• Intermittent fasting and eating disorders

    First we need to dispense with the notion of disordered eating. There is no such thing. The main problem with modern society is that we eat too much and we eat too much of the wrong thing. Humans are animals like any other and if we didn’t have access to modern society we would have…

  • How much sugar can you consume on the Keto Diet?

    The answer? It varies from person to person. But the rule of thumb is… not much. There are around 13 grams of carbohydrates in one tablespoon of table sugar. If you keep that in mind and restrict other forms of carbs on days you’re eating something with real sugar then you shouldn’t have a problem.…

  • Keto Diet and PCOS

    I’ve seen it said by some doctors that I follow on Twitter that the Keto Diet is effective for treatment of PCOS but I know absolutely nothing about PCOS so I’ll leave it up to the article linked below. A diet that is low in carbohydrates, rich in plant compounds (phytocompounds), and balanced with anti-inflammatory…

  • Intermittent Fasting and weight loss

    Whether you follow the calories in calories out (CICO), low carb high fat, or low fat high carb method of dieting it should be easy to see why the act of intermittent fasting will contribute to weight loss. If you’re not eating then you’re not adding things to your body that contribute to weight gain.…

  • Intermittent fasting may suppress disease

    I don’t know if any of this can ever be proven since we can’t take a group of people and lock them up for a period of years. Hopefully someday we’ll have proof other than anecdotal evidence from people like me. It turns out that weight loss may not be the only way that switching…

  • Intermittent Fasting and heart health

    I’ve been doing what is now called intermittent fasting for a couple decades. Never once did I feel like gorging myself. Your stomach can only fit so much food into it. Skipping one or two meals doesn’t make you more hungry. And if you stay away from sugar and other carbs you will feel full…