This is optimal finance daily episode 2790.

Is Fast and Good for your fiscal health by Carol Christie

with Women Who Money.com

and I'm your host and personal finance enthusiasts Diana Merriam.

Now let's get right to it and continue optimizing your life.

Is Fast and Good for your fiscal health by Carol Christie with Women Who Money.com?

There's no escaping news of the many benefits of intermittent fasting.

There are hundreds of books, articles, podcasts, testimonials, and first-person accounts from friends.

What's more, there are multiple fasting methods offering options that work best with varying lifestyles.

One option is to choose two days per week on which you eat only dinner.

Another common method is a restricted eating window of 12 to 16

hours or more. Some people engage in alternate day fasting and others in fasting

for multiple days.

It probably goes without saying that no dietary fast or calorie restriction diets

should be undertaken without consulting a medical professional,

but we'll say it anyway.

Consult a medical professional before engaging in dietary fasting.

Despite all the press and all the growing popularity,

there are still far more resistors than adherence to this way of life.

If you haven't yet been motivated enough to try a dietary fast, might the financial benefits of fasting tempt you?

What's all the fasting fuss about?

The touted physical benefits of dietary fasting

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