Dr. Gundry: A fast…where you can still eat? (5-day vegan fast) | Ep 104
Can fasting help you live a longer, healthier life?
According to a growing amount of research, it can.
Best of all, just about ANYONE can do it.
So on this episode of The Dr. Gundry Podcast, I’m going to show you how.
Tune in to hear details about my 5-day modified vegan fast in both the Plant Paradox and Longevity Paradox books.
And don’t let the word “vegan” fool you.
You can live to a ripe old age WITHOUT completely cutting meat and dairy from your daily diet.
So stick around. This is not an episode you’ll want to miss about the 5-day vegan fast, plus other fasting alternatives.
On this episode you’ll learn:
- The reason Seventh-day Adventists are some of the longest living people on Earth (1:45)
- Why the “more is more” mentality about protein is a FARCE (4:00)
- The hormone that’s HIGH in cancer patients… and LOW in healthy elderly people (5:30)
- A myth about muscles… and why I’m setting the record straight (8:10)
- The protein LIE “Big Food” wants you to believe (8:50)
- The link between colon cancer, breast cancer… and meat (10:30)
- Why I’m a self-described “veg-aquarian” and what that means (11:15)
- How often I eat STEAK… and where I go to get it (11:40)
- My opinion on prolonged water fasting (13:00)
- How to “trick” your body into thinking you’re a vegan… while still getting to eat meat and dairy (15:45)
- If you can drink coffee when you’re fasting (20:00)
- About my wine-only diet experiment (20:45)
- My weird connection with Bill Murray (21:15)
- “Safe” bean brands (22:40)
- If you should take supplements when you’re fasting (26:00)
- Why most people don’t lose weight during Ramadan (31:30)
- My advice for hungry people (it doesn’t involve eating) (32:30)
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Dr. Steven Gundry is a renowned heart surgeon and New York Times bestselling author of “The Plant Paradox” and “The Plant Paradox Cookbook.”
That was so great. I am inspired to give that vegan fast a go next week and get your latest book,’Energy Paradox’
Thanks so much!
Great podcast! Your intelligence is astounding Dr G. Love listening to you and learning.
Great show! I just learned about Blue Zones last week and love that your podcast touched on this topic too. Thank you fro share the research results!
Thanks Steven, this was a fascinating episode. I read, and loved, the Longevity Paradox earlier this year and started adapting my diet accordingly. Currently I fast 16 hours a day, but am keen to start the 5 day vegan fast once a month on top of this. My question, as someone is who is very active, should I restrict my exercise on the days of the fast? I am 37 years old, 190cm and weigh about 92kg, I do a lot of weight based exercising, on top of cycling and yoga (according to my fitness tracker I burn an average of 3,800kcal a day) and have always followed the mantra of requiring protein for recovery (often a vegan or fish source). So curious if I need to take a little break over the 5 days?
I’m already excited for the Energy Paradox
Thanks always
Hi Dr Gundry, thanks for this podcast and all your work. I would like to know more about hormones and ovarian and breast cancer. I have the impression that my parents generation has much more than my grandparents. My Mum and a number of friends in our relatively small circle have had one of those, but they didn’t have any antecedents. I would like to know what the science is showing about: Vitamin D, resveratrol, crucíferos vegetables…and how can I prevent it. Thanks a lot.
Question: Is there any current evidence regarding how long-term calorie restriction impacts TSH levels and/or conversion of T4 to T3?
Thank you
I have benefited from your book, Plant Paradox but recently this summer because of the heat have been enjoying some quinine tonic water mixed with my glass of red wine and found it to be refreshing. Do you know of any reason that this would be detrimental in keeping to your plan? I couldn’t find anything on the “yes or no lists” in the book.
I am looking for Dr Gundrys lectin free blueberry p@ncake recipe. Don’t see it on this site anymore.
So you can drink red wine while on 5 day vegan fast.?