Fasting books, blogs, videos and podcasts

#1

Well of course the first to be mentioned has to be Jason Fung. He and Jimmy Moore have a new book out which is a corker.

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Fasting-Intermittent-Alternate-Day/dp/1628600012/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483736384&sr=8-1&keywords=fung+moore+fasting

Jimmy and Jason also have a new podcast called Fasting Talk

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fasting-talk/id1192105323

Jason has his own blog which discusses all the health issues around the patients he treats but includes plenty on fasting.

https://intensivedietarymanagement.com

Michael Mosely is popular on UK tv and now travels and speaks internationally. His main focus has always been the 5:2 diet which he now combines with the Mediterranean diet in his new book The Fast Diet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWtaLLjJzn4

Valter Longo talks about fasting in relation to ageing and disease.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PyyatqJSE

Who inspires you?

#2

I really wish there was more information out there on fasting. I’ve listened to Fung/Moore’s book twice and am considering a third time because I can’t find anything better. I’m not interested in the spiritual aspect, I want the science.

I did watch a documentary yesterday which someone on here recommended which I really enjoyed: The science of fasting. It’s a freebie on Amazon Prime Video.

I noticed it’s been a year since your post, anything else come out since then I should check out?

#3

Hmmm. There was a doc about a place in Russia - have you seen that one? This is the link. I haven’t actually watched it yet but women in my FB group have and enjoyed it.

If you plug in “fasting” on YouTube there are also quiet a few Ted talks coming up - they would be worth exploring. You curl watch them all and then post us a review :slight_smile:

Hope that helps, sorry I haven’t got more for you.

#4

The Science of Fasting is the one I just watched, I highly recommend it. Gives a nice perspective on fasting from somewhere other than the West. The Soviet Union had state sponsored fasting programs 50-60 years ago. Pretty interesting.

I’ll do more YouTube searching, I’ve watched quite a few already. I’m just amazed that a tool as powerful as fasting has maybe 3 credible books on the subject. Two were written 100 years apart and to be honest I don’t even know if there’s a third. I mean I guess it’s a simple concept (don’t eat) but it’s one of those things where I feel like the more information I have the better I feel about it.

#5

The only other thing I can think is to come at it from a slightly different perspective and try searching within say a religious context. That may open up sites and text that gives you useful and valuable info.

#6

You’re probably right. This feels like an untapped market to me, I expect this to change soon.