Consecutive or Non-consecutive

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NigelWaring

10:09 am
29 Aug 13
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What difference does it make whether your calorie reduction days are Consecutive or Non-consecutive? We will be using Consecutive days because it suits our lifestyle.

We are not interested in losing weight, my problem is the opposite, I need to maintain my weight to avoid another problem. Just want to control our IGF-1 so that it will help my Wife’s Cholesterol and my Big C tumor.

Which method is likely to get the IGF-1 to the optimum amount for our target? Has anyone been on both methods, each for long enough, to be able to do a reasonable comparison.

Is there any science supporting one or the other?

Melinda_in_NC

2:40 pm
29 Aug 13
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Dr. Joel Furhman recommends consecutive days. The studies he quotes in his 1995 book says that you have to do a minimum 3 days consecutively to get benefits. However, I am hoping that newer research will show that IF is just as beneficial. I highly recommend his book. It is very science-based and very, very compelling.

Also, he says by the second day it’s much easier and the hunger goes away and energy skyrockets. I haven’t had the courage to try that yet.

Good luck!

NigelWaring

11:35 pm
29 Aug 13
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Thanks Melinda, I think I’ve found the book, is it “Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor’s Program for Conquering Disease”.

Today is my first day of the 5:2 diet and I’ll be on the reduced calories for two days. It is now 2½ hours after my normal breakfast time and I do not feel at all hungry, we both expect to have our first meal in about three hours.