Intermittent Fasting - with Valter Longo, PhD | Body of Wonder podcast

There’s new evidence that intermittent fasting boosts immunity, improves cognition function, helps with weight loss, and even reverses certain diseases. How is it possible that simply restricting meal times can alter how your body functions?

In episode 6, Dr. Weil and Dr. Maizes welcome Dr. Valter Logo, director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California, the director of the Longevity and Cancer Program at the Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan, Italy, and author of the book “The Longevity Diet.”

Dr. Longo explains fasting’s effects on the immune system and the microbiome, discusses the various approaches, and advocates for FMD or “fasting-mimicking diet.”

There are several ways to approach fasting including, intermittent fasting, alternate-day fasting, and water fasting. Yet many people who begin a fasting regimen struggle to maintain a routine long enough to reap the benefits. So how do you choose a sustainable and healthy approach? Listen to learn more.

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In the new series, Body of Wonder, Dr. Weil and internationally recognized integrative leader, author, and women’s health expert, Dr. Victoria Maizes will discuss integrative medicine with thought-provoking researchers, authors, and doctors. For two decades, Weil and Maizes have led a training program at the University of Arizona. Today, 2,000 healthcare practitioners have completed the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine and continue to apply the knowledge in their care of patients across the world, develop clinical research, author medical textbooks, and more.

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