Learn intermittent fasting – the video course!

October 14 2015 by in About membership, Diabetes, Dr. Jason Fung, Intermittent fasting, Weight loss

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Do you want to lose weight and/or reverse your diabetes? The most powerful natural method – ideally used in combination with an low-carb diet – is intermittent fasting.

We’ve been fortunate enough to get to work with one of the world’s leading experts on the subject, Dr. Jason Fung. He was kind enough to travel from Canada to Sweden, just to record video courses with us. Above you can watch the first part of the video series. It’s a brief introduction to fasting and I hope you’ll enjoy it!

The fasting series continued

There are many more parts live on the membership site already (see below).

Sign up for a free membership trial in a minute and you can see them instantly – as well as many other video courses, movies, interviews, presentations, Q&A with experts, etc.

How to Maximize Fat Burning – Dr. Jason Fung

How to Fast – The Different Options – Dr. Jason Fung

The 7 Benefits of Fasting – Dr. Jason Fung

The Top 5 Myths of Fasting – Dr. Jason Fung

Breakfast! Is It Really That Important? – Dr. Jason Fung

The Most Common Questions – Dr. Jason Fung

5 Tips to Make Fasting Easier – Dr. Jason Fung

How to Get Started with Fasting – Dr. Jason Fung

The Power of a 7–Day Fast – Dr. Jason Fung

More with Dr. Fung on fasting – interviews

What to do instead of counting calories
16:02
Why is counting calories useless? And what should you do instead to lose weight?
The perfect treatment for diabetes and weight loss
45:20
Do doctors treat type 2 diabetes completely wrong today – in a way that actually makes the disease worse?
Do you have to count calories to lose weight?
10:22
Do you have to count calories to lose weight? Dr. Jason Fung explains why you don't.

PCOS and insulin resistance
33:14
What is the connection between PCOS and insulin resistance? What are the three criteria for PCOS, and why do some women develop too much testosterone? And why do women put on a low-carb diet for other reasons than infertility, have a higher pregnancy rate?
The cause of obesity
38:45
What is the real cause of obesity? What causes weight gain? Dr. Jason Fung at Low Carb Vail 2016.
Therapeutic fasting
46:09
What if there was a more effective treatment alternative for obesity and type 2 diabetes, that is both simple and free?

Dr. Fung’s blog: IDMprogram.com

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Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD Team Diet Doctor
October 15 2015 14
There's tons of science to talk about as well, and he does, check out Jasons other talks – in high quality above or worse on YouTube – or his blog.

If Jason ONLY based this on religion I would absolutely agree it's not enough. But this is only a 5-minute introduction and I think it's a good one. I don't mind that he spent a few minutes of it on the long history of fasting.

There's something to well-tried experience as well. No matter what kind of modern scientific study you dig up it can never match the long term (thousands of years) or the massive number of people (hundreds of millions) of the big religions.

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Nate
October 14 2015 14
His argument is not at all weakened by including the experience of religions with fasting. The point is to show that millions of people fast on a regular basis very successfully and without damage. And they have done this for hundreds of years. Thus, anyone can fast based on any reason they have used to decide to fast - whether religious or nutritional.

