Think Fast: The 252nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

[@mejohnson424]

Dearest Heather and Bret, Like so many other lost souls, I found you at the beginning of the pandemic, and I couldn't possibly thank you enough. But, THANK YOU🫏 Your Darkhorse podcast has been immensely informative, educational, entertaining, satisfying, and mentoring. For sure, THIS has been the most mind-blowing episode I've seen. To say that I am grateful for this information is an extreme understatement. I appreciated your statements at the end. This has the potential to really shake things up for so many people! I am beyond excited! Thank you so much, Heather and Bret. Thank you!

[@janndoe3718]

Second that

[@marianneacuna757]

Well said and I concur!

[@Guy_de_Loimbard]

I don't think I've ever been so fascinated by listening to someone talk about not eating.

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

They were playing a dangerous game. Google breatharian woman 1990s news crew follows her around. She nearly died. Were heather and bret taking ANY measurements of their BP and heart rate over the days ? The way they acted in the episode when they were on the end of the fast looks EXACTLY like drunk people trying to stream. They were differen,t they werent focused, they were giddy, and they had a running joke that went on far too long and they didnt correctly say its time to move on. Your body needs a constant amount of water flow to push toxins out of your brain during sleep, which is incidentally when the cells of the brain shrink and allow the passage of metabolic waste out of the brain. Dry fast for 3 days is effectively no different from doing hard drinking for a night and then having no water for the next 24 hours.

[@spoonerreligionandpolitics]

When I was 17 I did a 7 day water fast. I have never been enslaved to food since. I am thinking about doing a water fast now as well. Thank you for the encouragement.

[@tubenamel]

I really appreciate that you used the word "enslaved." That is a very fitting word for many of us to consider on our health journeys (physical & psychological/emotional)

[@FILIPFROMSALMO]

WOW!!!! THIS ONE HIT HARD BETWEEN MY EYES. I HAVE DONE MANY WATER FASTS. DRY FASTS WERE NEVER RECOMMENDED, and were described as being dangerous. The results that Bret and Heather discuss are truly mind boggling at their potential for healing the global health crisis. The health status quo needs to be changed. Here is practical information everybody can use. Thank you Bret and Heather, I thought that this topic was ridiculous to bring up but your commitment is very powerful, and your courage is powerfully inspiring

[@dwightwest2885]

This was so eye opening to me as well! Amazing stuff guys!

[@chris4814b]

I had come across this notion of dry fasting, earlier this year on the internet as well, but had not experimented with it yet. My guess is that we with similar interests, will be exposed to similar information in our surfing. Thank you for being the king's taster, Bret (and Heather).

[@chris4814b]

Is it auto fay' gee, or ot toff' a gee?

[@susanjones7734]

@@chris4814bautophagy

[@thistles]

@@chris4814bI’ve always said it the second way based on what my professors said, but Heather and Brett are a lot smarter than my professors were…

[@bobbellendovich6825]

No PooTube ad-interuptions is a really consistent metric of channels that speak TRUTH.

[@JackJackJack123]

Heather has the most soothing voice I’ve ever heard.

[@Nuts-Bolts]

This was great. I’ll recommend it to others who are thinking about fasting but need that little push and encouragement. If your aim is life extension, become a strict vegan and practice calorie restriction. You don’t actual live longer but it makes life drag by so slowly, it just seems longer.

[@walterdryja5201]

😂

[@1stDoNoPharma]

Best comment 😂😂

[@claudiafahey1353]

Perception is reality? 😆

[@grannyannie2948]

LoL. I went to an all you can eat beef restaurant the day before yesterday and I haven't had to eat since.

[@dickdenisse9960]

The second part of your comment had me laughing sooooo hard.

[@kerilegere]

Last weeks ad read was amazing. Thank for bringing me smiles and lots of laughter!

[@ericrose4568]

I have been doing exactly what Bret suggested. Everytime i wake up, i weigh myself. If i am over 180lbs I dont eat all day. If i an under, then i eat regularly without much thought. 3 herniated disks in my lower back and no pain since i started.

