Don’t be Too Quick to Satisfy Your Hunger, Dr. Ronald Hoffman Explains the Health Benefits of Being Hungry

New York, NY, April 01, 2015 --(PR.com)-- In his latest article, “Repeat After Me: ‘Hunger is My Friend’,” renowned Integrative Physician Dr. Ronald Hoffman takes on some common myths about the concept of eating “three squares a day” and offers fact based reasons why hunger can be good for you.

“When you’re hungry, you are experiencing one of the fundamental processes of nature,” says Dr. Hoffman. “It is also a process that, while uncomfortable, we are built to withstand with multiple backup system to keep us functioning.”

“In fact, Intermittent Fasting (IF) may have health benefits,” Hoffman continues. “Even going for at least fourteen hours between evening and morning meals may allow the body to reboot its repair systems. Animal studies show that short bouts of IF between normal feedings may confer the same longevity advantages as long-term caloric restriction. Research has shown that IF combats inflammation, optimizes immunity, and may fend off and even reverse such illnesses as cancer, heart disease, and neurodegenerative disorders.”

The article also details the biological process of being hungry and how people can covert that into a fat-burning process called “ketosis.” And he challenges the common wisdom of eating on a schedule, saying that it is damaging to our health to eat by the clock instead of obeying natural appetite signals.

Dr. Ronald Hoffman is a pioneering complementary medicine practitioner, Director of the Hoffman Center for Integrative Medicine based in New York City, and host of the popular and long running syndicated weekly radio program and podcast “Intelligent Medicine.” Read the full article at the Intelligent Medicine website.