The Medical Advisor

In the featured podcast,   I discuss my book, " KetoFast: A Step-By-Step Guide to Timing Your Ketogenic Meals " with fitness expert Ben Greenfield. As the name implies, it's a book about fasting. Where it veers from the norm is in the execution of your fast, and the fact that it's a complete system that starts out with intermittent fasting and a cyclical ketogenic diet, and then goes on to a partial fast instead of a water fast. Taken together, it forms the basis for a lifestyle that you can live with for the rest of your life, and that will truly help you optimize your health and longevity. And, while fasting is a key component, it's not nearly as restrictive as you might think, because once you're able to burn fat for fuel and start doing this cyclical fasting regimen, you end up feasting — eating with very few restrictions — once or twice each week as well. Fasting Has a Long History of Use Fasting has been part of human history for centuries. It was often ...

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient which cannot be produced by humans ( Nutrients . 2017).  Because your body doesn't produce or store it, you need daily vitamin C for continued health.  Vitamin C  may be one of the most well-known immune nutrients that protect against immune deficiencies and which supports the prevention and recovery from the common cold and upper-respiratory issues, and also protects your cardiovascular system, eyes, skin, and other parts of your body.  Vitamin C is a particularly unique nutrient because it also functions as an antioxidant that protects your cells against potential damage. As of April 2022, there are more than 40 studies that have been published to investigate the benefits of vitamin C against COVID-19. Check out the evidence tracker on vitamin C and COVID-19 from  c19vitaminc.com  (constantly updated). Vitamin C might help prevent COVID-19 and also lessen the inflammatory reactions behind some severe COVID-19 cases, acco...

If you are looking for the  best vitamin C supplement for immune system , you've come to the right place. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient which cannot be produced by humans ( Nutrients . 2017).  Because your body doesn't produce or store it, you need daily vitamin C for continued health. Vitamin C may be one of the most well-known immune nutrients that protect against immune deficiencies and which supports the prevention and recovery from the common cold and upper-respiratory issues, and also protects your cardiovascular system, eyes, skin, and other parts of your body.  Vitamin C is a particularly unique nutrient because it also functions as an antioxidant that protects your cells against potential damage. As of April 2022, there are more than 40 studies that have been published to investigate the benefits of vitamin C against COVID-19. Check out the evidence tracker on vitamin C and COVID-19 from  c19vitaminc.com  (constantly updated). Vitamin C c...