#962 Doctors Won't Tell You This! - What Happens When You Stop Eating For 36 Hours with Ben Azadi

Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

Ben Azadi

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, we dive deep into the science of fasting and what happens inside your body during a 36-hour fast. From lowering insulin and tapping into fat-burning mode, to activating autophagy (cellular cleanup) and boosting brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), this fasting timeline unlocks powerful metabolic benefits. We explore: ✅ The first 14 hours: Lower insulin, burn glycogen, and experience energy diversion. ✅ 16-hour mark: Autophagy kicks in, clearing out damaged cells and enhancing fat burning. ✅ 24-hour mark: Digestive system reset with an intestinal stem cell reboot. ✅ 30-hour mark: BDNF production surges, improving brain function and mental clarity. ✅ 36-hour mark: Significant fat loss, increased ketone production, and a metabolic reset. Ben answers common fasting questions, including muscle loss concerns, what to drink, exercise during fasting, and the best way to break a 36-hour fast. Plus, hear about the longest fast ever recorded! 📖 Download my FREE guide How to Lose 10 Pounds of Stubborn Fat in 7 Days: http://www.burnfatbook.com 📍 Ben's favorite protein powder for breaking a fast. Equip Foods Prime Protein: http://www.equipfoods.com/benazadi (20% off code automatically applied)

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0:00.0	The Greek definition for metabolism is to transform. Your metabolism is designed to take food and to transform it into energy so you feel good and burn fat. We are determined to deliver the science and art of metabolism to you.
0:23.3	We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you could apply
0:28.4	and upgrade your metabolism. The topics covered here include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting
0:35.7	strategies, mindset, and metabolic health.
0:39.2	Your body was built to be self-healing.
0:41.5	Our goal is to identify the interference and remove it.
0:44.8	You are a masterpiece because you are a piece of the master.
0:49.0	Welcome to the Metabolic Freedom Podcast.
0:51.4	My name is Benazotti.
0:52.8	I'm the best-selling author of KetoFlex, and I want to thank you for spending part of your day with me.
1:01.8	This lesson has the ability to transform your metabolism, your health and vitality like
1:07.5	nothing else you've ever done before.
1:09.5	And look, doctors won't tell you this, but we're going to go through a timeline of what
1:13.5	happens inside of your body when you don't eat food for 36 hours.
1:18.0	So let's start with the first 14 hours.
1:20.7	There are two incredible processes that occur during the first 14 hours of this 36-hour
1:25.7	fast.
1:26.7	The first process is that you're going to lower a hormone called insulin.
1:32.0	Insulin is an energy sensor.
1:34.0	When you eat food, especially carbohydrates, you trigger an insulin response.
1:39.8	When that's triggered, you start to store fat.
1:43.8	Insulin clears the excess glucose from the food out of the bloodstream and starts to pack
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