The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting

by Jason Fung

finding or packing something to eat six or seven or eight times a day is very intrusive. I could not imagine interrupting my life every two and a half hours to snack. It’s too disruptive on an already hectic schedule. And it’s simply not necessary. Fasting can be done at any time. There is no set duration. You may fast for sixteen hours or sixteen days. You can mix and match time periods. You are never locked into a pattern. You may fast for one day this week, five days the next, and two days the week after. Life is unpredictable. Fasting fits wherever you need it to. Fasting can be done anywhere. It does not matter if you live in the United States, the United Kingdom, or the United Arab Emirates. You may live in the polar desert of the Arctic or the sandy desert of Saudi Arabia. It matters not at all. Once again, because fasting is about not doing something, it simplifies our life. It adds simplicity where other diets add complexity. If you do not feel well for any reason, you simply stop fasting.