Ep:187 EFFECTIVE FASTING: HOW TO DO IT RIGHT & AVOID PITFALLS & DANGERS - by Robert Cywes

Everybody is “fasting” because it’s the latest greatest sexiest thing to do to “lose weight”…but how do you know what to do and whether it is EFFECTIVE? This video reviews EFFECTIVE FASTING and explains the difference between INTERMITTENT FASTING and EXTENDED FASTING toward INSULIN SENSIVITY. Use fasting effectively so that it becomes a part of your way of eating, not as another failed diet.
Research Discussed...
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[@Julia-en9xq]

One of the unsung heroes of practicing intermittent fasting is that by training yourself to run on your own fat stores, I have found that when I am in a situation where appropriate keto food is not available, I can effortlessly choose not to eat until I can get the right food. I did my first 5 day fast while my son was in the ICU for a week - and I had very limited options for keto food. I just decided to fast until he was out of danger. I drank water and coffee only for those days. Pretty sure it got me through one of the worst times as a parent.

[@winstonsmith7652]

I can go a day without eating quite easily now. Before, I was ready to go out and kill my own food if I went without for more than about 4 hours. Glad your child is well, as a parent myself, I can relate. Been there. Good luck. Let's keep spreading the word.

[@gencoauto9486]

VI VI

[@kathrin9674]

hope your son is better now? I can't fathom seeing my child in ICU.

[@Julia-en9xq]

@@kathrin9674 thanks for asking.. he is doing wonderfully..just gave me my first grandson.

[@St.Nicholas5]

I hope your son is doing well now!

[@idlehourlinda6476]

I don't even need to hear it all to hit like; this guy never disappoints!

[@jeepgurl1379]

Touché! “A snack is an emotional event (not a nutritional one)”.

[@nighatali4732]

From one physician to another, one of the most balanced discussions. I wish every physician every where listens to it.

[@chrissyforanimals]

I could literally listen to you ALL day long, no joke. Amazing content, talking the truth to a whole new level. So refreshing.

[@lumenmom]

Some days I binge watch just to hear him talk. He explains things so well and does not add a lot of fluff and hype. His emotion is real passion.

[@deniseignatowski5302]

Same. It’s what I’m doing right now

[@cupofmorningsun]

lmao..."no you didnt fast you just didnt eat"...i love this guy!

[@winstonsmith7652]

Been doing LCHF for six months. Lost 50lbs and feeling great. However, when I think of my favourite cheesecake I begin to salivate and crave carbs, sometimes almost to the point of tears. Pretty sure that makes me an addict.

[@kostar500]

Wow, i like carbs but haven't reached your level though

[@lynneprovost5490]

I completely understand. I've been doing LCHF for just over a year, and I have felt the craving this hard before. I am definitely an addict, you sound like you are, too. But. You are NOT alone.

[@seaneagle-hj1fr]

I'm watching this one right interesting perspective

[@snbjorgbjartmarsdottir7154]

I like this guy, there is no beating around the bush with him 😊

[@teamtate512]

Thank you for this video! I consider myself a carnivore veteran that has reached my weight goals. Although OMAD has become effortless, I now understand why my body is always telling me to eat when I do fasts over 24 hours. Duh...listen to your body.

[@JordiRiusBonjorn]

trully common sense advices. simple, clear and real! One of your best podcast

[@ranger2316]

WOW ... this was an eye opener! I have slipped back into old habits over the last couple of weeks. Getting back into it with one meal per day, nothing after 7 or 8 o'clock. Thank you for this Dr. Cywes.

[@tater09l17]

Everytime I listen to this guy I gain more knowledge of what needs to be done. I did everything wrong for many years, drinking, smoking eating everything in the comfort food category. I was in Vietnam, exposed to Agent Orange (weed killer) for a year. In 2018 the VA tests showed nodules in my lung, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure. I began the routine of IF, cut the carbs and SUGAR from my diet. Last year testing revealed the nodules were gone, I am almost below 6 AIC, lost 15 pounds and feel better than when I was forty, 74 now. It’s hard to believe what you eat can have such a dramatic effect on health. You almost have to do it to believe it. But, believe it. I am indebted to Doctors like this one. After all, isn’t an honest Doctor all we really want from the health system?

