From water fasting to the 5:2 diet to OMAD, numerous fasting types exist that offer a variety of benefits. As a personal trainer and nutritionist, I have worked with many clients who found ...

The human body can survive without food for some time before starvation risks causing significant harm to the body. In fact, when done properly and under medical supervision, fasting is thought to ...

Fasting has long been part of many traditions and religions, but it is only in recent years that the health benefits of restricting food intake have been investigated. Most recently, many studies have ...

Intermittent fasting is one of those hailed forms of fasting that comes with the promise of a slew of health benefits. To ...

Researchers report that intermittent fasting of less than 24 hours does not appear to diminish a person’s mental performance ...

Humans have been practising fasts for millennia. Our bodies are built to fast: “It is literally the reason we carry body fat,” explains Dr Jason Fung, a nephrologist, fasting expert and the author of ...

Fasting, prayer, and meditation are ancient practices that have been embraced by various cultures and religions around the world. Integrating these practices into a monthly routine can offer profound ...

Intermittent fasting — which involves restricting when you eat, most commonly consuming food within an eight-hour window and fasting for the other 16 hours — is all the rage these days, with celeb ...

New research reveals intermittent fasting does not harm brain function in adults. A comprehensive review of 71 studies found ...

A Fellow of the College of West African Surgeons (FCWAS), Dr. Ahmed Omilana, has brought forth fresh insights and a novel theoretical perspective to the science and efficacy of Ramadan fasting, a ...

This is sure to get people talking. Scottish singer Lulu says she says practices “speech fasting” — staying completely silent until midday. The 75-year-old crooner told The Guardian that she partakes ...