Intermittent fasting

Intermittent fasting can help with weight and insulin sensitivity, especially when tailored to your needs.

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For weight loss.

Sourced from the doctors, PhDs and clinicians behind Entrain. Updated

The strongest voice

“For people trying to resolve intractable health problems... you should strongly consider experimenting with more extended and accentuated fasting, feeding cycles.”

a nutritional sciences PhD · source video · 00:46:00

In their own words

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a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator recommend
“Women need to fast differently during follicular, luteal, perimenopause, and menopause phases to honor their unique biorhythms and avoid negative effects.”

a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator · source video · 00:07:30

a molecular biology PhD recommend
“Fasting helps the gut microbiome recover and improves insulin sensitivity.”

a molecular biology PhD · source video · 00:22:40

a performance scientist with a psychology PhD recommend
“Intermittent fasting triggers other helpful behaviors leading to positive physiologic adaptation such as increased HRV.”

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a licensed naturopathic doctor neutral
“Intermittent fasting is mentioned as one of many diet models to help achieve weight loss.”

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a Stanford-educated anesthesiologist recommend
“Consuming protein prior to a workout signals the body to build muscle instead of breaking it down, mitigating the catabolic stress response in women.”

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a Stanford-educated anesthesiologist recommend
“Intermittent fasting can improve insulin sensitivity and thus help reverse PCOS.”

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Worth discussing with your GP, especially if you take medication or are pregnant. Entrain describes what is publicly taught; it does not prescribe.

Natural environment exposure

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Strong consensus

“spending time in the natural world or or having opportunities to kind of commune with other species or spend time in restorative natural environments is not something we can do without”

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Zone 2 cardio

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Strong consensus

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Sweating

Sweating through movement or heat supports natural detoxification and can help with overall vitality.

Strong consensus

“We remove or deplete deuterium by sweating pooing weeing and also sunlight it'll deplete deuterium as well”

a molecular biology PhD · source video · 00:16:50