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Podcast: The Ben Azadi Show
Episode: #996 What Happens When You Don’t Eat for 2 Days – The Metabolic Timeline That Heals Your Body Hour by Hour with Ben Azadi
Description: Ben Azadi takes listeners on an hour-by-hour timeline of what happens inside the body during a 48-hour water fast. From digestion and insulin reduction to autophagy, fat-burning ketosis, stem cell regeneration, and a dopamine reset—this is the ultimate metabolic transformation guide.
⏰ 12–14 Hours:
Complete Digestion → Energy is diverted from digestion to cellular repair
Insulin Drops → Bloating decreases, energy rises
⏰ 16–17 Hours:
Autophagy Begins → Cleans out damaged cells and mitochondria
Mitophagy Kicks In → Optimizes fat-burning and anti-aging
⏰ 20 Hours:
Ketosis Accelerates...