So when the study came out and said the fasting group lost more
lean muscle mass. Yeah, they did, because that's the point of
fasting. But what they didn't say what the news headline
didn't say, was that what you break your fast with matters. So
on the other side of autophagy is something called mTOR. Dr.
Mindy here, and on this video, we are diving into a new study
that showed when you fast, you lose muscle. Hmm, I definitely
have a strong opinion about this one. So I am going to share what
the study said. And then I'm going to show you what my
thoughts are and how you can fast so you don't lose muscle
that's on this video. And those of you that are new to my
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And I love being on this journey with you. So thank you from the
bottom of my heart. This is just been an incredible experience to
watch you get healthy through these videos. Okay, I got a lot
of messages on this study a few weeks ago. And it was a study
that came out it was a human study. And it was published June
2021. And it said it showed that when people fast, it was a
human study, that they broke muscle down. And the
how it was broader was profiled on social media a lot was that
well, maybe we shouldn't fast, then if we don't want to lose
muscle. That's not the case. So I am going to break this study
down for you. First, it was a 24 hour study. So alternate day
fasting study. So that's the first thing that I want you to
know they had people eat whatever they want one day, and
then fast the next eat what they want, and then fast. That's a
form of intermittent fasting. It's called alternate day
fasting.
So what they found was here were the four findings, that the
people who fasted they did two groups of people, they fed them
the same food, but one did this alternate day fasting, and one,
they just let them eat all day long. So the group that fasted
what they found is they lost more lean muscle mass, just put
that little thought in the back of your head for a moment
because I'm going to bring this to the surface. Second, the
fasting group last had less fat loss. That's not what other
studies say. I'm going to show you here in a moment. They also
said that the fasting group had no significant changes in
insulin sensitivity. That's also interesting. That's not what
other studies say. That's not what you guys are finding How
many of you have overcome pre diabetes and have lower down
your insulin medications. And I mean, the stories are amazing.
Put in the comments if that's you. And then the fourth one,
which was really interesting, and I want to get into the
nuance of this one is that fasting didn't result in any
changes in gene expression for inflammation or a toffee G.
Interesting because that's not what other studies are showing.
So let's break this down. Are you ready? Okay, first, the
science is never settled. So when we see people say that when
people say the science is settled, that's, that's such a
stupid statement. Because the purpose of science is to
constantly prove itself wrong. You come out with a study and
you go This was our hypothesis is what we think is going to
happen. And then you study it and you're like, Ah, that either
did happen or didn't happen. And then the way that researchers
work is they look at that study, and then they maybe a couple
years down the road, they try to decide if they need to disprove
that. Science is always evolving, it's always disproving
itself, new hypotheses are coming up all the time. So when
we look at one individual study, we want to glimmer little pieces
from it, but we don't go Okay, that's it, my muscle is
going to be lost when I fast and the end of the game, I'm done
fasting, that's not what we do, because science is never
settled. Okay. Other things that I want you to know on this is
that as you fast longer hit, more and more healing switches
get turned on. So I'm gonna leave a link in the notes for an
incredible study. I've done videos on this, that was put in
cell metabolism 2019, only a couple years behind this study
that showed what when a person for four weeks, did 36 hours of
fasting, and then had an eating window of 12 hours and then 36
hours of fasting and then 12 hours that they decreased belly
fat, and that the inflammation biomarkers went down. So they
lowered inflammation and they burned more belly fat. So here's
a study that is contradicting what this study is saying when
it says losing muscle mass. So the first thing I want you to
know is, this is how we look at studies, we don't fall prey to
headlines, we don't fall prey to, you know, clickbait
scenarios that people might be putting out there. Okay. Second
thing, when you are fasting, your body is going into a state
of autophagy. And in autophagy there is a breakdown, there is
a detox that's the purpose of fasting. Fasting goes after
stored sugar, and stored sugar is in your liver, it is in your
muscles, and so it's in your fat. So your body wants to break
that down to be able to get to the stored sugar and release it
so it doesn't stay in there and make you insulin resistant and
make you gain weight. That's the purpose of fasting. And it also
stimulates autophagy where the cells become so efficient,
and they repair themselves. That's the point of fasting.
So when the study came out and said the fasting group lost more
lean muscle mass. Yeah, they did, because that's the point of
fasting. But what they didn't say what the news headline
didn't say, was that what you break your fast with matters. So
on the other side of autophagy is something called mTOR. An mTOR
is where we build up a cell and we make it stronger,
specifically muscle. So when we go into these longer fasts, you
go into a 24 hour fast, you go into a 36 hour fast, you are
breaking down. And then when we break that fast with something
like protein, we are building muscle backup. And it is this in
and out of fasting and breaking the fast that is going to give
you this incredible lean, strong muscle that so many people are
looking for. So that's it's the breaking of the fast that
dramatically matters. So if you want more muscle, go into the
longer fats and then break it with protein. It's that it's
that simple. Okay, last couple of thoughts. Remember that
varying the lengths of fat is very important. The longer you
fast, the more healing gets go goes on in your body. If you
want more metabolic flexibility, then you want to learn how to
move in and out of these fasts. And the final thing I'm going to
tell you is that when you look at studies when you look at a
video like I'm giving you right now, what I want you to do is
look at the information and go fascinating. Oh my God, my body
is miraculous. And then I want you to customize it for you. We
have to get away from the one size fits all healthcare system,
it is not working. So when we look at a study like this, we've
got to individualize it for ourselves. So if you love this
information, the next video I would send you to is called can
you work out when you fast? That's a question you guys asked
me a lot. And if you want to know how I like to work out to
build muscle, especially as a 51 year old woman, come and join my
Academy every Saturday or most I should say most Saturday
mornings, I do a workout with my Academy members. It's a really
cool experience. We work out together I lead it sometimes my
health coach page will lead it. Most times I lead it. And then
we sit we do a little coffee talk and I share new science
that I've seen in new conversations that I have. It's
just a cool experience. And if you're in my Academy, you can
join us for that experience. So just put reset Academy in the
comments and my team will send you the link. And as always, if
you have a great story specifically about building
muscle, put in the comments so we can all learn from your
experience. But never give up on yourself and never fall prey to
these headlines. I want to suck you in and take you back to your
old lifestyle. You are more powerful than that. Hope that
helps.