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# Science-backed fasting protocols 255 pages of expert insights Plant-based nutritarian focus Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor's Program for Conquering Disease

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> ⏳ Unlock the power of fasting to conquer disease and reclaim vitality!

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## Key Features

- • **Trusted Bestseller:** Ranked top 40 in Diet Therapy with 4.5-star reviews—join thousands transforming their health today.
- • **Fasting as Medicine:** Discover how strategic fasting can reverse chronic diseases and boost energy—beyond fad diets.
- • **Clinically Grounded Wisdom:** Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s medical expertise meets natural hygiene principles for a credible health reboot.
- • **Proven Health Transformations:** Real-world results include lowered blood pressure, improved immunity, and enhanced athletic performance.
- • **Nutritarian Lifestyle Blueprint:** Adopt a high-nutrient, plant-rich diet that supports longevity and mental clarity.

## Overview

Fasting and Eating for Health by Dr. Joel Fuhrman is a 255-page paperback that combines medical science with natural hygiene to present fasting and a nutritarian diet as powerful tools against chronic diseases. Published in 1995, this bestseller offers evidence-based guidance on how fasting can rejuvenate the body, improve mental function, and support long-term health through plant-focused nutrition. With over 1,000 positive reviews and a strong reputation in diet therapy, it’s a must-read for professionals seeking a scientifically grounded, transformative approach to wellness.

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Review: How fasting helps reversal of chronic, degenerative diseases - When you're suffering from a chronic, degenerative disease, and the doctors you trust are recommending drugs or surgery, it's hard to believe that simply going without food could be of any lasting benefit. This is also compounded by ridicule in medical circles and the media, which mistake fasting for starvation and label it quackery. This book provides an excellent introduction into the natural hygiene (see History of Natural Hygiene and Principles of Natural Hygiene ) view of health through healthy living. Fuhrman explains how health is maintained, how disease occurs, the role of diet, and the physiological effects of fasting. Fuhrman has a solid grounding in natural hygiene as well as knowledge of diagnostics and pathology. If you are new to fasting and suffer from a chronic, degenerative disease, this is the book you need to read to understand how fasting can help you return to health and how proper eating can help you not only remain healthy but rejuvenate your body, increase your energy and improve your mental functioning. Several chapters are devoted to explaining how diseases occur and how fasting can reverse headaches, hypoglycemia, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, overweight and other chronic conditions. But fasting isn't a quick fix. Lifestyle changes must follow to prevent recreating the same diseases. What this book is not is a detailed treatment of how to conduct or break fasts. The information given is superficial with the caveat that those wishing to fast over three days should do so under the supervision of a qualified fasting practitioner. I discuss the reasons for this in the comment section. I also do not any longer endorse the vegan dietary model, and Fuhrman is definitely pro-vegan. While I agree that diets high in feedlot beef, confined poultry treated with antibiotics, and farm-raised fish are detrimental, I've come to believe that healthy alternatives (e.g., wild game, grassfed beef) are healthful foods to which our species is biologically adapted (see The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat or NeanderThin: Eat Like a Caveman to Achieve a Lean, Strong, Healthy Body for alternative views). If you are a vegetarian or vegan, then Fuhrman's your guy. If you're looking for a book on fasting itself, I highly recommend The Science and Fine Art of Fasting or Fasting for Renewal of Life , both written by Herbert Shelton. As a young, injured man, Furhman fasted under the supervision of Shelton and was so inspired by what he witnessed at Shelton's school that he later became a doctor. We can thank Shelton that fasting hasn't been completely buried by the American Medical Association and the pharmaceutical cartel, and we can thank Fuhrman for carrying the torch. Despite these shortcomings, I still think this is an excellent book that offers hope and a path for those who are ready to take control over their health. We need more doctors like Furhman.
Review: This approach to nutrition and fasting works well for me - I read "Fasting and Eating for Health" a year ago after getting a cold. I have lived healthily my whole life (nutrition, exercise, sleep, lifestyle) and was frustrated that I would nevertheless get a cold a couple times a year. Determined to get to the bottom of this, I spent several hours on the internet researching potential solutions and discovered that none of the traditional medical and alternative health approaches do much more than treat symptoms--with one possible exception: fasting. Having done a 4-day water-only fast years ago when I was seventeen, I decided to try fasting as a cure. Within 36 hours of starting my water-only fast, all my symptoms (runny nose, blocked sinuses, etc.) cleared completely. All that remained was a slight cough which also resolved within a couple days. As you can imagine, that got my attention! So I spent more time researching fasting itself, and came across Dr Joel Fuhrman's books. I place a high premium on scientific evidence and reasoning. Other fasting books rely heavily on anecdotal evidence. Fuhrman's books, by contrast, are solidly based on peer-reviewed scientific studies. His writing style is similarly grounded and balanced. I have learned a tremendous amount about the science behind fasting and nutrition from his books and website. After reading his book "Eat to Live", I adopted a "nutritarian" diet based on his recommendations, and am enjoying its many health benefits. A nutritarian diet means eating high nutrient density foods (nutrients / calories), which means a diet high in unprocessed, unrefined plant foods (vegetables, legumes, fruits, berries, nuts, and seeds) and low in animal foods (less than 10% of total calories) and no processed, refined foods. I have not had a cold (or any other illness) since switching. I have to add that I did a 15-day water-only fast a few months after switching to this nutritional approach. I was supervised by a medical practitioner who took blood tests and a range of other tests at the beginning, during, and at the end of the fast. My blood pressure dropped twenty-five points from 130/85 to 105/60, and has stabilized at around 110/65 since the fast. That is just one example of the many health benefits I am experiencing. My sports performance (weight training, running, swimming) has also improved. In short, science-based fasting and nutrition works! Update 2009-09-19: I now do intermittent fasting (a one-day fast once a week) and a longer multi-day fast once every few years. The current research shows intermittent fasting is at least as effective as calorie restriction in improving health markers and longevity. Other important lifestyle factors include regular intense exercise, good sleep, and a balanced, healthy lifestyle (including nurturing relationships).

