Dr. Alan Goldhamer: How water fasting fights hypertension

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 1, 2025

Duration

1h 21m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Alan Goldhamer is one of the world’s top experts on fasting, and the Founder and Director of TrueNorth Health Center, where over 25,000 people have reversed chronic illnesses through medically supervised, water-only fasting. He is also the author of books such as, ‘Can Fasting Save Your Life?’ and ‘The Pleasure Trap’. Is fasting more powerful than any diet pill?! Dr Alan Goldhamer reveals how this simple practice burns belly fat, boosts energy, clears brain fog…and may even cure depression! He explains: ⬛How to fast without losing muscle ⬛Why obesity is more deadly than most diseases ⬛How to fix your body with water-only fasting ⬛How fasting treats PCOS better than medication ⬛Why calorie counting doesn’t work ⬛Why the ‘pleasure trap’ is silently keeping you sick Topics: 00:00 Intro 02:16 What Have You Spent Your Entire Life Doing? 03:38 What Type of Fasting Are You Referring To? 04:43 What Happens to the Body During Fasting? 11:54 What Is Autophagy? 15:09 Difference Between Fasting and Calorie Restriction 17:14 Why Does Avoiding Carbs Improve Cognitive Function? 18:18 Juice Fasting 19:56 Who Are You Giving a 40-Day Water Fast To? 22:42 What Kind of Person Does a 40-Day Water Fast? 24:23 What Happens to Our Psychology When We Fast? 26:39 Could We Just Remove Processed Food Instead? 29:23 Why Would Anyone Do a Water Fast? 32:41 How Do Different Genders Respond to Fasting? 37:33 How Many Meals Do You Miss on a 40-Day Water Fast? 39:47 Do You Supplement During Water Fasts? 40:41 What to Eat After a Water Fast 42:00 Ads 44:10 Is There a Benefit to Fasting If You're Already Healthy? 47:57 Is Fasting Effective for Weight Loss? 49:31 Outcome Data from Fasting Studies 53:31 PCOS and the Menstrual Cycle While Fasting 56:52 Does Fasting Improve Other Areas of Life? 57:55 What’s the Longest a Person Can Fast? 59:13 Safety Concerns with Water Fasts 1:00:37 Common Misconceptions About Fasting 1:02:22 How Fasting Eliminates Excess Sodium 1:04:23 How Fasting Reduces Toxins in the Body 1:05:33 How Fasting Affects the Nervous System 1:06:39 How Fasting Changes Your Taste Buds 1:08:38 Ads 1:09:39 What's the Next Step If People Are Curious? 1:11:39 The Biggest Lie That's Ruining People's Lives 1:14:43 What Do 40-Day Fast Patients Struggle With? Follow Dr Alan: Website - https://bit.ly/3VnzfYl You can purchase Dr Alan’s book, ‘Can Fasting Save Your Life?’, here: https://amzn.to/4jgQzcT The Diary Of A CEO: ⬛Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ⬛Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ⬛The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ⬛The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ⬛Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ⬛Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Independent research: https://alangoldhamer.tiiny.co/ Sponsors: Shopify - https://shopify.com/bartlett SimpliSafe - https://simplisafe.com/doac to claim 50% off a new system with a professional monitoring plan and get your first month free. Vivobarefoot - https://vivobarefoot.com/DOAC with code DIARY20 for 20% off

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• Dr. Alan Goldhamer

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• Steven Bartlett

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Dr. Alan Goldhamer and Steven Bartlett, Dr. Alan Goldhamer: How water fasting fights hypertension explores world’s Top Fasting Doctor Reveals Radical Evidence Against Modern Medicine’s Approach Dr. Alan Goldhamer, a physician with 40 years’ experience supervising water-only fasts, argues that medically supervised fasting is the most effective known treatment for hypertension and a powerful tool for reversing chronic disease. He explains the physiology of fasting, including the shift from glucose to ketones, visceral fat loss, autophagy, microbiome ‘rebooting,’ and autonomic nervous system rebalancing. Goldhamer contrasts water fasting with intermittent fasting, ketogenic diets, and juice fasts, emphasizing fasting’s superior impact on visceral fat, insulin resistance, blood pressure, and gut health. He frames fasting as both a therapeutic medical intervention and a psychological reset that can recalibrate taste, dopamine responses, and long‑term adherence to a whole-food, SOS‑free (no salt, oil, sugar) plant-based diet.

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