The Athos Diet: Before There Was Atkins, There Was Athos - Paperback

by Mb Gayle (Author), Pete Patitsas (Author)

Mount Athos is a UNESCO World Heritage site drawing in 300,000 tourists a year to explore this magical place found in Greece. For over a thousand years, the monks of Mount Athos have been outliving even the most progressive and modern of societies. Dr Pete Patitsas, an Emergency Medicine doctor in the USA, has been to Athos and has both studied and lived its fasting practices. With a modern lens of both medicine and science, Dr Pete has found where these fasting practices resonate with science and with it is changing the lives of friends, family, and patients through The Athos Diet. The three pillars of The Athos Diet are designed to work together to support you in creating a bodily environment of hormonal health: Intermittent Fasting: Decreasing the number of times we eat daily and shortening the window of our meal times helps the body to repair and restore cells as well as improve insulin sensitivity, ultimately reducing the risk of metabolic diseases and strengthening the immune system. High Protein (Plant-Preferred): Choosing high protein foods that are plant based helps stabilize our hormone levels and reduce our environmental impact. Walking: Exercising for 30 minutes every day will increase muscular insulin sensitivity as well as improve mental health and brain function. We recommend starting with walking. This lifestyle is conducive to the 21st century responsible citizen who is trying to live well for themselves, their families, and their global community.