[@stud6414]

Wow. I'm trying that

[@samuelwoods6648]

Wow. How long did you practice that before the pain went? And was it gradual pain reduction or all at once?

[@anialiandr]

Got food poisoning in Vietnam. Had diarrhoea for three days, hardly drank water and did not eat. My chronic back pain left already after one day of this! I commented to my husband as I was very surprised after I had been living with that pain for three years! And now I have a hypothesis why this might have happened.

[@lisablanchard8915]

I am 64 years old...I have been intermittent fasting since my 20s, before it was a thing. I pretty much kept it to myself because I did not want to hear opinions, judgements etc. from others. I just knew I felt better and had more energy in my life when I ate once a day. I did make exceptions when in social events, traveling and holidays because it was hard to skirt around....I worked full time until recently but still work out daily. I walk, I bike and maintain a healthy weight and am in good health. It is a great lifestyle. I do avoid highly processed food and animal products ...I became vegan in 2016... We have to listen to our bodies and see what works best for you...Every body is different

[@gr8fled]

I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for the year and I keep shrinking my eating window based on the success physically and mentally.🙏

[@laurabusse1832]

You two are a real class act and I mean that will all deeply heartfelt love and sincerity ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@KrisG66]

Lady, I knew it! You were radiant in your presentation at Rescue the Republic. It makes sense now.

[@SandraWerner-h3s]

Thank you for sharing your experiences with dry fasting. Watching this during my weekly 40ish hr fast with a new interest in dry fasting. I've heard about dry fasting and now have more reason to check it out for myself and hubby hopefully. Thanks again and keep up the good work.

[@StephenDurham]

This was an incredible podcast. I've always wondered how bears could hibernate and after listening to this show it became perfectly clear. I've been into fasting my whole life, and am now interested to delve into dry fasting!!

[@C3darCr33k]

I have done extended wet fasting 15 days and 21 days. The first one I did broke my dependance on a PPI drug and healed bleeding ulcurs. The second dramatically reduced symptoms of depression. I look forward to trying dry fasting. The added benefits sound very promising. My instinct is that I will want access to somewhere peaceful to meditate.

[@Nils31199]

For me long dry fasts are easier that water

[@claudiafahey1353]

Ive been fasting daily for years and it shows. Ive never done a dry fast thanks for the discussion very enlightening

[@brettbret8836]

This is my favorite of all the episodes that I have listened to and that is most of them

[@gclepine]

This was great to listen to and it makes so much sense. I am 76 and I do not take any drugs, only vitamins and supplements. A few years ago I caught a terrible intestinal bug, I think it happened because I had been visiting my elderly father in the hospital and picked up a really bad bug from being in the hospital! I did not eat anything for about three days. I happened to notice after I started to feel better, that my arthritic pain in my lower back had completely disappeared when I wasn't eating anything. Thank you, Bret and Heather for all the knowledge that you share with people like me!

[@sonjapollon568]

Immensely helpful. Thank you Heather and Brett!

[@sharon5474]

This past year I started limiting my meals to twice a day eating my first meal around noon with no snacking in between. Holy-moly, the fat melted away. I'm forty pounds down now. I no longer feel hungry all the time-my meals seem to stick with me a lot longer. I also don't "fear" getting hungry. I used to get a hypoglycemic feeling, but haven't felt that panicky low-sugar feeling at all since starting this. It seems I've reset something in my metabolism. I look better and feel better and all the markers we test for-weight, BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar-all are in healthy ranges now. I had been teetering on the edge of "obesity" (according to my BMI) when I started this on a whim. Even better, this is not difficult, the hardest sacrifice was giving up milk in my coffee-completely worth the trade off! This is a lifestyle change I can maintain. I have no plans or desire to ever go back to eating like I used to, it totally works.

[@Hooberman_]

Would love to see an in depth video on dry fasting. Specifically what to eat prior and what to eat right after! Y’all are doing the Lords work!!!

