Table of Contents
The Program
- The Impact of Continuous Eating
- Fasting and Types of Fasting
- Mimic Fasting, Why?
- ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet
Fasting To Empower Health
A State of Continuous Eating
Fasting, What Is It?
- Fasting: To abstain from food and beverage
- Biological Fasting:
- To not consume food that triggers cellular Food Sensing Pathways: PKA, IGF-1 & mTOR
- Sensing Pathways are triggered up to 24 hours after the last meal
- Biological fasting begins 24 hours from your last meal
- Misconceptions
- “Juice fasting is considered fasting because it does not contain solid food”
Fasting: Part of A Healthy Human Diet, Which Has Been Lost
Optimize The Body Through Fasting
USC Dr. Longo pioneered the research characterizing nutrient sensing pathways
Dr. Longo
- Longevity Institute at the USC School of Gerontology focuses on fundamental mechanisms of aging
- Demonstrated in laboratory and clinical studies that the IGF-1, TOR, and PKA pathways are closely related to aging
- Elevation of these nutrient-sensing pathways accelerates aging processes
- IGF-1 has been associated with the longest living human populations (centenarians)
- Source: Aging cell, volume 13, issue 4
IGF-1 has been associated with the longest living human populations (centenarians) Source: Aging cell, volume 13, issue 4
Fasting Types
- Time Restricted Eating/Feeding (TRE/TRF)
- Daily pattern of eating during a window of 8 to 12 hours
- Intermittent Fasting (IF)
- 1-3 days of fasting, usually non-consecutive
- Per week
- Prolonged Fasting (PF)
- 4 or more consecutive days of fasting
- Water Only Fasting
- Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD)
The Impact Of Fasting
Prolonged Fasting & Water Only Fasting Benefits:
Water Only Fasting Disadvantages:
USC developed the Fasting while Eating Food Concept Known As The Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD)
The Fasting Mimicking Diet
- Natural, plant-based nutrition technology that mimics fasting for 5 days
- All this while providing the body with nutrition
- Stomach sees food, while the cells believe fasting is taking place
- Consists of
- Soups
- Bars
- Teas
- Drinks
- Snacks
- Supplements
- Fasting becomes more practical
- No lifestyle changes required
- FMD induces fast fat loss without decreasing lean body mass
- Maintains healthy metabolism
FMD & Nutrition Breakthrough
FMD Hits All the Important Factors of a Breakthrough Product
- Plant-based
- All Natural
- Backed by NIH and major grantors
- University-based Research & Development
- Preclinical
- Cl
inical trials - Patented and innovative (21 filed patents, 5 issued)
- Published in top medical journals (Science Translational Medicine, JAMA, etc.)
Top Research Organizations
Healthy Weight Loss From Fasting
ProLon® has clinically shown to help people with a normal Body Mass Index reading. To lose an average of 5.lbs of fat and 1.2 inches off waist circumference. While overweight/obese individuals lost >8lbs. This is with visceral fat reduction all the while protecting Lean Body Mass.
Biological Effects
FMD Benefits
Results
- Rejuvenation
- Wellness
- Health Optimization
- Clinically studied to promote
- Healthspan
- Longevity
Weight Management
- A Fast way to lose weight
- Most loss is circumferential fat
- Preserve lean body mass (muscle and bone)
- Only 5 days of lifestyle change per month
- For three months
Health
Promotes Healthy Levels of C-Reactive Protein
This Is An Inflammation marker
Maintain Healthy Levels:
- Glucose
- Cholesterol
- Blood Pressure
- Triglycerides
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = Major Elements of Metabolic Health
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = Major Determinants of Metabolic Health
Enhancement Of Patient Well-Being:
- Trial Participants reported:
- Improvement in energy levels
- Empowered to make healthier choices in life
- Positive impact on lifestyle
FMD Benefits
FMD Top Media Articles
Fasting The #1 Diet in the United States for 2018
Source: Mattson MP, Longo VD, Harvie M. Impact of intermittent fasting on health and disease processes. Ageing Res Rev. 2017 Oct;39:46-58. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2016.10.005. Epub 2016 Oct 31.
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