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The Peter Attia Drive

#89 - AMA #11: All things fasting

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

4.7 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter answers a wide range of fasting-specific questions from subscribers. Peter starts by defining the various fasting protocols, details his own personal fasting regimen, explains his revised plan for 2020, and provides a ton of value to anyone interested in fasting. Once again, Bob Kaplan, Peter's head of research, will be asking the questions. If you’re not a subscriber and listening on a podcast player, you’ll only be able to hear a preview of the AMA.

If you’re a subscriber, you can now listen to this full episode on your private RSS feed or on our website at the AMA #11 show notes page.

We discuss:

  • Defining the various fasting protocols [1:00];
  • Why Peter plans to switch to a 3-day fast once per month in 2020 [11:00];
  • How Peter uses his CGM to gain insights into the depth of fast [13:15];
  • Peter’s supplement protocol during fasting, and why he eats a ketogenic diet leading up to a prolonged fast [17:00];
  • Peter’s exercise regimen during a fast [23:30];
  • Peter’s hunger levels during a typical 7-day fast [26:45];
  • Fasting observations—Core body temperature and thyroid hormone [30:30];
  • Fasting observations—Glucose, BHB, and hunger levels [33:15];
  • Peter’s sleep protocol during a fast [40:15];
  • Does Peter observe any differences between men and women in their ability to fast? [47:00];
  • How Peter prefers to break a long fast [50:15];
  • Importance of community support while fasting, and is there a perfect fasting protocol? [52:00]; and
  • More.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, welcome to a sneak peek, ask me anything, or AMA episode of the Drive Podcast.

0:16.5

I'm your host, Peter Atia.

0:18.3

At the end of this short episode, I'll explain how you can access the AMA episodes in full,

0:22.9

along with a ton of other membership benefits we've created.

0:25.9

Before you can learn more now by going to peteratia-md.com forward slash subscribe.

0:31.5

So without further delay, here's today's sneak peek of the Ask Me Anything episode.

0:36.5

Welcome to a special AMA episode, focusing on my recent seven day fast, in addition to

0:45.5

a deep dive on fasting in general.

0:48.2

As this is a topic we get so many questions on, we figured dedicating an entire AMA to

0:52.8

it would be of value, so we hope you enjoy.

0:55.2

I'm once again joined by my head of research, Bob Kaplan.

0:58.4

So without further delay, here's today's special AMA focusing on fasting.

1:09.1

Hello and welcome to a fasting edition of Ask Peter Anything.

1:15.2

Peter how you doing?

1:16.2

Doing all right.

1:17.7

And this is Bob Kaplan.

1:19.2

So let's just jump right into the questions around fasting.

1:21.8

You obviously get a lot of questions on fasting and I thought before we get into fasting,

1:28.6

maybe you could discuss what fasting is, a definition of fasting.

1:32.2

So we get a lot of questions around what is IF, what is TRF, what is ADF, what's a fasting

1:39.5

mimicking diet and what is prolonged fasting, even what's an overnight fast.

1:44.6

So I can remind you of all those.

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