IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT:
What Is Intermittent Fasting?
- Different types of fasting
Intermittent Fasting Benefits
- Biological & evolutionary explanation
- Reducing one’s risk of cancer
- How fasting relates to our circadian rhythm
- Insulin, blood sugar, hormones and fasting
Research On Intermittent Fasting
- Fasting, cholesterol, cancer, inflammation
- The logic behind giving your digestive system a break
- How fasting may positively affect sleep
Intermittent Fasting Benefits for Women
How to Approach Fasting
And, The Weekly Nutrition Challenge!
MENTIONED ON SHOW:
Fasting Studies
- Horne, B. D., Muhlestein, J. B., & Anderson, J. L. (2015). Health effects of intermittent fasting: hormesis or harm? A systematic review. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 102(2), 464-470.
- Rothschild, J., Hoddy, K. K., Jambazian, P., & Varady, K. A. (2014). Time-restricted feeding and risk of metabolic disease: a review of human and animal studies. Nutrition Reviews, 72(5), 308-318.
- Longo, V. D., & Mattson, M. P. (2014). Fasting: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications. Cell Metabolism, 19(2), 181–192.
- Tinsley, G. M., & La Bounty, P. M. (2015). Effects of intermittent fasting on body composition and clinical health markers in humans. Nutrition reviews, nuv041.
- Marinac CR; Prolonged Nightly Fasting and Breast Cancer Risk: Findings from NHANES (2009-2010). Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 May;24(5):783-9.
- Walsh, J et al; Fasting and exercise differentially regulate BDNF mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2015 Jan;40(1):96-8.
- Pierre St-Onge, M et al; Meal Timing and Frequency: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
- Patterson RE & Sears DD. Metabolic Effects of Intermittent Fasting Annu Rev Nutr 2017 PMID: 28715993
- Rothschild et al; Time-restricted feeding and risk of metabolic disease: a review of human and animal studies. Nutr Rev. 2014 May;72(5):308-18
- Cahill et al , A Prospective Study of Breakfast Eating and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in a Cohort of Male U.S. Health Professionals Circulation. 2013 Jul 23; 128(4): 337–343.
- Fontana, L., & Partridge, L. (2015). Promoting health and longevity through diet: from model organisms to humans. Cell, 161(1), 106-118.
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Mary Purdy is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Clinical Nutrition from Bastyr University.
Past experience:
- Private practice (8 yrs)
Adjunct professor at Bastyr University- Clinical Supervisor at Bastyr Center for Natural Health.
Mary currently works as a Registered Dietitian Coach at the Scientific Wellness company, Arivale. Mary takes an integrative/holistic approach to diet, health & wellness and believes that food is medicine!
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