Exploring the multifaceted benefits of fasting, this book delves into recent scientific discoveries that reveal its potential to combat diseases and promote longevity, beyond the popular notion of weight loss. It highlights how fasting can be a straightforward and effective approach to enhancing overall health, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in improving their well-being through dietary practices.
The Fasting Fix lays out the science behind how fasting, when combined with a healthy diet, can heal chronic illnesses and help people to live longer. The author, a physician and expert on fasting, explains which foods people should eat and which should be avoided. He introduces several different fasting methods, and offers simple recipes for foods that support a fasting regimen. Provided by publisher
Sunlight. Forest bathing. Fasting. Cold-water baths. Bloodletting. Leeches. Cupping. These ways of healing have been practiced around the world for centuries. As a cardiologist, Dr. Andreas Michalsen was taught that these practices were medieval. But the more he researched, the more he was convinced by the power of natural medicine - naturopathy -- to heal the human body. The Nature Cure explains how and why naturopathy works. and how we can incorporate these methods into our everyday lives to trigger our body's self-healing mechanism.
This illuminating book has the power to transform your health and change your life. We are living longer than ever before, but our prolonged lives have come at a price: a rise in chronic diseases like digestive disorders, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis and cancer. These diseases pose a challenge to conventional medicine, which controls symptoms but doesnt address the underlying cause. But there is a solution: naturopathy. Naturopathy, or natural medicine, focuses on uncovering the roots of health and resilience. In The Natural Prescription, Dr Michalsen shares the potential of nature he discovers every day with his patients. Thoughtfully written and filled with science and history, fascinating case studies and practical guidance, he walks us through the basic principles and scientific mechanisms of naturopathy and provides us with practical, easy-to-follow instructions on how to integrate naturopathic methods into our daily routine.