#1167 The 36-Hour Fast That Reboots Your Metabolism: How Autophagy, Ketones, and HGH Transform Your Body From the Inside Out With Ben Azadi

Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

Ben Azadi

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In this episode, Ben Azadi breaks down the science and real-life experience behind a 36-hour fast, explaining why this specific fasting window creates a powerful metabolic, hormonal, and cellular reset. Ben walks listeners through the hour-by-hour stages of the fast — from digestion, to fat burning, to deep autophagy — and explains how fasting transforms the body at every level. He covers increases in human growth hormone, gut repair, ketone production, mitochondrial upgrades, and the mental clarity that comes from elevated BDNF. He also answers the most common questions about long fasts:• What drinks or supplements break a fast• Whether women should modify fasting based on their cycle• How often to repeat a 36-hour fast• What symptoms are normal vs. concerning• Whether fasting impacts muscle• How to eat before and after a long fast for best results Ben also explains who should not attempt a 36-hour fast and how to break the fast without losing the benefits. He emphasizes that fasting is not starvation — it’s a biological event designed for healing, fat loss, and metabolic restoration. FREE GUIDE: The World’s Easiest Breakfast Diet - https://bit.ly/4puckHV 📚 🎁 Purchase Ben's new book Metabolic Freedom today http://www.metabolicfreedombook.com ($997 Retail Value For FREE) 👉Purity Coffee: https://partners.puritycoffee.com/BENAZADI 🔎 Find all of the Metabolic Freedom Sponsorship deals and coupon codes here:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals

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0:00.0	The Greek definition for metabolism is to transform. Your metabolism is designed to take food and to transform it into energy so you feel good and burn fat. We are determined to deliver the science and art of metabolism to you.
0:23.3	We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you could apply
0:28.5	and upgrade your metabolism. The topics covered here include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting
0:35.7	strategies, mindset, and metabolic health.
0:39.0	Your body was built to be self-healing.
0:41.2	Our goal is to identify the interference and remove it.
0:44.8	You are a masterpiece because you are a piece of the master.
0:49.0	Welcome to the Metabolic Freedom Podcast.
0:51.5	My name is Benazotti.
0:52.8	I'm the best-selling author of KetoFlex, and I want to thank you for
0:56.3	spending part of your day with me.
1:01.8	You've been told going without food is dangerous, but the truth is your body is begging for a reset.
1:08.0	I went 36 hours with zero food. And what happened changed the way I'll
1:12.9	treat fat loss, energy and aging forever. If you're bloated, tired, or stuck with stubborn weight,
1:19.9	this is what your body's missing. You'll never look at hunger the same way again. Look,
1:24.9	this 36 hour transformation blew my mind. Not just the weight loss,
1:29.3	not just more energy, but a complete metabolic reset at a cellular level. Here's why 36 hours
1:34.8	is the sweet spot. Most people think fasting is just not eating. No, fasting is a biological event.
1:40.9	Every hour you go without food flips a different switch, which will discuss through this
1:45.6	timeline. You see, the magic happens after 24 hours, and it peaks between the hours of 30 and 36.
1:52.8	This is why cultures, religions, and smart physicians use these mini one and a half day fast as a
1:59.8	healing tool. So let's go through this hour by hour
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