[@sherrilawrence662]

Love you guys ❤since day one...lol and my dark horse sweatshirt .. due for another...I'm NOT healthy or able bodied anymore but I still hope 🙏. The opportunity for quality podcasts means the world to me in my isolation and illnesses

[@tiffanyweisse6544]

Bless you.

[@Truthmatters6385]

Christians also choose to fast in times where intense focus on our faith is desired for getting clarity on a situation , or praying for a particular situation/person/outcome. This is personal and varies in how and how long . Not mandated.

[@alysiaandjohnglass]

Sesame seeds have several characteristics that make their oil readily extractable: 1. Their cellular structure contains specialized oil storage compartments that break down readily under mechanical pressure. 2. The seeds have a relatively high oil content (around 50-60% by weight), making extraction more efficient. 3. Unlike some other oilseeds, sesame seeds have thin cell walls that rupture easily during crushing and pressing. This is why traditional methods like cold pressing with stone or wooden mills have been used to extract sesame oil for thousands of years, particularly in Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. These methods can achieve extraction rates of 30-40% without needing industrial processing. That said I still wouldn’t advise eating any unless your facing starvation

[@thelightworkerspodcast5718]

I was thinking about camels the other day, about how they store their water and was also a victim of the assumption that there was a store of liquid water and thought...no. Its probably stored in fat or muscle, or even the blood itself. Then the discussion becomes about water fasting. And I think about camels again. And then you specifically bring up Camels, and THEN how they store their water?? This has been an extremely rewarding topic of discussion for me personally because I am so passionate about common illogical cultural assumptions and thinking skeptically about things that I flag as probably absurd and wow, thank you for making these things accessible to the general public. I am so powered up and I can't even speak for younger people who may become impassioned to follow you and choose to delve into their own interests and become like the two of you! This is my kind of mind virus!

[@eileen8433]

After watching this week’s episode, I went back and rewatched last week’s ad read with a new level of understanding…hilarious😂 Interesting, thought provoking share this week. Thank you!!

[@hoppie8693]

That makes so much sense. For quite some time I have only been eating and drinking in the evening. And during that time a bunch of issues I had have cleared up. I had no idea why, I only recently learned that I essentially engaged in intermittend fasting, and aparently I have also done that with water intake. I didn't do that intentionally, it just developed into that because of my work situation at the time. And because I am a creature of habbit and because I felt fine with that arrangement I have continued this behaviour after my work situation changed. fascinating.

[@laurawilde9023]

Incredible and mind blowing. Last weeks giggle fit was absolutely hilarious and endearing. Thanks for sharing such important and amazing information again and again.

[@sw99up]

Fast forward to min 33 or so for the actual discussion of dry fasting (contra what the time-wasting time stamp says ). Also: disappointing that there was zero discussion of any attempt to ascertain the loss of lean muscle v fat , especially given that they start off by touting dry fasting as being more fat-burning than water fasting . This was the main thing I tuned in for, and I’m sure I’m not alone . Lean muscle is so hard to retain and put on at this age and losing it is *the* main concern / issue for anyone who has considered fasting .

[@katkillad]

Anyone who is thinking about trying this, make sure you don't have a Caffeine dependence. Going cold turkey on caffeine for days will be a bad time, worst headaches of my life.

[@bkkjbradley]

Very interesting. I was on a diet supplement that suggested drinking 1/2 your body weight in oz of water every day. That led me to have stomach issues. I belive it was "watering down" my stomach acid too much. We learn so much about ourselves while doing. Thank you for another very interesting topic to expand my thinking on.

[@flywesleybyrd]

Awesome episode 👏❤️💥 and thanks for the explanation on last week's hilarious ad reading.

[@NoahSteckley]

Phenomenal episode! Learned excellent tools with great reasoning behind them

[@TheExpeditionUK]

My GF and I did a fast (some time after doing the keto for the 3rd or 4th time) and had a similar bonding experience. I managed to last 3 days whereas she continued for 6. On my third day I almost couldn't get out of bed! Find someone to do this with for a better experience. I'm now a (non-strict) carnivore but something changed physiologically, for the better.

