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You clicked because you want to lose weight. Here's the truth: 16 hours of fasting without the right eating window is doing half the work. Dr. C breaks down the Two-Prong Health Reset — how time-restricted eating and whole-food nutrition work together to actually make your fast count. In this episode, Dr. C walks through the Two-Prong Health Reset — a framework that pairs time-restricted eating with whole-food nutrition to reduce chronic inflammation at the cellular level.
You'll learn:
- Why fasting alone isn't enough
- The four pathways of inflammation fasting actually targets
- What the 2019 NIH trial found about ultra-processed foods
- How autophagy works — and why 16 hours is the sweet spot
- Why ultra-processed foods can completely undo the cellular repair your fast just created
- How a Mediterranean-style eating window multiplies your results
Want to go deeper? A free Listener Lab (quiz, flashcards, reflection) and a paid Companion Workbook are available for this episode. Search "Growing Happiness Dr. C" or visit the podcast home page for links. YouTube: Growing Happiness with Dr. C.
By Dr. C.You clicked because you want to lose weight. Here's the truth: 16 hours of fasting without the right eating window is doing half the work. Dr. C breaks down the Two-Prong Health Reset — how time-restricted eating and whole-food nutrition work together to actually make your fast count. In this episode, Dr. C walks through the Two-Prong Health Reset — a framework that pairs time-restricted eating with whole-food nutrition to reduce chronic inflammation at the cellular level.
You'll learn:
- Why fasting alone isn't enough
- The four pathways of inflammation fasting actually targets
- What the 2019 NIH trial found about ultra-processed foods
- How autophagy works — and why 16 hours is the sweet spot
- Why ultra-processed foods can completely undo the cellular repair your fast just created
- How a Mediterranean-style eating window multiplies your results
Want to go deeper? A free Listener Lab (quiz, flashcards, reflection) and a paid Companion Workbook are available for this episode. Search "Growing Happiness Dr. C" or visit the podcast home page for links. YouTube: Growing Happiness with Dr. C.