Mukund Ragunathan
Intermittent Fasting Stories
Gin Stephens
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🗓️ 4 June 2020
⏱️ 56 minutes
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In this episode of Intermittent Fasting Stories, Gin talks to Mukund Ragunathan, who his friends call Matt. He lives in New Zealand but is originally from India.
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Matt is a Marketing Contractor who does merchandising for retail companies. At the age of 24, Matt was diagnosed with a fatty liver, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. Matt was pre-diabetic. His doctor told him to reduce sweets, and to "eat a nice, healthy breakfast." He followed this for a couple of weeks, but then went right back to eating the same, and gained back what he lost.
In November of 2018, Matt heard a podcast about intermittent fasting, and started with 16:8. He quickly dropped 13 pounds! Matt currently follows 18:6 effortlessly, and is working towards OMAD (One Meal A Day). He is currently around 15 pounds from his goal weight.
Matt's health has improved immensely! All of his elevated levels normalized: blood pressure, cholesterol, and pre-diabetes. He no longer has fatty liver, and he is no longer pre-diabetic.
The advice that Matt would give new IFers: It is never too late! IF is the best medication for your diabetes. Don't worry as much about what you eat. Hunger pangs pass...ride them out. The health benefits far outweigh the momentary hunger.
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| 0:00.0 | Are you ready to take your intermittent fasting lifestyle to the next level? |
| 0:06.9 | There's nothing better than community to help with that. |
| 0:10.1 | In the delay, don't deny community, we all embrace the clean fast, and there's just |
| 0:14.1 | the right support for you as you live your intermittent fasting lifestyle. |
| 0:18.6 | You can connect directly with me in the Ask Gen Group, and I'll answer all of your questions |
| 0:23.2 | personally. |
| 0:24.7 | If you're new to intermittent fasting or recommitting to the intermittent fasting lifestyle, |
| 0:29.2 | join the 28-day fast start group. |
| 0:32.3 | After your fast start, join us for support in the first year group. |
| 0:36.7 | Need tips for long-term maintenance? |
| 0:38.8 | We have a place for that. |
| 0:40.9 | There are many more useful spaces beyond these, and you can interact in as many as you like. |
| 0:46.8 | Visit jinsteevens.com slash community to join us, an annual membership costs just over |
| 0:52.9 | a dollar a week when you do the math. |
| 0:55.7 | If you aren't ready to fully commit for a year, join for a month, and you can cancel |
| 0:59.6 | it any time. |
| 1:01.2 | If you know you'll want to stay forever, we also have a lifetime membership option available. |
| 1:06.7 | IF is free. |
| 1:08.3 | You don't need to join our community to fast. |
| 1:11.1 | But if you're looking for support from a community of like-minded intermittent fasters, we are |
| 1:15.9 | here for you at jinsteevens.com slash community. |
| 1:20.1 | That's jinsteevens.com slash community. |
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