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Aug 2024
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#843 Water Fasting Protocol: Cleanse The...

Ben Azadi
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Today, I am blessed to have Dr. Alan Goldhamer here with me. He is the founder of TrueNorth Health Center, a state-of-the-art facility that provides medical and chiropractic services, psychotherapy and counseling, as well as massage and body work. He is also director of the Center's groundbreaking residential health education program.


In this episode, Dr. Goldhamer emphasizes the necessity of fasting as a response to dietary excess, which he identifies as a leading cause of prevalent health issues such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and cancer. He describes visceral fat, which accumulates around the organs, as particularly harmful, likening it to a tumor that secretes inflammatory substances. The modern diet, laden with hyper-concentrated substances like salt, oil, and sugar, tricks the brain into overeating by artificially stimulating dopamine. This leads to widespread obesity and related diseases. 


Dr. Goldhamer emphasizes that accurately measuring autophagy, especially minute-by-minute, is extremely challenging due to biological limitations, even in animal studies. While biomarkers can offer a generalized picture of autophagy, developing non-invasive, reliable indicators remains difficult. He underscores that acute responses, necessary for health, complicate precise measurement.


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