by Carlos Ferreira as told to Allison Goldstein “I’m doing this for longevity and for my kids and for my family.” Meet Carlos My name is Carlos Ferreira, and I’m 39 years old. I live just outside Philadelphia in Newtown, PA. My fasting journey began with my blood sugar. A few years ago at an…
by Christine Chang as told to Allison Goldstein “It’s not just about not eating, it’s about replacing my meals with time to focus on my mental health.” Meet Christine My name is Christine Chang, and I am 42 years old. I’m an actor, and I live in Los Angeles. I have always been a cardio…
by Chad Sands as told to Allison Goldstein “Fasting is just the way I am now. It’s how I live my life.” Meet Chad My name is Chad Sands, and I’m 58 years old. I live about 45 minutes outside of Boston with my wife, our two sons, and our four-month-old puppy, Sophie. I’ve yo-yo…
By Hafsa Abdulla as told to Allison Goldstein “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle.” Meet Hafsa My name is Hafsa Abdulla, and I am 31 years old. I’m originally from Bahrain, a little island in the Middle East, and I’m currently completing a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care in Detroit, Michigan. I’ve always…
By Michael Richardson as told to Allison Goldstein “Fasting helps you build the trust and confidence that you can be resilient no matter what life throws at you.” Meet Michael My name is Michael Richardson. I live north of the Bay Area in Fairfield, CA. I’m 39 years old, and I’m a physician, husband, and…
By Susana Holloway as told to Allison Goldstein “Fasting has just been an absolute life-changing, life-saving thing.” Meet Susana My name is Susana Holloway. I am 48 years old, and I live in a little town called Camus, right outside of Portland, OR. I am a trained chef and nutritionist and ran my own cooking…
By Tom Conrad, as told to Allison Goldstein My name is Tom Conrad, and I am 52 years old. I split my time between New York City and Sonoma, CA, and I am Big Sky Health’s new CEO. Heaviest Weight: 229 lbs Current Weight: 171 lbs As far back as elementary school, I was conscious…
Say hello to this month’s Zero Hero, Marguerite Palombella. A long-time Zero community member, she balances work, motherhood, a ketogenic diet, and a 23:1 fasting routine…phew! Her stance is ‘zero excuses’ when it comes to prioritizing her health and wellness goals—whether she’s pushing her kids in the stroller to get her steps in or strategically…
By Duane Pretzer, as told to Emily Shiffer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/if_motivation_duane/ My name is Duane Pretzer, and I am 48 years old. I am from Warren, Michigan, and I work in Corporate Security Management. At 46, I weighed 300 pounds when I began intermittent fasting with Zero in February 2020. But truthfully, I had been larger…
By: Rich LaFountain My Introduction to Fasting – The Prolonged “Hospital Fast” My first year in graduate school, during spring break, I had lower right quadrant pain in my abdomen. My stomach hurt, but it wasn’t a traditional stomach ache. It was the kind of stomach ache that makes it difficult to stand up straight….