[@Peter_McKenna587]

When the fish in Finding Nemo finally escape and reach the ocean, they say, "Now what?" Thank you for acknowledging the, "Now what" for the veterans.

[@InSync3912]

I love this re-framing of fasting!!! You are just not eating, that's NORMAL not to eat continuously, no need to scream for medal.

[@wesak4u]

Day 3 of a 5 day fast right now. Feeling great. Love the fasting way of life 👍

[@stephenjacquelitle8524]

I was near a Sam's club the other day and went in to see if there was anything I needed. Ended up walking out discusted at every isle full of processed junk food crap.

[@ansebbianslip]

Or 98% of the center aisles of almost all grocery stores

[@realimagevanity2289]

@@ansebbianslip you’re being very generous assuming there is 2% real Whole Foods in most stores, I say less than 1%

[@mikaelak90]

Been carnivore myself. Started buying my dog some tripe and ox liver. They're mad for it. Have my doubts about dogfood in stores.

[@hoguejp]

I'm sure you're correct, but it's a dog imo. I wouldn't feel bad about giving some dog food. I would personally give real food supplemented with kibbles.

[@markiangooley]

Tripe is surprisingly good but I buy the cleaned and scalded stuff meant for making menudo.

[@andreahunter2836]

@@hoguejp supplement with kibble? That is like saying I eat keto but supplement with pasta. Commercial kibble dog foods always have rubbish in them. A quality whole food raw diet is absolutely best for your dog. They also poop less because they aren't getting all the crap. A bit like us really! We don't get constipated... we poop less because we eat less unnecessary materials

[@jehuxtable]

Thank you. I'm comfortable with 18/6 IF. Just fumbled through my first 48-hr fast. Feel like I'm on the right track now.

[@anadinicut823]

Love Dr Cywes's no bullshit, knowledgeable material!

[@KismetWLS]

I have a plant-based meal every day - a cow, lamb, or something eats plants, converts it to delicious meat, and I eat the meat!

[@FrankieZG]

I have been in time restricted eating for many years. What I learn is that the best thing what people can do for overall well being is to try to eat all calories earlier in a day and fast through the rest of a day. I feel the best when I finish eating till around 2 pm.

[@lisameagher4242]

Me too!

[@Meritumas]

me too! was eating large meal in the afternoon, and was having not enough time to digest everything before going to bed. I switched to eating lunches (12-2pm) and it works wonders!

[@msbeecee1]

Yes me too! This is also what Dr Annette Bosworth recommends, too (Dr Boz)

[@sarahhood7380]

Never do I hear anyone make so much sense 👏🏼

[@sofializzy4519]

You're GOOD. I have realized in the last 2 weeks that I have a serious problem with emotional attachment to food.

[@DakilangAtsoy]

My target is to get rid of toxic stuffs in my body that has been there for years. The most number of hours I did is 24 hours but I also did it with exercise and healthy diet of meat and veggies. It is hard to get rid of my alcohol consumption but I was able to. I am now 149lbs from 172. My height is 5’7” so I’m in the proper BMI range. Intermittent fasting is a challenge but it could be the best sport that I ever played. Now I am not afraid to consume meat and eggs cause I am eating veggies too. No more bread or carb for me.

[@roxanne2977]

I’m good on some plants. 😬 Definitely animal based. And it makes IF so much easier. ❤️

[@mclib705n2st]

You had me at Dr Fung. Love love love his books!

[@jillparravano7069]

Pure wisdom. Thank you.

[@carbaddictioncoach]

Such great information! Can’t wait for each new video. Life saving stuff..🙌

[@ryanhenderson7274]

Great stuff Dr. Cywes. Please keep the "straight talk" coming.

