Dr. Joseph Mercola - KetoFast: Rejuvenate Your Health with a Step-by-Step Guide to Timing Your Ketogenic Meals

Praise for KETOFAST

As the science underlying ketosis and fasting progresses, you can always trust Dr. Joseph Mercola to be on the cutting edge! Follow this enjoyable read to do keto and fasting the right way, and avoid the common pitfalls, many of which will shock you.

Steven R. Gundry, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of The Plant Paradox series; Medical Director, The International Heart and Lung Institute

Dr. Mercola has done it again. Tapping into the latest research on fasting and ketogenic diets, he has crafted an easy-to-understand, efficient, and highly effective program that can deliver life-changing results.

Mark Sisson, author of the New York Times bestseller The Keto Reset Diet and founder of Primal Kitchen foods

KetoFast provides a well-researched, practical approach to safely produce the metabolic flexibility needed to improve health and free a person from obesity, diabetes, and other disorders of metabolism.

Michael T. Murray, N.D., co-author of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

Its sobering to think that the simple timing and composition of our food could, if broadly adopted, change the course of millions of lives. KetoFast is a practical guide to reclaiming your metabolic health.

Travis Christofferson, author of Tripping over the Truth: How the Metabolic Theory of Cancer Is Overturning One of Medicines Most Entrenched Paradigms

KetoFast provides a carefully considered program of fasting and feeding that, based on recent research, should optimize your metabolic health. Presented in terms any layperson can follow, this book can help you navigate the complex interconnected concepts of fasting, time-restricted feeding, circadian cycles, and ketogenic diets.

Aaron Davidson, creator of Cronometer, an accurate and free online tool to track nutrients and provide detailed analysis of what youre eating

With the introduction of intermittent fasting and the current medical research proving its efficacy, a whole new spectrum of healing is now available. Dr. Mercola has long been a leader in educating the public about the benefits of intermittent fasting, and his new book, KetoFast, has provided an important look into the art of scientific fasting and how to fast safely in a toxic world. Highly recommended.

Jim Ehmke, clinical nutritionist

The topics of ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting are confusing ideas fraught with controversy, but Dr. Mercola has created a readable text that is impressively researched. Within, he tackles the how and why of keto fasting. Thank you, Dr. Mercola, for creating this book that can be used by our patients and the entire health-care team!

Jeanne A. Drisko, M.D., CNS, FACN, Riordan Endowed Professor of Orthomolecular Medicine and Research, University of Kansas Health System

ALSO BY DR. JOSEPH MERCOLA

KetoFast Cookbook (with Pete Evans)*

Superfuel*

Fat for Fuel*

The Fat for Fuel Ketogenic Cookbook (with Pete Evans)*

Effortless Healing

The No-Grain Diet

Sweet Deception

Dark Deception

The Great Bird Flu Hoax

Freedom at Your Fingertips

Generation XL

Healthy Recipes for Your Nutritional Type

*Available from Hay House
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Copyright 2019 by Dr. Joseph Mercola

Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com Published in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Cover design: The Book Designers Interior design: Nick C. Welch

Illustrations on pages : John Wiley and Sons, Obesity Journal,

Stephen D. Anton, Mark Mattson, et al.

Indexer: Jay Kreider

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviewswithout prior written permission of the publisher.

The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Mercola, Joseph, author.

Title: Ketofast : rejuvenate your health with a step-by-step guide to timing your ketogenic meals / Dr. Joseph Mercola.

Description: Carlsbad, California : Hay House, Inc., [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019000138 | ISBN 9781401956790 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Fasting--Health aspects. | Ketogenic diet.

Classification: LCC RM226.5 .M46 2019 | DDC 613.2/5--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019000138

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-5679-0

E-book ISBN: 978-1-4019-5680-6

Audiobook ISBN: 978-1-4019-5681-3

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To my Mom and Dad, whom I recently lost.
Thank you both for raising me. I wouldnt be
where I am today without your love and support.

This book contains general information and advice relating to the potential benefits of adding certain fats to your diet. It is not intended to replace personalized medical advice. As with any new diet regimen, the practices recommended in this book should be followed only after consulting with your doctor to make sure they are appropriate to your individual circumstances. The author and publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects that may result from the use or application of the information contained in this book.

CONTENTS

You may be reading this book because you have a severe health challenge, or like 40 percent of the population, are obese. If you fall into either of those categories, this book will provide a strategy that will help you regain your healthy weight, with the absolutely liberating experience of finally being free of cravings that sabotage your ability to choose healthy foods.

The weight that you lose on this program will be mostly visceral fat, the dangerous fat around your organs that is believed to be a driver of metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation. Losing this fat will help lower your blood pressure, improve your cholesterol patterns to healthy ratios, and lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes.

The United States is suffering from an onslaught of chronic degenerative illnesses, and insulin resistance in particular is playing a major role in the epidemics of obesity, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes as well as neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease.