The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett Water Fasting Scientist: Surprising Link Between Fasting & Cancer! Fasting Completely Resets Your Gut Microbiome!
Sep 1, 2025
01:22:23
Is fasting more powerful than any diet pill?! Dr Alan Goldhamer reveals how this simple practice burns belly fat, boosts energy, clears brain fog…and may even cure depression!
Dr. Alan Goldhamer is one of the world’s top experts on fasting, and the Founder and Director of TrueNorth Health Center, where over 25,000 people have reversed chronic illnesses through medically supervised, water-only fasting. He is also the author of books such as, ‘Can Fasting Save Your Life?’ and ‘The Pleasure Trap’.
He explains:
⬛ How to fast without losing muscle
⬛ Why obesity is more deadly than most diseases
⬛ How to fix your body with water-only fasting
⬛ How fasting treats PCOS better than medication
⬛ Why calorie counting doesn’t work
⬛ Why the ‘pleasure trap’ is silently keeping you sick
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:28 What Have You Spent Your Entire Life Doing?
03:50 What Type of Fasting Are You Referring To?
04:56 What Happens to the Body During Fasting?
12:06 What Is Autophagy?
15:21 Difference Between Fasting and Calorie Restriction
17:26 How Avoiding Carbs Supports Cognitive Function
18:31 Juice Fasting
20:08 Who Do You Recommend a 40-Day Water Fast To?
22:54 What Kind of Person Does a 40-Day Water Fast?
24:35 What Happens to Our Psychology During Fasting?
26:51 Can We Just Remove Processed Food Instead?
29:35 Why Would Anyone Do a Water Fast?
32:53 How Different Genders Respond to Fasting
37:45 How Many Meals Are Missed on a 40-Day Water Fast?
39:59 Do You Supplement During Water Fasts?
40:53 What to Eat After a Water Fast
42:12 Ads
44:22 Is There a Benefit for Healthy People to Fast?
48:09 Is Fasting Effective for Weight Loss?
49:43 Results from Fasting Studies
53:43 PCOS and the Menstrual Cycle During Fasting
57:04 Does Fasting Improve Other Areas of Life?
58:07 What’s the Longest Someone Can Fast For?
59:26 Safety Concerns with Water Fasts
01:00:49 Common Misconceptions About Fasting
01:02:34 Does Fasting Remove Excess Sodium?
01:04:35 How Fasting Helps Remove Toxins
01:05:45 How Fasting Affects the Nervous System
01:06:51 How Fasting Changes Taste Buds
01:08:50 Ads
01:09:51 What’s the Next Step for Curious Viewers?
01:11:51 The Biggest Lie Ruining People's Lives
01:14:56 Who Are the Patients Doing 40-Day Fasts and What Are They Struggling With?
Follow Dr Alan:
Website - https://bit.ly/3VnzfYl
You can purchase Dr Alan’s book, ‘Can Fasting Save Your Life?’, here: https://amzn.to/4p2qTDi
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Independent research:
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Dr. Alan Goldhamer is one of the world’s top experts on fasting, and the Founder and Director of TrueNorth Health Center, where over 25,000 people have reversed chronic illnesses through medically supervised, water-only fasting. He is also the author of books such as, ‘Can Fasting Save Your Life?’ and ‘The Pleasure Trap’.
He explains:
⬛ How to fast without losing muscle
⬛ Why obesity is more deadly than most diseases
⬛ How to fix your body with water-only fasting
⬛ How fasting treats PCOS better than medication
⬛ Why calorie counting doesn’t work
⬛ Why the ‘pleasure trap’ is silently keeping you sick
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:28 What Have You Spent Your Entire Life Doing?
03:50 What Type of Fasting Are You Referring To?
04:56 What Happens to the Body During Fasting?
12:06 What Is Autophagy?
15:21 Difference Between Fasting and Calorie Restriction
17:26 How Avoiding Carbs Supports Cognitive Function
18:31 Juice Fasting
20:08 Who Do You Recommend a 40-Day Water Fast To?
22:54 What Kind of Person Does a 40-Day Water Fast?
24:35 What Happens to Our Psychology During Fasting?
26:51 Can We Just Remove Processed Food Instead?
29:35 Why Would Anyone Do a Water Fast?
32:53 How Different Genders Respond to Fasting
37:45 How Many Meals Are Missed on a 40-Day Water Fast?
39:59 Do You Supplement During Water Fasts?
40:53 What to Eat After a Water Fast
42:12 Ads
44:22 Is There a Benefit for Healthy People to Fast?
48:09 Is Fasting Effective for Weight Loss?
49:43 Results from Fasting Studies
53:43 PCOS and the Menstrual Cycle During Fasting
57:04 Does Fasting Improve Other Areas of Life?
58:07 What’s the Longest Someone Can Fast For?
59:26 Safety Concerns with Water Fasts
01:00:49 Common Misconceptions About Fasting
01:02:34 Does Fasting Remove Excess Sodium?
01:04:35 How Fasting Helps Remove Toxins
01:05:45 How Fasting Affects the Nervous System
01:06:51 How Fasting Changes Taste Buds
01:08:50 Ads
01:09:51 What’s the Next Step for Curious Viewers?
01:11:51 The Biggest Lie Ruining People's Lives
01:14:56 Who Are the Patients Doing 40-Day Fasts and What Are They Struggling With?
Follow Dr Alan:
Website - https://bit.ly/3VnzfYl
You can purchase Dr Alan’s book, ‘Can Fasting Save Your Life?’, here: https://amzn.to/4p2qTDi
The Diary Of A CEO:
⬛ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/
⬛ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook
⬛ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt
⬛ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb
⬛ Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt
⬛ Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb
Independent research:
https://alangoldhamer.tiiny.co/
Sponsors:
Shopify - https://shopify.com/bartlett
SimpliSafe - https://simplisafe.com/doac to claim 50% off a new system with a professional monitoring plan and get your first month free.
Vivobarefoot - https://vivobarefoot.com/DOAC with code DIARY20 for 20% off
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexperienceplus.substack.com