The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. - Thomas Edison

Below are several resources to use for more information on IF and other Health/Fitness topics. Click on the link to open up a new window.

New to the Site? Check out the Posts to Help You Get Started

• Intermittent Fasting 101 - How to Start
• Fat Loss 101 - Master the Basics
• Muscle Building 101 - Master the Basics

Other Top Websites To Read

• See Blogroll to the Right

Must Read Articles

• A great overall read about knowing your dietary fats
• Study on how weight training lowers fat and boosts metabolism
• A must read for people addicted to “excessive aerobic/cardio” type of activities
• Loads of links to studies on Low Carb research (all you can handle!)
  
• Lots of good articles referenced on Paleo eating/nutrition

Intermittent Fasting (IF)/Calorie Restriction (CR) Studies Below

• The effect on health of alternated day CR; eating less and more on alternating days prolongs life
• Caloric restriction (CR) reduces the incidence and progression of spontaneous and induced tumors in laboratory rodents while increasing mean and maximum life spans
• Alternate day CR reduces oxidative stress and inflammation
• IF and cardiovascular protection (heart)
• Fasting cuts risk of heart disease
• IF improves cardiovascular and neuroendocrine stress response (protective)
• IF and benefits to glucose metabolism
• IF protective effect on mortality of gamma irradiated mice
• Dietary restriction cleans cells and reduces ageing process
  
• Calorie restriction (CR) and alternate-day fasting (ADF) reduce cancer risk and reduce cell proliferation rates
• Alternate-day fasting in nonobese subjects: effects on body weight, body composition, and energy metabolism
• GH secretion during a two-day fast in normal men
• Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein(Inflammation) and Biochemical Parameters during Prolonged Intermittent Fasting
• People who fast seem to receive a heart-protective benefit
• Fasting increases lung volumes and might improve pulmonary function
• Pulsatile growth hormone secretion in older persons is enhanced by fasting without relationship to sleep stages.
• Alternate-day fasting with non-obese subjects, decrease in fasting insulin levels and increase in fat oxidation occured
• Alternate day fasting and chronic disease prevention
• Longevity gene linked to low calorie diets
• Calorie restriction in adult men and women causes beneficial metabolic, hormonal, and functional changes
• Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting: two potential diets for successful brain aging

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