In this episode, Dr. David Jockers sits down with fasting expert Ben Azadi, host of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast and author of the book Metabolic Freedom, for a detailed, hour-by-hour walk through exactly what happens inside your body during a 72-hour water fast.
You will learn what's really going on at each stage of a fast, from the first 12 hours of digestive rest all the way through ketone production, autophagy, mitochondrial biogenesis, and a dramatic spike in growth hormone, plus why your body targets visceral fat and old, damaged proteins before anything else.
Dr. Jockers and Ben also cover how to prepare your body before a long fast, what to eat (and avoid) once you break it, which liquids and supplements actually support a fast, and the specific dopamine and immune system resets that happen at the 48 and 72 hour marks.
In This Episode:
00:00 Fasting Supplements Debate
00:27 Podcast Intro and 72 Hour Fast
04:06 12 to 16 Hours Fat Burning
05:51 Ketones and Brain Clarity
08:48 BDNF and Stress Resilience
11:07 Spiritual and Dopamine Reset
13:51 24 Hours Autophagy Begins
16:53 Visceral Fat and Mitochondria
25:12 Growth Hormone and Muscle Loss
29:06 Preparing for a Long Fast
34:20 Push Past Dinner Cravings
35:08 Ghrelin Waves and Herbal Tea
36:43 Deeper Fat Burning Benefits
37:23 Fatty Liver Fuel Explained
38:43 No Such Thing Failed
39:54 Gut Stem Cells and Leaky
44:15 Dopamine Reset at 48
46:38 Immune Reset at 72
47:12 Water Fast vs ProLon
49:29 Discipline and Addiction Break
50:21 What to Drink While
51:59 Supplements Binders and Gut
56:56 Breaking Fast Safely
58:18 Where to Find Jockers
01:00:23 Gratitude Closing Thoughts
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