Dr. Sten Ekberg you mention HIIT and fasting above. I am concerned about cortisol that HIIT may induce resulting in a belly. Hence I just walk. How would you suggest I get started on HIIT.
At least make everybody who look know that you are NOT a medical doctor, you had your Dr degree in chiropractic school... This is misleading the viewer's
Dr. Sten Ekberg please explain how the lymphatic system works, and how it is affected by diet and exercise. Thank you for all the wonderful videos you are doing.
I did a 60 hour dry fast 2 weeks ago and experienced significant healing. Cyst under my arm that I had for weeks shriveled up, and lymphoma in my neck shrunk to half its size. Preparing to do it again this weekend to see if the lymphoma will shrink completely. Wish me luck! 🙏🏾
I started fasting for weight loss and it has changed my life. 1) eczema 100% gone 2) IBS 100% gone, no more Imodium 3) headaches gone, no more excedrin 4) lost 63 pounds in 80 days 5) much more energy and clarity 6) no longer take an allergy pill 7) stem cells are repairing old shoulder injury
@@sleepfuel6531 you want to get a good mix of whole fruits, vegetables, legumes, dark leafy greens, proteins (all varieties), and a little bit of whole grains (every grain you've likely ever seen in a grocery store or eaten, unless you live on a farm, is not whole grain, even when they're advertised or labeled as whole grain). I recommend "balance of nature" supplements. One glass of wine a day is also highly recommended.
@@SedoKai the benefits of whine could be found in greater quality and quantity in many other things like some fruits and nuts. its polyphenols. alcohol is not good for you. you should avoid it.
Dude that’s pretty rad, I have been doing this as well and have had a bunch of issues go away, I’m the happiest about my eczema being gone, that stuff was a son of a bih lol
Tell them that our bodies need to move things around/reuse or recycle, kind of emptying the clog closet now and then. And his analogy was, "the body is a river not a statue".
I am keto and OMAD (one meal a day). In addition I do a one day fast (skipping one day's meal) a little more than once a week and a three day fast once a month. I've been doing it for a little less than a year. I must say the cumulative effect of this has been truly profound. My energy level is dramatically improved. My mind is clearer. Whereas a year ago a host of problems made it such that if I walked two blocks to go to the store, I would suffer days of pain in recovery (bursitis and old knee injuries). Now I can walk all over the place, every day, without issue. Serious acid reflux to the point where I would sometimes be awoken in the middle of the night choking on my own vomit, completely gone. Perpetual hemorrhoids and blood in my stool, gone. Nerve damage symptoms, reduced 80%. Major acne skin rash, 100% gone. In addition I have lost half the excess of waist measurement (from a reduction of visceral fat), and fully expect I will be at an optimum waist to height ratio within another year.
I learned about intermittant fasting & autophagy from you over a year ago. It has become a way of life for. Ive noticed, now, a lot of doctors and so called experts are jumping on the band wagon, frankly, they disgust me. Its like the gluten free for all, the keto craze. Everyone is out to take advantage and make a buck at the public's expense. Intermitten fasting works and so does autophagy. You dont need to buy anything!!!
It’s amazing how much good can be done by something so simple. I am 5 years in on fasting. 20x4 is my sweet spot for my working schedule and my training at the gym. My body composition is crazy. I walk around with abs all year around. When I see my co-workers eating breakfast at 7am & lunch at 11am I feel even more Empowered. They think I’m weird. Lol, I love it!
This is one of the most important channels on RUclips. I am currently on day 7 of fasting. The first 3 days were really difficult as I just stopped eating and did a water fast. I also stopped smoking in that time. Before the fasting I had pains in my stomach for over 1 month, which have all gone. I have lost over 1 stone. My knee pains have gone. Chest pains gone. I plan to do another 3 or 4 weeks then start walking/cycling.
@@Th3BigBoy yes it is great. I cut out sugar and started fasting. It's not easy. I went back to eating normally and the pains and other things returned. So started the fasting etc again and they went. You get yours and doesn't and it's difficult to maintain bit the benefits are amazing. Sugar, fructose, is probably one of the worst things and Cutting it out or limiting it has been amazing for me. But the fasting is the key. I am walking and cycling more and sun I will increase that too.
I am 70 yrs old and started intermittent fasting, omad, 6 weeks ago. I have lost 9 lbs. And better yet, I had been losing my train of thought mid sentence. That stopped. I had also began having a slight tremor in my left hand for a year. That is gone. Frequent heartburn is gone and I am sleeping better. I am amazed at the results. I recently learned that cortisol increases when we fast from the stress so we should break our fast with protein.
Thank you Ethan Garrison. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile.
Fasting ages you backwards. IF makes life so much easier. I'm not chasing sugar anymore and I'm not sick anymore. I'd encourage everyone to try it. Thank you Doctor ❤
I have done many fast but never knew how important autophogy is. My whole life is changed because of this video. I never knew a health video can change my entire life. You now made me see why my mother was such a knock out model built until her old years. She was literary in atophogy every day of her life. She never ate before 1 pm and when she ate her first meal, it was black coffee and an egg. She worked on an empty stomach and worked slowly for hours. My mother never made us breakfast. Our breakfast was at 1 pm and we were all very fit. We only ate breakfast early on a Saturday if we were going on a family trip, like to the museum. My mother was a genuis at health care and I wish I never stopped following her lessons on eating. My stepfather also didn't eat until 1 pm. They never ate after 8 pm, unless they had their first meal around 5 pm cause they had a super busy day. I am now living like my ancestors. I will not be eating now before 1 pm anymore. I will be doing my work slowly so not to burn my protein from day before and don't burn out during fasting time. Today I am going until 3 pm in my fast to make sure that I am in autophagy.
I recently started keto and feel better than I have in a long time.The positive affects of smart nutrition are so underrated .Within the last 13 months I've lost my Mother to Cancer and , just yesterday, my Father to Parkinsons .They were both undeserving of what those illnesses put them through.The Doctors who are increasing awareness of Metabolic health ,and what it can prevent, are a rare combination of Intelligance and Articulation .Please continue to educate yourselves and raise awareness of the potential consequences of a Processed Food Diet. As for the "Authorities" who Financially Subsidise Processing Food Techniques that cause Chronic illnesses ...I only hope that ,someday, they too witness the disturbing reality of those illnesses.
My deepest sympathies to you and your family for the sad loss of your parents. May I ask whether they had been given the Covid injections please Ken? Thank-you.
How delicious way to put it, I feel like I am in a buffet of free info. Some times I use the almighty internet to informed my self for hours, hopefully I have a good judgement on what we devour my friend... Other ways we could be eating junk food, lol 😂.
Agree with you. Same here. I am just tired of a sick body. Pains stress , sleeplessness, tired, bloating, headache you name then. Since I started eating less and do IF. My life if back. Normal, sleep well. No pains no stress. I can only thank this Doctors
Great video. The emergency room doctors put my dad on an immediate 5 day dry fast- I believe he was allowed ice cubes on the 3rd or 4th day but they kept him on the fast for 7 days in total. It saved his life. A couple years later by brother had a serious health scare and again the emergency doctors put him on a 5 day fast - identical to my dad. It amazes me.
It is rare the doctors use fasting to heal a patient, I’m glad your family has overcame their health problems. Can you please give us more information on these doctors and where this hospital is located?
I believe Yoshinori Ohsumi received the 2016 Nobel prize in biology for his significant contribution to understanding autophagy. Why his findings are not practiced in every household, is really beyond me.
I agree I started just after Christmas and have improved my health and lost 21lb since I started so easy and don't have to plan. 18-6 every day and 24 hours at least once a week
I bet that if I told my friends or family about it, they’d think its a pro-anorexia movement or some other wild guess due to them being uneducated, yet having the confidence to assert opinions despite their ignorance.
On day 18 of a water fast and feeling great after finally getting rid of residual waste(sorry). My ketones have steadily been between 4 and 8. Hoping to get to 50 days and then will incorporate bone broth for a while until gradually added boiled veg…I’ll be a dairy free pescatarian after the adjustments. Good luck everyone 🎉
Doctor Sten I am Soooo glad I found you, I am now well on the path to reversing my Diabetes and have lost over 15 kilos my depression is away and am feeling better than for many years.For someone who is knocking seventy thats no mean feat! Thanks for all you are doing to explain things in understandable terms that people like me can understand and react to. Bless you sir.
I did 16:8 fast in October of last year for a whole month….. I never felt better. Pretty amazing stuff. Easiest way for me was to stop eating at 5pm until 9am the next day.
I'm 73 with a degree in Biology (Pre-Med) and a year of Med School (I volunteered for Vietnam as a Hospital Corpsman), in all my training, I've never heard of autophagy as a healthy practice. I'm currently on a 18:6 intermittant fasting regime and loving it.
