Rich LaFountain, PhD
Fasting While Flying: How to Beat Jet Lag and Stay Consistent
Whether you’re a frequent flier or a first-timer, traveling by plane is likely to induce some stress. From getting to the airport to checking in to arriving with all your luggage, flying…
Fasting and Metabolic Health: What’s the Connection?
Metabolic health has been gradually declining in recent decades across the world. According to recent estimates, less than 10% of adults are metabolically healthy. Luckily, there is an easy and straightforward way…
How to Reach Your Goals by Tracking Your Habits
If you’re trying to achieve a long-term health goal, like maintaining your weight or staying cardiovascularly fit, you know you won’t succeed if every food choice or exercise session is a struggle.…
14:10 Intermittent Fasting: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started
New fasters have a range of timing options to choose from, which can make it hard to decide where to start. If you’re a beginner, consider a 14:10 fasting protocol as an…
Expert Insights from Dr. Mindy: Balancing Hormonal Health Through Fasting
As interviewed by Rich LaFountain, PhD Dr. Mindy is a woman on a mission: She wants you to discover how powerful your body was built to be. A renowned holistic health expert,…
8 Fasting Myths, Debunked
Have you ever been told that fasting “slows down your metabolism”? What about “having an intentional eating window means you’re starving yourself”? If you’re a veteran, well-educated faster, you likely recognize these…
12-Hour Fast vs. 16-Hour Fast: Which Is Better?
Intermittent fasting (IF) is a powerful tool for metabolic health. There are many options in the world of IF, but which option is best for you? If you’re trying to choose between…
How to Measure Your Health in Progress, Not Perfection
Contrary to what many diets, supplements, and magazines would have you believe, “perfect health” is impossible to achieve or maintain, which makes its pursuit both stressful and often miserable. Striving for perfection…
What Is Balanced Health? (And How to Know If You’re on the Right Track)
It’s a tale as old as time: A family event is coming up, or a vacation, or a class reunion — whatever the reason, you’re feeling a surge of motivation to get…
Intermittent Fasting and Sleep Quality: How Are They Connected?
Intermittent fasting and sleep are normal parts of your 24-hour day. In fact, you spend approximately one third of your lifetime sleeping. Since most people don’t eat while they sleep, you can…
Your Complete Guide to Protein
Whether you’re trying to build muscle, lose weight, live longer, or some combination of these goals, you need to be eating protein — and if you’re like 40% of adults in America,…
Is Intermittent Fasting the Key to Longevity?
Everyone wants to live better, longer. The question is: How? Intermittent fasting has gained considerable attention in recent years for its many health benefits — but is it the key to healthy…
