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Healing From Within: Why Your Inner Environment Is Key To Fasting Success
At the 53-hour mark of an extended fast, your body reaches a fascinating turning point. The initial hunger pangs have faded, your metabolism has shifted fully into fat-burning mode, and something remarkable happens in your mind. This cognitive clarity creates the perfect opportunity to examine what Dr. Wood calls your "inner environment" – the thoughts, emotions, and beliefs that silently shape your health outcomes.
Your internal landscape matters just as much as your external one. When we fast, we remove food as a buffering behavior, suddenly exposing emotional triggers and thought patterns that normally remain hidden behind our eating habits. This episode explores these hidden drivers of metabolic health, revealing how self-doubt, guilt, shame, and limiting beliefs function as "toxins" in our internal environment.
The beauty of extended fasting lies in this dual detoxification – not just the physical clearing of insulin resistance and cellular debris, but the mental and emotional purification that follows. As Dr. Wood shares his current metrics (blood glucose hovering beautifully in the 70s and 80s, ketones at 1.7 mmol/L, and weight continuing its downward trend), he emphasizes something profound: healing doesn't always feel like victory. Sometimes it feels like surrender.
For those discouraged by slow progress, Dr. Wood reveals his own five-year journey from 287 pounds to 185 pounds – a path marked by countless ups and downs while maintaining a downward trend. This visual reminder that progress isn't linear offers powerful encouragement for anyone feeling stuck. The key message resonates throughout: "You are not broken; you are rebuilding."
Ready to experience the full spectrum of benefits from fasting? Learn how to create internal "air purifiers" through practices like stillness, journaling, and mindfulness that clean your mental environment just as effectively as fasting cleans your physical one. Join our community to share your journey and discover how your imperfect path might be exactly the inspiration someone else needs to transform their health.
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By Dwain WoodeAt the 53-hour mark of an extended fast, your body reaches a fascinating turning point. The initial hunger pangs have faded, your metabolism has shifted fully into fat-burning mode, and something remarkable happens in your mind. This cognitive clarity creates the perfect opportunity to examine what Dr. Wood calls your "inner environment" – the thoughts, emotions, and beliefs that silently shape your health outcomes.
Your internal landscape matters just as much as your external one. When we fast, we remove food as a buffering behavior, suddenly exposing emotional triggers and thought patterns that normally remain hidden behind our eating habits. This episode explores these hidden drivers of metabolic health, revealing how self-doubt, guilt, shame, and limiting beliefs function as "toxins" in our internal environment.
The beauty of extended fasting lies in this dual detoxification – not just the physical clearing of insulin resistance and cellular debris, but the mental and emotional purification that follows. As Dr. Wood shares his current metrics (blood glucose hovering beautifully in the 70s and 80s, ketones at 1.7 mmol/L, and weight continuing its downward trend), he emphasizes something profound: healing doesn't always feel like victory. Sometimes it feels like surrender.
For those discouraged by slow progress, Dr. Wood reveals his own five-year journey from 287 pounds to 185 pounds – a path marked by countless ups and downs while maintaining a downward trend. This visual reminder that progress isn't linear offers powerful encouragement for anyone feeling stuck. The key message resonates throughout: "You are not broken; you are rebuilding."
Ready to experience the full spectrum of benefits from fasting? Learn how to create internal "air purifiers" through practices like stillness, journaling, and mindfulness that clean your mental environment just as effectively as fasting cleans your physical one. Join our community to share your journey and discover how your imperfect path might be exactly the inspiration someone else needs to transform their health.
SIGN UP FOR THE "UNMASKING THE SWEET TRUTH ABOUT SUGAR COURSE"
🟪 https://www.dwainwoodemd.com/unmasking
SCHEDULE A CONSULT WITH ME:
🟪 http://www.dwainwoodemd.com
FREE 7 KEYS TO SUCCESS eBook:
🟪 https://www.dwainwoodemd.com
CHECK OUT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL
🟪 https://www.youtube.com/dwainwoodemd
CONNECT WITH ME ONLINE:
🟪 http://bio.link/dwainwoodemd
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