Your 2020 Resolution: Join the Intermittent Fasting Health Revolution!

Are you tired of making a New Year's Resolution every single year to lose weight and/or get healthy?  I get it.  I used to be you.  ALLLLLL of those years of diet resolutions, and I would be diet-ed out before January was even over.   Sound familar?

Good news!  2020 can be the LAST TIME you make a New Year's Resolution about losing weight, EVER!  It's true...you can join the intermittent fasting revolution and get off of the diet roller coaster for good!

I am what you might call an early adopter, and I am proud of it.  I began dabbling in IF back in 2009, finally getting serious in 2014 once my weight got up to 210 pounds.  I was obese and it was time to do something about it.  I lost over 80 pounds living an intermittent fasting lifestyle, and unlike diet plans of the past, the weight has stayed off over the years.  

These are a few of my before-and-after shots.  Thank you, intermittent fasting!  

 
As you can imagine, I LOVE intermittent fasting for what it has done for me.  Every year I say the same thing:  THIS is the year that Intermittent Fasting will be mainstream!  And every year, that becomes more and more true.  

I'm excited to announce that 2020 is *the* year we have all been waiting for.  And to know that this is true, you can look no further than the most recent issue of the world's leading medical journal:  The New England Journal of Medicine.  In it, there is a review article that has gotten the attention of both doctors and the media.  The article is called Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease, and you can access it for FREE at this link:  www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMra1905136 Please note that you will need to sign up for a free account to access the article, but it is worth the two minutes that it will take you to sign up, and the New England Journal of Medicine isn't going to spam you.  I promise.  

Here are a few of the benefits outlined in the NEJM article:

• IF results in "lasting adaptive responses" that allow us to resist cellular damage and a wide range of stresses;
• IF has positive health effects on obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and inflammation;
• IF improves memory and may halt the progression of neurological diseases.

The article goes on to list a wide variety of clinical applications for intermittent fasting:

• Obesity and Insulin Resistance 
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cancer
• Neurodegenerative Disorders
• Asthma, Multiple Sclerosis, and Arthritis
• Surgical and Ischemic Tissue Injury

As I like to call it, intermittent fasting is the health plan with a side effect of weight loss.

Here is a summary article from Johns Hopkins:  "Intermittent Fasting:  Live 'Fast,' Live Longer?"
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The research from this review article was covered by all of the major news outlets over the past couple of days, and if you want to read their summaries, here are a few:

Web MD:  "Intermittent Fasting Diet Could Boost Your Health"

CNN: "Intermittent Fasting May Make You Live Longer"

NBC:  "Is Intermittent Fasting Good For You?  Regimen Boosts Weight Loss, Disease Resistance"

ABC:  "Intermittent Fasting is Google's Most-Searched Diet of 2019:  Is it Right for You?"

Fox:  "Fasting Diets May Add Years to Your Life As Well As Help You Lose Weight, New Study Suggests"

So!  Now you're convinced. Intermittent fasting is NOT a passing fad, and it is the real deal.  Not only will you get healthier, but you might even shed those pounds you are hoping to get rid of...for good.

That's one of the best features of living an intermittent fasting lifestyle, in fact.  As your body gets healthier over time, you should also lose weight. Turns out we have had it backwards this whole time: we don't lose weight in order to get healthier.  We actually need to get healthier in order to lose weight.  ​And, intermittent fasting helps us do both.  As our body works to reverse insulin resistance, for example, we can finally tap into our stored fat for fuel...that's why it's there, after all.  ​

You may be wondering how to get started.  Intermittent fasting is free...nothing to buy, and no special foods or supplements needed. Well, there is one thing to buy--my book:  Delay, Don't Deny:  Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle.  In it, you will learn how to craft an intermittent fasting lifestyle that works for you, and you will make 2020 your healthiest year yet.  Yes, intermittent fasting is simple, but there are a few things you need to know before you get started, and they are all explained in the book.  As one example, a clean fast is the key to long term success, and you'll learn the science behind why it matters (and it's also in my blog post here, if you absolutely can't wait to get started.  Promise me:  nail the clean fast before you do anything else.  It matters.)

Keep in mind...this isn't a "lose 20 pounds by next Tuesday" plan, and you won't "drop three sizes in two weeks."  What you will do is begin to feel better and better over time, and you can be assured that your body is healing in so many ways that you can't even see.  Refer back to the New England Journal of Medicine article to remind yourself of all of the amazing health benefits associated with an intermittent fasting lifestyle.

Are you ready?  Make your resolution and join the revolution!  #DelayDontDenyIntermittentFasting