*Wut IF I just Become a Greens OnLy VeGan!!!!???* *I am Eating ZERO ComPlete🔥Proteins!!!!* *Soooo, thereFore, I am Getting MY AuTophAgy,🔥RIGHT!!!??????*
Come on, they don't teach health in medical school. Thanks for confirming. :D My cat knows more about nutrition and diet than any MD I've ever come across.
@@treasurehunt7812it does actually. If we lived like cats... Like hunter gatherer then we would go days without eating. They don't eat everyday. They aren't meant to eat 3 big meals a day. So a natural cats diet is what is being taught here. Right?
I LOVE reading about everyone's good experiences with autophagy and low carb/high fat eating. I am a 73 year old woman. I have been eating REALLY low carb since June, 2022 and have lost 40 pounds. But now I'm stuck. Recently, because of your excellent videos, I have dropped two meals a day and eat only one. BUT, I have a real problem knowing just how much to eat and what types of food. I had been eating primarily meat and fat (hard boiled eggs, bacon, fatty cuts of beef, etc.) but I have remained stalled for almost 3 months. I sleep 8 - 10 hours every night; I fast for about 18 - 20 hours a day; I now walk for over 250 hours each week. I also started adding leafy greens to my food regimen but that seems to have made no difference at all. I've been told that when my weight loss is stalled, it's probably because I'm eating too many carbs. Well, I have been (religiously) eating under 20g of carbs a day for a LONG time! Now I'm thinking that, at my age, I simply have to let go of my angst about losing weight and take delight in the advances I HAVE made. My skin has become amazingly "young." My sleep has gone from 4-5 hours a night to 8 - 10 hours a night. My walking has gone from 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week, to 60-70 minutes a day, 4-5 days a week. My BP is consistently in the range of 105/68. I have more energy now than I did 8 months ago. AND, not to leave out an important piece of the puzzle, I had two pulmonary emboli in October, 2022. I was FORCED to slow down for a few months, and recover. It's only in the past two 3-4 that I have begun to walk again. So, KNOWING that I'm VERY lucky to be alive, perhaps my body REALLY is doing an amazing job at keeping me healthy! And THANKS to YOU and your amazing videos, I am learning SO much about how to grow younger every day!! The cardiologist says I will live to be 100+. I guess I ought to be able to lose that extra 20 pounds in the next 26 years!! Hahahaha!
Thank you @lafarrar8000. LOL, you seem to have a wonderful attitude. I agree. It is probably more important how you feel than to lose those last pounds. 😄
Watch Dr. Mindy Pelz' videos. She has some good ideas about what to do when you reach a plateau. I listen and watch the videos of several people, although I do think this doctor explains the basics really well.
Just because you aren’t losing weight, doesn’t mean you’re not losing fat or old proteins. I just saw a video from Dr. Boz where a woman lost 80 pounds, then stalled. She was stalled for 6 months and didn’t lose a single pound, but in that 6 months, she lost 19 inches in her thighs alone.
Agreed measurements are a good thing to do. I was going to recommend Dr Boz and here someone already has. I am starting the sardine "fast" today. Good thing I like Sardines.
Really enjoying your videos. I've spent 71 years doing the wrong things. Trying to right the ship now with your great info. This all should be taught early on in school to help people get on the right path!
I had the thought that would happen if most people started healthy living. A glut of wheat and sugar, pharmaceutical companys in decline, crowded gyms, fast food industry decimated, doctors unemployed, retirement age increased due to longer lifespans and on and on. Perhaps we should keep some things to ourselves🤔
Derny, the trouble is that the young think they're immortal. They're out in a wonderful wide world full of fast foods and alcohol and God alone knows what.
I have taken to fasting recently. I am a firm believer in the benefits of autophagy..we eat too much! Very well explained. I will be sharing this with the doubters!
I’ve lost 55 lbs with intermittent fasting and was left with a lot of sagging skin, but as I’ve continued with a fasting lifestyle, I’ve been able to eliminate most of it. I’ve been doing this for about 18 months. I’ve been able to eliminate my high blood pressure medication and my high cholesterol medication and feel amazing!!! Our bodies are miraculous healers...we just have to learn how to make it work effectively and efficiently. Thank you. Dr Eckberg for your wonderful information 💜🦋
Just to mention saging skin. I've lost also and at 74 i am not to saggy. I added on a good dose of collagen every day and i mainly did that for connective tissue care but I've gotten more from all this stuff. I have even learned how to communicate with my frustrated Medical doctor.
@@39madhurie, unfortunately, for reasons I won’t go into (but not health related, thankfully) I have only been able to do limited exercising lately, which I feel was also beneficial. Therefore, I have not seen any additional loss of sagging. Are you having issues with sagging? If so, have you been successful in eliminating it?
@@hollylevey5889 I have just started my weight loss journey n since I have excess fat at hips n thighs I have little loose skin dere but haven't done anything yet to control it , heard autophagy helps so will try to follow fasting
I agree with everything you said and mention. I keep doing this over 3 years and feel better autophagy is the key to longevity keep that in mind without commitment you can't start without consistency you can't finish
I stopped at 58hrs and it was the easiest FAST yet. BUT I obviously experienced a new effect from it. I’m 74 and have improved so much in the last 3 years since I went low carb (no cheating) . The change was during late in the extended fast and so far three days still have more energy for sure. Darn getting better all the time.
I feel lucky to have discovered your brilliant videos. I am 65 years old and been diabetic for 20 years. I find your style of explaining truly inspiring. I can’t thank you enough.
@@chrisrichards280 That's pretty good though. Most people can't go a day. It is miserable for sure. I read that by the 3-4 day, the cravings went away but not for me. I was dying to eat the entire time. Even the thought of eating celery or something lame like that sounded so good. The last time I did it, I broke the fast with a big bowl of guacamole and a whole bag of chips. lol. I know you're supposed to break a fast a little at a time but no way! Down the hatch it all went and I loved every second of it! Well good luck to you. I hope you can go longer than I could ever make it!
@@buyerofsortsday 6 right trying to do 7, I've had cravings everyday... Capn crunch which is wierd because I don't eat it that often, chips and salsa especially but that because I eat it everyday lol.. the cravings kind of went away but not really to be honest
I'm 54 years old and I am close to menopause, I have seen some of your videos and I would like to thank you for the simple exposure. I am Italian with a school English and I understand very well what you explains. I have recently been putting your teachings into practice and I am already achieving great results! I am losing weight, I feel more lucid, I move better ... I think that thanks to this method I will stop taking medicines 😄 Thanks Doc😊💖
I've been eating in a 4 hour window for a year now, and once I got used to it I really liked it. As of today I'm starting my 3rd week of one meal a day. There is always the part at the beginning where you don't feel good because you are detoxing, but after about 3-4 days you feel good. I have a travel mug of hot water going all the time and it keeps me from being hungry. This is the only thing that worked for me to get rid of the menopause weight that I couldn't get off no matter what I did! And I tried everything! Start by shortening the hours a day that you eat.
I get great reports from my Drs. And often they say “what did you do?” Well yesterday i I got a follow up eye and cataract progress survey. Dr. Said I have to give you new glasses the ones we gave you are NOW TO STRONG.(made me smile) and I asked how about my cataracts he’s “THEY ARE NOT GROWING “ I smiled again. I also asked the Dr. if he thought my diet and regular fasting if helping me? By the time we were done talking he said he wanted to read up on Autophagy and keep and eye on me. I love 💕 this stuff.
Wow, you are an incredibly gifted teacher of health and wellness. You break complex concepts down so it's so easy to understand! Thanks for all your work. :)
The (prescription) drugs are frightening. I used to be a lab rat for western medicine with some serious side effects that im still trying to recover from, years afterward
Dr Sten, you have inspired me, with your sensible approach to the science of healthy living. I have been a beneficiary of your knowledge. I had been on BP meds for 3 years and was given statin med due to elevated cholesterol along with NAFLD at age 63. So with your guidance and other research I did. I realized that I can fix this, without resorting to medication. I followed this guidance religiously. I went from 205 lbs to 160 lbs in 4 months. I am off BP meds and never took the statins. Today, my doctor agrees I need no meds. My cholesterol levels have returned to healthy. Cognitively, physically and spiritually I have returned to feeling like I did when I was in my 20's ??? lol I have you to thank for this lifestyle guidance and I know share this knowledge with family and friends (when they allow me!) Thanks Sten for the gift of life
Now I am into OMAD. A few weeks ago I was bleeding/menstruating heavily for a week. I went into panic mode coz last Dec 2017, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer and I was bleeding then for 6months before I went to an ob gyne. All the doctors in the hospital suggested hysterectomy but I found a doctor/naturopath who treated me and told me to go into a lowcarb diet. Fast forward to this yr with the lockdown. I again ate a lot of carbs. When I began heavily bleeding again. I immediately began a lowcarb diet then having this OMAD. Lo and behold, from a very heavy bleeding, it immediately decreased and the bleeding stopped. Now, I told myself I should really get into low carb and do fasting to keep my body healthy. I believe autophagy is life saving!
