All of the major Diseases of Civilization – cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, arthritis, metabolic syndrome, you name it – are caused by or made worse by lifestyle choices. Modern medicine only offers drugs and similar short-sighted treatments that will not make you healthy. Instead, the single most important lifestyle choice for preventing and even reversing DOCs is your eating pattern, specifically how often and how long you fast. The more that science examines the effects of intermittent fasting (IF), the clearer it becomes that this is a crucial component of a long and healthy life. [Read more…]