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Dr. Jason Fung - Deep Dive - Using Fasting / Intermittent Fasting for Optimal Health, Wellness and Longevity with Dr Jason Fung - Part 1

Jason Fung is an author and nephrologist, a doctor who specializes in kidney health. He is considered one of the world’s leading experts when it comes to weight loss and reversing diabetes by way of fasting. For the first few years of practice, Jason was like most doctors when it came to treating patients – conventionally oriented.

During this time, he had plenty of patients who had obesity as the primary cause of their kidney issues. He realized in order to treat their kidneys, he had to treat their diabetes and for that to happen, his patients had to lose weight. And so began his interest in fasting and its many benefits beyond weight loss.

Today, Jason gives us his expert opinion on what fasting is, why he thinks fasting should be something people naturally do, and why he suggests weight management is not just about calories.

"Fasting is really the oldest dietary intervention in the book.” Jason Fung

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• A diet focused on a “calories in, calories out” approach is bound to fail. Obesity has little to do with calories as it does with carbohydrates and insulin sensitivity.
• The body cannot sense calories as compared to how it can sense carbs and hormones and obesity is largely a hormonal issue.
• A kale salad will have a different effect on your hormones particularly insulin as a plate of cookies with the same calories. Eating a kale salad everyday will give you different results vs if you eat a plate of cookies every day.
• Insulin is the hormone that tells the body we're eating now. Insulin also tells liver to make glycogen, the storage form of sugar.
• Fasting won’t make you lose muscle. The body burns “junk” protein and burns it away when you fast. This is why fasting is also considered a type of detox regimen.
• When you break your fast, the body starts to break down old nutrients and build new ones. You're basically giving your body a renovation.
• If there's a deficit in calories, the body reduces energy expenditure which makes calorie cutting ineffective.
• Fasting on a regular basis helps prevent diseases as it helps burn junk inside the body and turn them to fuel.
• If you keep insulin levels high all the time you're telling your body to keep the energy going in which is why the whole “eat 10 small meals a day” fad is only a short-term solution to weight loss.
• A lean person who fast will burn more protein than fat than an obese person for obvious reasons.

Key Takeaways:

• Fasting isn't going to make you tired. When you want more energy you should fast.
• Eating and fasting must be kept in balance.
• Fasting preserves lean body mass much better than caloric restriction.

Connect with Jason Fung:

• Twitter

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Complete Guide to Fasting book by Jason Fung

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Ben Greenfield is one of the country’s most well-known personal trainers, not only due to his numerous certifications and popularity, but also due to his passion for biohacking - a concept of increasing our body’s efficiency by means of taking supplements, adjusting our diet and exercise, or making use of technology without losing focus on health and longevity.

Today, Ben tells us his thoughts on testosterone decline, the tips and tools he uses to keep his testosterone in check without injections, as well as the different ways he maintains his body, especially when it comes to getting quality sleep.

“You want to make sure everything's unplugged. Make sure your eyes can't see anything and make sure your skin can't see anything.” Ben Greenfield

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Once you reach 30 years of age, testosterone is said to decline at a rate of 1% a year.
• Aside from proper nutrition, one of the most recent methods you can do to biohack your testosterone is by shining low-level laser light or infrared light on your testicles.
• Ben says it’s better to eat buffalo or bison meat than tuna or nuts for testosterone production.
• An herb called Cistanche acts like Viagra. It results in an increase in blood flow and libido.
• Not wearing tight underwear (or no underwear at all) might boost testosterone due to a cooler temperature as a result of going commando.
• PEMF or Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy is able to negate the deleterious effects of waves from continuous smartphone use.
• Chronic cardio or excess workouts may crash testosterone. Some exercises done in moderation are capable of increasing testosterone include sprinting, weight lifting particularly those largely involving legs, and HIIT or high intensity interval training.
• For cardio, try to limit endurance training such as marathon running to once a week to preserve testosterone.
• Sleep is also an important factor when it comes to testosterone production. Ben recommends a lot of tools you can use to get quality sleep. Some of them include essential oil diffusers, a full/wrap-around face mask, and even a few sleep supplements.

Key Takeaways:

• To get the best quality of sleep, you must have what we call sleep hygiene. The room must be dark, quiet, cold, and definitely not stressful.

Connect with Ben Greenfield:

• Ben Greenfield Fitness
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Mentioned in this episode:

• Olli Sovijarvi
• Nature CBD
• Sleep Remedy
• OURA Ring
• NatureBeat app
• Lighting Science
• Breathe Safe Plasma Air Purifier

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In the health and wellness world, you either know Robb Wolf or you don’t, and that’s largely due to his books on the Paleo lifestyle. His books have helped a lot of people, but he didn’t realize just how much until he got a call from a clinic in Reno. The clinic invited him over to have a look at a study they conducted which largely made use of his books as reference material.

