Source: Everything You Need to Know About Ketosis by Dr. Edward Group Ketosis is a metabolic state in which your body uses fat, rather than sugar, for energy. Your body shifts into ketosis when your blood sugar is low, and the glycogen in your muscles has been depleted. Typically, this happens when you eat a low carb … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Ketosis
How to Fast Safely: Considerations Before Starting a Fast
Source: How to Fast Safely: Considerations Before Starting a Fast by Dr. Edward Group If you haven’t done the research, you might find yourself wondering if fasting is safe. You may have heard from people who’ve never even tried it that it’s crazy, dangerous, or just pointless. And yet, for thousands of years, many cultures have … Continue reading How to Fast Safely: Considerations Before Starting a Fast
The Fasting Diet: Tips for a Successful Fast
Source: The Fasting Diet: Tips for a Successful Fast by Dr. Edward Group A fasting diet is a nutritional therapy involving either full or partial caloric restriction. It can be a challenge if you embark on one unprepared and unaware. There are many ways you can prepare yourself for a fast. In this article, I’ll give … Continue reading The Fasting Diet: Tips for a Successful Fast
What Is Alternate Day Fasting?
Source: What Is Alternate Day Fasting? by Dr. Edward Group Alternate day fasting (ADF) is a type of intermittent fasting in which you alternate between “fast days,” when you consume very few or zero calories, and “feed days” when you eat as much as you like. When done correctly, ADF is a powerful tool for weight … Continue reading What Is Alternate Day Fasting?
The Health Benefits of Water Fasting
Source: The Health Benefits of Water Fasting by Dr. Edward Group While fasting has been part of human culture for thousands of years, only recently have we begun to investigate the therapeutic benefits of the practice. Interestingly, modern science has found a variety of verifiable positive effects fasting has on human health. What Is Water Fasting? … Continue reading The Health Benefits of Water Fasting
Everything You Need to Know About Intermittent Fasting
Source: Everything You Need to Know About Intermittent Fasting by Dr. Edward Group What if I told you that an essential part of healthy eating includes short periods of not eating? That line of thinking runs counter to everything we do today. You probably have a snack, if not a full meal, before running out the … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Intermittent Fasting
20 Health Benefits of Fasting for Whole Body Wellness
Source: 20 Health Benefits of Fasting for Whole Body Wellness by Dr. Edward Group Fasting has been recognized for its many health benefits dating back to Hippocrates. These benefits extend to everything from better weight management, improved cardiovascular health, healthier blood composition, and better cell recycling, among many others. Although there is not an abundance of … Continue reading 20 Health Benefits of Fasting for Whole Body Wellness
Fasting activates your body’s ‘survival’ mode, boosting your immune system
Scientific research is finally validating the ancient health and healing practice of fasting. The Telegraph recently reported that scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have discovered that fasting "for as little as three days can regenerate the entire immune system,even in the elderly, scientists have found in a breakthrough described as 'remarkable.'" Researchers suggest that … Continue reading Fasting activates your body’s ‘survival’ mode, boosting your immune system
Do Low-Carbohydrate Diets Work?
Source: Do Low-Carbohydrate Diets Work? by Dr. Edward Group For decades, doctors have been telling men they need to lose weight in order to reduce their risk of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and a number of other potentially life-threatening conditions. Women are also trying to shed excess body weight for exactly the same reasons. In addition … Continue reading Do Low-Carbohydrate Diets Work?
Dr. Group’s Ketogenic Fast for Rapid Weight Loss
Source: Dr. Group’s Ketogenic Fast for Rapid Weight Loss by Dr. Edward Group Maintaining a healthy body weight is one of the best ways to support your overall health. Excess body fat increases your susceptibility to serious conditions like type II diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, sleep apnea, fatty liver, cancer, and joint problems.[1] … Continue reading Dr. Group’s Ketogenic Fast for Rapid Weight Loss
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 