Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee BITESIZE | The Benefits of Fasting for Health and Longevity | Dr Mindy Pelz #427
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Feb 16, 2024 
Mindy Pelz, a nutrition expert and author of 'Fast Like a Girl', dives deep into the transformative power of fasting. She explains how our bodies are genetically wired for fasting, contrasting ancestral habits with modern eating. Discussion highlights include tailored fasting approaches for men and women, the metabolic advantages of intermittent fasting, and unique fasting methods like the dopamine and immune reset fasts. Pelz encourages embracing fasting as a training journey, emphasizing the lasting benefits that await those who persist.
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Evolutionary Mismatch
- Humans thrive in a fasted state, relying on a fat-burning system.
- Modern lifestyles disrupt this natural process, hindering access to this system.
Fat Burning System
- Constant eating prevents access to the body's fat-burning system.
- Fasting activates this primal system, promoting healing.
Intermittent Fasting Benefits
- Combat the negative effects of modern diets with intermittent fasting (16:8).
- This eating pattern improves metabolic markers like insulin, glucose, and inflammation.
