Do not engage in fasting if you are suffering with or recovering from an eating disorder, as the advice may not be suitable for your condition.
Always consult a healthcare practitioner before going for prolonged periods without eating, especially if you have an existing health condition or are taking medication.
Recognize that the human body was designed to fast and thrive in a fasted state, allowing access to a fat-burning energy system and promoting healing.
Approach fasting as a training process, similar to marathon running, starting gradually and being playful and curious, as it gets easier with practice.
Fast for 12 to 16 hours to switch into the fat-burning system, produce calming GABA, shut off hunger hormones, reduce inflammation, and increase growth hormone and testosterone.
Practice a 16-hour fast daily to become metabolically immune from the damage of a Western high-fat, high-sugar processed diet, helping balance insulin and glucose, and reduce inflammation.
Fast for 17 hours or more to initiate autophagy, where the body repairs cells, removes bacteria and viruses, and eliminates damaged or senescent cells through apoptosis.
Implement a 24-hour fast to reboot intestinal stem cells, repair the mucosal lining (beneficial for leaky gut), eliminate bad gut bacteria (helpful for SIBO), and redistribute microbes for better nutrient absorption.
Engage in 36-hour fasts (e.g., 36 hours fasting, 12 hours eating, repeated) to lose more weight, specifically belly fat, and convert white fat into easier-to-burn brown fat.
Fast for 48 hours to reboot your entire dopamine system, increasing D2 receptor sites and enhancing your ability to enjoy simple dopamine rushes in daily life.
Undertake a 72-hour fast to reboot your entire white blood cell count and immune system, as described by Walter Longo.
Men can significantly increase testosterone by fasting; a 13-hour fast can increase it by 1300%, and a 24-hour fast by 2000%.
Women should align their fasting practices with their menstrual cycle, avoiding fasting and low-carb diets the week before their period when progesterone needs higher glucose, and fasting more when hormones are low.
Consider taking AG1 daily as it supports digestion and contains five strains of gut bacteria that enrich the gut microbiome by increasing beneficial bacteria up to tenfold.