. This one-of-a-kind guide answers the most common questions people have about fasting—and offers a customizable program that provides real results. Life in the Fasting Lane walks you through the basics of a fasting lifestyle—from the science behind fasting as a health and weight-loss strategy to the real-life choices and dilemmas people commonly encounter. It explains the fundamentals of fasting and offer a practical program, along with an intimate personal perspective on the experience.

With chapters that address everything from meal planning to mental strategies, exercise to socializing, Life in the Fasting Lane is a unique and accessible guide to developing a sustainable fasting routine that offers dramatic, lifelong results.