Fasting to Detox

How might we help flush the pollutants stored in our fat that come spilling out into our bloodstream during weight loss?
To prevent the original tox-ing, see:
• How Long to Detox from Fish Before Pregnancy? (nutritionfacts...)
• Pollutants in Salmon and Our Own Fat (nutritionfacts...)
• Dioxins in U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish (nutritionfacts...)
Fasting also has other potential downsides. See Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe? (nutritionfacts....
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[@mahatmaghandi4288]

I've been fasting 8 hours daily all my life usually from 23-7 and it's done wonders for my health!

[@efivos5362]

hahahaha

[@80sGal88]

What is 23-7?

[@dianeladico1769]

@@80sGal88 11pm-7am

[@M_SS1]

😂

[@80sGal88]

@@dianeladico1769 thanks

[@mohmohrap]

just when you think you've heard everything💡, thanks Dr Greg

[@1998Noelle]

Been fasting daily until 5 for 6 years. I feel better than when I was a kid and dropped 40 lbs within 3 mos of starting. Granted, a lot of that weight accumulated during my time on birth control, but it does help rapidly and dramatically.

[@7in1]

Till 5pm? Did i get it right? Do you do OMAD?

[@patchoulijulie7769]

Yes, good advise. Let's not Tox In. ❤😊

[@altrs9215]

I've been fasting for over 6 years now, going strong 💪

[@YaYippieYeah]

You must have been very obese, if you've been fasting for 6 years and are still alive.

[@dianeladico1769]

May I ask the timing of fast/fed?

[@ns1extreme]

You must be hungry

[@altrs9215]

@@dianeladico1769 6 years.

[@dianeladico1769]

@@altrs9215 hilarious

[@nicolaisss]

Amazing, thanks

[@naftalibendavid]

I fear that I will never really understand what some people mean by “detox.”

[@botzer8817]

Especially those who think only 1 week WFPB is enough to detox 1 year of eating meat, seafood, dairies and eggs

[@naftalibendavid]

@@botzer8817 oh! You said it. Even the wording implies relapse to animal products. It’s so hard to explain that you will feel even better after the first year.

[@jeanneamato8278]

A well known Ayurvedic cleansing regimen consists of 3-7 days of Kitcheri 3x a day. I do this often and it’s delicious!

[@shantinaturechild3239]

Can't eat grains or legumes. Even rice contains "gluten" and candida loves the starches.

[@YD-uq5fi]

That is not fasting.

[@mjs28s]

@@YD-uq5fi Where did jean say anything about fasting?

[@YD-uq5fi]

@@mjs28s That is what the comments on this particular video are about.

[@WestVirginiaDee]

​@YD-uq5fi Actually, it's about detox " cleansing" the body & her 3xs daily kitchari is a detox "cleanse". By abstaining from anything other than kitchari, a person "fasts" from all other foods.

[@ilknurilhan8320]

Intermittent fasting + WFPB, that is what we can do best for our body :)

[@MqKosmos]

And dry fasting once or a couple times a year

[@marcuswelby9601]

That's the worst thing you could do.

[@MqKosmos]

@@marcuswelby9601 i bet you think eating only meat is healthier in the long run

[@MqKosmos]

@@marcuswelby9601 learn to read studies

[@marcuswelby9601]

@@MqKosmos I eat all kinds of foods I'm equal opportunity.

[@AndrewPawley11]

I love this channel!

[@nazokashii]

So fascinating. Thank you so much

[@GregariousAntithesis]

If you removed the processed grains and high starch/high glycemic vegetables and fruit from a Vegans diet you would badically have the foundation of fasting and why vegetables that are high in fiber are so beneficial. They are low in nutrients by weight and high in fiber. Perfect fasting foods.

[@seitanbeatsyourmeat666]

I love to make vegetable soup for fasting days. It’s actually just very low calorie, but eases you into a couple day fast… I like the Dr. Longo FMD plan but it’s expense

[@WestVirginiaDee]

​@@seitanbeatsyourmeat666 Where there's a WILL, there's a way!!! I am on fixed income & I found a few do it yourself plans for his protocol using Amy's Soups & homemade bars. Or, do a search & get some recipe ideas for 2 or 3 different soups if you need more variety. I do a kind of minestrone soup, without the pasta. MUCH more easier the budget. Think about big bags of frozen veggies & homemade stock from produce scraps from fresh onions & garlic etc!❤ I'm a sale shopper, so I take advantage of the discounted produce & I am BLESSED to have a freezer stocked with organic herbs n spices( because of bulk buying them when a local store went out of business.)😂🎉😂 Good Luck on your Health Journey and STAY BLESSED!❤

[@paulcohen6727]

Dr. Greger, I'd like to ask you about something that's trending on the longevity websites: GlyNac: taking glycine and N-acetal- cysteine together so your body can produce glutathione. In particular, is too much cysteine bad for you. I understand they give it in emergency rooms for mushroom poisoning, but how much is too much. Some of the Bro Science guys suggests several grams a day. I understand that it might convert to methionine which I think we'd rather avoid to prevent cancer.

[@naftalibendavid]

Available data do not have long term follow up with human participants.

[@lorah3005]

👍

[@allencrider]

Olestra. LOL. Whatever happened to Olestra?

[@luke_fabis]

Oily anal discharge.

[@jefflebowski918]

It was discontinued because it gives you loose stools.

[@luke_fabis]

@@jefflebowski918 Oh, worse than that. If you ate enough of it, you'd grease your pants, if you catch my meaning.

[@tayluvofficial]

I'm stuck. I need to poop.

[@carstoys8498]

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[@jefflebowski918]

Dr Greger has other videos saying garlic detox's the body.

