El Paso, TX. Chiropractor, Dr. Jimenez breaks down the Fasting Mimicking diet and health benefits.
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Fasting & Fitness With Food!
The 5 DayFasting Mimicking Diet™, or FMD, is the first fasting meal program.
Made from natural ingredients.
Meals are consumed for five days.
The body’s ( cellular pathways) do not recognize the meals as food.
This keeps the body in a fasting mode.
This diet is proven to promote overall health.
Reduce excess fat.
Gives you freedom.
This meal plan was scientifically developed and clinically tested at the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California. Dr. Valter Longo leads the USC Longevity Institute unites multidisciplinary aging research approaches to enhance the healthy years of life.
The FMD is the only meal program that provides the body with optimal nourishment, which keeps the body in fasting mode.
Why Take ProLon®?
Two decades of scientific discoveries at the University of Southern California.
Nutri-Technology
All natural, plant-based, high-quality food and supplements
Experience the benefits of fasting, but with natural foods
Conveniently packaged in single-serve portions for each day of the program
ProLon® Can Do
Decrease body fat
Decrease body weight
Preserve lean body mass
60% weight loss maintained 3 months after resuming a normal diet
Maintain
lood glucose
Blood pressure
Cholesterol
Triglycerides
C-reactive proteins
Stem cells Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1
Meal Program
Follow The Program
Consume the ProLon® meal program‘s components for five consecutive days
Do not consume any additional food/liquid other than water or herbal teas without caffeine or additives
In order to maximize the benefits, you should minimize your consumption of caffeine to 1 cup of coffee or tea without additives or sweeteners per day during the 5-day program.
Resuming Diet
At the end of the program
Liquid foods, such as soups and fruit juices
Light meals: rice, pasta, small portions of fish/meat/legumes
Avoid binge eating
Performance
Expectations
Individuals taking ProLon® a have reported
Improved energy levels
Less fatigue
Softer and shinier skin
A positive impact on lifestyle
Making healthier choices and eating less
How Often Should One Take The 5-Day ProLon® Diet?
The ProLon clinical trials protocol included three consecutive cycles of ProLon (5-day only per month over three consecutive months). It is up to the practitioner to decide how much to use for each patient. It is suggested that for patients who are obese or overweight, to use ProLon for one three cycle protocol, and recommend that you check with your doctor to re-assess and determine if they have met their goals or if more cycles would be helpful. If a patient is not overweight and eats and exercises well, it is suggested to take the product 1-2 times a year.
Precautions
Due to the low caloric nature of the ProLon® 5-day meal program, Individuals should not take ProLon® in combination with prescription or non-prescription drugs unless approved by your healthcare professional.
Drink at least 8 cups of water to minimize the risk of dehydration.
Avoid alcohol consumption, strenuous exercise, and exposure to high temperatures (e.g., saunas, spas, Jacuzzi) or cold environments and swimming.
Operate a motor vehicle and heavy machinery with care until it is known how ProLon® may affect you.
Study Methodology
Pre-clinical and clinical studies have proven that periodic fasting, done for several days, is a very powerful intervention that our bodies learned to naturally cope with by protecting and rejuvenating itself. The 5-Day ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet has been clinically tested and found to promote beneficial effects in a wide variety of conditions ranging from excess weight and fasting blood glucose, to growth factors associated with DNA damage and aging.
A Randomized control trial of 100 subjects
71 completed 3 cycles of the ProLon® either in a randomized phase (N=39) or
After being crossed over from a control diet group to the FMD group (N=32)
Control subjects continued a normal diet.
ProLon® participants consumed the fasting mimicking diet (FMD) for 5 days per month for 3 months.
Measurements were performed prior to the diet (Before) and (During) the recovery period and (After) the 3rd cycle.
Clinical Study Results
Elevated Risk Cohort Results
ProLon® is clinically tested, easy-to-take 5-day meal program that enhances your health without dramatic lifestyle changes
FMD Pre-Clinical Trial Results
In the first study from the Clinical and Translational Report, yeast deprived of food periodically were shown to have longer life expectancy than yeast fed normally.
The second study involved feeding a group of mice a specialized diet for four days a month.
The diet reduced both caloric intake and protein intake.
The scientists tested markers in the blood of the mice and found that the diet emulated prolonged water-only fasting.
After returning to regular feeding, the mice regained most, but not all of the lost weight.
Differences between the Fasting Mimicking Diet group and the control group include improved metabolism and cognitive function, gradual weight loss, muscle rejuvenation, higher bone density, 40% fewer malignant lymphomas, immune system regeneration, and longer average life expectancy.
Third Study Using People
There were nineteen participants and nineteen control participants with a broad range of ages (19-75).
Members of both sexes and various races so that the study represented a general cross-section of, adult population.
The individuals in the Fasting Mimicking Diet group were provided with the food they were required to eat during the five days.
Scientists were happy with the compliance level of the diet, and most reported only mild or no negative effects on the fast days.
Results showed that the FMD participants experienced an average:
Individuals diagnosed with serious medical condition or disease unless approved in writing by a physician appropriately trained to treat that condition
Individuals who have been severely weakened by a disease or medical procedure
Individuals who are taking medications which may not be safely consumed with a calorie restricted diet unless authorized in writing by a licensed physician
Individuals with Diabetes (type 1 and type 2), cardiovascular disease and cancer, unless approved in writing by a licensed physician. ProLon® should never be combined with glucose-lowering drugs, such as metformin or insulin
Fasting is prohibited for individuals with particular metabolic diseases, such as those affecting gluconeogenesis.
Individuals with a history of significant cardiac disease, particularly uncompensated congestive heart failure NYHA grade 2 or more or LVEF <40% on any prior assessment
Individuals with a history of syncope (fainting) with calorie restriction or other medical co-morbidities Individuals who have special dietary needs that are incompatible with the ProLon® meal plan
Individuals with liver or kidney disorders that may be affected by very low glucose and protein content of the diet
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