Heal the Body With Extended Fasting

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 9 January 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In the last several years, intermittent fasting — only eating for a short window each day — has gotten a lot of attention, particularly for the way it can facilitate weight loss. But as my guest will explain, going longer than a few hours or even a full day without eating also has some striking, potentially even life-changing benefits too, and may be able to heal a variety of health issues. Steve Hendricks is the author of The Oldest Cure in the World: Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting. He spends the first part of this conversation offering a thumbnail sketch of the history of extended fasting as a medical treatment. From there, we get into what emerging modern science is showing as to how prolonged fasts lasting days or even weeks can prevent and even cure a variety of diseases, from type 2 diabetes to rheumatoid arthritis. We then talk about fasting's effect on cancer, and how it may address mental health issues by offering a metabolic reset. If you're an intermittent faster, you'll be interested to hear why it is you should ideally schedule your eating window for earlier rather than later in the day. We end our conversation with how to get started with extended fasting.

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0:00.0	Bratmacae here and welcome to know the addition of the Art of Manliness podcast.
0:11.4	In the last several years, intermittent fasting, only eating for a short window each day has
0:16.1	gotten a lot of attention, particularly for the way it can facilitate weight loss.
0:19.9	But as my guest will explain, going longer than a few hours or even a full day without eating,
0:24.9	also has some striking, potentially life-changing benefits too.
0:28.6	It may be able to heal a variety of health issues.
0:31.4	Steve Hendrix is the author of the oldest cure in the world, Adventures in the Art and
0:35.4	Science of Fasting.
0:36.4	He spends the first part of this conversation offering a thumbnail sketch of the history
0:40.3	of extended fasting as a medical treatment.
0:42.8	From there, we get into what emerging modern science is showing as to how prolonged fast
0:46.9	lasting days or even weeks can prevent and even cure a variety of diseases, from type
0:51.8	two diabetes to rheumatoid arthritis.
0:54.6	We then talk about fasting's effect on cancer and how it may address mental health issues
0:58.5	by offering a metabolic reset.
1:00.7	If you're an intermittent faster, you'll be interested to hear why it is you should ideally
1:04.3	schedule your eating window for earlier rather than later in the day.
1:08.2	We enter a conversation with how to get started with extended fasting.
1:11.3	Now, if the show is over, check out our show notes at aewim.ias slash fast.
1:30.8	Steve Hendrix, welcome to the show.
1:33.2	It's so very good to be with you, Brett.
1:35.2	So you published a book called The Oldest Curin the World, Adventures in the Art and Science
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