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We evolved for scarcity. For winters that demanded we survive on stored reserves.
For feast-and-famine cycles that trained our cells in the delicate balance between building and repair.
But that winter never comes.
We live in perpetual abundance, often insulin-resistant, inflamed, and accumulating visceral fat around our organs. And our bodies struggle to contend with this surplus, responding with diseases that were less common a century ago: hypertension, diabetes, autoimmune conditions, and certain cancers.
Meanwhile, many of us are being medicated for our diet. Not our disease.
What if a solution lies not in another pharmaceutical intervention, but intentional scarcity? What if the capacity to heal exists in the body’s innate intelligence—its ability to catalyze repair when we cultivate the conditions that allow it?
This Fasting Compilation brings together three researchers who’ve spent decades exploring how strategic deprivation can trigger metabolic repair: Dr. Alan Goldhamer, who has medically supervised over 25,000 prolonged water fasts at TrueNorth Health Center; Dr. Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute and architect of the fasting mimicking diet; and Dr. Michael Greger, whose synthesis of nutrition studies illuminated insights about the intersection of meal timing and metabolic health.
“The body has an intelligence where it’s unwinding itself during fasting.”
- DR. ALAN GOLDHAMER
Today, we explore:
- Prolonged Water Fasting vs. Fasting Mimicking Diets
- Why Visceral Fat Behaves Like A Tumor
- The Evolutionary Winter That Never Comes
- Meal Timing & Circadian Biology
- Safety Protocols & Medical Supervision
The full episodes for guests featured in this compilation:
- RRP 541: Dr. Alan Goldhamer – The Crazy Benefits Of Water-Only Fasting
- RRP 839: Dr. Alan Goldhamer – The Incredible Benefits Of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting
- RRP 690: Dr. Valter Longo – Fasting & Nutrition Protocols For Longevity & Disease Prevention
- RRP 889: Dr. Valter Longo – Fasting For Longevity
- RRP 522: Dr. Michael Greger – How Not To Diet
The visually inclined can watch it all unfold on YouTube. As always, the audio version streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
CRITICAL SAFETY NOTE: Under no circumstances should anyone undertake a water fast of any length without the medical supervision of a trained professional. Do not attempt this at home without proper guidance and oversight.
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