: Episode 1071 – The fantastic Dr. Jason Fung M.D. joins Vinnie today for another appearance on the Fitness Confidential podcast, and the two discuss healthy fasting specifically as a treatment for disease, protein, his new book The Diabetes Code with Nina Teicholz, and more on this Friday episode.
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DR. JASON FUNG
- Dr. Fung is truly a luminary
- His first book, The Obesity Code, is a must-read
- He is the foremost expert on fasting
- If you want to lose fat quickly, you want to do this healthily
- If your body needs more food (ex: you are pregnant, etc) do make sure you’re eating enough
- You can fast, but you need to make sure your body is ready for it (i.e., you are fat adapted) and you follow guidelines like those provided by Dr. Fung
- If your body does not see nutrients come in, this prohibits cell growth
- Cancer is just cell growth
- This is why moderate and careful fasting (not starving oneself) can help with diseases
- Mostly anecdotal, however — look for more evidence in the future
- Intermittent fasting is shorter times or not as consistently — easier, more common
- Ex: Only eating during an 8 hour period, and fasting for the other 16 during the course of a day
PROTEIN
- Vinnie does even eat .5g of protein per kg of his body mass
- Fat is more important
- Protein depends on what your goals are
- Ex: if you are trying to build a lot of muscle, protein is useful
- However, if you’re trying to maintain muscle or lose weight, this isn’t neccessary
- Guidelines say .8g, but really it ought to be .6g or less
- If you’re obese or a Type 2 Diabetic, .6g is the average to maintain
THE DIABETES CODE
- Dr. Fung has release a new book
- This book discusses the reversibility of Type 2 Diabetes
- Medical industry does not want you to know this
- Problem is not the disease, but how the disease is regularly treated
- It is treated with drugs rather than how it ought to be treated, with diet and lifestyle changes
- Describes method of control, primarily revolved around change in diet/lifestyle
- Fasting and eliminating many carbs can help/reverse symptoms
- An incredibly important read
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Wow! Amazing podcast with Dr. Jason Fung. Congrats.
Also, congrats on reaching your documentary funding goal. I can’t wait to see this finished product.
Great podcast. However, this the second time I’ve heard Vinnie remember his facts wrong with regard to one thing. Bald Brian did NOT have a glioblastoma. He had another form of brain cancer. I read his book. Two people he met over the course of the book with glioblastoma died. I had a brother with a glioblastoma. The doctors thought they had removed it completely twice. Each time it came back seemingly stronger. I do not mean to diminish what Brian went through at all, but his tumor though not operable was ultimately treatable. As far as I can tell, glioblastoma is still pretty much a death sentence.
Great episode,
I get so damn angry when I hear people say “I could never do that. I need to eat.” Try it people, even if only 14:10, its crazy who good you can feel when it kicks in. My family members and friends in the medical “industry..ya it’s an industry” think I’m nuts.
F*** even snickers bars has anti fasting commercials.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MixNh9L7G5M
keep up the great work Vin