The Great Unlearn 196. The Body Wants to Heal Itself: Fasting and Self-Experimentation with Mike Cardamone
Nov 17, 2025
Mike Cardamone, founder of Don't Slap Snooze and a former comedy writer, shares his radical journey from corporate life to self-experimentation and alternative healing. He discusses the flaws in conventional health messaging, explores the contrast between germ theory and terrain theory, and offers insights on the benefits of cleansing practices such as enemas and fruit fasting. Mike dives into urine therapy's unexpected potential, critiques addictive food designs, and highlights how intentional fasting can enhance intuition and emotional clarity.
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Modern Health Is Normalized Pathology
- Modern health norms have become a pathological sick condition because chronic inflammation and toxin overload are normalized.
- Mike Cardamone calls this 'snot body' where mucus and inflammation act as hijacked protective mechanisms.
From Comedy Writer To Wellness Advocate
- Mike described his corporate writing career making commercials and jokes while feeling his creativity was hijacked by corporations.
- He left that world after realizing his work supported products and messages he no longer wanted to promote.
Marketing Shapes Health Narratives
- Advertising and industry budgets amplify narratives that become public belief, even when those narratives serve corporate or pharmaceutical interests.
- Mike uses the Honey Nut Cheerios example to show how marketing enforces health myths like 'heart-healthy' products.