[@metabolicentanglement6303]

It's like you are in my head and you are reading my mind. About a year ago I started IF to stop my self from snaking and to lower my insulin. I called it for myself "smart fasting" 😁👍

[@quantumuniverse5771]

LOVE IT! Thank you Dr Cywes 🥰😇🙏

[@elizabethharrell8707]

I love listening to you, always to the point, and just the best info.

[@JAdams-jx5ek]

Two thumbs up. Thank you for your calm voice of truth and reason.

[@alanandjess7516]

I salute you sir. I just wish the other docs I watch were as animated as you. Tell it how it is, LOVE IT.

[@lineh3270]

Thank you, Dr. For yet another fantastic video!

[@donnabronner4837]

Wow, so clear. Thanks.

[@carolinafontanillas]

LOVE the way you explain things. Good doctor and good teacher 👍👍

[@toddw6555]

Such incredible wisdom spoken through plain truth, thank you

[@Sunnysue31]

I'm a very happy, healthy Vegan ... Eating a whole foods, Good fats, NO processed, No sugar, only supplement with B12 ... Eating OMAD... and LOVING it... What a wonderful lifestyle... 65 feeling 45... I do a 72hr Fast once a month, for Autophagy etc... Never hungry and never felt so good... Thank you Dr Jason Fung et al

[@Sunnysue31]

Would also suggest watching Prof David Sinclair ... He explains the science very well and in more detail than Dr Cywes ... but he is a biologist who is a professor of genetics and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School. He is known for his research on aging with a focus on epigenetics. He is an officer of the Order of Australia. So probably far more qualified ?

[@possible1911]

Thank you Doc! My Doc. No bs. 60 yr old male. 22 months, 460-324 today. Bad hip, was so mentally and physically, metabolically broken, only done 48 max so far. Love the learning you preach and am a testament that it works for me a human. No chest meals. Animal. Cheese, no sugar no carbs “ the human bodily doesn’t need them, the liver makes all you need”. Damn. Thank you sir! Another year and then, ? Spandex baby! Hahahahahahah

[@mariabentel2076]

Thank you so much! Totally appreciate your wisdom and experience.

[@cathgurney6112]

Thank you so much for this episode . Makes it’s so much easier to understand

[@christinenason9477]

So reasonable! Thank you.

[@suellenruckersmith406]

That was fantastic! Thank you!

[@225rip]

Great talk.

[@kimmcnichols9650]

Great video like always !

[@Stovetopcookie]

I did 38 hours from yesterday. This video came at the perfect time.

[@garyfarm]

I love your videos Dr Cywes !

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

Very clearly explained. Thanks for this.

[@kimberlysmith7311]

Wish I lived closer enough to visit this physician. 😂❤

[@DellaWebb]

I love your no-nonsense framing of things.

[@conrad.matamusic]

Thank you. Needed to hear this. I lost 115 pounds using intermittent fasting. I’ve become far too dogmatic. Reached 9% body fat and had it stuck in my head I had to keep fasting/OMAD/starving myself. Needed permission to return to a normal healthy relationship with food.

[@mdarya5364]

Always very informative videos 🙏🙏🙏👌

[@russellgallman7566]

Interesting conv, Dr Cywes.

[@947dutch]

Excellent stuff, Doc. Very down to earth and real life talk. No BS and to the point. When are you putting an office in Dallas??

[@HealthChampion]

I want to know too 🤞

[@msbeecee1]

He sees nonlocal ppl by telehealth

[@shimon1166]

This was a very good informative video. Steve from Brooklyn USA and a U of Michigan Alum

[@imahick5723]

Thank you. Very informative

[@ihopetowin]

I've been eating a low/no carb diet for years. I eat once a day and I feel clean and light. I don't suffer colds or flu, I don't feel deprived or depressed about what I eat or the frequency of my meals. I train my body, ipso facto my mind, using resistance and body weight. I have no need of prescription drugs. When people ask me about my lifestyle, this usually happens when I'm noticed not eating, I tell them what I don't eat; it's easier that way. I'll go into greater detail if the person shows an interest.

[@kathrin9674]

aaaahhh ipso facto. Long time I haven't heard that expression. Thank you for that!

