Steven Bartlett with Dr. Alan Goldhammer
By removing all food and resting completely, your body activates an ancient biological adaptation to metabolize dangerous visceral fat, clear out cellular waste, and reverse chronic diseases like hypertension.
Once glycogen stores are depleted, the human body adapts to caloric restriction by converting to fat metabolism, utilizing ketones to fuel the brain and preserve lean tissue.
Water fasting is a highly efficient method for mobilizing and eliminating visceral fat, which is the toxic, pro-inflammatory tissue responsible for most modern cardiometabolic diseases.
The modern food industry utilizes added salt, oil, and sugar to artificially stimulate dopamine and bypass natural satiety signals, leading directly to the dietary excess that causes chronic illness.