Fasting is a buzzword these days because of its potential benefits when it comes not only to weight loss, but also overall health and longevity. Fasting also may be a literal lifesaver for patients who have a heart condition that requires cardiac catheterization – a procedure in which a long, thin tube is threaded from […]

By Robert Silverman, DC, MS, CCN, CSCS Fasting dates back to the earliest humans. At a time when food sources were scarce and irregular, eating cycled between periods of hunger and feasting. This cycle encouraged – and ultimately, evolved – the body’s ability to survive during periods of food scarcity. Today, food abundance, not scarcity, […]