[@jamster7771]

Regarding olive oil. I took a tour of processing facility that pressed olive oil, and they definitely separate the seeds. They have centrifuges for it. I asked what they did with the pits, and the guy said they usually use it for mulch.

[@barefacedbear9727]

such an excellent view, review of this topic. Love you guys.

[@gaetanomontante5161]

As a result of you talk I have just finished my 12 day fast which I hoped to keep for 15 days. But the temptation for food was insurmountable. I ate. I am back here now. I can verify that doing fasts as often as I can is something wonderful for my body and my mind. It is not easy because I love food. Of, course, I am Italian! Never tried a dry fast before. In fact I never heard of it even. Except that I had what appeared to be a bad experience, albeit very temporary, about 10 ago at age 66, in which I was doing a two week fast in Paris and inadvertently must have drunk less water that my body required, or maybe even none at all, and this resulted in my urine becoming so dense and so acid that first of all it hurt like hell to pee, when I finally could, and secondly I thought I was passing blood. I got scared thinking I had damaged my kidneys very bad,, Fortunately, drinking lots of water immediately brought my system back to normal. I think I may try the dry fast myself, but even if I only do food, I can say that it feels great to just FEEL MORE HEALTHY, Like you said, however, the DOING IT IS BORING, plus I keep getting mental image attacks of and about all the things i would like to sink my teeth into. Ahhh that willpower were available in ready made consumer sizes at your nearest drug store.

[@chrisology]

Bravo kids! What a dark horse topic discussed. Your laboratory of the self is inspiring and the intimacy with with your share your findings is heartwarming. Thank you again for all that you do

[@martinacusack9867]

Very engaging thanks for sharing your experience with dry fasting. I eat twice a day only if feel hungry and have kept weight down for years now.

[@ancientnpc]

Fantastic episode. I have done a lot of 3-5 and 7 day fasting. I am 58 and started many years ago (in prison) with very little information to go on, other than my "gut". I still practice to this day and use it to manage my weight and health in the exact way you described toward the end of this ep. So thanks, great info, great podcast, I hope people get a lot out of it. On the other hand, you also mentioned being removed from Tik Tok for the previous episode. Well all I can say is this. If Tik Tok values scientific rigour, then you were rightly removed. That episode was an utter mess of conjecture, hearsay and anecdote. The fact that I agree with and want to believe pretty everything that was said, makes me even more frustrated about how weak the points were. At one stage Brett, you said "there was a novel pathogen ok" and then continued from that assumption like you saying it makes it a fact. There probably was, I agree. But you of all people know how that statement is going to be weaponised against you. You both did a lot to weaken the positions of Sars Cov2 sceptics around the world. Please do better.

[@kerilegere]

This was a great and eye opening conversation. Love you guys!

[@nancydupuis8083]

Listening to the Crowd Health ad, i was stunned when you mentioned how much you had had to pay for insurance.

[@martharetallick204]

As in, $41k out before the insurance kicks in.

[@lisawhitt225]

I am intrigued with the concept of dry fasting and the multiple benefits. Thank you.

[@KrisR-oj3st]

Thank you so much! I have been saying (since 2020) that we are experiencing "Death by a thousand [experts]!" I am hopeful that RFK Jr. is the dam breaking force we need so badly! Looking forward to hearing more about your dry fasting experiences. Again, thank you!

[@lisaseward67]

I’ve played around with intermittent fasting, extended water fasts, regular 20:4 for menopause, and ended up with sciatica and plantar fasciitis. I decided that water fasting only chewed up my muscles and I need to gain not lose muscle mass for aging. Now I have some insights as to why. I know I have the grit to start. I also know that keto mouth is tough to put up with. I no longer have sciatica since strength training but I’d like to try this to see how it helps generalized pain. Thanks for the info on your experiments with it.

[@Jannette-mw7fg]

Importand point: do these kind of things TOGETHER!!! As a family ore couple, yes. Do not expect one person to do a diet of any kind alone!

