E172 - Dr. Alan Goldhammer: The Science of Fasting: How to Heal the Body and Rewire the Mind

Dr. Alan Goldhammer, co-founder of TrueNorth Health Center, joins us to reveal the science and psychology of water fasting, detoxification, and healing the body through nature’s intelligence. Drawing from 40 years of clinical experience with over 20,000 supervised fasts, he explains why many chronic illnesses—hypertension, autoimmune conditions, metabolic disease, and even depression—respond when the body is given a chance to reset.

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00:00 Intro
04:25 The Body’s Innate Ability to Heal
08:45 TrueNorth: How Water Fasting Is Done Safely
13:10 Dopamine, Pleasure, and Modern Addiction
17:40 The Food Environment That Makes Us Sick
22:00 The Problem With Hyper-Processed Eating
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26:20 What Happens to the Body During a Fast
30:55 Detoxification and the Healing Crisis
35:10 Who Should and Shouldn’t Fast
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39:30 Refeeding: The Most Important Phase
44:00 Case Studies: Reversing Chronic Disease
48:25 Weight Loss vs. Health Restoration
52:40 Why Most Diet Advice Fails
56:55 The Discipline of “Nothing”
1:01:15 The Psychology of Cravings
1:05:40 How Environment Shapes Behavior
1:10:05 Living in Alignment With Natural Law
1:14:20 How Much Is “Enough” for a Healthy Life?
1:18:40 The Simplicity of Whole Plant Foods
1:22:00 Conclusion
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