Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians. A 32-year-old man is evaluated for an intermittent pruritic rash of 8 years’ duration. Medical history is significant for mild persistent asthma. His only medications are an albuterol inhaler and an inhaled glucocorticoid. On physical examination, vital signs are normal. There… Read More »
Scientists have concluded that intermittent fasting, also referred to as the 5:2 diet or the 16:8 diet, does help with weight loss, but it’s no better than conventional calorie restriction diets for losing weight. An example of an intermittent fasting diet is feasting for 8 hours and then fasting for 16 hours. Some intermittent fasting… Read More »
Nowadays, there are many means of losing weight. But, over the past few years, intermittent fasting has risen to become one of the best ways of losing fat. Almost everyone’s goal is to be healthy, look good, feel great and possess a body they are proud of. Proper diet and exercise remain the surest way… Read More »
Conventional medicine still has Type 2 diabetes pegged as a blood sugar problem. In reality, it’s a disease rooted in insulin resistance1 and faulty leptin signaling, caused by chronically elevated insulin and leptin levels. In other words, it’s a diet-derived condition. Unfortunately, as noted by Dr. Abhinav Diwan, associate professor of medicine, cell biology and… Read More »
Many people want to lose weight easy and simple. However many weight loss programs have a lot of rules and complexities. Intermittent fasting keeps things simple, and it has become a very popular eating pattern to lose weight. This article looks into some of the most popular intermittent fasting windows that have been producing… Read More »