The effect fasting can have on your health and longevity is a complicated one, and has become even less clear-cut in recent years. So how can we know if fasting practices like intermittent fasting benefit our overall health? Today on Health is a Skill Todd welcomes back Dr. Paul Anderson and Alice Nguyen, who team up on this episode to discuss if fasting can really optimize our health for the long term.

Dr. Anderson and Alice work with different subsets of the population—where Dr. Anderson focuses on cancer patients and the critically ill, Alice’s role as Stark’s head of functional medicine has her working with clients who, though not traditionally viewed as “sick,” are working to improve their health. Together Dr. Anderson and Alice outline how fasting affects many of our body’s most basic functions, from cellular health and cardiovascular function to disease prevention and a more well-rounded diet. The episode closes with a look at some of the ways individuals can practice “taking out the garbage,” as Dr. Anderson says, besides fasting.

Learn more about Dr. Paul Anderson and his practice on his website: www.dranow.com.

Connect with Alice Nguyen and the rest of the Stark team on their website: www.stark.health.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 The Role of Fasting in Health and Longevity
09:05 Diverse Perspectives on Fasting: Experts Weigh In
21:31 Fasting and Its Impact on Different Populations
31:53 The Importance of Clean Eating
34:45 Fasting and Gut Health
37:08 Optimizing Diet for Health
39:34 The Role of Sleep in Health
40:59 Hormonal Balance and Healing
42:21 Fasting and Mitochondrial Health
49:38 Understanding Dementia and Cognitive Decline
56:17 Cardiovascular Health and Fasting

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