Comments on: Alternate Day Fasting

By: JP

JP — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:33:55 +0000

EquiisSavant,

You can find lychee fruit in many Asian markets.

Be well!

By: EquiisSavant

EquiisSavant — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:14:32 +0000

Where do you get that fruit ?

By: JP

JP — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:46:59 +0000

I can’t go along with that one, Mr. Laughead.

Be well!

By: James Davis Laughead

James Davis Laughead — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:52:47 +0000

Another way to control weight, is to Semi-Fast. You can eat any food and as much as you want, all you do is just chew your food, over and over, till all the flavor is out of the food,swallow the juice and drop the bulk out of your mouth into a cup, feed it to the birds or the dog. It works great, and you don’t gain any weight, in fact you lose some, as chewing burns calories. That’s what ants do, they swallow nothing whole.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:27:44 +0000

Thanks, Oct! If you give alternate day fasting a shot, please let us know how it works out. I love “reports from the field”!

Be well!

By: JP

JP — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:26:31 +0000

Me too, Anne! Actually, Mrs. H likes it when I don’t shave. I rarely let my inner “cave man” look go beyond a week’s worth of not-shaving though.

I do recall your alt day fasting. As I wrote this column, I thought of our previous discussions. You’re ahead of the curve!

Be well!

By: Oct

Oct — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:01:44 +0000

Alternate day fasting sounds like something I might try in the near future. Thanks JP!

By: anne h

anne h — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:47 +0000

Dang it!
Now I want a mustache!
Or is that just wrong?

Alt day fasting – so long ago (seems like a lifetime) we met via the blogs, talking about this very subject! *sigh*

By: JP

JP — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:33:09 +0000

Toby,

I think Vitamin D is indeed a valuable aid in supporting immune function and protecting against upper respiratory infections. I’ve included much of that data in previous columns on the H1N1 pandemic.

My wife personally used high dosages of D to dodge the H1N1 virus. I recently wrote a column about her experience which will be posted sometime next week.

Be well!

By: toby lee

toby lee — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:48:25 +0000

There is some interesting data suggesting that keeping your vitamin D level optimal will prevent colds, flu and in particular H1N1 (swine Flu).
Here are links to two interesting articles:

August 2009-Vitamin D3 deficiency and its role in influenza
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs026/1102452079631/archive/1102685428884.html
Sept 2009-More on Vitamin D3 and influenza
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs026/1102452079631/archive/1102728693089.html

If these links don’t work go to http://www.vitaminD3world.com and click on ‘In the news” to find these updates.

This site also offers a free newsletter and has recently launched a new micro pill formulation of vitamin D.