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Stephen Pao is the author of the Time-Restricted blog. Following a Type II diabetes diagnosis in 2003, Steve began experimenting with alternative approaches to managing the disease, including prolonged fasting as a complement to a low-carb lifestyle. Several years ago, Steve also added a more involved drug program, including Ozempic and Jardiance. By day, Steve is a consultant and board advisor to early stage technology companies. Steve and his wife are empty nesters, with two adult daughters.

Returning to the outside world is hard!

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Cookies served at a reception we attended

I’m now back after not blogging for the whole month of October! The short version of the story is that living in the “real world” outside of a fasting clinic made it hard for me to keep my weight, blood pressure, and blood glucose low.  The photo above is indicative of the food temptations abound … Read more

Buchinger Wilhelmi – Takeways

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final journal

This time at Buchinger Wilhelmi marked the first time I had done 22 days of consecutive fasting followed by 4 days of an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet.  During that time, I watched my fasting blood sugars drop from diabetic levels to prediabetic levels, blood pressure return to normal, and my weight drop close to 20 lbs. … Read more

Mitochondrial Dysfunction & Natural Healing

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mitochondrial dysfunction

Mitochondrial medicine takes a different angle on the study and treatment of chronic diseases like Type II diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).  There is also some interesting work underway regarding mitochondria and the brain. You may remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the subunits of our cells (with the notable exception … Read more