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Reset Your Body and Mind: Dr. Goldhamer on Fasting and Healing

  • Writer: ketogenicfasting
    ketogenicfasting
  • Oct 15
  • 2 min read

Dr. Alan Goldhamer, Founder and Director of TrueNorth Health Center, is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on fasting. At TrueNorth, more than 25,000 people have reversed chronic illnesses through medically supervised, water-only fasting. He is also the author of Can Fasting Save Your Life? and The Pleasure Trap.


Is fasting the ultimate alternative to diet pills? Dr. Goldhamer reveals how this powerful, natural practice can burn belly fat, increase energy, clear brain fog—and even help alleviate depression!



He shares insights on:


  • How to fast safely without losing muscle

  • Why obesity can be deadlier than most diseases

  • Healing the body through water-only fasting

  • How fasting can treat PCOS more effectively than medication

  • Why calorie counting fails long-term

  • How the “pleasure trap” quietly sabotages your health





Topics:


00:00 Intro

02:16 What Have You Spent Your Entire Life Doing?

03:38 What Type of Fasting Are You Referring To?

04:43 What Happens to the Body During Fasting?

11:54 What Is Autophagy?

15:09 Difference Between Fasting and Calorie Restriction

17:14 Why Does Avoiding Carbs Improve Cognitive Function?

18:18 Juice Fasting

19:56 Who Are You Giving a 40-Day Water Fast To?

22:42 What Kind of Person Does a 40-Day Water Fast?

24:23 What Happens to Our Psychology When We Fast?

26:39 Could We Just Remove Processed Food Instead?

29:23 Why Would Anyone Do a Water Fast?

32:41 How Do Different Genders Respond to Fasting?

37:33 How Many Meals Do You Miss on a 40-Day Water Fast?

39:47 Do You Supplement During Water Fasts?

40:41 What to Eat After a Water Fast

44:10 Is There a Benefit to Fasting If You're Already Healthy?

47:57 Is Fasting Effective for Weight Loss?

49:31 Outcome Data from Fasting Studies

53:31 PCOS and the Menstrual Cycle While Fasting

56:52 Does Fasting Improve Other Areas of Life?

57:55 What’s the Longest a Person Can Fast?

59:13 Safety Concerns with Water Fasts

1:00:37 Common Misconceptions About Fasting

1:02:22 How Fasting Eliminates Excess Sodium

1:04:23 How Fasting Reduces Toxins in the Body

1:05:33 How Fasting Affects the Nervous System

1:06:39 How Fasting Changes Your Taste Buds

1:09:39 What's the Next Step If People Are Curious?

1:11:39 The Biggest Lie That's Ruining People's Lives

1:14:43 What Do 40-Day Fast Patients Struggle With?



Follow Dr Alan: Website - https://bit.ly/3VnzfYl 


You can purchase Dr Alan’s book, ‘Can Fasting Save Your Life?’, here: https://amzn.to/4g1DTF5 


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