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Krista
January 28 2017
If you can't advance beyond the first video in a series, then you probably need to become a member to see the rest. (It would be nice if it told you that instead of simply returning to the first video.)
I resisted joining for a while, but finally did, and I think it's a great value. There's just a ton of new info added frequently, plus being able to ask Dr Fung questions directly.
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Megan
March 8 2017
Hilarious ending. Thanks!
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DD
March 22 2017
I love snow flakes! Get over yourselves! The point he is making is that millions of people do it and it doesn't harm them. Go find something else wrong by reading into things in your pathetic perverse way. SNOW FLAKES! It would be nice to see actual comments from people that have tried this instead of sad people who's lives are created around twisting every word that they hear to fit their perverse narrative. Get over yourselves and keep displaying that trophy you earned for 8th place.
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Alicia
April 1 2017
My daughter is 15 years old, She is diagnose with insulin resistance. Since she was 10 years old she started to gain weight, eating more was not the reason for this problem. She was premature baby (34 weeks). Her height is 5 foot and weigh 163 pounds. Is it true that being premature could be the cause of insulin resistance?, Is it ok for her to be on a low carb diet? Is she too young? Could she fast? Does she need to be monitored by a doctor?
I cook from scratch, we tried to eat organic products as much we can, few processed foods. I have started to remove even more carbs and fats since 3 weeks ago She really doesn't eat much. I am pushing her to exercise. She doesn't loose weight. I am very worry. I don't know how signing up to this site could help me to get my daughter healthy.
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damon
May 20 2017
Just a tip. Use a teleprompter so that you don't have to look away from the camera. It's better to keep eye contact with us to better keep us engaged instead of looking down at your notes. Also, wear solid colors instead of something striped or checkered to prevent moire. Other than that, great info and thank you for putting this information out there. This is a wonderful site.
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Belle B
January 25 2018
Thank you, the first thing I thought when I viewed this video is "I finally found what I'm looking for, IT MAKES SENSE".
I'm so impressed with your speech. It's fair and beautifully explained. Thank you for making the video for people like me. God bless you.
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Sam
April 8 2018
I love fasting! All my life I have yo-yo dieted and my weight of course has gone up and down with it. Counting calories made me hungry and for some reason even when I wasn’t hungry I wanted to eat. And eat rubbish! I could binge on two pies, a king size block of chocolate, a bottle of coke and two cream filled donuts and it was not enough. Now I have learnt to fast it has changed my life. I can sit and watch my family and friends eat delicious burgers and other foods, which I love, and I don’t mind at all as I am fasting and choose not to eat. Combining fasting with LCHF has meant in the last two months I went from 94kg to 79kg! I was born with a heart condition and my cardiologist was so amazed at my weight loss he and other colleagues at the clinic have decided to try fasting themselves. I occasionally have something special as a treat, dark chocolate, a pie, or even a donut but I don’t make a pig of myself any longer nor do I desire to over eat and these things are just treats and not regular foods for me. My cravings now are for fresh green vegetables! I cannot praise fasting and low carb enough and I have paid nothing for this information. I simply found Jason Fung on YouTube by accident and then stumbled on diet doctor. Thank you for all the free help. It is changing peoples lives and for the better.
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Jennifer Neville
April 30 2018
I am in day 6 of the keto diet. I do not have a gall bladder and I am finding all the fat is creating havoc with my stomach. Nausea, diahorrea and belching. I have lost 2.5kgs in that time. Any tips on how to manage this?
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Pamela
July 15 2018
I say put the information out there for those of us who choose to subscribe and not allow any comments at all. The commenting/support groups can be in an axillary place such as Facebook etc. Thank you for offering this informative site.
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Suzette
October 23 2018
Jason Fung,

I'd like to challenge you. You've made quite a bit of money on the premise that insulin is the x factor. Why don't you sponsor or lead the sponsorship of getting more foods tested and added onto the insulin index. I appreciate all the information you provide and this is not a derogatory comment but a challenge to take your dedication one step further.

Thank you for considering.
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Gentiann
October 23 2018
I don't see the point of this challenge : it's pretty clear that carbs are the main driver of insulin. People just need to stay away from carbs to see their insulin going down and that's a simple message !
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Neale
October 29 2018
I'm just about finished reading"Obesity Code," and I must say that everything in that book makes TOTAL sense. I have been dieting since I was probably in my 20s, only to gain back the weight and then some. The perpetual hamster wheel that I've been on with the "eat less, move more" mantra, stands to reason why I've NEVER been able to keep the weight off. So far, I'm a believer. Thank you Dr. Fung (and to my own doctor) who turned me on to this.
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Sharon
November 10 2018
Can I use a sweetner (I use monkfruit) in tea and coffee when I start IF ? Thanks

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
November 11 2018
Sharon, That is going to vary from person to person. Many people find they have the best results with only black coffee.

--Kristin
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Cal
February 11
Why does the advice here suggest artificial sweeteners are ok when Dr Fung's book explains it's detrimental effects in detail. Artificial sweeteners produce a large insulin response and break the insulin lowering effect of fasting, according to the book. Can someone please clarify this for me?

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 12
Monk fruit is not an artificial sweetener, it is natural. You can read more about our 3 approved sweeteners here - https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/sweeteners#top3