The Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) is a revolutionary five-day nutrition program scientifically formulated to mimic the effects of a prolonged water fast while still allowing nourishment - supporting the benefits of fasting without the challenges and risks that come from water-only fasts.
Each day of the Prolon fast is carefully formulated to activate your body's natural cell-rejuvenating processes. The five days build upon one another to trigger the various stages of fasting that contribute to cellular renewal, so each day has its own unique and important role in that process.
Typically by day 2 the body enters ketosis, burning fat for fuel, and by day 3, autophagy kicks in. As your body's natural process of recycling or removing damaged cells, autophagy is like a deep, internal spring cleaning - and will continue working throughout the rest of your fast (even going until two days after it’s completed). However, the FMD’s effects may go beyond autophagy to support complete cellular reprogramming.