[@elroy3421]

This was a very interesting conversation. I noticed that Bret and Heather both looked good. Also, I think the fasting helped clear Heathers phlegm. I always wondered if she took in too much dairy. Tonight she sounds better.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

Last week's green border was the only one I think I have ever listened to all the way through. Best part of the show 🤣

[@dlmsarge8329]

Hahaha The lengthy list of ailments supposedly cured by dry fasting reminded me of a snake oil salesman rolling into an old west boom town on a squeaky wagon drawn by a dusty mule!! You guys are the best!

[@ThePallidor]

Dry fasting is silly but fasting on water surely is not. 25 million animal species do it. Humans are the only ones that "know better."

[@g7wilson]

I've been intermittent fasting for 2 years, longest 3 days. Mostly all calories in a 6 - 8 hour window + once a week 32 hour fast. I counted calories for years to maintain weight. I get the same results with intermittent fasting, no liquid calories. Dry fasting is an interesting addition. It makes sense. I haven't needed Naproxen for the last couple years. Physical strain doesn't result in lasting pain. I am 70 next year.

[@literalvampirepotbellygobl5629]

I have done extended fasts twice. First was five days, nothing but water and salt. Second one was supposed to be seven days, nothing but water and salt, but I ended up eating late on day six. It was a pretty good experience, and it was interesting to notice how my hunger signals really were quite transient, and once my body realized there was no food, it essentially went back to working normally. I would recommend trying it if you don't have any illnesses and aren't on any medications, even if only for a few days. I felt sharper, I slept better, I have more appreciation for the availability of food in the US, and it was actually kinda nice to get home from work and not plan my entire evening around what I was doing for dinner and when.

[@laurenavaneale1364]

The information you provide is amazing. Thanks guys 🙏🏻

[@danstar455]

Dry Fasting…gonna try it. Have done 10 day water fast and didn’t get to my goals. Onto Dry Fasting 🙏

[@danluba]

I love the way that it just goes without saying that you’re still allowed to drink coffee on this thing.

[@janndoe3718]

Thank you guys. Another fascinating episode.

[@madiamy]

Dry fasting is amazing. I have been doing it for years, mostly intermittent. Lol, you also need to look into Hard dry fasting, that is where you not only do not eat or drink, but can't touch water, such as showering and brushing teeth. That is a little too extreme for me :) Also, I feel like dry fasting helps with Deuterium depletion. If you are not familiar with Deuterium Depletion, look up Dr. Laszlo Boros.

[@1961Lara]

I just live you guys! I just started to cold plungex, have been intermittent fasting, and now will be trying out the dry fasting. Slowly…..

[@AugustYT953]

I’ve tried short periods of dry fasting recently (wake up, dry fast until 4:30 PM, then water only until 8:00 PM, then have OMAD). I did this because I was starting to suspect that anything I ingested ( even if it was just sips of water or black coffee) would prime my digestive system for eating and I’d get hungry. I feel a bit cheated in life that water makes me hungry, but I just dealt with it by saying “ ok, then. No drinking fluids all day either.” I’m far less hungry while fasting all day if I don’t ingest fluids.

[@wfbane]

Adding to your list of religious fasts: the Eastern Orthodox Church historically (and is some communities still today) observes a three day dry-fast just prior to the commencement of Lent (which is itself a 40 day period of restricted eating). Consistent with your advice, the dry-fast (also known as the Nineveh Fast) is broken gradually, e.g. with liquids and a fruit-based soup the following day. The intention of the fast, of course, is not to improve physical health, but to focus the mind on repentance ('change of mind')

[@carrierobinson8046]

My worry would be releasing toxins from the fat cells and have them be reabsorbed and restored somewhere else. Fat is a a relatively safe place to store toxins, however, where they restore many not be. That happened to me, not from a fast, but the toxins including mercury, reabsorbed into worse places such as my brain. My brain has not recovered from that. So you have to have something to actually flush the toxins out of the body and put of the gut as they are being released which you would not be doing if you are dry fasting. Maybe due to the short duration of the dry fast you can take the flushing substances with the liquids you take when the fast is done in time to flush them before they reabsorb.