I had a heart attack on Dec.3 and I started fasting 23 hours a day and my girlfriend is doing keto so I am eating meals with her and I have lost 54.5lbs so far. I should have done this a long time ago
I just stumbled across this, I am absolutely delighted and shocked that my own Doctor has never even mentioned it!!I was diagnosed with Arthritis years ago and White matter disease, told nothing can be done??? I have been fasting now for 2 weeks and feeling great. Thank you for explaining really well ❤
The obstacle I'm finding a lot of people don't want to face is "not eating". They still want to wait for the magical breakthrough that will absolve them from having to eat less, act with discipline, and possibly exercise 😰
My best man had beat the colon cancer stage 3 turning to stage 4 by fasting. Extreme fasting 2 or 3 days no food jest water and green tea. On top of it he is a gym guy. Lots of work out running and swimming. He claims that more he fasts stronger he feels. I tried not to eat 18 hours and almost ended in ER. I found myself in this story about the balance.
If you couldn’t go 18 hours without calories then you are either diabetic and went into hypoglycemia or it was purely mental. With a normal adult regardless of body fat percentage anyone can easily go 18 hours without calories the hard part for most people is the mental aspect. As I’m typing this comment I am currently on 22 hours without any calories aside from water and black coffee and I’m fine aside from a few waves of hunger that come and go it is relatively easy. I have been doing OMAD on and off for the past 5 weeks. If you do have health issues you should be working with your doctor to get on some sort of fasting regiment. Best of luck!
The thing I’ve noticed about Dr. Ekberg is that his look of good health seems to be coming from the inside out. He kind of has a glow about him. That’s what I want. And thanks to his videos, I now have the knowledge to get there.
That's amazing 👏 .. absolutely amazing health benefits!! Interesting that the bible mentions its benefits. Also, can't help but wonder how fascinating it is that Muslims are encouraged to fast (... fasting has been 'prescribed' for you, as it was 'prescribed' to those before you.. (Quran) .. and the choice of word is not recommended, or ideal, or should.. but the word choice is 'prescribed' ... and after watching these videos on autophagy i cannot think of a more fitting word than prescribed. And God knows best
Thanks for the life-changing video about autophagy. I am practicing OMAD and am overwhelmed by its benefits. Initially it was merely for weight loss but I think I have entered a gold mine of information about holistic wellness of human health. While humanity is suffering from prolonged over consumption, fasting appears the only way to make any possible changes in individual wellness and public health. In the long run its going to save costs and lessen sufferings from chronic diseases. Greetings from Singapore!
Autophagy is an amazing tool I am on a low carb diet healthy fats and grass feed meat and vegetables I did a 24 hours fast and you feel the energy coming back in your brain it’s amazing only be careful if you are slim build then you lose some weight but it’s really powerful great explanation !
I love this topic! I have been doing 20/4 intermittent fasting for a couple months now for 5 days a week. My body aches are going away, lost 15 pounds. I am pre-diabetic, fasting sugar's are usually 103 to 106. I have done two 48 hour fast as well. Hoping to cure my insulin resistance. I also keep my sugar's below 40 mg a day, some days lower. Thanks for the great knowledgeable videos on this topic!
Thank you Dr. Ekberg! After watching couple of dozens of your videos I was finally able to understand my type of disability in regulating my body, the reasons behind it and the solution too. Thanks to you I regained control over my body and partly my autoimmune disease too. Made me conscious and capable at the same time. Grateful forever. Keep up the good work!
Fasting is a practice that’s been done for thousands of years by different races, religions and groups of people. It’s reassuring to see science finally explain why fasting is such an important part of life.
I just live this man and the way he breaks down vital info for us to understand. I am not overweight but I recently started intermitting fasting to keep my weight at a certain level. OMAD works for me no snacking and I am loving it. I am never hungry.
I messed up and did emotional eating during Ecuador’s long pandemic lockdown. After 8 weeks of gaining weight, getting a little swelling in the ankles, face breaking out in eczema, and so on...I started climbing back out of the hole I fell in. No more grains or grain products and a whole food, low carb diet for me. I have been low carb for a few weeks and now I am in day 3 of 18:6 intermittent fasting. I’ve found it very difficult but will stay with it until I can get to a longer fast. I can do it and I will do it! The swelling is gone, the eczema has disappeared and the weight is slowly creeping down. I want to get into some serious autophagy and will in time.
This is absolutely hands down your best video when it comes to the benefits of the keto diet and fasting lifestyle and how it relates to how our bodies were designed. Our bodies came from dirt, it is best to power and rebuild them from dirt. As soon as man intervenes with, genetic modification, and pesticide resistance/pesticide bearing plants and animals, nutrition goes downhill.
I love Omad I’ve lost 94 pounds, and reduced saggy skin but I’m working up the courage to fast longer than 24 hours for more heath benefits!! Thank you!
Hi 🤙🏽i have been fasting 7 days a week now for 18 months... very happy with results... lots of swimming and gym ... my eating window is between 6 pm and 9 pm ... feels good 😊
Wow!! I’ve been following Dr Ekberg’s advice for about a month now and fasting from lunch to lunch everyday so far and cannot describe how good I feel everyday already!! AMAZING Doctor!!! Will follow forever and have turned all my family and friends on to him!!!
India has a rich tradition of fasting dating back thousands of years, with numerous festivals incorporating fasting practices. One of the most prominent examples is Navratri, a nine-day festival during which fasting is observed. The concept of autophagy or self-healing, now gaining recognition, echoes the longstanding practices deeply rooted in Indian culture for millennia."
Thank yiu have been fasting one month feeling so much better already . I was collapsing high blood pressure dehydrated now I take electro lights drink water green tea 16-8 , no sick all time balance and memory have improved thank you love fasting
Again, the way you explain is unique. I have heard this explanation before, but in a very partial way. You are integrating the science behind autophagy in a very comprehensive way. I enjoyed this.
Thank you Carlos Roman. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile.
All the others are mind numbingly boring! Dr Sten actually makes it fascinating to listen to. I keep dropping his name on other videos so that others can get a little excited too!
Fasting has always been a part in traditional Indian eating habits...but due to modernizing and copying foreign diet practices we have completely lost our track and discourage what Indian Ayurveda has taught us...Thank you for recognizing the value and sharing it's significance.😇
Thank you for sharing this. 3 years later, this video is a wealth of information that surpasses the strength of “social media trends”😂I’ve lost 70 pounds and counting with intermittent fasting and fasting for weight loss. Now I am a health coach and personal trainer helping other women achieve the same success using tools like IF, the anti inflammatory diet and low impact workouts ❤
Thanks for doing so many videos on keytones, insulin and intermittent fasting as it seems I need many videos to understand and get over my conditioning of bad food habits. 60 years old I have been struggling to loose weight with fatty liver problem. One week in lost 8 lb and think I am fat adapted and feeling better than I have for a long time. Thank You!
I applaud you. Next time, God wills, go for 36-39 hrs & you will feel unbelievable; break it with an organic black & green tea mix & a slice or two of Ezekiel 4:9 bread or Ezekiel 4:9 muffins. If you need to lose inches, little by little they will disappear! have a great one!
Dr. Ekberg thankyou so much I've been fasting I eat at 12noon and dinner at 5pm. No sugar. I eat chicken, fish lots of leafy greens . I went from l56 lbs. to now 139 lbs. 😊 now I'm doing your 10 day exercise challenge. I'm 56 year old woman I haven't felt this good since I was 26! Thankyou so much. 😊
This is the second video in 13 years that I have left a comment on. Absolutely AMAZING! I’ve heard this information presented in different ways before but nothing feels so much like home as this. I look forward to exploring past and future content as I am now a privileged subscriber. Great Job! Thank You
The results and outcomes of fasting are hugely stupendous. I've proved it to myself. I did OMAD on alternating days for four weeks and I lost a lot of belly fat and reversed my diabetes completely. The fasting blood glucose levels and the after meal levels and random levels say I don't have diabetes anymore. When I started the level was 9.4 Mmol/L. Now between 4 and 5 Mmol/L. Simply amazing. This after I was told on many occasions that diabetes is chronic and progressive and I have to be on Metformin for the rest of my life.
I have been doing 5 day fasts and daily IF (20:4) it helps so much. I am able to train for a 5k because fasting makes it much easier to run. Probably because it reduces so much visceral fat from the organs! Now to get rid of all that and move on the subcutaneous fat :) 45 pounds to go! 23 down from fasting
i used to have very minor floater in the past, but somehow it appeared so much on my right eyes 2months ago that it affects my overall vision by 30%. Thank you Lord Jesus, after watching many youtube videos and studies online, i went for a fast consisting of reduction in oily or heavy meals, eating more vegetable and fruits, and donating blood (autophagic way) as ways of eliminating the floater materials. After less than a month, the floaters is reduced by around 80%. Considered vision back to normal. Final thought: I believed all these improvement is not possible without the healing works of God, so give thanks to God for what you have and don't have.