[@jimbeaver27]

Good to know because I am insulin sensitive and very healthy after 2 years of Keto. I am not keen on fasting in any case and also I would like to eat dinner once in awhile.

[@leeannrose586]

Great video🎉 very well explained 👏

[@melissag171]

Thank you for the video. It’s as if you knew exactly what I needed to hear. I’m so glad Dr Berry recommended you.❤️🙏

[@adrinemahoney853]

Thank you... great video

[@scottshort262]

thanks Dr C

[@stevevos2764]

This guy is the coolest ever.

[@patcyzauskas7216]

I don’t intentionally fast, just eat when hungry 1-2 times a day. I will be braking from that a few times in next 3 wks cuz I have meetings with friends for lunch at 11:30 - 12:30 and I normally don’t eat til 2:00 - 4:00 and again 7:00 - 9:00. Hope it doesn’t mess me up. I’m thrilled with my recent lipid panel and CMP. No A1C until Nov.

[@annspires8380]

Very informative. I'm mid way through so I have done a couple of 24 hour fasts. I do listen to my body and sometimes cut them short because either I don't feel good or my stomach starts growling.

[@antonioj123]

Yeah, I did the rolling 72 hours and 48 hours for over a couple of months then went back to eating one to two meals a day and then skipped a day here or there or sometime just skip a couple of days. And I was working out during my rolling fasting days as well, not with the same intensity I did when I eat on consecutive days but I did work out. So you're doing the blood test which is a good thing, what you might want to do is get in touch with other groups like Cole Robinson's group or and others because there are people who are doing really well on those rolling fasting diets.

[@haveabanana2930]

The snake diet guy? Lol, he's probably a bit much to take for a lot of people, but great if you need a drill sergeant :)

[@luvtocmoon]

YOU ARE AMAZING DOCTOR THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@desmondhughes9143]

Thank you.

[@msbeecee1]

Looove Dr Cywes!!! 😂🎉

[@sheilalokken2452]

I joined the ketogenic life style 18 months ago and have incorporated intermittent fasting. On most days I’m OMAD. I have lost 30 lbs but that happened in the first seven months. I would love to accomplish my goal of just 10 more lbs. it’s been extremely difficult. Can’t seem to get it off even switching thing up a bit including extended fasting. Good news though. Metabolic syndrome CURED!!

[@sheilalokken2452]

Any recommendations?

[@mimi1girl2dempsey3]

It's been six months since your comment. Have you lost the other 10lbs?

[@debjordan4399]

I sure needed this talk! Don't know how I missed it until today. 72 yo female. I've been (more carnivore but some keto) for over 3 years. I have a 1 to 5 hour eating window, mixing it up from day to day. IR score < 25, HDL-C 78, LDL size 22.1, Small LDL-P 450 nmol/L but trigs 152, TC 529, HDL-P 30.1, LDL-C 420, LDL-P

[@brookstorm9789]

Good review

[@andreastone8629]

This is soooo good! Personally I've been playing way to long with intermediate fasting (years) once I began consistently adding extended fasting throughout my week 😅things just CHANGED!

[@godislove3593]

Just by listening to my body I naturally did all of this.

[@paulawhite8674]

Love the Bat phone!!!

[@kfamfun4485]

Ty for your vids

[@msbauer1687]

Appreciate you 🥰

[@GG-wg1yh]

Thank you for making sense of the confusion. A way to contain your diet and fasting beyond 24 is a deficit in calories.

[@toni4787]

Thank u Dr Cywes.. u have hit on something that makes sense and what I’m dealing with! I love the fact that u are up front and truthful about these issues… I hope one day to schedule an phone appointment with u! Please keep educating us!

[@sandrajohnson9480]

I find I’m not eating that often because I am not hungry emotionally or otherwise. This helped me realize it’s ok. Thank you

[@maytem2137]

Please do more videos for those of us that are now insulin sensitive but still practice IF. I have lost 160 pounds and am maintaining the loss with exercise and IF. Although I eat about 2000 calories in my OMAD (whole foods ketovore) I still can't stop my hairloss which tells me something is off even with the healthy lifestyle.