## Features

- Author: Joel Fuhrman.
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
- Pages: 255
- Publication Date: 1995
- Edition: a
- Binding: Paperback
- MSRP: 10.11
- ISBN13: 9780312187194
- ISBN: 031218719X
- Language: en
- Quality Rating: 1
- "Book cover image may be different than what appears on the actual book."

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #130,215 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #39 in Diet Therapy (Books) #57 in Vegetarian Diets (Books) #818 in Other Diet Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,031 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How fasting helps reversal of chronic, degenerative diseases
*by M***G on May 2, 2009*

When you're suffering from a chronic, degenerative disease, and the doctors you trust are recommending drugs or surgery, it's hard to believe that simply going without food could be of any lasting benefit. This is also compounded by ridicule in medical circles and the media, which mistake fasting for starvation and label it quackery. This book provides an excellent introduction into the natural hygiene (see History of Natural Hygiene and Principles of Natural Hygiene ) view of health through healthy living. Fuhrman explains how health is maintained, how disease occurs, the role of diet, and the physiological effects of fasting. Fuhrman has a solid grounding in natural hygiene as well as knowledge of diagnostics and pathology. If you are new to fasting and suffer from a chronic, degenerative disease, this is the book you need to read to understand how fasting can help you return to health and how proper eating can help you not only remain healthy but rejuvenate your body, increase your energy and improve your mental functioning. Several chapters are devoted to explaining how diseases occur and how fasting can reverse headaches, hypoglycemia, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, overweight and other chronic conditions. But fasting isn't a quick fix. Lifestyle changes must follow to prevent recreating the same diseases. What this book is not is a detailed treatment of how to conduct or break fasts. The information given is superficial with the caveat that those wishing to fast over three days should do so under the supervision of a qualified fasting practitioner. I discuss the reasons for this in the comment section. I also do not any longer endorse the vegan dietary model, and Fuhrman is definitely pro-vegan. While I agree that diets high in feedlot beef, confined poultry treated with antibiotics, and farm-raised fish are detrimental, I've come to believe that healthy alternatives (e.g., wild game, grassfed beef) are healthful foods to which our species is biologically adapted (see The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat or NeanderThin: Eat Like a Caveman to Achieve a Lean, Strong, Healthy Body for alternative views). If you are a vegetarian or vegan, then Fuhrman's your guy. If you're looking for a book on fasting itself, I highly recommend The Science and Fine Art of Fasting or Fasting for Renewal of Life , both written by Herbert Shelton. As a young, injured man, Furhman fasted under the supervision of Shelton and was so inspired by what he witnessed at Shelton's school that he later became a doctor. We can thank Shelton that fasting hasn't been completely buried by the American Medical Association and the pharmaceutical cartel, and we can thank Fuhrman for carrying the torch. Despite these shortcomings, I still think this is an excellent book that offers hope and a path for those who are ready to take control over their health. We need more doctors like Furhman.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This approach to nutrition and fasting works well for me
*by J***S on October 4, 2005*

