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Fasting, Hormones & Faith with Dr. Dan Pompa
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This is StRest! In this episode, Kerstin Lindquist sits down with cellular healing and fasting expert Dr. Dan Pompa to break down what fasting really does in your body—when it heals, when it harms, and how to do it without wrecking your hormones or metabolism.
Dr. Pompa explains autophagy, mitophagy, stem cells, and why humans are built for feast-famine cycles, not constant snacking. They dig into hormesis (good stress), how overdoing fasting or cold plunges backfires, and why the feast is as critical as the fast—especially for women in perimenopause and menopause.
They cover diabetes, cancer, chemo, and where fasting can be powerful versus risky, plus how diet variation and changing your “same eight foods” can restore metabolic flexibility and microbiome health.
Kerstin and Dr. Pompa close with his pain-to-purpose story of severe illness, neurotoxic exposure, and how God met him there. He shares why he sees his cellular detox framework as God-given, how fasting creates space for surrender, and why he avoids comments so he can stay bold and focused on what he’s called to say.
SPONSORS
Ancient Nutrition - CODE: STREST20 | ancientnutrition.com
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PROGRAM
Fast2Faith Fasting Program -https://shorturl.at/qky9O
CHAPTERS
(00:00) Fasting across faiths
(03:30) How Kerstin met Dr. Pompa
(06:10) Fasting as a cellular reset
(09:00) Hormesis and “good stress”
(14:00) Intermittent vs extended fasts
(17:30) Partial and mimicking fasts
(20:10) “Starving” vs true fasting
(21:30) Fasting and women’s hormones
(23:15) Feast days, mTOR, and fat loss
(29:20) Feast-famine in real life
(34:40) Building fasting capacity
(37:40) Fasting and cancer
(40:00) Fasting, surgery, recovery
(44:00) Muscle, fasting, and refeeds
(46:10) Diet variation and microbiome
(48:50) How to start fasting
(50:50) Pain-to-purpose health journey
(52:15) Water, air, and laundry toxins
(55:10) Fasting, faith, and Jehoshaphat
(59:00) Courage, calling, and comments
WORK WITH KERSTIN
Workshops & Events – Join upcoming events & retreats.
Health Coaching with Kerstin – 1:1 coaching for stress & wellness.
MORE ABOUT DR. DANIEL POMPA
The Dr. Pompa Podcast: From Pain to Purpose
MORE ABOUT KERSTIN LINDQUIST
Website: kerstin-lindquist.com
Instagram: @kerstin.lindquist
Facebook: Kerstin Lindquist
YouTube: @Kerstin.lindquist
TikTok: @kerstin.lindquist
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