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Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Episode 103: Fasting with Dr. Amy Nett

Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Eileen Laird

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9680 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

There are lots of different types of fasts: juice fasts, water fasts, bone broth fasts, detox cleanses, intermittent fasting, etc. When is fasting helpful vs. harmful? Why does one person feel better after fasting and someone else feel significantly worse? Can we predict this in advance? For people with autoimmune disease, is this something we should try or something we should avoid? My guest, Dr. Amy Nett, will be answering these questions and more. She's a functional medicine physician and will be sharing the latest research.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health through the paleo diet and lifestyle.

0:07.3

While there is no cure for autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel.

0:14.4

I'm Eileen Laird, your host from PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95%, which took me from a life of excruciating

0:24.7

pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life. A short disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor

0:30.8

nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal. Always consult with your

0:35.5

health care team before making medical decisions. Now let's get

0:38.7

on to the show. Welcome to episode 103.

0:57.7

Today we're going to be talking about the pros and cons of fasting.

1:01.6

There are lots of different types of fasts, juice fast, water fast, bone broth fast, detox cleanses, intermittent fasting and more.

1:10.3

When is fasting helpful versus harmful? Why does one

1:13.6

person feel better after fasting and someone else feel significantly worse? Can we predict this in advance?

1:19.6

For people with autoimmune disease, is this something we should try or something we should avoid?

1:25.6

So my guest, Dr. Amy Nett, will be answering these questions

1:28.6

and more. She is a medical doctor who works with Chris Cressor at the California Center for

1:33.6

Functional Medicine. She's been on this podcast once before on episode 81, teaching us all

1:39.3

about anemia and autoimmune disease. I was impressed with her knowledge and compassion and her ability to explain complex information

1:47.0

in a clear and understandable way.

1:50.0

So I'm excited to have her back for this conversation.

1:52.0

Welcome back to the show, Dr. Nett.

1:54.0

Hi, Eileen.

1:55.0

Thanks so much for having me again.

1:57.0

Thank you for being here.

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