624. Why Biomimetics Are the Future: Pain-Free Fasting, Exercise, & Longevity w/ Dr. Chris Rhodes
The Life Stylist
Luke Storey
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2025
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
Fasting is one of the most talked-about health practices of our time, yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood. That’s why I’m thrilled to sit down with Dr. Chris Rhodes, PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry, to dive deep into the science, history, and future of fasting for health and longevity. Chris explains how fasting is hardwired into our biology as a survival mechanism, the differences between intermittent fasting, 36-hour fasts, and alternate-day fasting, and why longer fasts can regenerate immune cells, reduce inflammation, and promote longevity.
If you’ve ever been curious about fasting but struggled to make it part of your lifestyle, or if you’re looking for cutting-edge insights into extending healthspan, this conversation is packed with science, clarity, and practical takeaways you won’t want to miss. First-time customers can visit lukestorey.com/mimio and use code LUKE20 for 20% off.
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MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
(00:00:00) The Evolutionary Roots of Fasting & Why It Matters Today
(00:11:56) Intermittent vs. Extended Fasts: What Really Moves the Needle?
(00:33:06) Biomimetic Fasting: How Mimio Recreates a 36-Hour Fast
(00:53:33) Brain, Mood, Hormones, & Modern Weight-Loss
(01:04:54) Urolithin A, Synergy, and the Future of Biomimetics
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| 0:00.0 | So there's been a lot of hype around fasting over the past couple years and strangely, |
| 0:05.0 | I don't think I've ever done a show dedicated to this practice and its benefits, |
| 0:10.0 | so I'm really excited to talk to you today. |
| 0:12.0 | Yeah, I'm your guy for it, PhD in fasting, basically. |
| 0:15.0 | We could enhance lifespan by 96% just through supplementation. |
| 0:20.0 | So basically doubling their lifespan without any need for them to fast. |
| 0:23.6 | When you do alternate day fasting, kind of like rinse and repeat, |
| 0:26.6 | eating fasting, eating fasting cycle for an entire organism's lifetime, |
| 0:31.6 | you can get anywhere between a |
| 0:33.6 | lifespan extension there, but without actually having to reduce calories at all. |
| 0:39.3 | So again, like no diet, no lifestyle change, just eight weeks of supplementation. |
| 0:42.3 | And what we found was that we could get a 50% increase in free testosterone from that eight weeks. |
| 0:49.3 | 50? |
| 0:50.3 | 50%. |
| 0:51.3 | Yep. |
| 0:52.3 | We can go for incredibly long periods of time without food, and a lot of times, |
| 0:56.9 | that's very beneficial. |
| 1:02.5 | So there's been a lot of hype around fasting over the past couple years, and strangely, I don't think I've ever done a show dedicated to this practice and its |
| 1:12.9 | benefits. So I'm really excited to talk to you today. Yeah, I'm your guy for it. PhD in fasting, |
| 1:17.6 | basically. That's amazing. I know, I was looking at your pedigree. I'm like, this guy spent a lot of |
| 1:22.4 | time in school. Like, wow. My experience with fasting is very limited. Every once in a while, I used to do it a bit |
| 1:32.1 | more because I would get sick more often, but back in, I don't know, my early to mid-30s, |
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