Intermittent Fasting, or Endrance, Exercise?

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Intermittent fasting may not be as healthy as people think, says John Sutter. Exercise can delay the effects of any brain disorders with exercise, he argues. The physical activity is really part of our design and part of our well functioning,. It's not optional that we are moving regularly, because if we don't do that, we're simply not Kan by health," said Sutter.

Shermer and de Salcedo discuss: her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis at age 27 • her long-term psychological strategy for living with a serious illness • what “eating like a pig” actually means • our 70-year-old “diet detour” • the obesity crisis • how dietary studies are conducted • the baseline health of lab rats • static vs. dynamic metabolism • diseases you can treat, manage, or prevent with exercise • cholesterol and statins • why exercise is more important than diet • how you can have your cake and eat it, too.

Anastacia Marx de Salcedo is a food writer whose work has appeared in Salon, Slate, the Boston Globe, and Gourmet magazine and on PBS and NPR blogs. She’s worked as a public health consultant, news magazine publisher, and public policy researcher. She is the author of Combat-Ready Kitchen and lives in Boston, MA.