[@cjcj6945]

Congratulations on the huge weight loss!!! That's incredible!😊⭐

[@brianchv3661]

Maybe its a copper deficiency (trace mineral), there is a really great discourse entitled "DEAD DRS DON'T LIE". This is an interview of a Farmer turned Vetinarian turned Medical Dr.

[@maytem2137]

@@cjcj6945 thanks so much! Taking it off and keeping it off has been super tough ... but I fight for my health every day!

[@maytem2137]

@@brianchv3661 thanks for the idea! I looked on my food tracking app and it looks like I get more than enough by eating nuts but who knows if there's more to it.

[@mariaganhao6291]

Low iron perhaps?

[@sheenaahmed]

Great content

[@AG-xy8nx]

Salt. Don’t forget the salt.

[@BellaRosa55]

My thyroid hormones drop significantly and i have significant hair loss along with checking my blood sugar drops to 55 and I literally shake and feel like passing out after 24-36 hours :( Easily become dehydrated which in turn effects from kidney function as well. Electrolytes are highly sensitive as well! 🆘

[@perrysebastian6928]

I agree that when we speak about fasting this term is badly defined. We are talking about feeding and non-feeding, so cyclic feeding [1], feeding duration [2], and total feeding over an extended period [3] (yields average time on a cyclic basis). I am diminishing the fasting viewpoint because in my view these three noted "factors" need to be addressed. What is the benefit of cyclic feeding? Is this even important? What is the optimal time for a feeding session? And how many hours of feeding are actually needed in, say a 7 day period. I am postulating that less than 30 hours per 7 days is problematic, but also feeding hours greater than 60 hours per 7 days are sub-optimal. So bang, 40-50 hours per 7 days. Mix and match as you will.

[@DrAJ_LatinAmerica]

Absolutely agree. Effective fasting different for eat patient depending on many factors as well as activity levels. A pro tour de France rider would literally go unconscious if they tried fasting and high level exercise. Think about pro level body builders who are eating every couple hours, even set the alarm to eat at night and yet stay at 15% or less body fat, go down to 4 and 5% body fat for a show and still have great lipid profile. So agree. Effective fasting different for each person. No one size fits all. Love your videos.

[@professorr.5427]

I've never had a reason to think about whether or not bodybuilders sleep all night. Now that it's been brought to my attention, I'm grateful for the job I have. Sleep is too precious to interrupt like that.

[@Straightdeal]

I watched a video where the presenter suggested occasionally eating a low-GI type of starch like rye toast, and have some butter and a good chunk of cheese to that. The argument was that the fat will result in the glucose from the bread being released more slowly because of the butter and cheese.

[@Eclectic_RN]

I knew I was doing well when I decided to go from a planned two-day fast to a three day, just after doing a 2.2 mile hike (which was about 7 weeks post-op total left hip replacement). Listen to your body. (And there have been fasts where I've stopped early, too).

[@richardshueydc1529]

Excellent presentation. Super logical and obviously comes from a place of wisdom upon the subject. Dr Cywes, could you speak to how you might handle a dirty carnivore diet if you have the beginnings of kidney disease? It still seems to me that a carnivore/keto diet is still the healthier approach because of its positive effects on Blood pressure. Even if its higher in phosphates. But I would love to hear what you think on the subject.

[@mikafoxx2717]

Maybe try going higher fat low protein. Some people eat too much protein and stress their liver too much when their liver isn't in great shape already. Maybe 60-85g protein and up to like 200g of fat to get the caloric requirements given you don't need weight loss. Easiest way to do that is cook bacon and scramble eggs into that without draining, it takes up all the fat so it's not free liquid. You can also have pork sausage meat which is usually very fat heavy, a You can add butter or tallow to ground beef that's too lean, or put it on steaks or pork chops, etcetera. Just up your fats if your liver shows raised numbers.

