The trusted guide to fasting for health and weight loss
In Fasting and Eating for Health, Dr. Joel Fuhrman shares precise dietary protocols and medical fasting programs designed to relieve and reverse a wide range of chronic conditions―including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, colitis, psoriasis, lupus, uterine fibroids, and frequent headaches.
You'll discover:
- Weight Loss Protocols: How to safely use fasting to shed excess weight.
- Practical Guidance: What to expect during a fast, how to begin, and how to reintroduce food for maximum health benefits.
- Medical Supervision: How to collaborate with your physician for extended fasts lasting more than three days.
Integrating age-old health practices with state-of-the-art medical research, Dr. Fuhrman explains the mechanisms behind fasting programs and reveals how a natural diet can transform long-term wellness and overcome chronic diseases.
Joel Fuhrman M.D. is a board-certified family physician, best-selling author and nutritional researcher who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. As one of the country's leading experts on nutrition and natural healing, Dr. Fuhrman has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows including: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, Today, Good Morning America, the Discovery Channel, TV Food Network, and The Dr. Oz Show. His own PBS television show, "3 Steps to Incredible Health", began airing nationwide in June 2011.
His best-selling book, Eat to Live, published in 2003 (Little Brown) has gone through over 20 printings and been published in multiple foreign language editions. The revised version was released by Little Brown in January 2011. His recent works include Super Immunity and Disease-Proof Your Child and has had published a total of 7 books on human nutrition to date.
Dr. Fuhrman is actively involved in scientific research in human nutrition. His discoveries on food addiction and human hunger were published in the scientific journal, Nutrition Journal, in November 2011 entitled, The Changing Perception of Hunger on a High Nutrient Density Diet. Dr. Fuhrman is the research director of the Nutritional Research Project - a project of the National Health Association. Dr. Fuhrman is on the board of directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is also a member of the Whole Foods Market scientific advisory board. Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1988).
As a former world class figure skater, he placed second in the United States National Pairs Championships in 1973. Dr. Fuhrman has been involved professionally with sports medical committees, advised professional and Olympic athletes, and lectured to athletic trainers and world-class athletes for maximizing performance and preventing injury.
