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The Truth about Water Fasting w/ Dr. Alan Goldhamer | #257
The Truth about Water Fasting w/ Dr. Alan Goldhamer | #257
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69 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
This week on Heal Thy Self, we dive deep into the world of water fasting under expert guidance from Dr. Alan Goldhamer, founder of the TrueNorth Health Center. Over his 35+ year career, Dr. Goldhamer has supervised over 20,000 fasting patients and authored studies validating water fasting's transformative benefits.
Separate fad diets from this medical protocol as we define what proper, supervised water-only fasting entails. Learn when fasting is contraindicated and how to navigate the critical transition phase your brain and body undergo.
Dr. Goldhamer shares surprising yet research-backed results around reversing chronic conditions like hypertension, autoimmune issues like psoriasis, and more through extended therapeutic fasts. Explore fasting's ability to "reset" unhealthy eating patterns and reduce cravings for processed foods.
Dive into the physiological differences men and women experience while fasting. Our guest illuminates potential risks and beneficial tweaks for female patients attempting this level of prolonged fasting.
Unpack the common misconceptions and hyperbolic fears around fasting that often deter people from experiencing its healing powers. Walk away understanding this ancient practice's true value in our modern disease care model.
Show Notes:
- What is a medically supervised water-only fast?
- Transitioning challenges your brain/body undergo while fasting
- Fasting's impacts on chronic conditions like hypertension
- Using fasting to reverse psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases
- How fasting resets your tastebuds and reduces processed food cravings
- Differences in fasting experience for men vs women
- Overcoming common fasting fears and misconceptions
- Who qualifies as an ideal fasting candidate
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Separate fad diets from this medical protocol as we define what proper, supervised water-only fasting entails. Learn when fasting is contraindicated and how to navigate the critical transition phase your brain and body undergo.
Dr. Goldhamer shares surprising yet research-backed results around reversing chronic conditions like hypertension, autoimmune issues like psoriasis, and more through extended therapeutic fasts. Explore fasting's ability to "reset" unhealthy eating patterns and reduce cravings for processed foods.
Dive into the physiological differences men and women experience while fasting. Our guest illuminates potential risks and beneficial tweaks for female patients attempting this level of prolonged fasting.
Unpack the common misconceptions and hyperbolic fears around fasting that often deter people from experiencing its healing powers. Walk away understanding this ancient practice's true value in our modern disease care model.
Show Notes:
- What is a medically supervised water-only fast?
- Transitioning challenges your brain/body undergo while fasting
- Fasting's impacts on chronic conditions like hypertension
- Using fasting to reverse psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases
- How fasting resets your tastebuds and reduces processed food cravings
- Differences in fasting experience for men vs women
- Overcoming common fasting fears and misconceptions
- Who qualifies as an ideal fasting candidate
===
Birch
Click here https://birchliving.com/healthyself to get 25% off your Birch mattress plus two free pillows.
AquaTru
Go to https://aquatru.com and use code DRG for 20% off all products.
Momentous
Visit https://livemomentous.com and use code DRG for 15%.
Puori
Click here https://puori.com/drg and use code DRG for 20% off the already discounted subscription prices.
Released:
Mar 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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