LSUTiger1026

Life goals... My 100 and 150 kick my butt. Stone to shoulders are so tough.

I am sorry about that. Any idea if they diagnosed you with Graves?

That is exactly why I didn’t list autophagy as a benefit to IF/Time Restricted Eating (“TRE”). As I look into it more and more, it seems that we need 16+ hours of fasting before it is triggered. This would obviously be a huge advantage of longer fasts as Dr Longo and many others have deduced. I am really interested in Dr Longo’s research on immune system turnover in mice after extended Fasting Mimicking diets. Essentially, after a prolonged fast of a few to five days, his studies in mice show that “malfunctioning” or overactive immune cells are turned over first via autophagy. Then, upon refeed, growth hormone levels skyrocket and their bodies use internally generated stem cells to create new, healthy immune cells. Obviously a dumbed down version as there are a lot that goes into “immune cells”, but very interesting. Next steps are to see if this occurs in humans as well.

Most autoimmune diseases are correlated with vitamin D deficiencies. They are multifactorial in nature and upping vitamin D levels can help in a protocol combined with an anti-inflammatory diet. But you are correct, just upping vitamin D isn’t going to cut it.

Meant to say and calves*

Ben Greenfield interviewed him recently if you want a more in depth discussion of what he does. He also does 7 minute exercise circuits daily on top of his walk to work. There are other things he does such as sauna and cold showers. If I recall, he isn’t a crazy zealot that sticks to one diet plan. He does OMAD and fasts regularly but I don’t think he is to the point where he wouldn’t eat something that is “unhealthy” during his meal. He also drinks wine frequently.

I see your point, but we have different definitions of torture. A ribeye with asparagus and a side of potatoes, bacon with coconut milk cream over spaghetti squash, burger w/o bun and sweet potato fries. Yes, just plain torture. I feel so bad for myself every-time I eat. I do want to point out that there are absolutely no caloric restrictions, guidelines, or tracking for Whole 30. It also is typically protein focused and provides more than enough for those following it. I don’t think the people you know who follow it really tried to explore their options. Hopefully they ate until they were stuffed and didn’t starve themselves, but it sounds like they didn’t. At the end of the day, it’s an elimination diet that will also result in weight loss in most cases. It is not a weight loss diet centered around skinless chicken breasts, broccoli, and egg whites while feverishly tracking calorie intake. If they do it as prescribed in the book it’s not a yo yo and is absolutely one of the healthiest ways to eat. All that said, it would be extremely difficult to follow the elimination phase forever, so like in my earlier post, I admit that the first 30 days are not a forever diet applicable to everyone, everywhere, all the time. Figure out what foods you can tolerate and then carry those lessons forward while eating primarily Whole Foods.

Correct. Once calories are consumed, the benefits of the fast subside. I believe most of us have seen research or discussions on that point. However, some are now speculating that caffeine can also interrupt some of the benefits of fasting. I am not sure if that last part is correct or not. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can speak up on that point. Either in this thread or another.

Who’s the man? You’re the man. You are 2/3 of the way towards your ultimate goal. Keep it up.

Yeah, I know, I’m not dogging on you. You have to watch/listen to a few of this guys interviews to get a good idea where he stands. He definitely is a primarily low carb / insulin weight gain model guy, but he is science first. Definitely not a one way is the only and best way kind of guy.