Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting Paperback - 2016 - 1st Edition

Whether you're new to intermittent fasting or you want to fine-tune your fasting plan, this is the intermittent fasting manual to help you build the right fasting program for the best results. Whether your goal is to lose weight, improve your body's insulin response, sharpen your mental faculties, turn down depression or anxiety, or slow the aging process, The Complete Guide to Fasting is the best companion for your journey.

Here you'll find everything you need to get you through your first fast, including a 7-Day Kick-Start Fasting Plan and 20 healing recipes. Get the guidance you need to make intermittent fasting work for you!

You will learn:

• How intermittent fasting works, and how you can successfully combine it with diets and eating preferences such as keto, low carb and low sugar
• How intermittent fasting amplifies weight loss and improves many other health conditions, such as pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension and heart health
• Which fluids are allowed and can even aid fasting, and which will break your fast
• What you should expect when you start fasting, and how to avoid potential negative effects
• How to manage hunger and create the right mindset
• What are the different fasting types and protocols, including 16:8, 20:4, alternate-day fasting, and other extended fasts