#087 - Dr. Alan Goldhamer: Extended Fasting, Plant-Based Lifestyle , Metabolism Fluctuations, Reversing Metabolic Disease, Reducing Medications, Microbiome Changes , Long-term Health, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

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6:45 - Dr. Goldhamer's Start

8:50 - Sick People Recovering

9:50 - How Has The Program Evolved Over The Years?

11:00 - What Are The Fasting Lengths Of Time?

11:20 - Fasting Terminology

12:30 - Reduction Of Overeating

13:45 - Ratio Of Visceral Fat Lost Is Highest In Water Only Fasting

14:45 - Visceral Fat To Subcutaneous Fat And Back

16:05 - The Fat Lost During Fasting And The Weight Gained Upon Refeeding

17:10 - Refeeding On Plant Based Vs Meat Based Or SAD

19:00 - Advice For Audiences Who Eat Meat

21:25 - Excess Fat In The Diet

22:35 - Craving Sodium

23:25 - Passive Overeating

24:55 - The Bacteria In Our Guts

26:45 - Diets Mimicking The Effects Of Fasting

31:15 - How Long Does It Take For People To Adapt To A Low Salt Diet?

33:45 - Switching To A Low Salt Diet

34:30 - Radical Diet Changes Vs Intermittent Fasting

37:05 - Studying Changes In Taste Buds

37:40 - Emotional Eating

40:40 - Stress And Processed Foods

42:45 - Meat As A Whole Food

43:00 - Traditional Diets And Blue Zones

45:30 - What Is The Role Of Privilege In The Ideal Diet?

46:55 - Supplementation And Deficiencies

49:30 - Whole Food Plant-Based Diet And Fasting Effects On High Blood Pressure

54:05 - Getting Started At True North

56:10 - Fasting With Phone Coaching, Zoom And Vimeo

56:45 - How Many Hours Can You Fast Optimally Daily?

57:30 - Exercise, Glucose Need And Gluconeogenesis

59:00 - Average Weight Loss During The Program

59:55 - Optional Calorie Restriction

1:01:30 - High Calorie Keto Diet + IF

1:02:10 - Keto As A Short Term Solution

1:04:20 - Being Open To New Data

1:04:40 - Dr. Tanner's Story

1:05:30 - Extended Fasting At Home

1:06:15 - Health Promoting Fasting Intervals

1:07:30 - Are You A Candidate For Long Term Fasting?

1:08:30 - Healing With Fasting

1:09:05 - Microbiome Changes

1:10:50 - Nitrogen Balance

1:12:25 - Concerns About Long Fasts

​1:14:20 - Metabolism Changes

1:15:25 - Hair Loss

1:16:25 - Immunological Changes And Post COVID Syndrome

1:19:50 - Fasting While Sick?

1:20:20 - Lack Of Supplementation During Fasts

1:21:20 - Monitoring During The Fast

1:22:10 - The Psychology Of Diet Changes

1:25:10 - The Studies