How intermittent fasting can enhance resilience improve mental and physical performance and
protect against aging and disease. Most of us eat three meals a day with a smattering of snacks
because we think that's the normal healthy way to eat. This book shows why that's not the
case. The human body and brain evolved to function well in environments where food could be
obtained only intermittently. When we look at the eating patterns of our distant ancestors we
can see that an intermittent fasting eating pattern is normal-and eating three meals a day is
not. In The Intermittent Fasting Revolution prominent neuroscientist Mark Mattson shows that
intermittent fasting is not only normal but also good for us it can enhance our ability to
cope with stress by making cells more resilient. It also improves mental and physical
performance and protects against aging and disease. Intermittent fasting is not the latest fad
diet it doesn't dictate food choice or quantity. It doesn't make money for the pharmaceutical
processed food or health care industries. Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that
includes frequent periods of time with little or negligible amounts of food. It is often
accompanied by weight loss but Mattson says studies show that its remarkable beneficial
effects cannot be accounted for by weight loss alone. Mattson-whose pioneering research
uncovered the ways that the brain responds to fasting and exercise-explains how thriving while
fasting became an evolutionary adaptation. He describes the specific ways that intermittent
fasting slows aging reduces the risk of diseases including obesity Alzheimer's and diabetes
and improves both brain and body performance. He also offers practical advice on adopting an
intermittent fasting eating pattern as well as information for parents and physicians.
