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Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

#1004 Doctors Were Wrong About Diabetes! – The Shocking Truth About Reversing Type 2 with Dr. Jason Fung

May 7, 2025
56:42

In this episode, host Ben Azadi delves into an enlightening conversation with Dr. Jason Fung, a leading expert in fasting and metabolic health. They explore the critical importance of metabolic flexibility and the pivotal role of insulin in health. Dr. Fung, known as the "Father of Fasting," shares compelling insights on reversing type 2 diabetes through fasting, debunking the myth that it's a chronic, irreversible condition. The episode highlights practical strategies for implementing fasting and dietary changes, offering hope and actionable advice for improving metabolic health.

🔥 Topics Discussed:

  • Why high insulin—not just high glucose—is the root of metabolic disease

  • The most important blood test you're probably not getting: fasting insulin

  • How insulin resistance leads to obesity, cancer, and cardiovascular disease

  • Why low-calorie, low-fat diets often fail and wreck your metabolism

  • The role of fasting in lowering blood pressure and improving digestive health

  • Fasting's surprising benefits for brain clarity, focus, and mental health

  • How autophagy and counter-regulatory hormones help protect metabolism

  • The metabolic power of rotating fasting schedules to break weight loss plateaus

  • A powerful case study: 100 units of insulin per day to zero in 30 days

  • Why type 2 diabetes is reversible—and how the ADA only recently acknowledged it

  • The science behind the world's longest medically-supervised fast: 382 days


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