The Cabral Concept 3561: Are You Taking Intermittent Fasting Too Far? (The Hidden Risks of Over Fasting) (WW)
Nov 5, 2025
Fasting is a powerful healing tool, but it's crucial to do it right. Overdoing it can lead to hormonal imbalances and metabolic slowdowns. Chronic under-eating might cause muscle loss and hinder detoxification. Recognizing symptoms of over-fasting, such as fatigue and brain fog, is essential. For optimal results, a daily 12-14 hour fasting window is recommended, with strategic longer fasts only after adequate healing. Dr. Cabral emphasizes personalization and caution to ensure fasting promotes health rather than harm.
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Fasting Clears Senescent Cells
- Intermittent fasting can clear inflammatory 'senescent' cells and boost repair mechanisms like autophagy.
- It also supports an anti-cancer environment and gives the body digestive rest for healing.
Too Much Fasting Raises Stress
- Overdoing fasting creates chronic stress that triggers hormonal imbalances like raised cortisol and disrupted thyroid conversion.
- Extended underfeeding can lower metabolic rate by roughly 10–20%, harming energy and weight control.
Muscle And Mitochondria Decline
- Excessive fasting risks muscle loss and mitochondrial decline, which lower strength and ATP production.
- Losing muscle worsens glucose use, recovery, and overall energy as we age.