[@UHaulShorts]

Enemas work 2

[@chuckcarlson7940]

I try to watch these videos,, but I like the old format. I want to see the studies, not someone waving their hands around.

[@rw4388]

Why not "tox" so much in the first place.... 😂😂😂

[@meonyoutubenow]

PS: Fish IS meat.

[@myfavoritecolorisclear]

clicked to see fasting info and get aye yo just eat veegan

[@MqKosmos]

What's wrong with a whole food plant based diet? 😮

[@lmlowe9100]

Because it's the best choice to get healthy.

[@lmlowe9100]

@tiagomoraes1510 nope...no matter how healthy the animal is, it's still unhealthy for humans to consume other animals. We are not carnivores...if we were, we'd have 6 inch canines and a very short digestive track. We also would eat the dead animal raw, not cooked. And it's the enzymes and proteins, not just the fats and toxins that are unhealthy.

[@lmlowe9100]

@quentinstyger747 nope...eating is not eating. Vegan is actually eating plants, grains, nuts and seeds.

[@wellthi]

@@tiagomoraes1510 organic or not meat and dairy = saturated fat (cardiovascular disease), trans fat (cardiovascular disease), cholesterol (diabetes), hormones, antibiotic, virus (bovine leukemia virus, herpersvirus, papilloma, hepatitis E, sarcoma etc.), bacteria (Staphylococcus ,ecoli, salmonella, listeria, campylobacter, Cdiff etc.), bccaa (diabetes), trimethylamine oxide (cancer), nitrite (cancer), phosphate , high methionine (toxic sulfur-containing amino acids), renal acid load, AGEs advanced glycation end products , secondary bile acids (cancer), hydrogen sulfide (putrefaction : UC, crohn), uremic toxin, endotoxins (inflammation), ferrotoxicity (too much heme iron = more cancer), persistant organic pollutants (pops), Neu5GC (inflammation, autoimmune D ), nitrosamines, PhIP heterocyclic amines (HCAs) in cooked meat (carcinogen), Arachidonic acid (inflamation, pro-algesic, etc.), endotoxemia etc... processed meat is a certain group 1 carcinogen (the worst) alongside plutonium and asbestos in my op meat is just good in survival mode short term if you have no other option

[@myfavoritecolorisclear]

at least the info that animal fat has more toxins than meat is usefull while im losing weight.

[@ralphhancock7449]

"Fasting to detox" also means starving intestinal biota. Each time you do that you are gambling with an overabundance of 'survivor' bacteria and viruses that plague those bacteria. 😊

[@MqKosmos]

You also kill off bad bacteria and parasites. Plus it gives you the opportunity to feed the good gut bacteria with a proper whole food plant based diet after your fast. I've been doing several 3-7 day dry fasts over the last year and my gut bacteria is better than ever. Even though I could have been eating even better than i did 😅

[@lmlowe9100]

You can take a probiotic to replace the little bit of good that maybe lost.

[@Voltaje_YT]

@@d6151 Dont fast too long, just do intermitent fasting of 18 hours daily, its is better for your body and gut bacteria, the 3 day fast do it once every 3 months at least if you prefer.

[@MqKosmos]

@@d6151 i thought I'd want to go up to 14 days of dry fasting. But seems like the world record is at 17-19? Or something like that. So I'll stick with 10 or less. I've never had diarrhea after 3 days. Even with 4 days i don't have to be too careful. But i also use senna tea before starting my dry fast and now also used charcoal.. But i also take it really slow when refeeding, where i only drink for 12-24h and then some soup and then just protein, before slowly resuming my normal diet

[@annoyinghermit]

@@MqKosmos the water fasting wold record is more than 100 days.

[@RealLifeMassMultiplayerRPG]

more good news for carnist i see hehe lol the 5:30 perfect

[@myfavoritecolorisclear]

the issue is this dude is so binary when it comes to diet. its vegan or not vegan. no ratios will be discussed

[@MqKosmos]

I'm positive he has been discussing ratios. You're just assuming without having watched his videos 😂

[@leejim9188]

@@MqKosmos nah, he only promotes plant base diet. If you do not eat plant base diet, you are eating unhealthy. I have watched mostly all his videos for 8 or 9 years. So I Agee with @myfavoritecolorisclear

[@MqKosmos]

@@leejim9188 if you had watched his videos you'd also know that he has been discussing the effects of including even small amount of meat, dairy or eggs.

[@soyboy2238]

​@@leejim9188 You've been watching for 8 or 9 years and he hasn't convinced you yet?

[@Voltaje_YT]

@@soyboy2238 He probably just know of him for that long, and just watched his videos from time to time.

[@marcuswelby9601]

This guy looks like he fasted too long. One gust of wind and he's a gonner😂

[@chiyerano]

He used to be overweight. He lost weight by doing what he basically says to do on his channel.

[@marcuswelby9601]

@@chiyerano He looks famished with no muscle mass

[@chiyerano]

@@marcuswelby9601 He looks pretty normal to me and he is not training to be a model or athlete but is all about health and longevity.

[@marcuswelby9601]

@@chiyerano muscle is.the organ of.longevity.

[@M_SS1]

Most people are overweight nowadays, so it now looks like the norm, but that doesn't mean that if you're not overweight you're famined or unhealthy, but quite the opposite.

[@donwinston]

Fasting is silly and likely not healthy.

[@MqKosmos]

😮 whut? How do you figure?

[@lmlowe9100]

It's what our ancestors did naturally...the body is not designed to consume foods constantly throughout the day.

[@ajazzleheejazzle5872]

This isnt true, while its important to stress fasting is healthy for everyone, for those who are healthy(those with no genetic or environmental morbities) it is a healthy option.

[@ajazzleheejazzle5872]

Is not** healthy for everyone sorry lool

[@dianeladico1769]

So why are there multiple studies showing health benefits?