This STOPS AUTOPHAGY Instantly (avoid when fasting)

This STOPS Autophagy When Fasting...

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0:00 - Autophagy & Fasting
1:49 - Use Code THOMAS2022 for 20% off Organifi Red Juice
3:33 - Autophagy, mTOR, and AMPK
6:28 - Domino Analogy
7:51 - 20 Hours Into a Fast, This Happens...
8:55 - Do a Few Calories Stop Autophagy?

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[ryansoo]

A tip on a totally different topic. Lots of people use canned beans but they have trouble digesting them because of the lectins in the beans. Soaking them overnight is a great way to reduce lectins (these cause bloating and gas) but pressure cooking them after soaking also reduces a lot of the lectins. If you don't want to do that the only brand of canned beans that are presoaked and pressure cooked before canning are Eden beans.

[MóTee]

Everytime I am feeling myself fail in my fast I come to you and Dr. Berg and you remind me and teach me what I need to keep going. Thank you Thomas, for investing in our health so freely and encouraging us with every video. 🙏🏽🇿🇦🙌🏾

[Hippy]

I stopped drinking coffee for breakfast after my fast to switch to ceremonial matcha. I just wanted to reduce insulin and prevent it from a spike after a long fast. Have been doing matcha for 2 decades, daily. May be that's the reason my weight staying consistently stable over the years, no matter what are my diets. I believe there are a lot of things we can do to activate autophagy if we combine what we eat, daily activities and some good proper techniques like fasting and fitness goals. There is always a combination of many things to get results. I experienced different ways to bring down my blglucose (was prediabetes, insulin resistant for 20 years without knowing). I finally found that fasting alone, or only exercising even tremendously, or just following a strict diet won't really work. Many other people shared the same frustration when they could not get good results by doing specifically certain things to resolve their problem. Drinking matcha daily helps me to stay well the past many many years. Adding turmeric, cinnamon, cardamon and other healthy herbs didn't save me from insulin resistant. Exercise on machine and daily long hours walk didn't bring my blood glucose to normal. I finally realized all of this have to combine together with consistency, daily and the most important are to educate and discipline yourself on a long journey.
Simple but requires patience, knowledge and discipline.

[adamdeveau]

I surf for 3-4hrs a few times a week fasted. Works amazing.

[twargin]

Couldn't have said it better myself... autophagy IS the promise land! I strive every day to trigger it. Great video and insight!

[tanyaa]

Update.... 46 LBS in 4 months on week 15 of 5 days fasting!!

[batlin]

Very interesting points. I felt like the domino analogy was a bit confusing as it seemed to imply that ingesting a single calorie would completely reset the "momentum" of autophagy to zero, the same as if you ate a three-course meal. This would then contradict the point about gluconeogenesis later, which doesn't reset AMPK and autophagy to zero but stabilises AMPK (at a much higher level than it would be when in a fed state, presumably).
So I'd still like to know: 1) What's the minimum food intake that sets us to a "fed" state and resets autophagy to baseline levels? 2) If we eat less than that (e.g. tea with milk, or even a single grain of rice?), how much is autophagy reduced, and how long before it regains the momentum it previously had? 3) How long before you "max out" and AMPK levels stabilise? I'd read a paper before suggesting that autophagy rate continues to rise for maybe 5 or 6 days before stabilising, perhaps even implying that autophagy from a one- or even two-day fast is almost negligible. What's the actual situation?

[barbarashirland]

EXCELLENT video! I finally understand how ampk and mtor work!! By the way, “exacerbated” is used only in the context of something bad increasing. Thanks again. I watch pretty much ALL of your videos that pop up in my feed.

[Bkdrft]

wait a minute... in some of your vids you promote the use of the electrolyte supplement, LMNT for use while intermittent fasting which has not 1 but 10 calories per serving! Which is it???

[jjramon]

Will Apple cider vinegar, Himalayan salt, and cream of tartar affect the fast and stop autophagy

[poolservice]

I'm type 1 diabetic and need insulin around the clock because glucose is always being released from glycogen stores long after glucogenis has ceased and liver is expelled stores during fasting.
Since there's always glucose which are calories in bloodstream why would one calorie make a difference 🤔

[oohwha]

I love that this discusses the similarity between exercise and fasting regarding AMPK activation.

Having learned so much about my body through fasting, when it comes to exercise and glycogen depletion (among other energy draining processes), I've come to understand how it *FEELS* to be low on energy reserves.

Before fasting, I had little to no idea what the causes of tingling sensations or cramps or foggy brain or any other symptoms of energy systems imbalance (be it low ATP, low glycogen in the arms or legs, out-of-balance electrolytes, etc.).

Fasting trains you how to know the difference. You learn about your body and brain's needs for electrolyte balance - from fatigue and foggy brain all the way to heartbeat irregularities. You learn how it feels to be TRULY hungry and TRULY depleted of glycogen (like near end-of-marathon runner extremes depending on how hard you exercise and how deeply into a long-term fast you do so). You learn about nutrient timing and insulin system manipulation/control...

And possibly most important of all... you learn about gut microbiome health and how that relates to things like immune system health, chronic diseases, and mental health as well.

It really is a miracle... fasting. I can't think of another way to describe it.

[debbieklose]

One more question for you .

I’ve developed gut challenges, chronic pain etc.. as I’ve aged and this is another reason I’ve chosen to get back into water fasting.

Do you have any talks/videos/teaching regarding SIBO or other types of GI challenges (IBS)

Much appreciation for you sharing your knowledge 🙏

[ninaadams]

Thank you Thomas! Your info has been very helpful for me. Ignore the critics below. They likely haven't helped people on the level you do daily. In my book, that's "proof".
Bless up & keep up the good work.

[gscrews]

During a prolonged fast, 20+ to 72 hours, are you now against having the lemon juice ACV stevia drink you have advocated?

[ChristianHiroseRomeoGraham]

Certain zero calorie ingredients and substances can stop or lessen autophagy for some people, such as stevia and monk fruit extract.

[iricho]

So with this information I’m still unsure if lemon and ginger infused tea would cancel out the autophagy?

[smoore]

The calories thing is overblown and made confusing by influencers so they can get you to click on every video they create and keep you confused. A few calories for instance from something like a magnesium supplement or pomegranate extract in a pill supplement won’t stop autophagy just like coffee, which has 5-10 calories per serving won’t. Food will, like actual food and gum with sugars in it, otherwise no. Enough hand wringing

[emcarver]

This is a superb explanation of how fasting and autophagy works.

[bluesoptimization]

Interesting, great vid. I was wondering MCTs have an effect on autophagy ?