The Health Benefits of Fasting VS Exercise | Dr. Alan Goldhamer | Rich Roll Podcast #541

How do the benefits of fasting measure up against the benefits of exercise? This clip was excerpted from our extremely popular podcast from August of 2020: ‘The Insane Benefits of Water-Only Fasting with Dr. Alan Goldhamer.”

The founder of True North Health Center, Dr. Goldhamer has supervised over 20,000 patients through extended periods (up to 30 days!) of ‘water-only’ fasting. Along the way, he has seen lives transformed wholesale. Unhealthy eating habit addictions broken. Medications ditched. And countless illnesses overcome.
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[AricStroop]

Love Doctors that are actually trying to heal people and not just prescribe drugs

[max]

Eat on excercise days and fast on recovery days.

[sowmindful]

Dr. Alan Goldhamer, thank you for helping me not become a fool to my own Pleasure Traps.

[ufuomaogheneochuko]

'fasting and exercise share both biological benefits'

[needlesssay]

I grew up in the seventies and parents often would discipline their children by sending them to bed early with no supper. Some say perhaps that was a good thing in spite of the child advocates saying otherwise. Maybe the kids got smarter because of it who knows? I also don't know if it would be a good idea these days because kids are raised on sugar cereals and nutrient deficient prepackaged pseudo foods instead of eggs, beef and hearty meals. It's been sad that the mineral content of the grains and vegetables is about 15% of what it was 200 years ago.

[pinkpiano]

I tried both fasting and exercise to reverse my chronic fatigue. But unsuccessfully. Now switching to whole food plant based.

[GaminHasard]

These plant based dudes look so fucking relaxed and young

[micaonyx]

This information is great to hear. I love to exercise and hate being hungry so off to the gym I go🤣

[dd_]

The Holy Quran taught us these miracles hundreds of years ago and modern science is just now catching up… it’s truly breathtaking!

[kingakuma]

You're right at the end, that's crazy.

[antoinettewolk]

Have been a serious faster for 34 years. 40 to 50 days a year. It has been the most important thing I have ever done for my health. No body odor, cataracts, ect. Showering after a 30 day fast, you are finally really clean. It not as hard as you think.

[joelbennett]

I've had enough fasting, I over did it for so many years I can't even skip a meal now. I'll gladly workout 1-2 times a day to get my bdnf and crush my 4-5 meals

[unglee]

Good to be informed about fasting before you try it. There are so many YouTube videos of people trying it but be sure to read books like from this doctor about fasting before trying it or can screw things up for long term instead of reaping on its benefits. For example with water fasting it is recommended to not even use toothpaste or lotion or soap because body is in a very rare state of detoxification and it becomes more susceptible to toxins as well as unhelpful insulin spikes which is the opposite of what we want on a fast. I’m on a day 4 of a water fast now and a lot of the lower back pain I had was gone by day 2.

[johng]

Why is that crazy. It makes sence. Both burn off stuff. Makes perfect sense. Duh. Took them longer to figure this out. What's the numbers. How close are they. I'd imagine they vary depending o. How hard you Exercise. Idk. But it's def not crazy it's almost common sence.

[bitesizeziggy]

I have to watch this al over to confirm that HE IS NOT BLINKING...

[thecolourorange]

Exercising and eating less is healthy

‘That is crazy’

[hastycontemplation]

This so neat, beta hydroxybutyrate is a ketone, it is produced during ketosis.

[hardcoreherbivore]

So, should I go for a run and eat a good meal, or starve myself? 🤷 This is not necessarily wrong information, but people will screw it up.

[general]

Ok i’ll fast for 50days. Be back in 50

[szilviaszabo]

Can these biomarkers be checked in humans too not just rats?