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Fasting WITH Food®

The Do-It-Yourself Fasting Mimicking Diet program

Designed by Dr. Laura Paris, based on the research of Dr. Valter Longo, author of The Longevity Diet

  • Reverse insulin resistance
  • Lower inflammation
  • Reverse autoimmunity
Thai-Style-Zucchini-Noodle-Salad
shopping for healthy food
blending a green smoothie
cooking healthy

Why fast, and why do it with food?

The whole point of fasting is to get into a state of autophagy. This happens when you go without food for long enough. Autophagy literally means “self-eating,” and it’s when you clean out cell and tissue debris. This allows you to reduce inflammation, promote regeneration, reset your metabolism, and boost your overall physical and mental performance.

Professor Valter Longo, a longevity researcher, discovered that eating precise amounts of plant-based foods allows you to prolong the benefits of fasting and autophagy over five days. Fasting with food allows you to fast safely, without losing valuable muscle or feeling faint, while still inducing autophagy and prolonging it for days to heighten the benefits. This program is based on Longo’s research and is Dr. Paris’s closest approximation of the ProLon® Fasting Mimicking Diet.

What does this program include?

Step-by-step guidance through 5 days of Fasting With Food
FOLLOWING THREE DIFFERENT PLANS:
MEDITERRANEAN & THAI PLANS
  • Homemade
  • Allow for substitutions
  • Plant-based Paleo style
  • Grain, dairy, legume, yeast-free
  • Includes nuts, seeds, vegetables & fruits
PACKAGED FOOD PLAN
  • Storebought
  • No cooking, no fuss
  • Plant-based
  • Grain, dairy, yeast-free
  • Includes nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, & legumes

How does this program work?

Once you sign up, you have immediate access to the program where you can choose from the three different fasts. The layout and instructions are very clear and user-friendly. If you need help or support, you can ask questions in the comments section of the program directed to Dr. Paris, and your comments will be answered within three business days. You’re welcome to do a 5-day fast as often as once per month, but not more frequently. The general recommendation is once per month for three months. However, many people choose to do a fast twice a year, once a year, or every quarter/season. 
Questions? Please email office@parishealingarts.com.
cooking healthy at home

What will you get when you sign up?

The welcome lesson with preparation guidelines.
3 fasting plans to choose from: 2 homemade Paleo plans, and 1 storebought plan.
All fasts are plant-based, based on research by Professor Valter Longo.
Questions answered by Dr. Laura Paris in the comments section.
Downloadable shopping lists.
Daily downloadable menus for each 5-day fast.
Suggested cooking schedules.
Guidelines for what to do after you fast, and between rounds of fasting.

This program is recommended by Functional Medicine doctors

“Having done the ProLon version of the Fasting Mimicking Diet as well as Laura’s Fasting with Food program I can say that hands-down the real food option food options she has created as the best. I didn’t feel deprived. It was delicious. No bloating. Easy doable recipes. Literally loved every selection. I will definitely be incorporating this into a seasonal cleanse. Thank you for creating this!”
— Dr. Anita Sadaty
“Fasting With Food” has been great for my patients that need a way to accomplish caloric restriction. The recipes are great and the process is easy to follow”
— Dr. Samuel Yanuck
“I highly recommend Fasting with Food! Dr. Paris has created a beautiful program that allows fasting to be both easy, and delicious! Do not waste another minute and getting started – I truly believe this is the best way to experiment fasting can improve your health and vitality!”
— Dr. Anjali Dsouza

Is this program for you?

it may be for you if you want to:
  • Reverse insulin resistance, prediabetes, or high cholesterol
  • Lower inflammation
  • Reverse autoimmunity
  • Lower cancer risks
it is NoT for you if you are:
  • Pregnant
  • Breastfeeding
  • Worried about your mental health with food restriction
  • Underweight

Our Participants Say

“A fantastic program. Make your own whole foods from real ingredients. The benefits of fasting without the negatives. Recipes with photos, flavorful foods, and options for some days without cooking anything. No decisions to make, minimal cooking and cleanup. Just eat what is on your list, enjoy the mental clarity, and reclaim time to do more with your days.”
— Sheree Young
Patient
“Overall, I’m very happy with the program you have put together, and I’m happy to report that I am 5.5 pounds lighter and 2″ smaller in the waist today. My BMI is in the healthy range (just barely). I feel great, and I can easily do this fast several times a year.”
— Mardeen Gordon
Patient
“I found the experience a lot easier than I had imagined. No starvation or lightheadedness; this experience was nothing like that. Clearly written and easy to follow. Plenty of variety so I didn’t get bored. The foods were delicious and I’m NOT a cook. As for the results, I lost weight, I also reduced my autoimmune levels substantially (thyroid antibodies), and my A1c. I can’t wait to start the next round. It’s so easy to incorporate into my lifestyle and the benefits are amazing.”
— Susie Allen
Patient
Research shows that the Fasting Mimicking Diet® can help you:
Increase stem cell production for regeneration
Lower blood pressure
Overcome resistant weight loss
Lose fat not lean muscle
Increase mental clarity and focus
People who have done this Fasting WITH Food® program have lowered:
Total and LDL cholesterol
Triglycerides
Hemoglobin A1C
Fasting blood sugar and insulin
Inflammatory marker CRP
Auto-antibodies
Dr Laura Paris, functional medicine acupuncture Capitola CA

About Dr. Laura Paris

Dr. Laura Paris is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, a double-certified Functional Medicine practitioner, and a certified Nutrition Consultant. She specializes in women’s hormone balance (including metabolism and insulin) and in autoimmunity.

She became interested in the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) in 2018, and since many of her patients have food sensitivities as well as financial constraints, she embarked on creating DIY approximations of the FMD. In 2019 she ran a trial group, who completed one of her DIY Fasts every month for three consecutive months. This group completed before and after blood work and had remarkable improvements in CRP, lipids, hemoglobin A1C, autoantibodies, fasting blood sugar, and insulin.