The Easiest Way to Try Intermittent Fasting
Meet the medical-expert reviewed straightforward guide to trying intermittent fasting (IF), with step-by-step strategies and advice you can trust.
Featuring Dr. Pouya Shafipour, MD, Primary Care Physician & Weight Loss Specialist
Format
Every mobile-friendly lesson includes a topic overview and action item to help you kickstart your intermittent fasting diet.
Duration
This course lasts 5 days, with one lesson per day delivered to your inbox.
Time
Each lesson takes 10-15 minutes to read.
What you will learn
- Burn fat and lose weight with scientific strategies we've simplified for you
- How to prep for your diet with self-paced assignments
- The 7 key signs that IF isn't working for you, so you can stay safe and healthy
- What side effects are completely normal, and how long they'll last
- 5 practical tips to try while your body adjusts to your new IF diet
Why should you take this course?
- You want an effective diet that fits into your life. Dieting, exercising, and counting calories just isn't sustainable or hasn't helped you meet your goals. IF is much easier to implement.
- You're unsure about the "fasting" component of IF. Fasting might seem intimidating, but this course will show you how to try IF in a safe and controlled way.
- You want to affordably learn everything you need to know about IF. Unlike this course, a whole book on intermittent fasting will put you to sleep, and nutrition coaches will hurt your wallet.
Course Overview
5 Lessons
Understanding Intermittent Fasting
Learn what IF is, how it works, and its 3 proven health benefits.
Starting Your IF Diet
Discover tips and tricks for making your eating and fasting windows work easily for you.
Adjusting to IF
Transition seamlessly into IF by managing potential side effects.
Taking IF Beyond the Basics
Compare and contrast 5 other fasting schedules to find the best fit for you.
Maintaining IF Long-Term
Transform intermittent fasting into a long-term lifestyle, not just a temporary diet.
Meet the Expert
Pouya Shafipour, MD, MS
Board Certified Family Medicine Specialist
Dr. Pouya Shafipour is a Family Medicine Specialist, Primary Care Physician, and a Weight Loss Specialist based in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Shafipour specializes in dietary, nutritional, behavioral, and exercise counseling to manage obesity and medical conditions related to excessive weight gain or loss. Dr. Shafipour received a BS in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, an MS in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University, and an MD from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He completed his internship in general surgery at UC Irvine and a residency in family medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and became board certified in family medicine in 2008.
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What are others saying?
Lynn
I liked how it told you step-by-step what to do, because I didn't know anything about different fasts. I thought it was only one, but this course helped me decide which one is best suited for me.
Anja
Thank you for the solid overview. My weight has been a rollercoaster for my whole life, I finally found something I can stick with.
Matt
Every time I tried to learn about IF I felt totally overwhelmed. I'm so glad I saw this course and signed up. It gave me such an easy overview. I've been doing IF for 2 months now and feel amazing.
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