TMHS 538: Intermittent Fasting: 8 Clinically Proven Benefits & Best Practices

Over the past few years, intermittent fasting has made headlines as a popular diet trend. While fasting can certainly create impressive weight loss results, it also has a wide range of benefits that go beyond body composition. Intermittent fasting has been proven to reduce inflammation, improve metabolic function, and aid in the prevention of multiple chronic illnesses. 

On this compilation episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to hear from some of the world’s foremost experts on fasting, like Dr. Amy Shah, Dr. Will Cole, Ori Hofmekler, Dr. Jason Fung, and other knowledgeable experts. You’re going to learn about the history of fasting, special considerations for women, how fasting can help you burn body fat and prevent cancer, and so much more.

This episode is full of proven insights and science-backed tips on how you can include fasting in your routine for better health, no matter where you are on your health journey. We’re going to talk about the powerful benefits of circadian rhythm fasting, how fasting can make you more metabolically flexible, and how smart fasting can even improve your brain health and longevity. I hope this episode inspires, informs, and resonates with you. Enjoy! 

In this episode you’ll discover:

• What percentage of our genes operate on a circadian pattern. 
• How long you should fast to optimize your biology. 
• Considerations women should make in regards to intermittent fasting.
• The impact that fasting has on our dopamine levels.
• General recommendations for fine-tuning your fasting window. 
• How fasting can actually make your life less stressful. 
• The effects fasting has on your stress response system. 
• What fasting-mimicking foods are. 
• The number one factor in developing obesity and diabetes. 
• How metabolic flexibility can help you find peace with food.
• What the fourth macronutrient is.
• How fasting makes your stored body fat reserves more accessible.
• The connection between muscle mass and circadian nutrition. 
• How fasting impacts inflammation. 
• A link between leaky gut, autoimmunity, and fasting.
• The role fasting can play in cancer prevention. 
• How insulin levels influence common Western illnesses.
• Why eating six small meals per day is detrimental to brain health and longevity. 
• How the glymphatic system works, and why you should have a brain cleaning night.

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• Circadian Medicine & Circadian Fasting with Dr. Amy Shah – Episode 468
• Time Restricted Eating Transforms Your Brain with Dr. Andrew Huberman – Episode 524
• Intermittent Fasting & The Principles of Stress with Ori Hofmekler – Episode 261
• The Truth About Intuitive Fasting with Dr. Will Cole – Episode 465
• Circadian Nutrition: The Groundbreaking Science of Meal Timing – Episode 498
• Water Fasting & Metabolic Healing with Dr. Alan Goldhamer – Episode 472
• What Causes Cancer & Cracking the Cancer Code with Dr. Jason Fung – Episode 485
• Your Microbiome and Your Lifespan with Dr. Steven Gundry – Episode 336
• The Secret Life of Fat with Dr. Sylvia Tara – Episode 350 
• Inflammation Masterclass – Episode 497
• Eat Smarter
• Fasting.org
• The End of Alzheimer’s by Dr. Dale Bredesen

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