Welcome to The Meat Medic Podcast. I'm your host Dr Suresh Khirwadkar. I'm a GP and Lifestyle Physician and I'm a practicing carnivore. I've had great success myself and with patients by following a carnivore diet, and want to spread the word about how to achieve optimal health through diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes.
In today's episode I discuss prolonged fasting
What is it?
How to do it?
Is it helpful?
Is it dangerous?
How to avoid problems
What about hunger?
Won't your muscles disappear?
What about your brain function?
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00:00 Intro
00:40 Is prolonged fasting dangerous?
02:50 Electrolytes
04:25 Glucose
07:36 Potassium
09:00 Magnesium
11:08 Phosphate
12:51 Refeeding Syndrome
15:50 Ending a fast
17:03 Guide to fasting and SGLT2 inhibitors
19:10 What to do after a fast?
20:50 Diminishing returns?
22:12 Growth Hormone
24:25 What's it like to actually do a long fast?
27:37 Muscles on a fast
29:26 Brain on a fast
31:30 Fasting in nature
33:50 Conclusion
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**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**
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