[@NoahSteckley]

It doesn’t make a lot of sense for the body to be so surprised by toxins hopping out of the storage crate that it allows them to sneak away unaddressed. Perhaps the quantity and novel types of toxins plays a role

[@eliserisk6088]

Yes, also this!

[@sallyjom-cooper470]

So exciting been working up to long fast now done a 4 and 4.5 day fast been working on it since 2020

[@laveraparato258]

My husband, also a brilliant man, is also dyslexic. School was traumatic.

[@cannaroe1213]

Intermittent passing

[@tubenamel]

Earlier this year I had started daily fasting (wet I guess you would say) and would go 15-16 hours every night/day until eating. I felt good, my blood sugar was more stable, and my head was clearer. But I also noticed my period looked like it was ending. I am 52 and so I thought it was just my time for that to be winding down anyway, but still I mourned a little, knowing it would mean other new challenges for me. But my sister in law happened to visit and we got to talking about it and she had been the one to encourage me to try the fasting but she said she had stopped because it threw her into perimenopause. I decided to stop the fasting-and sure enough, my body jump started menstruation again, so much now that I have too cycles in a month. I’ve decided I care about postponing menopause and will not fast again until that part of life wraps up. (I am a thin woman without a lot of fat stores so that could be a contributing factor too)

[@g7wilson]

My sister-in-law, couldn't conceive in her mid to late twenties. She was a runner, not an eater. Prescription was to increase calories. She had 3 children spaced 2 years apart. 30 years later, she plays competitive tennis, is still very slim and has little interest in food.

[@imm0rtalitypassi0n]

I lost 30lbs (which was excess weight) in less than 4 months eating anti-inflammatory and intermittent fasting where I only ate btwn 11am or noon and 6pm, and took 5mg of DHEA per day. I felt great, and looked great...despite losing some hair and lifelong muscle mass in my hips, butt, and breasts. My hair grew back the following year at least. However.... my hormone levels bottomed out, and it seemed to suddenly kick me into perimenopause. I started taking some estrogen/progesterone cream, which helped a bit. But honestly, I haven't been the same since. And now I'm having unrelated (environmental) health issues and gained all the weight back, with a lot of muscle weakness. I'm not sure intermittent fasting daily is healthy for women. In fact, I forget her name but a womens health Dr who did the Model Health Podcast not long ago, said that women- especially of middle age, need to fast differently than men and should only do fasting of any kind during certain phases of their cycle- to prevent the things we both described.

[@satsitter]

Dr Mindy Pelz in her book, “Fast Like a Girl” explains that fasting for women is beneficial but should be done at specific times based on hormone changes that men don’t have

[@imm0rtalitypassi0n]

@satsitter THAT is who I was trying to think of in my above comment! Thank you!

[@tubenamel]

@@imm0rtalitypassi0n I appreciate hearing your experience.

[@DeborahJoshua24]

That was extremely interesting, and I hope to hear more.

[@tamrynbarber1651]

I am also dyslexic and have to hear it in my mind for reading to make sense. Reading out loud is a task most dyslexics find onerous.

[@deviantfish2711]

As an adult male who weighs about 135 pounds, fasting hurts....it really hurts. I get intense nausea and dizziness, often cramps, even for day fasts. Sipping from a glass of water is the only thing that really takes the pain away. I could not imagine a 7 day dry fast...it might actually kill me. I once fasted three days in the wilderness... fasting in the wilderness is another animal entirely, very different from fasting in the comfort of your home.

[@rweaver6]

Tim Noakes wrote a book called "Waterlogged". He's also a major guru in the low-carb and sports performance space.

[@richardmanoogian8513]

The rapport between the two of you is why this is my favorite podcast. Let me recommend you watch a video or two by the “ Snake Diet “ guy. He is offensive and entertaining .

