When it comes to building a healthier, stronger body, most people tend to focus primarily on two key pillars: diet and exercise. At L-Nutra Health, however, we believe that true and lasting health change is best achieved through a more personalized multidisciplinary approach that includes physician-led treatment plans, nutrition based on Longevity Diet Principles, effective exercise protocols, dietitian guidance, and lifestyle medicine– all while incorporating the clinical benefits of fasting to better support them all.

One way that fasting, specifically the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), a 5-day nutritional program designed to put your body into a fasting state while still providing some nourishment, is helping to support these programs is through increasing overall activity, as shown by a new study published in BMC Primary Care

Fasting Can Be A Surprising Ally For Fitness

In this study, which involved adults with type 2 diabetes, those who completed cycles of the FMD over 12 months experienced an increase of 4 hours-per-week of self-initiated physical activity over the course of one year. In contrast, the control group, who only received standard care, saw a decrease of 6 hours-per-week. Furthermore, these results were not part of any exercise program; participants simply reported feeling more energized and inspired to move after their FMD cycles and were able to maintain muscle and strength with their weight loss. 

Results like these are just one of the many reasons L-Nutra Health’s comprehensive programs include a low-glycemic FMD as a means of enhancing the health benefits patients may achieve from their program’s other key pillars. By using fasting as a precision tool that helps improve outcomes, these personalized 6 and 12-month programs go above and beyond to reset and rejuvenate metabolic health.

How L-Nutra Health Uses Fasting To Support Treatment

L-Nutra Health’s innovative programs take advantage of this unique fasting tool, in conjunction with other multidisciplinary components, to give patients an even greater chance of improving their health outcomes more efficiently and sustainably. Here are some of the ways FMD has been shown to support L-Nutra Health programs’ other established pillars:

• Physician-curated protocols and lab testing: Fasting activates autophagy (the body’s cellular repair process), boosts metabolic flexibility, and enhances insulin sensitivity, which can lead to measurable results and potentially reduce reliance on insulin-stimulating medications over time. Our programs use regular lab testing with dietitian and physician oversight to track these improvements in key biomarkers like HbA1C, waist-to-hip ratio, and body composition. 
  
  
• Longevity-based nutrition with personalized dietitian guidance: Depending on your needs, your personalized plan may include elements like the Longevity Diet (with a focus on plant-based proteins and a 12:12 circadian-aligned eating window) and cycles of the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) to support cellular renewal and preserve lean muscle mass. Every element is tailored to optimize your metabolic health and long-term well-being. 
  
  
• Exercise Practices: Personalized fitness protocols are a valuable part of the L-Nutra Health approach, since regular movement has been linked to improvements in metabolic health and maintaining a healthy weight. Unlike calorie-counting diets that tend to drain energy and reduce muscle, the FMD is strategically designed to target dangerous visceral fat, while preserving lean muscle. Since this latest study also shows FMD may be integral for increasing both an interest and capacity for physical activity, FMD cycles can be a powerful tool to help increase endurance and energy levels, while promoting better recovery and resetting your motivation to exercise consistently. 
  
  
• Personalized Lifestyle Medicine: Chronic stress has been linked to a greater risk for chronic inflammation throughout the body; as such, it can also lead to higher incidences of serious metabolic conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. L-Nutra Health programs promote effective lifestyle medicine techniques like meditation and breathwork to help mitigate stress, while aiding in the non-invasive management of things like heart rate and blood pressure. The autophagy process of FMD can also play a constructive role in these efforts, both by reducing any visceral fat that may already be stored around your body’s organs, and improving your energy levels which can allow for better clarity and focus.

No matter where you are on your personal health journey, one thing is clear: improving your metabolic health is key. Backed by growing scientific research, it’s now understood that better metabolic health not only helps prevent and reverse disease, but also supports a more energetic, active, and longer life. Learn more about how L-Nutra Health’s personalized programs can help.

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