#182 - Steve Hendricks: The Oldest Cure In The World, The Fascinating Fasting History, The Subjugation Of Women, Religious Fasting, Bernarr Macfadden & The Body Beautiful, Starving Cancer Cells, Fasting Clinics, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 135 minutes

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0:00.0	Fasting is premised on the idea that the body can heal itself.
0:04.0	Previously, medicine was just seen as something that happened by divine fate.
0:09.0	They said there are actual causes to diseases.
0:11.0	We can learn to understand what those are and sometimes we may be able to treat them.
0:16.0	We have studies going back more than 20 years showing that in fact you can completely reverse high blood pressure.
0:24.2	Doctors bring their biases, scientists bring their biases just like the rest of us,
0:27.8	and it's still a hard sell today trying to convince doctors about this.
0:31.6	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,
0:40.2	mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack
0:47.1	your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing medical advice
0:52.9	and are not responsible for any outcomes
0:55.2	you may experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.1	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Oh my goodness, friends, I am so excited about
1:10.3	today's episode. I thought I knew a lot about fasting.
1:14.2	Reading Steve Hendricks, The Oldest Cure in the World, Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting
1:19.8	blew my mind. Who knew all of this stuff was going on in the history of fasting?
1:26.7	This really just opened my eyes to so many things.
1:29.9	And in today's conversation, I think you guys will learn so, so much, including things like
1:35.0	very interesting historical figures and fasting. Honestly, it's like a riveting novel or movie.
1:40.6	It is that crazy. People like Bernard McFadden and Tanner and someone who I sort of think of
1:46.3	as like the original IG influencer, Catherine of Siena. We talk about fasting and religion,
1:51.8	especially a lot of the misconceptions about fasting and religion, as well as misconceptions with
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