Lifesum unveils Healthy Fasting Program to increase employee wellbeing and optimize productivity

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifesum, the leading global healthy eating platform, used by companies, including Amazon, GE and PayPal to improve workplace wellness, has unveiled a healthy fasting program to help employees increase wellbeing and optimize productivity.

Popular with business leaders, including Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc, research shows that fasting positively impacts mental health (source), enhances cognitive performance (source) and cognitive function (source)—all important contributors to workplace productivity.

Unlike other fasting programs, Lifesum's Healthy Fasting Program offers a safe, sustainable fasting experience tailored to individual needs. Employees can select from a variety of pre-set fasting intervals, or choose the number of hours to fit their lifestyle. Throughout the fasting experience, employees also gain access to nutritional guidance, support and feedback via Lifesum's core features, including food ratings, recipes, meal plans, food and water trackers, and daily energy recommendations.

The service allows employees to keep track of their eating window with a timer and monitor what happens to their body at different fasting stages. It also provides information about the benefits of a balanced diet and how to safely stop fasting, if required.

This holistic fasting experience enables employees to receive personalized nutritional guidance on what to eat—not just when to eat. For example, the 16:8 Morning Fasting Meal Plan, which equates to 16 hours of fasting and 8 hours of eating, offers three pre-selected recipes per day with reminders when to start and end fasting, and have a nutritious meal.

"Fasting is a popular way of eating, but helping employees to find a fasting routine that fits their personal needs is key. When practiced safely, individuals report higher levels of concentration, and feeling more focused and energized. At Lifesum, our Healthy Fasting Program, combined with nutritional expertize and guidance found in the Lifesum app, provides employees with a holistic, sustainable fasting experience tailored to their individual needs for optimal wellbeing," said Signe Svanfeldt, Lifesum Lead Nutritionist.

The Healthy Fasting Program is available via Lifesum for Work, the leading corporate healthy eating service from Lifesum, that is innovating the next phase of workplace wellbeing and leads to a healthier, more productive workforce. Over 60 million people globally use the Lifesum app.

"The Healthy Fasting Program is further evidence of Lifesum improving workplace wellbeing by enabling people and the organizations they work for to access best-in-class consumer technology," added Svanfeldt.

SOURCE Lifesum