The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#182 - Steve Hendricks: The Oldest Cure In The World, The Fascinating Fasting History, The Subjugation Of Women, Religious Fasting, Bernarr Macfadden & The Body Beautiful, Starving Cancer Cells, Fasting Clinics, And More!


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10:35 - The Research That Went Into The Book

13:30 - Steve's Personal Story

18:30 - Dr. Henry Tanner, The Father Of Fasting

26:25 - Why Don't Doctors Believe In The Power Of Fasting?

31:50 - Heroic Medicine

35:45 - Historical Theories About Endogenous Energy Sources During Fasting

38:00 - Why Didn't People Notice It Was Fat That Was Being Burnt For Energy?

40:00 - Fasting In Greek History

46:35 - How Do We Know These Famous Quotes Aren't Real?

49:00 - Fasting In Religion

52:45 - Women Taking On The Role Of Fasting 

59:50 - The Oppression Of Women Through Diet Control

1:05:35 - Jainism

1:09:20 - Dying Of Starvation

1:11:15 - The Loss Of Fasting In Christianity And The Creation Of Lent

1:20:00 - Bernarr Macfadden

1:26:30 - Upton Sinclair

1:33:40 - The Dismissal Of Fasting In Modern Medicine

1:39:05 - "Tricking" People Into Fasting

1:40:50 - Valter Longo And Fasting Mimicking Diet

1:47:30 - Fasting Clinics

1:50:30 - Alan Goldhamer's Data On Blood Pressure 

1:54:30 - Steve's Experience At The Clinic

1:57:45 - The Future Of Fasting

2:01:05 - Steve's Fasting Practices

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