[@richardmanoogian8513]

For a more serious discussion of this topic, let me recommend that you contact Dr. Jason Fung. He is a perfectly reasonable expert in this field

[@matildamarmaduke1096]

I love y'all been watching and following 4 awhile I'm house-sitting 4 a friend and he has a 60in tv, I casted from my phone that has been my only source of TV since 8/2018 wow just wow I'm in awe I could get use to this ya look great. Great podcast.

[@saracorbin1152]

This all sounds very interesting but as an already skinny person (on the edge of underweight) I'm not sure if I should fast!

[@ThePallidor]

Dry fasting is dangerous but I did a 27 day water fast that changed my life. Many such cases.

[@arealfactchecker7458]

Here to spend some time with my favorite people. Still caught up on the beans and seeds from last week, lol.

[@OkTxSheepLady]

Yom Kippur is actually a dry fast from sundown to the next sundown so it is 24 hours long.

[@Thias-p2c]

Like always, great episode!

[@rweaver6]

Fat-adapted athletes don't hit the wall (bonk). Ketones take over and gluconeogenesis produces all the glucose your brain needs. Fat adaptation can take 2 weeks to 2 months or more, depending on your degree of glucose addiction. The low-carb community has known this for 15-25 years. Join them. Again, the Petersons (esp Mikhaila) are well-connected and experienced with this space.

[@laurabusse1832]

"You wouldn't want to drown from the giggles" gave me the giggles 😅

[@ollierobin]

Although probably unrelated, interesting was these two's travails with Evergreen Univ. and what was happening concurrent at U.C. Davis.

[@tootstoyou1]

Once you go very low carb, or carnivore, fasting gets so much easier. However, I’ve never seriously considered dry fasting, especially for more than a day. Lots of “Food” for thought here!

[@roseskyschmolesky]

I know someone who cured her Lyme disease with dry fasting, done under stringent medical supervision however

[@Rachelfiske1111]

Bret and Heather’s sons leave and LOOK what happens 🤣 Great episode!

[@icestationzebraassociates2460]

I do hope you two get in touch with Dr. Shawn Baker. Absolute beast of a carnivore (and no spring chicken, but could run circles around most fit people I know.) He's got some valuable experience to add to the discussion on diet and exercise.

[@satsitter]

For a less torturous experience in the future, save the food and water pics until just prior to ending the fast. I do my best to ignore images and smells and find life easier for the duration. I also skip strenuous workouts during prolonged fasts, but find my strength levels quickly return after breaking the fast. Another way I believe the body will choose to burn fat before muscle is if the muscles are being pushed to failure regularly. High-repetition sets to failure in good form

[@pedromanafaia]

Brilliant and inspiring, thank you!

[@64RRussell]

She got Alaskan winter backwards. Supper easy to do December Ramadan inside the north in Alaska. Supper hard to do in Antarctica.

[@phyllisjohnson6560]

In 8th decade. Fasted 18 hours. Feel mildly dizzy. Slightly lose ability to focus. The good part is a slight euphoria. No indigestion discomfort pre & post fast. When fast over food taste much better. Curious if maybe the practice of fasting needs a gradual increasing time provision for the body to acclimate. Also concern about hyponatremia that definitely does cause confusion in the elderly.

[@YawnGod]

I like having a citation about how dehydration gets you high.

[@VerySeriousUser]

I've tried fasting several times and I've felt great while doing them. When just eating meat I've not really noticed a big difference compared to eating, I just feel equally amazing every day doing either. I think it's just the normal human state but it's such a difference and so uncommon nowadays (at least in the west) that when people try fasting they experience this-what I think is-normal human experience they feel amazing compared to the lethargic, depressive, mind fogged, regular life. For years I kept thinking "what these crazy people claim can't be true because basically every expert in these fields can't be that completely wrong... or can they?" so I started eating only meat to prove to myself, once and for all, that the "experts" were correct. Apparently they were all completely wrong and I've never felt nor performed as well as I do now, every single day.

