Fasting: An underutilized therapeutic practice?

Fasting is often said to boost immunity, cleanse the liver, sharpen concentration, extend lifespan, improve skin, repair the damage of alcohol, reset food cravings, support the microbiome, and even reduce stress-related inflammation. Others warn of muscle loss, fainting, or dangerous refeeding. With so many claims—some hopeful, some alarming—it’s hard to know what is real and what belongs to wellness folklore.

In this event, Dr. Claire Delval draws on four decades of experience in both traditional and integrative medicine to clarify what science truly shows. Why would anyone choose not to eat for a week? Is it worth the discomfort? How does it compare to intermittent fasting? Should you consider a supervised fasting retreat in Austria or Germany, or is it all nonsense?

Co-founder of the Académie Médicale du Jeûne, Dr. Delval will walk you through everything she—and current research—knows about this powerful therapeutic practice.