Love these videos. I've been struggling with adrenal fatigue, high cortisol and low functioning thyroid. I do yoga, reformer and HIIT training and low carb diet, 16:8 and OMAD. This weekend I did my first 48 hour fast and am totally blown away with the results. Thank you for all your videos that have really explained what going on in my body and why these lifestyle changes are working 😊🙏
@@siouxsietea6147 Honestly, I love 24, 48 & 72 hour fasts. Mental clarity, absolutely. I was doing 72 hours twice a month but i found it's not good for my wellbeing. I found it made me more valuable to addictive behaviour, maybe disruption to dopamine balance? So I'll revert back to once a month or once every two months.
I’m on the Fast Track now for the third day and so glad I caught this video about clean up crew ! It’s enjoyable listening to the different sounds coming from my stomach, my sides grumbling and chest , shoulders and in the lower GI track , knowing now the clean up crew is hard at work , I actually enjoy the fasting more than the eating part , I don’t want to eat anything but I know I must but can’t wait to get back to my fasting because I’ve a long ways to go , I’m 230 lbs and my goal is to hit 175 lbs.
Fascinating video - thank you Dr. Ekberg. Experienced several months of extreme nausea - nothing stayed in my stomach - after a craniotomy to remove a large - 5cm - meningioma. After exhausted tests to find what was wrong - autophagy might explain the need for this time to allow for the regeneration/healing of my brain. Although I lost a lot of weight -some 3 stone - my thought processes became clearer over time. Happy to report the mri remains clear after 2 years. Life is good,
There is a cardiologist in the USA from India on youtube saying basically the same thing as Dr Sten. I just came across him yesterday! He is saying (the cardiologist) that we are junkies from becoming addicted to eating every couple of hours. He is also saying some of the things we eat like flour has been broken down in such a way that it is the same as eating sugar.
Awesome , I've been a health coach for nearly 20 years ....I've been teaching this information and coaching keto for that amount of time . I've witnessed life changing health benefits for hundreds of people . People off all sorts of medications as the body heals ....great video ...I couldn't of said this any better , thanks for making a great video , it will save lives I'm sure of it .
I used for have 16:8 Intermittent fasting for a month and then stopped for no reason. Now seeing your videos get me back on track. Please keep posting, your videos are so informative. Thank you for sharing!
Keep going France with the intermittent fasting.... You will see great things happening and most importantly how your body regulate itself....... Eating at night is a sabotaging strategy and your body is actually interrupted. The 16/8 is a nice foundation and after the 2 month then increase to 17/7 and after the next 2 months you increase to 18/6. You'll look young and your energy levels is through the roof..... Your body will drive you if it needs sleep it will become sleepy...you'll be amazed how your body will direct you to what it needs. Enjoy I lost 31 kg in 8 months and cholesterol levels went back to normal.
Wow! This is Amazing video and explained very well. I am on 20 hours fasting everyday and i do high intensive exercise such as Muaythai boxing. Running every morning atleast 5km for 30 minutes. I used to be 80kg, now i am proud & happy of 47kg. Kudos to your video Dr. Sten Ekberg
@@melissacristina9117 My fasting way back is very strict No food at all, just Water & Sometimes Hot tea. It took me a year lose down. And now I am back to 58Kg huhu because of this lockdown but it’s not an excuses, I will do it again to lose weight. Apologize it took me a year to reply here. Take care
Thank You @davidwinters1432 so much for showing your appreciation and supporting the channel, and for helping me get the message of health out to the world. 🙏 🏆 😄
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Dr. Sten Ekberg you mention HIIT and fasting above. I am concerned about cortisol that HIIT may induce resulting in a belly. Hence I just walk. How would you suggest I get started on HIIT.
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At least make everybody who look know that you are NOT a medical doctor, you had your Dr degree in chiropractic school...
This is misleading the viewer's
Dr. Sten Ekberg please explain how the lymphatic system works, and how it is affected by diet and exercise. Thank you for all the wonderful videos you are doing.
@@noam42 it's stated in the description above that he's a holistic doctor..... So info is right there!
I am 78 years old and I have the body of a 45-50 years result of fasting off and on and very active physically I have behaved this way all of my life.
I am 71 and no body believe it, since i look so much younger thanks to fasting on and off all my live, naturally.
Wow I am 25 and I have the body of a 60 year old
Respect your elders Allen
@@Atemporalacab something is not quite right I am nearly 80
That's amazing 👏 How do you do fasting?
@@lisbethbessil-watson6464 How do you do fasting?
I did a 60 hour dry fast 2 weeks ago and experienced significant healing. Cyst under my arm that I had for weeks shriveled up, and lymphoma in my neck shrunk to half its size. Preparing to do it again this weekend to see if the lymphoma will shrink completely. Wish me luck! 🙏🏾
@ABC so if I understand correctly, a water fast is better? Thank you!
Does water fast help in uterus cyst?
I did 365 days air only
@@TheSoy1313 how did that work out for you?
@@healingwithdanae1294 what’s the update on your lymphoma?
I started fasting for weight loss and it has changed my life.
1) eczema 100% gone
2) IBS 100% gone, no more Imodium
3) headaches gone, no more excedrin
4) lost 63 pounds in 80 days
5) much more energy and clarity
6) no longer take an allergy pill
7) stem cells are repairing old shoulder injury
Really? That good eh
How long do you fast? And what do you eat when you are not fasting?
@@sleepfuel6531 you want to get a good mix of whole fruits, vegetables, legumes, dark leafy greens, proteins (all varieties), and a little bit of whole grains (every grain you've likely ever seen in a grocery store or eaten, unless you live on a farm, is not whole grain, even when they're advertised or labeled as whole grain). I recommend "balance of nature" supplements. One glass of wine a day is also highly recommended.
@@SedoKai the benefits of whine could be found in greater quality and quantity in many other things like some fruits and nuts. its polyphenols. alcohol is not good for you. you should avoid it.
Dude that’s pretty rad, I have been doing this as well and have had a bunch of issues go away, I’m the happiest about my eczema being gone, that stuff was a son of a bih lol
*No ego was involved in the making of this video....easy to understand👏🏼👏🏼*
Thank you 32ways.
That is because he's Scandinavian. That's a cultural trait ❤️
I 100% agree with you.👍
IMO, that is s sign of high IQ.
Why is his ego a factor in your learning? How could it be? Would he be flashing his rolex or doing the presentation from his Mercedes?
I like how humble this gentleman is .
@MrKayaker69 exactly!!!
A charismatic man - I share his hairline. Also in seriousness an olympic decathlete, which you have to respect.
Noureddine Ali I could care less how humble he is. I care how accurate and informative he is. And he is both.
Love the way he explains things. Now I truly understand how fasting really benefit us. 🤗
He's a legend! Taught me loads 👍👊
Fasting helped me get pregnant 4 years ago and now it’s going to help me get off sugar! It’s such an addicting substance
Fasting has changed my life. But when I try to explain why it works, people never get it. Now, I can show them this.
Tell them that our bodies need to move things around/reuse or recycle, kind of emptying the clog closet now and then. And his analogy was, "the body is a river not a statue".
I am keto and OMAD (one meal a day). In addition I do a one day fast (skipping one day's meal) a little more than once a week and a three day fast once a month. I've been doing it for a little less than a year. I must say the cumulative effect of this has been truly profound. My energy level is dramatically improved. My mind is clearer. Whereas a year ago a host of problems made it such that if I walked two blocks to go to the store, I would suffer days of pain in recovery (bursitis and old knee injuries). Now I can walk all over the place, every day, without issue. Serious acid reflux to the point where I would sometimes be awoken in the middle of the night choking on my own vomit, completely gone. Perpetual hemorrhoids and blood in my stool, gone. Nerve damage symptoms, reduced 80%. Major acne skin rash, 100% gone. In addition I have lost half the excess of waist measurement (from a reduction of visceral fat), and fully expect I will be at an optimum waist to height ratio within another year.
Thank you Peter Cohen for sharing your story. That is great. I am so happy you have noticed a positive change. Keep it up!
What kind of meals do you have for that OMAD?
Well done! Dr Ekberg is going about healing people without cymbals and confetti. He is humble,profound and unassuming... therein lies his greatness!
@@greasybumpkin1661 I would assume low carb or it should be ideally.
I’m impressed
I learned about intermittant fasting & autophagy from you over a year ago. It has become a way of life for. Ive noticed, now, a lot of doctors and so called experts are jumping on the band wagon, frankly, they disgust me. Its like the gluten free for all, the keto craze. Everyone is out to take advantage and make a buck at the public's expense. Intermitten fasting works and so does autophagy. You dont need to buy anything!!!
It’s amazing how much good can be done by something so simple. I am 5 years in on fasting. 20x4 is my sweet spot for my working schedule and my training at the gym. My body composition is crazy. I walk around with abs all year around. When I see my co-workers eating breakfast at 7am & lunch at 11am I feel even more Empowered. They think I’m weird. Lol, I love it!
You are a genius man.
That’s the krazy think I have a super low IQ.
