Aliquot #3: Q&A Mashup - Fasting

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 10:18 p.m.

Get a sample of our new premium member's content, known as Aliquots, by listening to this in-depth Q&A mashup on Fasting.

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This collection of clips covers a range of topics related to fasting, including associated mechanisms of healthspan and longevity, purported health benefits, and when and how to break the fast.

Episode Highlights

  • 00:01:36 - Fasting mimicking diet, the ketogenic diet and autoimmune diseases

  • 00:13:42 - Spermidine is a fasting mimetic compound

  • 00:16:51 - Aerobic exercises in a fasting state induces autophagy quicker than in a fed state.

  • 00:25:15 - Intermittent fasting, prolonged fasting and healthspan.
  • 00:28:02 - What we know about the minimal fasting time it takes to induce autophagy and apoptosis.

  • 00:33:35 - Comparing and contrasting a ketogenic diet with prolonged fasting.

  • 00:37:33 - Rhonda compares the rejuvenation effect of time-restricted eating vs prolonged fasting vs fasting mimicking diet.

  • 00:41:16 - Rhonda's thoughts on coffee breaking a fast.

  • 00:52:29 - Supplements and other medications outside of a time-restricted eating window.

  • 01:01:28 - Differences between a fasting-mimicking diet vs a water-only fast.

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