Dr. Joseph Antoun is CEO & Chairman of the Board of L-Nutra and Member of the Forbes Business Development Council. He's the former CEO of Health Systems Reform. He completed his studies in Public Policy at Harvard University, in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and his Doctorate in Medicine and Masters’ in Medical and Biological Sciences at Saint Joseph University. In this episode  why the company was established and what they discovered in their studies. why should we fast and is it a fad? how your brain reacts to fasting how long you should be intermittent fasting for depending on your health? what is autophagy and do we actually know when it hits during fasting?  fasting versus caloric restriction what damage is being done to our organs in water fasting what is the fasting mimicking diet  how does it work? why animal protein is NOT in the mimicking diet? why you shouldn't eat too much protein but just enough what are the ideal macro amounts for health and longevity and more! Todays podcast is sponsored by Prolon The Fasting Mimicking Diet. Purchase your Prolon Kit today and get 10% off with coupon code KARENM10! Purchase your at home Hormone Test Kits here.  Start your membership to the OnTrack group coaching program to help you balance your hormones and lose weight.   Take the Hormone Quiz and find out what is stopping you from losing weight. Karen Martel, Certified Hormone Specialist & Transformational Nutrition Coach and weight loss expert.  Visit https://karenmartel.com/  Karen's Facebook Karen's Instagram