What's your meal plan?
Way to go!!
What's 20x4?
I lost about 20 pounds in just 2 months doing OMAD and my gastritis is gone, and I feel great ! Full of energy!!!
jose chavez! what do you eat in OMAD?
This is one of the most important channels on RUclips. I am currently on day 7 of fasting. The first 3 days were really difficult as I just stopped eating and did a water fast. I also stopped smoking in that time.
Before the fasting I had pains in my stomach for over 1 month, which have all gone. I have lost over 1 stone. My knee pains have gone. Chest pains gone.
I plan to do another 3 or 4 weeks then start walking/cycling.
How did you do? Did you succeed? I've never done more than 72 hours so I het you felt incredibly.
@@Th3BigBoy yes it is great. I cut out sugar and started fasting. It's not easy.
I went back to eating normally and the pains and other things returned. So started the fasting etc again and they went. You get yours and doesn't and it's difficult to maintain bit the benefits are amazing. Sugar, fructose, is probably one of the worst things and Cutting it out or limiting it has been amazing for me. But the fasting is the key. I am walking and cycling more and sun I will increase that too.
@@Th3BigBoy You must survive over this 72 hours. Then your body switch to burning fat and you will live miracle.
I am 70 yrs old and started intermittent fasting, omad, 6 weeks ago. I have lost 9 lbs. And better yet, I had been losing my train of thought mid sentence. That stopped. I had also began having a slight tremor in my left hand for a year. That is gone. Frequent heartburn is gone and I am sleeping better. I am amazed at the results. I recently learned that cortisol increases when we fast from the stress so we should break our fast with protein.
@@user-si6kn5ho8jnot bioavailable
I’ve been studying fasting for about a year now and this is one of the best descriptions of autophagy I have ever come across. Thank you.
Thank you Ethan Garrison. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile.
He is brilliant
As a suffrrer of IBS(gas,bloating,indigestion,rt ribcage pain) can fasting help me ????? Pls need helllppp
@@SAMSAM-tc5mr I don't know, but seems logical that if eating much less any digestive issues would decrease or stop, bc less food to digest.
@@SAMSAM-tc5mr yes it can.
I am 55 I was on 302 lbs I tried Autophagy and diet process for a year today I am on 223 lbs. It works miraculously
Indeed a great invention.
Awesome 👏🏽
Bravo, I know that feels good.
Congratulations
Did you not just ate less and lost weight? Loosing weight made you feel better ?
Please let me know how u do .step by step
Fasting ages you backwards. IF makes life so much easier. I'm not chasing sugar anymore and I'm not sick anymore. I'd encourage everyone to try it. Thank you Doctor ❤
I have done many fast but never knew how important autophogy is. My whole life is changed because of this video. I never knew a health video can change my entire life. You now made me see why my mother was such a knock out model built until her old years. She was literary in atophogy every day of her life. She never ate before 1 pm and when she ate her first meal, it was black coffee and an egg. She worked on an empty stomach and worked slowly for hours. My mother never made us breakfast. Our breakfast was at 1 pm and we were all very fit. We only ate breakfast early on a Saturday if we were going on a family trip, like to the museum. My mother was a genuis at health care and I wish I never stopped following her lessons on eating. My stepfather also didn't eat until 1 pm. They never ate after 8 pm, unless they had their first meal around 5 pm cause they had a super busy day. I am now living like my ancestors. I will not be eating now before 1 pm anymore. I will be doing my work slowly so not to burn my protein from day before and don't burn out during fasting time. Today I am going until 3 pm in my fast to make sure that I am in autophagy.
Thank you for sharing your story. I will try this. ☺️
My mother called working on an empty stomach "lean and mean", because that's the way my father would work.
That is so interesting! I usually fast until 12:00 but am going to try to go until 1:00.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much for your story... You just gave me the first step towards fasting, that way it's not so harsh on a begginer. Bless you.
I recently started keto and feel better than I have in a long time.The positive affects of smart nutrition are so underrated .Within the last 13 months I've lost my Mother to Cancer and , just yesterday, my Father to Parkinsons .They were both undeserving of what those illnesses put them through.The Doctors who are increasing awareness of Metabolic health ,and what it can prevent, are a rare combination of Intelligance and Articulation .Please continue to educate yourselves and raise awareness of the potential consequences of a Processed Food Diet. As for the "Authorities" who Financially Subsidise Processing Food Techniques that cause Chronic illnesses ...I only hope that ,someday, they too witness the disturbing reality of those illnesses.
My deepest sympathies to you and your family for the sad loss of your parents. May I ask whether they had been given the Covid injections please Ken? Thank-you.
Condolences
I love RUclips and people like Ekberg. Its like a free buffet for healthy information. Thanks.
How delicious way to put it, I feel like I am in a buffet of free info. Some times I use the almighty internet to informed my self for hours, hopefully I have a good judgement on what we devour my friend... Other ways we could be eating junk food, lol 😂.
Doing IF literally made me feel better in every possible way. Mind, body and spirit.
shadilay my dude
Pepe will be proud of you :-)
Agree with you. Same here. I am just tired of a sick body. Pains stress , sleeplessness, tired, bloating, headache you name then. Since I started eating less and do IF. My life if back. Normal, sleep well. No pains no stress. I can only thank this Doctors
@Damon Scott Oh, thats just the zionist pepe the dancing while blowing up the twin towers.
@@poorboysadventures4636 r the
Great video.
The emergency room doctors put my dad on an immediate 5 day dry fast- I believe he was allowed ice cubes on the 3rd or 4th day but they kept him on the fast for 7 days in total. It saved his life.
A couple years later by brother had a serious health scare and again the emergency doctors put him on a 5 day fast - identical to my dad. It amazes me.
It is rare the doctors use fasting to heal a patient, I’m glad your family has overcame their health problems. Can you please give us more information on these doctors and where this hospital is located?
This was an American doctor???
When is the world going to wake up to this. Excellent.
Scott Jones. People need to to be more informed
until mcdonalds file bankruptcy
lol
Scott Jones sadly there’s no profit in fasting...
Too many people still have the blinders on.
20 + years.
Would need plenty of studies before the government recommended it
I believe Yoshinori Ohsumi received the 2016 Nobel prize in biology for his significant contribution to understanding autophagy. Why his findings are not practiced in every household, is really beyond me.
the answer is that Decades of pro sugar propaganda in the form of advertising and social pressures have brainwashed the majority of the population
I agree I started just after Christmas and have improved my health and lost 21lb since I started so easy and don't have to plan. 18-6 every day and 24 hours at least once a week
@@garethtyson Glad about your progress. what do you eat everyday and what on fasting day? can you give a brief?
No money to be made by not eating.. in fact . They(big business) lose £££ as they are buying less .. and govt gets less ££ from taxation...
I bet that if I told my friends or family about it, they’d think its a pro-anorexia movement or some other wild guess due to them being uneducated, yet having the confidence to assert opinions despite their ignorance.
On day 18 of a water fast and feeling great after finally getting rid of residual waste(sorry). My ketones have steadily been between 4 and 8.
Hoping to get to 50 days and then will incorporate bone broth for a while until gradually added boiled veg…I’ll be a dairy free pescatarian after the adjustments. Good luck everyone 🎉
Doctor Sten I am Soooo glad I found you, I am now well on the path to reversing my Diabetes and have lost over 15 kilos my depression is away and am feeling better than for many years.For someone who is knocking seventy thats no mean feat! Thanks for all you are doing to explain things in understandable terms that people like me can understand and react to. Bless you sir.
Wow
That is amazing, you have inspired me to start this way of eating.15kilos is so good I hope you are proud of yourself you deserve to be.
Would you share how you did it? what were your gains from which illnesses?
God bless you and your family.
I did 16:8 fast in October of last year for a whole month….. I never felt better. Pretty amazing stuff. Easiest way for me was to stop eating at 5pm until 9am the next day.
Why’d you stop
I'm 73 with a degree in Biology (Pre-Med) and a year of Med School (I volunteered for Vietnam as a Hospital Corpsman), in all my training, I've never heard of autophagy as a healthy practice. I'm currently on a 18:6 intermittant fasting regime and loving it.
*Wut IF I just Become a Greens OnLy VeGan!!!!???*
*I am Eating ZERO ComPlete🔥Proteins!!!!*
*Soooo, thereFore, I am Getting MY AuTophAgy,🔥RIGHT!!!??????*
Wow! C’mon Martin do at 21:3
@@Eugene_Sucks you need some protein
Come on, they don't teach health in medical school. Thanks for confirming. :D My cat knows more about nutrition and diet than any MD I've ever come across.
@@treasurehunt7812it does actually. If we lived like cats... Like hunter gatherer then we would go days without eating. They don't eat everyday. They aren't meant to eat 3 big meals a day. So a natural cats diet is what is being taught here.
Right?
