"Intermittent fasting" means depriving oneself of food and liquids for a specific number of hours or days. It includes a multitude of regimens, such as alternate day fasting, prolonged fasts lasting several days, or daily fasting that limits eating to a set number of hours each day.
There are many myths about nutrition and health that swirl around the internet and regularly pop up in popular books and the mass media. One of the most pervasive—even in the plant-based nutrition world—is the notion that we should be striving to ‘alkalize our bodies’ in order to achieve optimal health.
Twenty percent of women between 20 and 30 years old are overweight. By the time we reach 50, over half are overweight. Many of us torture ourselves with calorie-restricted diets, desperately trying to drop those pounds. After the weight comes off, it usually comes right back on.
Imagine receiving customized nutrition advice based on your personal biologic or genetic profile. That's the "future of food," according to a UBS analyst, who sees diet personalization as the next plant-based meat.
2021 will be a year of fresh hope and making good choices going forward. With a full range of exciting diets available, you might experience a renewed interest in how food tastes, how it makes you feel, and how it can keep you healthy.
