Is Our Life Expectancy Extended by Intermittent Fasting? 

Is Our Life Expectancy Extended by Intermittent Fasting? 

Alternate-day modified fasting is put to the test for lifespan extension.  Is it true that alternate-day calorie restriction prolongs life? Doctors have anecdotally attributed improvements in a variety of disease states to alternate-day fasting, including asthma;...
How Safe Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting? 

How Safe Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting? 

Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol.    Are there any downsides to fasting every other day? For example, might go all day without eating impair your ability to think clearly? Surprisingly, as I discuss in my video Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting...
Plant-Based Meats and Our Health

Plant-Based Meats and Our Health

According to the United Nations, meat and dairy production would need to be doubled to meet the predicted demand for animal-based proteins in 2050, but the opposite is required to contain the ecological damage. As I discuss in my video The Environmental Impacts of...
Putting Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting to the Test 

Putting Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting to the Test 

Does eating every other day prevent the metabolic slowing that accompanies weight loss, or does it improve compliance over constant, day-to-day caloric restriction?  Rather than cutting calories day in and day out, what if you instead ate as much as you wanted every...
Marijuana and Schizophrenia? 

Marijuana and Schizophrenia? 

The evidence linking cannabis use to psychotic disorders is considered strong enough to warrant a public health warning.     “Even as proponents of [cannabis] legalization contend that smoked marijuana is a harmless natural substance that improves the quality of life,...
The Safety of Fasting to Lose Weight 

The Safety of Fasting to Lose Weight 

Why should fasts lasting longer than 24 hours and particularly for three or more days only be done under the supervision of a health professional and preferably in a live-in clinic?    Fasting for a week or two can actually interfere with the loss of body fat, as...