I LOVE reading about everyone's good experiences with autophagy and low carb/high fat eating. I am a 73 year old woman. I have been eating REALLY low carb since June, 2022 and have lost 40 pounds. But now I'm stuck. Recently, because of your excellent videos, I have dropped two meals a day and eat only one. BUT, I have a real problem knowing just how much to eat and what types of food. I had been eating primarily meat and fat (hard boiled eggs, bacon, fatty cuts of beef, etc.) but I have remained stalled for almost 3 months. I sleep 8 - 10 hours every night; I fast for about 18 - 20 hours a day; I now walk for over 250 hours each week. I also started adding leafy greens to my food regimen but that seems to have made no difference at all. I've been told that when my weight loss is stalled, it's probably because I'm eating too many carbs. Well, I have been (religiously) eating under 20g of carbs a day for a LONG time! Now I'm thinking that, at my age, I simply have to let go of my angst about losing weight and take delight in the advances I HAVE made. My skin has become amazingly "young." My sleep has gone from 4-5 hours a night to 8 - 10 hours a night. My walking has gone from 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week, to 60-70 minutes a day, 4-5 days a week. My BP is consistently in the range of 105/68. I have more energy now than I did 8 months ago. AND, not to leave out an important piece of the puzzle, I had two pulmonary emboli in October, 2022. I was FORCED to slow down for a few months, and recover. It's only in the past two 3-4 that I have begun to walk again. So, KNOWING that I'm VERY lucky to be alive, perhaps my body REALLY is doing an amazing job at keeping me healthy! And THANKS to YOU and your amazing videos, I am learning SO much about how to grow younger every day!! The cardiologist says I will live to be 100+. I guess I ought to be able to lose that extra 20 pounds in the next 26 years!! Hahahaha!
Thank you @lafarrar8000. LOL, you seem to have a wonderful attitude. I agree. It is probably more important how you feel than to lose those last pounds. 😄
Watch Dr. Mindy Pelz' videos. She has some good ideas about what to do when you reach a plateau. I listen and watch the videos of several people, although I do think this doctor explains the basics really well.
Just because you aren’t losing weight, doesn’t mean you’re not losing fat or old proteins. I just saw a video from Dr. Boz where a woman lost 80 pounds, then stalled. She was stalled for 6 months and didn’t lose a single pound, but in that 6 months, she lost 19 inches in her thighs alone.
Agreed measurements are a good thing to do. I was going to recommend Dr Boz and here someone already has. I am starting the sardine "fast" today. Good thing I like Sardines.
❤
Really enjoying your videos. I've spent 71 years doing the wrong things. Trying to right the ship now with your great info. This all should be taught early on in school to help people get on the right path!
Videos like this should be mandatory in High Schools and Colleges campus. Thanks doc 🙏🏻
I had the thought that would happen if most people started healthy living. A glut of wheat and sugar, pharmaceutical companys in decline, crowded gyms, fast food industry decimated, doctors unemployed, retirement age increased due to longer lifespans and on and on. Perhaps we should keep some things to ourselves🤔
Derny, the trouble is that the young think they're immortal. They're out in a wonderful wide world full of fast foods and alcohol and God alone knows what.
That's not happening
Medical mafia is a big scam. If they don't have patient they wont survive. So they don't teach longterm solution for disease.
@@suecollins3246 Youth is wasted on the young...
I have taken to fasting recently. I am a firm believer in the benefits of autophagy..we eat too much! Very well explained. I will be sharing this with the doubters!
I’ve lost 55 lbs with intermittent fasting and was left with a lot of sagging skin, but as I’ve continued with a fasting lifestyle, I’ve been able to eliminate most of it. I’ve been doing this for about 18 months. I’ve been able to eliminate my high blood pressure medication and my high cholesterol medication and feel amazing!!! Our bodies are miraculous healers...we just have to learn how to make it work effectively and efficiently. Thank you. Dr Eckberg for your wonderful information 💜🦋
Just to mention saging skin. I've lost also and at 74 i am not to saggy. I added on a good dose of collagen every day and i mainly did that for connective tissue care but I've gotten more from all this stuff. I have even learned how to communicate with my frustrated Medical doctor.
@@60viking great. Glad no surgery.
How's ur sagging skin now is it better than before ??
@@39madhurie, unfortunately, for reasons I won’t go into (but not health related, thankfully) I have only been able to do limited exercising lately, which I feel was also beneficial. Therefore, I have not seen any additional loss of sagging. Are you having issues with sagging? If so, have you been successful in eliminating it?
@@hollylevey5889 I have just started my weight loss journey n since I have excess fat at hips n thighs I have little loose skin dere but haven't done anything yet to control it , heard autophagy helps so will try to follow fasting
I agree with everything you said and mention. I keep doing this over 3 years and feel better autophagy is the key to longevity keep that in mind without commitment you can't start without consistency you can't finish
I never get sick of your Videos. This information is gold!
Thank you Dillons Woodworks. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it.
I stopped at 58hrs and it was the easiest FAST yet. BUT I obviously experienced a new effect from it. I’m 74 and have improved so much in the last 3 years since I went low carb (no cheating) . The change was during late in the extended fast and so far three days still have more energy for sure. Darn getting better all the time.
Started this 2 weeks ago. Combined with some HIIT, I got rid of my quarantine belly, and feel great and never hungry in the morning.
I feel lucky to have discovered your brilliant videos. I am 65 years old and been diabetic for 20 years. I find your style of explaining truly inspiring. I can’t thank you enough.
I just completed my 21 days water fast! Thank you LORD🙌
Can you tell us about it?
I fasted three times for six days each and it was extremely miserable. I wish I could have gone longer.
@@buyerofsorts I'm on day 5 right now so miserable
@@chrisrichards280 That's pretty good though. Most people can't go a day. It is miserable for sure. I read that by the 3-4 day, the cravings went away but not for me. I was dying to eat the entire time.
Even the thought of eating celery or something lame like that sounded so good. The last time I did it, I broke the fast with a big bowl of guacamole and a whole bag of chips. lol. I know you're supposed to break a fast a little at a time but no way! Down the hatch it all went and I loved every second of it!
Well good luck to you. I hope you can go longer than I could ever make it!
@@buyerofsortsday 6 right trying to do 7, I've had cravings everyday... Capn crunch which is wierd because I don't eat it that often, chips and salsa especially but that because I eat it everyday lol.. the cravings kind of went away but not really to be honest
I'm 54 years old and I am close to menopause, I have seen some of your videos and I would like to thank you for the simple exposure. I am Italian with a school English and I understand very well what you explains. I have recently been putting your teachings into practice and I am already achieving great results! I am losing weight, I feel more lucid, I move better ... I think that thanks to this method I will stop taking medicines 😄
Thanks Doc😊💖
I've been eating in a 4 hour window for a year now, and once I got used to it I really liked it.
As of today I'm starting my 3rd week of one meal a day. There is always the part at the beginning where you don't feel good because you are detoxing, but after about 3-4 days you feel good.
I have a travel mug of hot water going all the time and it keeps me from being hungry.
This is the only thing that worked for me to get rid of the menopause weight that I couldn't get off no matter what I did! And I tried everything!
Start by shortening the hours a day that you eat.
Lucky me that im so poor that i got no foods most of the time. Fasting is my friend! Thanks Doc!
still poor ma boy? 😅
😅😅😅 being poor became a blessing from God nowadays when it Comes to health issue
I get great reports from my Drs. And often they say “what did you do?” Well yesterday i I got a follow up eye and cataract progress survey. Dr. Said I have to give you new glasses the ones we gave you are NOW TO STRONG.(made me smile) and I asked how about my cataracts he’s “THEY ARE NOT GROWING “ I smiled again. I also asked the Dr. if he thought my diet and regular fasting if helping me? By the time we were done talking he said he wanted to read up on Autophagy and keep and eye on me. I love 💕 this stuff.
No ego was involved in the making of this video. very impressed.
Wow, you are an incredibly gifted teacher of health and wellness. You break complex concepts down so it's so easy to understand! Thanks for all your work. :)
THANKS so much
Thank you so much Dr Ekberg, you are brilliant in the wellness of the body and how to keep it healthy!!! Just love your teaching ❤️🤗
I did twelve hour Fasting for six months dropped thirty five pounds. Also dropped my A1c from a 8 to a 5.8 and my acid reflux got better.
1:32 slow and reverse aging 👍🏼
Reduce skin sag
2:36 help with concussions
I would do this before ever taking drugs. I do fast and the results have been positive.
The (prescription) drugs are frightening. I used to be a lab rat for western medicine with some serious side effects that im still trying to recover from, years afterward
Dr Sten, you have inspired me, with your sensible approach to the science of healthy living. I have been a beneficiary of your knowledge. I had been on BP meds for 3 years and was given statin med due to elevated cholesterol along with NAFLD at age 63. So with your guidance and other research I did. I realized that I can fix this, without resorting to medication. I followed this guidance religiously. I went from 205 lbs to 160 lbs in 4 months. I am off BP meds and never took the statins. Today, my doctor agrees I need no meds. My cholesterol levels have returned to healthy. Cognitively, physically and spiritually I have returned to feeling like I did when I was in my 20's ??? lol
I have you to thank for this lifestyle guidance and I know share this knowledge with family and friends (when they allow me!)
