Here’s a question from one of our Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation colleagues: One of my friends recently told me they had been fasting for four days, water only, and had read about the many ...

I really wasn't expecting to have such a profound experience when I did a five-day water fast back in April. But after doing the water fast myself, I'm now recommending it to anyone who is medically ...

From wellness circles to religious observances, fasting is practiced by people from all walks of life and for a variety of reasons. In fact, a recent U.S. survey showed that 10% of Americans say they ...

16/8 Intermittent Fasting 7 Day Meal Plan: The Science-Backed Method That Actually Works With Your Body’s Natural Rhythms I’ll be honest – I totally screwed up intermittent fasting at first. I was ...

What happens to your body when you fast? Fasting has been practiced for thousands of years for both medical and cultural reasons. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors were also forced to adapt to extended ...

Health benefits of prolonged "water fasting" (zero calories) or Buchinger fasting (200–300 calories/day) don't last, according to authors of a review of eight studies. Five days of fasting lowered ...

If you’ve spent any time in the past year reading a health magazine, scrolling Pinterest, or chatting with your niece who swears by her “eating window,” you’ve probably heard the term intermittent ...

Fasting is the process of not eating or drinking for an extended period. While possibly looked at as starving oneself, fasting provides many spiritual, physical and mental benefits when done for the ...