Dr. Chris Rhodes explains what fasting is actually doing in the body, where the benefits begin, and why shorter fasting windows may not deliver what many people expect. He walks us through the science behind fasting mimetics, including how his team studied a 36-hour fast and built a supplement around the molecules that arise during it. You come away with a clearer way to think about hunger control, food noise, metabolic health, and the tradeoffs between fasting, appetite-suppressing drugs, and everyday eating. He also offers a sharp take on saturated fat hype and makes the case for a more personal, evidence-based future in nutrition.
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Key Moments
"What most people do not realize is that they are often not getting the benefits of fasting that they think that they are getting."
“From a biological perspective, it takes around 24 hours without food in order to actually activate that metabolic switch where you're going from, you know, fed metabolism, glucose metabolism, over into ketone metabolism and fasting metabolism.”
"Let's find patterns that work specifically for you."
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Website: mimiohealth.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chrishrhodes
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