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The Ben Azadi Show

Your Body Rebuilds Itself After 72 Hours of Fasting (The Shocking Science of a 7-Day Water Fast) With Ben Azadi | #1313

The Ben Azadi Show

Ben Azadi

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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🔥CLICK For Your Complete 14 Day Fat Loss Plan (Reignite Your Body & Life) HERE - https://bit.ly/4uySE8k  In this episode, Ben Azadi dives deep into the science of prolonged fasting and reveals what truly happens to the body during a 7-day water fast. Using research from Nature Metabolism, Valter Longo, and Thomas Seyfried, Ben explains the step-by-step metabolic transformation that occurs when the body shifts from burning sugar to burning fat and ketones. You’ll learn how fasting lowers insulin, activates autophagy, boosts human growth hormone, increases mental clarity through ketones and BDNF, resets dopamine receptors, supports immune system regeneration, and improves metabolic flexibility. Ben also breaks down the critical 72-hour mark where deep cellular repair begins and explains why most people never experience these powerful healing benefits. The episode also covers practical strategies for fasting safely, including electrolytes, sleep, movement, and how to properly break a prolonged fast. Plus, Ben shares alternative fasting approaches for those not ready to attempt a full 7-day fast and explains why fasting may be one of the most powerful healing tools available for fat loss, longevity, brain health, and inflammation support. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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If you disappeared for seven days and came back, your doctor might not recognize you. Not because

0:36.2

you lost a few pounds, but because your body

0:38.7

literally rebuilt itself. The problem is almost none of this happens until you cross a very

0:44.7

specific threshold that 99% of people never reach. And once you understand this, you'll never

0:51.2

look at food or fasting the same way again. Well, here's a big problem.

0:56.0

Most people are eating from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed.

1:00.3

Coffee with creamer at 7 a.m. A snack at 10 a.m. lunch at noon, a sweetened latte at 3 p.m.

1:07.8

Dinner at 7 p.m. and maybe just a little something before bed. When you do this,

1:12.8

your insulin is constantly spiking. Your digestion never shuts off, and your cells never get the

1:20.0

signal to clean house. And your body, which was literally built for times of famine, has forgotten

1:27.0

what it's like to actually rest

1:28.5

and repair.

1:29.5

So here's the question that nobody asks.

1:31.5

What if the issue isn't necessarily what you're eating, but the fact that you never

1:35.2

stop eating?

1:36.6

What happens when you give your body something it probably has never had or maybe it's

1:40.2

been many years since you've had it?

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