Thanks Sten for the gift of life
@timdubois407 Thank you for sharing this!
Now I am into OMAD. A few weeks ago I was bleeding/menstruating heavily for a week. I went into panic mode coz last Dec 2017, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer and I was bleeding then for 6months before I went to an ob gyne. All the doctors in the hospital suggested hysterectomy but I found a doctor/naturopath who treated me and told me to go into a lowcarb diet. Fast forward to this yr with the lockdown. I again ate a lot of carbs. When I began heavily bleeding again. I immediately began a lowcarb diet then having this OMAD. Lo and behold, from a very heavy bleeding, it immediately decreased and the bleeding stopped. Now, I told myself I should really get into low carb and do fasting to keep my body healthy. I believe autophagy is life saving!
I had a heart attack on Dec.3 and I started fasting 23 hours a day and my girlfriend is doing keto so I am eating meals with her and I have lost 54.5lbs so far. I should have done this a long time ago
I just stumbled across this, I am absolutely delighted and shocked that my own Doctor has never even mentioned it!!I was diagnosed with Arthritis years ago and White matter disease, told nothing can be done??? I have been fasting now for 2 weeks and feeling great. Thank you for explaining really well ❤
The obstacle I'm finding a lot of people don't want to face is "not eating". They still want to wait for the magical breakthrough that will absolve them from having to eat less, act with discipline, and possibly exercise 😰
I LOVE THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN AUTOPHAGY SO CLEARLY!
My best man had beat the colon cancer stage 3 turning to stage 4 by fasting. Extreme fasting 2 or 3 days no food jest water and green tea. On top of it he is a gym guy. Lots of work out running and swimming. He claims that more he fasts stronger he feels. I tried not to eat 18 hours and almost ended in ER. I found myself in this story about the balance.
If you couldn’t go 18 hours without calories then you are either diabetic and went into hypoglycemia or it was purely mental. With a normal adult regardless of body fat percentage anyone can easily go 18 hours without calories the hard part for most people is the mental aspect. As I’m typing this comment I am currently on 22 hours without any calories aside from water and black coffee and I’m fine aside from a few waves of hunger that come and go it is relatively easy. I have been doing OMAD on and off for the past 5 weeks. If you do have health issues you should be working with your doctor to get on some sort of fasting regiment. Best of luck!
Anyone on here used fasting against prostate cancer
you should go full Lion diet carnivore for 60 days to transition in to fat burning, then you can fast with out the big crash.
The thing I’ve noticed about Dr. Ekberg is that his look of good health seems to be coming from the inside out. He kind of has a glow about him. That’s what I want. And thanks to his videos, I now have the knowledge to get there.
My experience with intermitten fasting is switching it up. I did 18/4 for a long time, but ended up trying alternate day fasting and saw more results.
Excellent information! The Bible taught me a lot about fasting and how beneficial it is, physically and spiritually.
look into urine therapy. the land of milk and honey- Amrita and aged urine. dont know if its true, but there is speculation.
That's amazing 👏 .. absolutely amazing health benefits!! Interesting that the bible mentions its benefits. Also, can't help but wonder how fascinating it is that Muslims are encouraged to fast (... fasting has been 'prescribed' for you, as it was 'prescribed' to those before you.. (Quran) .. and the choice of word is not recommended, or ideal, or should.. but the word choice is 'prescribed' ... and after watching these videos on autophagy i cannot think of a more fitting word than prescribed. And God knows best
AMEN 🙌🙏✝️
Fasting is way older than the Bible.
@@pwilki8631 The Bible goes back to the before the seventh generation of Adam so not really...
Thanks for the life-changing video about autophagy. I am practicing OMAD and am overwhelmed by its benefits. Initially it was merely for weight loss but I think I have entered a gold mine of information about holistic wellness of human health. While humanity is suffering from prolonged over consumption, fasting appears the only way to make any possible changes in individual wellness and public health. In the long run its going to save costs and lessen sufferings from chronic diseases. Greetings from Singapore!
Autophagy is an amazing tool I am on a low carb diet healthy fats and grass feed meat and vegetables I did a 24 hours fast and you feel the energy coming back in your brain it’s amazing only be careful if you are slim build then you lose some weight but it’s really powerful great explanation !
Have followed your videos for a long time, lost 35lbs, and feeling wonderful. Thank you for all the wonderful information.
I love this topic! I have been doing 20/4 intermittent fasting for a couple months now for 5 days a week. My body aches are going away, lost 15 pounds. I am pre-diabetic, fasting sugar's are usually 103 to 106. I have done two 48 hour fast as well. Hoping to cure my insulin resistance. I also keep my sugar's below 40 mg a day, some days lower. Thanks for the great knowledgeable videos on this topic!
Keep going.....
Thank you Dr. Ekberg! After watching couple of dozens of your videos I was finally able to understand my type of disability in regulating my body, the reasons behind it and the solution too. Thanks to you I regained control over my body and partly my autoimmune disease too. Made me conscious and capable at the same time. Grateful forever. Keep up the good work!
this guy not a doctor in the sense we all know
Fasting is a practice that’s been done for thousands of years by different races, religions and groups of people. It’s reassuring to see science finally explain why fasting is such an important part of life.
We evolved evolved with periods of hunger!
because government are bad for population they always told us to eat breakfast and never watch the sun gazing
@@rogerdodger8813hi
I just live this man and the way he breaks down vital info for us to understand. I am not overweight but I recently started intermitting fasting to keep my weight at a certain level. OMAD works for me no snacking and I am loving it. I am never hungry.
I messed up and did emotional eating during Ecuador’s long pandemic lockdown. After 8 weeks of gaining weight, getting a little swelling in the ankles, face breaking out in eczema, and so on...I started climbing back out of the hole I fell in. No more grains or grain products and a whole food, low carb diet for me. I have been low carb for a few weeks and now I am in day 3 of 18:6 intermittent fasting. I’ve found it very difficult but will stay with it until I can get to a longer fast. I can do it and I will do it! The swelling is gone, the eczema has disappeared and the weight is slowly creeping down. I want to get into some serious autophagy and will in time.
All the best to you
I eat no breakfast
I eat lunch at 1pm. I eat dinner from 5-6pm
So I fast 19hrs a day
A year later, hope ur better 😊😊
This is absolutely hands down your best video when it comes to the benefits of the keto diet and fasting lifestyle and how it relates to how our bodies were designed. Our bodies came from dirt, it is best to power and rebuild them from dirt. As soon as man intervenes with, genetic modification, and pesticide resistance/pesticide bearing plants and animals, nutrition goes downhill.
I love Omad I’ve lost 94 pounds, and reduced saggy skin but I’m working up the courage to fast longer than 24 hours for more heath benefits!! Thank you!
Hi 🤙🏽i have been fasting 7 days a week now for 18 months... very happy with results... lots of swimming and gym ... my eating window is between 6 pm and 9 pm ... feels good 😊
I prefer an evening eating window too
Me to i don't eat at all at work for 8 hours
This is my eating window too but thinking to change it to 1-4PM for better goodnight sleep.
Do you work a night shift? If not how is your quality of sleep?
It is not healthy to eat before going to bed. Do it a bit earlier. 6pm is the best
Wow!! I’ve been following Dr Ekberg’s advice for about a month now and fasting from lunch to lunch everyday so far and cannot describe how good I feel everyday already!! AMAZING Doctor!!! Will follow forever and have turned all my family and friends on to him!!!
This is what I like. He speaks to express not to impress. Clear and concise presentation.
Autophagy is an amazing subject. Thanks for covering it.
You are welcome swordfishK2.
swordfishK2. I agree ☝️
Yes it is, can you believe if I tell you that heard about autophagy for the first time in an anime?
@@JuanGonzalez-cw7xt Which anime?
Alper88 Toriko
I just started intermittent fasting, and got off gluten, and dairy and everything is better no more ringing in my ears
I’m on day 6 of water fasting, going for 20 days
Hi. What was your result?
How did you do?
@@jonathanhowell9295 stop eating and drink water
India has a rich tradition of fasting dating back thousands of years, with numerous festivals incorporating fasting practices. One of the most prominent examples is Navratri, a nine-day festival during which fasting is observed. The concept of autophagy or self-healing, now gaining recognition, echoes the longstanding practices deeply rooted in Indian culture for millennia."
Thank yiu have been fasting one month feeling so much better already . I was collapsing high blood pressure dehydrated now I take electro lights drink water green tea 16-8 , no sick all time balance and memory have improved thank you love fasting
Again, the way you explain is unique. I have heard this explanation before, but in a very partial way. You are integrating the science behind autophagy in a very comprehensive way. I enjoyed this.
Thank you Carlos Roman. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile.
Thank you for this. Very clear explanation as to the why and how to do this!
