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Fasting For Life

Scott Watier

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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***JOIN THE NEXT MASTER YOUR FASTING CHALLENGE THAT STARTS October 1st, 2025!*** We’ll GUIDE you on how to FAST to LOSE FAT for good, and use ‘fast cycling’ to achieve uncommon results! REGISTER HERE! Click the link for DATES, DETAILS, and FAQs! In this benefits-packed episode, Dr. Scott Watier and Tommy Welling introduce a powerful mindset shift—"instead of counting down the hours, count up the benefits"—while unpacking a comprehensive 2024 narrative review examining how various fasting protocols trigger cascading hormonal changes that optimize glucose regulation and fat metabolism across 13 different studies. They reveal compelling evidence showing that 24-hour fasts three times weekly decreased morning glucose, improved A1C, lowered blood pressure and cholesterol, while alternate-day fasting produced greater reductions in insulin resistance compared to daily calorie restriction, and remarkably, three men with type 2 diabetes discontinued insulin therapy entirely within just 5-18 days of implementing strategic fasting. The hosts address the nuanced testosterone discussion, explaining how fasting decreases testosterone in already-lean fit men doing extended fasts without adequate nutrition days, yet increases testosterone in obese men through improved testicular function and reduced aromatase as weight comes off. With practical lifestyle applications emphasizing fasting as skill-building requiring repetitions rather than perfection, they deliver actionable strategies like starting mornings with deliberate electrolyte choices before caffeine, preparing protein-rich break-fast meals to avoid ravenous binging, and understanding that each day's fasting decisions create a chain-link effect influencing tomorrow's hunger hormones, glycogen stores, and insulin sensitivity—reframing the learning curve as data collection rather than failure for those building sustainable metabolic health one fasting rep at a time. ⁠⁠Take the NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ! - The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Weight Loss With Fasting!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Downloads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR THE DROP OF THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GRAB THE OPTIMAL RANGES FOR LAB WORK HERE! - NEW RESOURCE! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DOWNLOAD THE FASTING TRANSFORMATION JOURNAL HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner Links: Get your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FREE BOX OF LMNT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25% off a Keto-Mojo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Community: Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fasting For Life Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply! If you enjoy the podcast, please tap the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them! Article Links: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11560338/pdf/2188-2126-70-5-0348.pdf

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Scott Wadier.
0:03.0	And I'm Tommy Welling, and you're listening to the Fasting for Life podcast.
0:07.0	This podcast is about using fasting as a tool to regain your health, achieve ultimate wellness, and live the life you truly deserve.
0:15.0	Each episode is a short conversation on a single topic with immediate actionable steps.
0:20.0	We cover everything
0:21.2	from fat loss and health and wellness to the science of lifestyle design. We started fasting
0:25.9	for life because of how fasting has transformed our lives and we hope to share the tools
0:30.0	that we have learned along the way.
0:35.6	Hey everyone, welcome to the Fasting for Life podcast.
0:42.3	My name is Dr. Scott Wadier, and I'm here, as always, I'm a good friend and colleague, Tommy Welling.
0:45.3	Good afternoon to you, sir.
0:46.3	Hey, Scott, how are you?
0:48.3	Doing fantastic, my friend, excited for today's conversation and today's episode.
0:52.3	We are going to be diving into a really cool article.
0:56.5	It is entitled, Effects of Fasting
0:58.7	on Metabolic Hormones and Functions,
1:01.1	a narrative review.
1:03.1	This is coming out of the Gentendo Medical Journal
1:05.7	and the Medical Society.
1:06.9	It was an article that was released in late 2024.
1:10.6	So excited to talk about all the amazing benefits of fasting.
1:14.6	We'll, of course, apply it to a fasting lifestyle. And excited to dive into that with you in just a few moments.
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