26 May The Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) by Valter Longo
My fasting used to involve going 3 days and 4 nights eating nothing and only drinking tap water.
If you want to know how that went click here: My 3 Day water fast
After reading Dr Valter Longo’s book “The Longevity Diet” I have been following the Longevity Diet.
If you want to read a summary of the Longevity Diet (Click Here)
Part of the Longevity Diet involves 5 days of following what Dr Longo calls “The Fasting Mimicking Diet” (FMD).
The best way I can describe the FMD is as a low calorie vegan diet.
I do the FMD once a month.
Dr Longo states his fasting diet is more effective then a water fast and that it is safer too.
To learn about some of the benefits of the FMD click here: The Benefits of Fasting
Here are the details of the 5 day FMD from Dr Longo’s book;
Day 1 (1000 calories)
500 calories from complex carbohydrates (vegetables such as broccoli, tomatoes, carrots,
pumpkin, mushrooms, etc.)
500 calories from healthy fats (nuts, olive oil)
1 multivitamin and mineral supplement
1 omega-3/omega-6 supplement
Sugarless tea (up to 3 to 4 cups per day)
25 grams of plant-based protein, mainly from nuts
Unlimited water
Days 2–5 (800 calories)
400 calories from complex carbohydrates (vegetables such as broccoli, tomatoes, carrots,
pumpkin, mushrooms, etc.)
400 calories from healthy fats (nuts, olive oil)
1 multivitamin and mineral supplement
1 omega-3/omega-6 supplement
Sugarless tea (up to 3 to 4 cups per day)
Unlimited water
The above food can be divided between breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or can be
taken as two meals and a snack.
Day 6 (Transition day)
For 24 hours following the end of the five-day FMD, follow a diet based on
complex carbohydrates (eg. vegetables) and minimise fish, meat, saturated fats, pastries, cheeses, milk, etc.
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