Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast This 1 Thing Can Replace Our Entire Medical System
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Oct 6, 2024 Insulin resistance is the root cause of many chronic illnesses, and fasting can be the key to reversing it. By triggering survival genes, fasting allows your body to use fat for energy. There are two fasting types: water fasting and the more intense dry fasting, which can enhance weight loss and detoxification. Essential nutrients like magnesium and zinc are crucial for overall health, while grass-fed red meat is a great protein source during fasting. Personalized nutritional approaches can help manage hormones, especially during menopause.
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Insulin Resistance
- The root problem of over 80% of all diseases is insulin resistance.
- Fasting can fix insulin resistance, which is caused by too much insulin.
Activating Healing Genes
- Your body has genes to fix almost everything, but they need to be activated.
- Not eating (fasting) can trigger these survival genes and switch your body to burning fat and ketones.
Fasting for Women
- Women should adjust fasting schedules around their menstrual cycle.
- Fast intensely during the first 10 days of your cycle, and avoid fasting from day 20 onwards.