As it turned out, the clinic was just wrapping up a 2-year pilot study that included volunteers with a high risk for Type 2 Diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases. The results showed that a paleo diet, together with proper modification of sleep and exercise, was able to improve the volunteers’ bloodwork and health risk assessment. On a long term perspective, it means this pilot study alone saved the city of Reno $22 million over a 10-yer period with a conservative 33:1 return on investment. He would end up becoming part of the clinic’s board of directors to help develop programs and bring it out to the masses.

Today, Robb share his thoughts about the Paleo and ketogenic diets, why he thinks the food manufacturers understand people more than medical establishments, and why having a healthy relationship with food is just one big cover up for something deeper and psychological.

""At the end of the day, these diseases, modern Western society mainly are an outgrowth of excessive food consumption.” Robb Wolf

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The food manufacturers understand our evolutionary psychology way better than the medical establishment does. They produce food in such a way that people can’t help but eat them even if they know it’s not healthy. It’s similar to how smart phone app makers study evolutionary psychology to make apps addictive.
• People have massively different responses to food. What's worked for you today may not work for you tomorrow.
• You can't cheat on food. You can cheat on taxes, you can cheat in a relationship, but food, there are consequences.
• Sometimes food or the act of eating is not the problem, but an underlying issue that made people saw eating food as an escape.
• The only thing considered disordered eating now is healthy eating.

Key Takeaways:

• You can't let health guidelines get etched in stone and become religious doctrine.

Connect with Robb Wolf:

• Robb Wolf official website
• The Paleo Solution book by Robb Wolf
• Wired To Eat book by Robb Wolf

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Part 3 Episode - with Morley Robbins on Excess Iron.

Morley Robbins Video on Iron, Magnesium etc.

Morley mentions that there is a much more in-depth video explanation, which is his "Theory of Everything", or "How To Fix Mitochondria By Re-Balancing Magnesium & Calcium, and Copper & Iron." https://www.facebook.com/morley.robbins/videos/1529281203755773/

MAGNESIUM BEGINNERS GUIDE: Even though roughly over 80+% of the population is Mg deficient, we still recommend testing first. http://gotmag.org/magnesium-deficiency-101/ *Mg RBC (optimal is 6.0-7.0) http://requestatest.com/magnesium-rbc-testing *Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis http://gotmag.org/work-with-us/ *How to Restore Mg: http://gotmag.org/how-to-restore-magnesium/

Magnesium Needs Cofactors. *B6 helps get Mg INSIDE the cell (We recommend Jigsaw Magnesium w/SRT as it contains B6. You can also use local bee pollen as a source of B6.) *Boron helps keep Mg INSIDE the cell (Relyte or Anderson's Concentrated Minerals contain much needed trace minerals such as boron) *Bicarbonate helps get Mg INSIDE the Mitochondria (check files to learn how to make Mg water)

And, the Adrenal Cocktail helps keep Mg in balance with other electrolytes. http://gotmag.org/the-adrenal-cocktail/

The Magnesium Protocol is an integral part of the Steps to Increase Ceruloplasmin protocol. That protocol brings toxic iron under control so Magnesium works better and it also increases the important bound Copper.

The Steps to Increase Ceruloplasmin protocol is in an article in Files as well as in graphic form in Photos > Albums > Iron and Ceruloplasmin folder. *https://www.facebook.com/notes/magnesium-advocacy-group/morley-robbins-steps-to-increase-ceruloplasmin/1158838080850926

Here is a link to the Magnesium Protocol's Quick Reference Guide: https://www.facebook.com/notes/magnesium-advocacy-group/tonya-quick-reference-guide-to-the-magnesium-protocol/1135579486510119

Where Mg is found in your body: o 60% in the bones o 39% in soft tissue (heart, brain, liver, kidney, glands, & muscles with highest concentration in the ventricles of the heart) o 1% in the blood It comes out of "storage" in tissue & components of blood 1st, bones 2nd & last from Serum which is why Mg Serum tests are worthless and why the Magnesium RBC blood test is recommended...

MAG rules and policies are located here, please familiarize yourself with them. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...

Morley M. Robbins aka. "Magnesium Man" Magnesium Deficiency 101 Connect with Morley:

• GotMag.org
• Steps to Improve Magnesium

Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Magnesium Miracle book by Carolyn Dean
• The Magnesium Advocacy Group
• Magnesium RBC Test

Key Takeaway:

• Be mindful of the fact that as you go through your day, and the stressfulness of your day, your body is going through a magnesium burn rate.
• Be vigilant of the price tag you are paying for that stress.
• Get a vitamin D test.

Connect with Morley:

• GotMag.org
• Steps to Improve Magnesium

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