[@taranykyforiak1753]

Regarding Ramadan, I believe those observing the fast are also meant to abstain from swearing.

[@Nrustica]

If bret hung out with any wrestlers making weight in high school, he wouldn't of had to wait until 2024 to first hear about dry fasting.

[@EreJkuyyuf8i0o-iiu7y7]

Or religious people

[@woodchuckarts5781]

Last weeks read was hilarious!

[@approximately.normal]

It's not extended, but The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does a 24-hour dry fast once a month.

[@wilmofosho]

I have done just dinner and desert(and these are often large meals like 8oz steak or thick bone in pork chops or quarter flat of salmon with some starch potatoes rice pasta and large amount of veggies, Then a few cookies or most often ice cream) for about 2 years now. I have coffee or a redbull during the day and if i start feeling weak or nauseous ill grab a small snack like peanuts or a large fry but that is once every few weeks maybe. I am 6'3 and was 230 now im down to 190. Ive had to punch 3 holes in my belt to make it smaller, basically went from a 42 to a 38 and these pants are all sinched at the belt so probably need to get a 34. I dont limit the types of food i eat although some do make me feel like shit in the morning, but my wife and i try to keep it basic with decent meat starch veggie and one meal a day and its worked pretty well. Im sure this could be improved on and what not but my point is, taking it back to basics and limiting your eating windows is just common sense. People didnt eat all day everyday, often processed food, back in the day. You often had some type of family meal around a table or fire at night and that was the main source of calories. Just try and do that and see what happens

[@bmg7067]

"You have to take responsibility for your life." T H A T' S I T! 💐❤️

[@rweaver6]

Hey, Ramadan is toughest at high latitudes in summer, not the other way around. A devout Muslim friend once told me about doing Ramadan in Edmonton in Summer. Very tough. Long days are the worst.

[@Nuts-Bolts]

There is actually some leeway in fasting for Ramadan as it is an ‘inner thing’ and not based on local external events. For instance they can keep to the day light hours for their time zone but at the same latitude as Mecca. Or if on night shift they can invert the fasting times. Your friend should enquire for official guidance to put his mind and belly at rest.

[@geoffpratt]

Good point. It sounded like Heather was trying to work it out in real time while speaking and it came out upside down.

[@rweaver6]

@@Nuts-Bolts that's not what my Muslim acquaintance said. People who regularly practice orthodox Islam (e.g. regular Mecca pilgrimages, etc) follow their scriptures religiously (duh), no matter what, which is extraordinarily difficult in some non-traditional contexts. That was the main point made by Bret & Heather.

[@Nuts-Bolts]

@@rweaver6 Well go to the musliminstitute for instance and there is an opinion piece by Dr Usama Hasan entitled Fasting During the Long Days of Summer. Of cause there may be chance that your friend is a secret fanaticist so I’m not going to bother discussing this further.

[@loris3595]

Not eating between meals is now called fasting. Literally that is true but not something anyone ever called it. Also being dehydrated is supposed to be unhealthy. One of the things my doctor stresses is to drink two liters of water a day. Now I have two opposite opinions to consider.

[@cbdp]

Can you think of anything else you've been told by a doctor that at some point became a known falsehood? :)

[@UnEarthodoxxx]

Seeds contain high levels of polyunsaturated fats due to needing to function in cold temperatures. Warmer climate seeds will tend towards mono and saturated fats because high temps will cause degradation by oxidation (coconut, palm, olive). Our bodies are high temp, therefore polyunsaturated fats are very unstable. The more double bonds in the fat the more unstable it is, you don't want these to accumulate in your body.

[@michaelmirau896]

Had some Nigerian coworkers recommend me to dry fast until supper once, I wonder if they got that from Ramadan.

[@cbdp]

May well have been the other way around; that the method existed as part of some other life routine and got incorporated into the religion. While many of those religions are old, they are nowhere near as old as life. If you have no food, fasting is the default.

[@youcancallmeana]

This is interesting. I was forced to give up sugar and I had many of the same experiences, it may be a good first baby step if you want to go in this direction.