Georges St-Pierre sits down with fasting and nutrition expert Thomas DeLauer for a deep dive into why going without food may be the most natural tool for health, longevity, and recovery. 🍽️ ⏰
Not medical advice — consult a professional before starting any fasting protocol. 🩺
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:37 Why nobody talks about fasting (2016 Nobel Prize)
00:02:24 Is fasting extreme, or the most natural thing we do?
00:03:57 Food as a signal: safety, repair & survival
00:06:09 Stress, emotional eating & food as reward
00:08:09 The types of fasting explained + Thomas's protocol
00:11:03 24 & 36-hour fasts, autophagy & the sweet spot
00:13:03 Will fasting make you lose muscle?
00:16:04 Leptin resistance: why obese people stay hungry
00:20:12 Fasting vs. caloric restriction (the AMPK "volume knob")
00:23:40 How fasting healed GSP's Achilles & killed inflammation
00:26:24 Growth hormone & muscle preservation during a fast
00:28:14 Sugar, bloating & finding your food sensitivities
00:31:13 The most inflammatory foods (sugar, trans fats, seed oils)
00:34:04 Butter vs. margarine & the truth about cooking oils
00:36:49 Understanding fats: saturation, oxidation & seed oils
00:40:03 The biggest mistakes people make while fasting
00:42:17 How to break a fast the right way + walk after meals
00:45:38 Should women fast differently than men?
00:49:44 Dry fasting vs. water fasting
00:53:06 Who funds fasting research & the 7-day fast study
00:55:55 Tricks to survive a long fast (salt, caffeine, walking)
00:58:31 Who should NOT fast + a beginner's protocol
01:00:50 The best meal before a fast + breaking it with discipline
01:05:09 The one food to eat daily & the one to never touch
01:07:18 Cereal & granola: the "healthy" foods that aren't
01:09:28 Sauna, cold plunge & training your brain to do hard things
01:13:03 Sleep, phones, blue light & LED lights
01:16:34 Alcohol, caffeine & marijuana's effect on sleep
01:18:38 Pharma, AI, identity & the search for meaning
01:21:28 Health is the most precious gift
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