Already subscribed and 'belled' your channel 😎
All the others are mind numbingly boring!
Dr Sten actually makes it fascinating to listen to. I keep dropping his name on other videos so that others can get a little excited too!
I think his videos should be utilized to teach new teachers how to be more effective.
traduction en french lange pleas tk
Fasting has always been a part in traditional Indian eating habits...but due to modernizing and copying foreign diet practices we have completely lost our track and discourage what Indian Ayurveda has taught us...Thank you for recognizing the value and sharing it's significance.😇
Thank you for sharing this. 3 years later, this video is a wealth of information that surpasses the strength of “social media trends”😂I’ve lost 70 pounds and counting with intermittent fasting and fasting for weight loss. Now I am a health coach and personal trainer helping other women achieve the same success using tools like IF, the anti inflammatory diet and low impact workouts ❤
Thanks for doing so many videos on keytones, insulin and intermittent fasting as it seems
I need many videos to understand and get over my conditioning of bad food habits. 60 years old I have been struggling to loose weight with fatty liver problem. One week in lost 8 lb and think I am fat adapted
and feeling better than I have for a long time. Thank You!
Perfect timing. In hour 21 of my first 24hr fast.
I applaud you. Next time, God wills, go for 36-39 hrs & you will feel unbelievable; break it with an organic black & green tea mix & a slice or two of Ezekiel 4:9 bread or Ezekiel 4:9 muffins.
If you need to lose inches, little by little they will disappear!
have a great one!
After all that wonderful fasting you put bread and muffin into your body? Should just feed our body with real food. IMHO
@Bill Sanders Read Kiefer
Lol same. I'm 18 hours into my first 48. Let's go!
Try 21 days like i did.
Dr. Ekberg thankyou so much I've been fasting I eat at 12noon and dinner at 5pm. No sugar. I eat chicken, fish lots of leafy greens . I went from l56 lbs. to now 139 lbs. 😊 now I'm doing your 10 day exercise challenge. I'm 56 year old woman I haven't felt this good since I was 26! Thankyou so much. 😊
You're such a good teacher and have inspired me to induce autophagy. Already on keto. Going to heal chronic migraine. yeah!
This is the second video in 13 years that I have left a comment on. Absolutely AMAZING! I’ve heard this information presented in different ways before but nothing feels so much like home as this. I look forward to exploring past and future content as I am now a privileged subscriber. Great Job! Thank You
The results and outcomes of fasting are hugely stupendous. I've proved it to myself. I did OMAD on alternating days for four weeks and I lost a lot of belly fat and reversed my diabetes completely. The fasting blood glucose levels and the after meal levels and random levels say I don't have diabetes anymore. When I started the level was 9.4 Mmol/L. Now between 4 and 5 Mmol/L. Simply amazing. This after I was told on many occasions that diabetes is chronic and progressive and I have to be on Metformin for the rest of my life.
I have been doing 5 day fasts and daily IF (20:4) it helps so much. I am able to train for a 5k because fasting makes it much easier to run. Probably because it reduces so much visceral fat from the organs! Now to get rid of all that and move on the subcutaneous fat :) 45 pounds to go! 23 down from fasting
What a beautifully clear exposition of one of the most important factors of human health.
i used to have very minor floater in the past, but somehow it appeared so much on my right eyes 2months ago that it affects my overall vision by 30%. Thank you Lord Jesus, after watching many youtube videos and studies online, i went for a fast consisting of reduction in oily or heavy meals, eating more vegetable and fruits, and donating blood (autophagic way) as ways of eliminating the floater materials. After less than a month, the floaters is reduced by around 80%. Considered vision back to normal. Final thought: I believed all these improvement is not possible without the healing works of God, so give thanks to God for what you have and don't have.
Amen
I am in agreement with you brother. We can do all things through his mercy and power. Glory to God!
Love these videos. I've been struggling with adrenal fatigue, high cortisol and low functioning thyroid. I do yoga, reformer and HIIT training and low carb diet, 16:8 and OMAD. This weekend I did my first 48 hour fast and am totally blown away with the results. Thank you for all your videos that have really explained what going on in my body and why these lifestyle changes are working 😊🙏
Did you have any mental clarity and energy left in the 48 hour fast?
@@siouxsietea6147 Honestly, I love 24, 48 & 72 hour fasts. Mental clarity, absolutely. I was doing 72 hours twice a month but i found it's not good for my wellbeing. I found it made me more valuable to addictive behaviour, maybe disruption to dopamine balance? So I'll revert back to once a month or once every two months.
I’m on the Fast Track now for the third day and so glad I caught this video about clean up crew ! It’s enjoyable listening to the different sounds coming from my stomach, my sides grumbling and chest , shoulders and in the lower GI track , knowing now the clean up crew is hard at work , I actually enjoy the fasting more than the eating part , I don’t want to eat anything but I know I must but can’t wait to get back to my fasting because I’ve a long ways to go , I’m 230 lbs and my goal is to hit 175 lbs.
I’m down now to 203 , I’m going to hold there for now but
Will continue soon I need some carbs every now and then.
@@ericremme7589 thanks for the update
@@ericremme7589 how did it go? Did you meet your goal?
Autophagy is an amazing way to heal the body, and fasting is the way to do it,thanks Dr. Sten!
Fascinating video - thank you Dr. Ekberg. Experienced several months of extreme nausea - nothing stayed in my stomach - after a craniotomy to remove a large - 5cm - meningioma. After exhausted tests to find what was wrong - autophagy might explain the need for this time to allow for the regeneration/healing of my brain. Although I lost a lot of weight -some 3 stone - my thought processes became clearer over time. Happy to report the mri remains clear after 2 years. Life is good,
The body is a river not a statue brilliant analogy luv that !
Thank you P Lecky.
Be Water my Friend
Yes , I really love that too.The is a river and not a statue.That's a wonderful analogy.
"the body is a river and not a statue"
Yes way cool. I've always been near water to be happy, curious and curiouser.
There is a cardiologist in the USA from India on youtube saying basically the same thing as Dr Sten. I just came across him yesterday! He is saying (the cardiologist) that we are junkies from becoming addicted to eating every couple of hours. He is also saying some of the things we eat like flour has been broken down in such a way that it is the same as eating sugar.
Dr Pradip Jamnadas
Dr Berg and Dr Ekberg are my favourites. It’s funny how the surnames rhyme 😄
You're beautiful because of fasting?
Anisa nisa boe bisa fahnahna fahnah foe fisa... Ok Ok, I'll shut up now.
@@BB-vq6cb 😂😂😂 what does that mean ?
@@shuv2605 😊🤷♀️
@@anisa8733 he’s rhyming your surname 😭
Awesome , I've been a health coach for nearly 20 years ....I've been teaching this information and coaching keto for that amount of time . I've witnessed life changing health benefits for hundreds of people . People off all sorts of medications as the body heals ....great video ...I couldn't of said this any better , thanks for making a great video , it will save lives I'm sure of it .
ElmwoodParkHulk .I am a 31yr old female and have OA all over due to overuse of working,can fasting help rebuild my joint?
Baby Ghany I used to live in agony due to that but now due to fasting, carnivore and weight training I have no pain and no more arthritis.
ElmwoodParkHulk@you should have mentioned those life-changing health benefits you spoke about.
You are a massive encourager. I am in the process of losing over 6 stone. Your advice is so helpful. Thank you.
I used for have 16:8 Intermittent fasting for a month and then stopped for no reason. Now seeing your videos get me back on track. Please keep posting, your videos are so informative. Thank you for sharing!
Keep going France with the intermittent fasting.... You will see great things happening and most importantly how your body regulate itself....... Eating at night is a sabotaging strategy and your body is actually interrupted. The 16/8 is a nice foundation and after the 2 month then increase to 17/7 and after the next 2 months you increase to 18/6. You'll look young and your energy levels is through the roof..... Your body will drive you if it needs sleep it will become sleepy...you'll be amazed how your body will direct you to what it needs. Enjoy
I lost 31 kg in 8 months and cholesterol levels went back to normal.
Wow! This is Amazing video and explained very well. I am on 20 hours fasting everyday and i do high intensive exercise such as Muaythai boxing. Running every morning atleast 5km for 30 minutes. I used to be 80kg, now i am proud & happy of 47kg.
Kudos to your video Dr. Sten Ekberg
Hi thanks for your comment, would you describe your fasting? And how long you took to down from 80kg to 47kg? Thanks
Miss Mugs@ you haven't answered Hoveric since one year! why?
@@midraju3771 Oh! I guess I missed it. Apologize
@@melissacristina9117 My fasting way back is very strict No food at all, just Water & Sometimes Hot tea. It took me a year lose down. And now I am back to 58Kg huhu because of this lockdown but it’s not an excuses, I will do it again to lose weight. Apologize it took me a year to reply here. Take care
Thanks!
Thank You @davidwinters1432 so much for showing your appreciation and supporting the channel, and for helping me get the message of health out to the world. 🙏 🏆 😄