I read "Fasting and Eating for Health" a year ago after getting a cold. I have lived healthily my whole life (nutrition, exercise, sleep, lifestyle) and was frustrated that I would nevertheless get a cold a couple times a year. Determined to get to the bottom of this, I spent several hours on the internet researching potential solutions and discovered that none of the traditional medical and alternative health approaches do much more than treat symptoms--with one possible exception: fasting. Having done a 4-day water-only fast years ago when I was seventeen, I decided to try fasting as a cure. Within 36 hours of starting my water-only fast, all my symptoms (runny nose, blocked sinuses, etc.) cleared completely. All that remained was a slight cough which also resolved within a couple days. As you can imagine, that got my attention! So I spent more time researching fasting itself, and came across Dr Joel Fuhrman's books. I place a high premium on scientific evidence and reasoning. Other fasting books rely heavily on anecdotal evidence. Fuhrman's books, by contrast, are solidly based on peer-reviewed scientific studies. His writing style is similarly grounded and balanced. I have learned a tremendous amount about the science behind fasting and nutrition from his books and website. After reading his book "Eat to Live", I adopted a "nutritarian" diet based on his recommendations, and am enjoying its many health benefits. A nutritarian diet means eating high nutrient density foods (nutrients / calories), which means a diet high in unprocessed, unrefined plant foods (vegetables, legumes, fruits, berries, nuts, and seeds) and low in animal foods (less than 10% of total calories) and no processed, refined foods. I have not had a cold (or any other illness) since switching. I have to add that I did a 15-day water-only fast a few months after switching to this nutritional approach. I was supervised by a medical practitioner who took blood tests and a range of other tests at the beginning, during, and at the end of the fast. My blood pressure dropped twenty-five points from 130/85 to 105/60, and has stabilized at around 110/65 since the fast. That is just one example of the many health benefits I am experiencing. My sports performance (weight training, running, swimming) has also improved. In short, science-based fasting and nutrition works! Update 2009-09-19: I now do intermittent fasting (a one-day fast once a week) and a longer multi-day fast once every few years. The current research shows intermittent fasting is at least as effective as calorie restriction in improving health markers and longevity. Other important lifestyle factors include regular intense exercise, good sleep, and a balanced, healthy lifestyle (including nurturing relationships).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A lot of good information, but not what I was looking for
*by P***R on April 3, 2009*

I have to start by saying that I'm a huge fan of Dr. Fuhrman and have most of his books, from Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss which is how I was introduced to him to begin with, to Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) and Eat Right America Food Scoring Guide . I've heard him speak in person at a couple of conferences and on DVD for some that I missed. He's a brilliant doctor. But this book just wasn't what I expected. It was packed with good information and success stories about people who have fasted to cure many diseases and conditions but it doesn't really give you a blueprint for doing a fast yourself which was what I was looking for and why I purchased this book. Instead it has the disclaimer stating that your doctor should conduct the fast and that this book will not cover how to do it. This is in spite of the cover stating "Precise diet and fasting programs to relieve headache, hypoglycemia, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, etc." The only reason I didn't give this book a rating of one or two stars is that it's packed with valuable information on reasons for fasting and effects that can be expected. I did and still do have questions about fasting. Do you include and vegetable or fruit juices or do you just stop eating? How much water should I drink? How do I determine the amount of time the fast should continue? How do I find a doctor who is experienced in this subject? If my doctor knew anything about fasting I wouldn't have purchased this book. If you're considering this book, buy it to be convinced of the benefits of fasting, but not as a list of instructions on how to do it yourself.

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