The Real Truth About Health Free 17 Day Live Online Conference Podcast Foundations of water fasting and detox science
Jan 30, 2026
An exploration of water-only fasting, its medical supervision, and how prolonged fasting mobilizes visceral fat. Discussion of detox pathways and toxin elimination during fasting. Coverage of autophagy, immune effects, and potential removal of senescent cells. Examination of fasting’s impacts on blood sugar, autonomic balance, palate reset, and gut microbiome dynamics.
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Lifelong Commitment To Fasting Research
- He began studying fasting at age 16 after reading Herbert Shelton and has practiced it for five decades.
- He treated over 25,000 patients with fasting at True North and summarized findings in the book Can Fasting Save Your Life?
Use Time-Restricted Feeding Daily
- Limit your daily feeding window to 8–12 hours to gain 12–16 hours of fasting each day.
- Avoid eating 3–4 hours before bed to improve sleep and reduce fat storage.
Supervise Prolonged Water-Only Fasts
- Consider medically supervised water-only fasting for prolonged fasts up to 40 days, taken only under professional care.
- Define prolonged water-only fasting as consuming only pure water while resting to preserve lean tissue.
