7 Day Water Fast: What Happens in Your Body and Healing Benefits
Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
Dr. Jockers
4.8 • 852 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Dr. David Jockers dives into the transformative benefits of a seven-day water fast. He explores how fasting balances blood sugar, improves insulin sensitivity, and triggers deep cellular healing, making it a powerful tool for weight loss and overall health.
You'll learn how fasting helps the body burn fat, repair mitochondria, and reset the immune system. Dr. Jockers breaks down the science behind autophagy and mitophagy, showing how your body eliminates damaged cells to replace them with healthier, stress-resistant ones.
Plus, discover the critical role ketones play in brain health and how fasting elevates stem cell production. With insights on how to prepare for and break a fast, you'll get practical tips for maximizing the benefits of extended fasting.
In This Episode:
00:00 Key Fasting Milestones
04:17 Why Fast Seven Days
04:53 Blood Sugar and Fat Burn
06:23 Ketones and Brain Benefits
07:40 Autophagy and Mitochondria
08:37 Gut Microbiome Reset
10:20 Hormones Longevity Stem Cells
16:06 Research and Immune Tregs
18:08 Hour by Hour Breakdown
20:07 Five vs Seven Days
21:03 What to Drink While Fasting
22:54 Prep Meals Before Fasting
24:19 How Often and Exercise
25:29 Breaking the Fast Safely
26:50 Wrap Up and Final Thanks
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| 0:00.0 | So 36 to 48 hours, we get major brain healing and dopamine reset. |
| 0:04.9 | At 72 hours, we completely reset our immune system. |
| 0:09.4 | And then at 100 hours, we start getting major rises in stem cells, 100 hours, and into that five-day period. |
| 0:18.4 | Now, why would you go from five to seven days? |
| 0:23.1 | Well, you would do it if you want. |
| 0:29.3 | Well, welcome back to the podcast. Today's episode, guys, is a special one. It's all about seven day water fast. Not many people will do this in the course of their life, but this |
| 0:33.3 | maybe the one of the most amazing things you could do for improving your health. Of course, |
| 0:38.6 | not everybody can do this. You know, if you're underweight, if you're significantly |
| 0:41.7 | underweight, if you're pregnant, nursing, you should definitely not be doing it. If you have a |
| 0:45.8 | history of eating disorders or something like that, you should definitely not do a seven-day |
| 0:50.8 | water fast or if you're an athlete in a competitive season probably not a good idea |
| 0:56.1 | but if you're looking to really jumpstart your health if you're overweight especially looking |
| 1:00.9 | to stabilize your blood sugar improve insulin resistance and get deep deep cellular healing |
| 1:08.4 | this is one of the most powerful things you can do. You guys are going to learn all |
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| 1:25.1 | have any health questions or you want to see a specific podcast or blog |
| 1:28.8 | article or podcast episode on a specific health topic, you can email us at info at |
| 1:35.8 | Dr.jokers.com with whatever questions you have. Also, if you're looking for health coaching, |
| 1:41.4 | customized protocols for your health goals we offer that we |
| 1:45.5 | work with people all over the world we've got an amazing naturopath and health coach email us info |
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