[@catrinaitaliano8755]

Was going to ask if black coffee is ok during an extended fast. But now I hear that I should not do it. Fine with me. Great talk.

[@wesak4u]

He said coffee is fine 🤗

[@robertkraychik1884]

surprised to hear cywes say an extended fast beyond 24 hours isn't his recommendation for veterans who are in shape. i assumed there were still benefits via autophagy for such tenured omni-carnivores even if there is an elevated risk of some muscle catabolism.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

And he said especially "for the slim ones," like me. I'm not sure why he singled us out. Why would my body eat muscle if there is fat available? I never lose strength when I fast, but now I'm a bit concerned about it. One thing I know is that I have never gotten sick since I started fasting, and being sick is a very direct way to lose strength.

[@lovinglife3847]

As a long term carnivore, I prefer to do IM to allow my intestinal track the time to repair and heal from the previous meal.

[@erenta72]

Well, a snack in Greece is not always an emotional thing. Most seniors today eat 5-6 times a day, because their doctor told so. Three main meals and in between a fruit or a yogurt. These are their snacks. They eat between the meals,t because they were told so and not because they need to put into their mouth something (emotional eating) like us today (a donut, some choc etc).

[@rolandmarch7717]

Ditto

[@lisameagher4242]

Is there not a video on fasting and female hormones? As in how to fast safely for women?

[@MaterialGirlzofFlorida]

what do you think about PSMF fasting days? Does this WOE fit in with the benefits of a long fast?

[@maureenhagerty6328]

So how often should we IF when we’ve become insulin sensitive and how often should we eat 2/3/4 meals a day? Thank you

[@andreahunter2836]

Mix it up! Keep your body guessing 😉

[@KirstiCheetahh]

Hi dr Cywes and everybody! Please help for carb cravings! I am a woman, 52, lean, sporty. My whole life I had sleeping problems and gut issues like gaz and later also tendon pains and burning painful feet and restless legs and fatigue. I do keto and IF and OMAD since 7 months, I feel good, problems are gone. But every 5 or so days I suddenly get a terrible carb craving, I have chocolat or crackers with honey. Next day the tendon pain is back. Then I am motivated again and do keto and IF again and feel great. 5 or 6 days later the cravings come back. Get the chocolat, honey and crackers out of the house, I can not do it. I feel panic if I don't have them. When I get the craving I walk in the house like a bear in a cage, totally frustrated. Why can I go 5 or 6 days without cravings and why do they come back? I get the cravings when I am tired. I get tired from bad night sleep. I get bad sleep after sport (tennis and horse riding). I love sport but it excites me (I am very sensitive) and makes sleeping difficult.

[@thespear4083]

You need more animal fats to help with sleep and cravings.

[@KirstiCheetahh]

@@thespear4083 Hi! Thanks! I eat lots of animal fat. Fatty meat and fish, fish oil, heavy cream and butter with my veggies, egg yolks, every evening as dessert I eat a big bowl of full fat sheep yogurt with mascarpone (50% fat!). I am discovering that I am sensitive to histamine. The histamine causes me lack of sleep (waking up in the middle of the night being hot and sweaty). And then being tired causes sugar cravings. Now trying to eat lower histamine foods and using DAO before dinner.

[@thespear4083]

@@KirstiCheetahh I hope you get better sleep soon. 🤗

[@KirstiCheetahh]

@@thespear4083 😃 Thanks!

[@Sewmore]

Tell dr mindy Pelz that about fasting so long

[@tonykomer2997]

I would not say we have forgotten as much as gov and the food industry starting in the 1920s started pushing breakfast lunch dinner plus a mid day snack. Also having a sugar based desert after the last meal of the day was heavily marketed. There was a huge resurgence in this type of target marketing at the end of the 1970s early 80s. You will notice how while huge trending upward there was a even more significant spike in T2D NAFLD and cancer rates hetweennthe 80s and 2010. A 30 yr orgey feast of seed oils HFCS high carb diet and a push towards eating every 3-4 hours of waking. The true western diet as we know it today was matured in the mid 80s thru early 90s.