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Podcast: Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
Episode: The Shocking Benefits of Eating No Food for 72 Hours with Ben Azadi
Description: In this episode, Dr. David Jockers joins Ben Azadi to break down what really happens inside your body during a 72-hour fast — from burning stored fat to reducing inflammation in the brain. Together, they explore how fasting resets dopamine, boosts mental clarity, and strengthens emotional resilience while tapping into your body's innate healing power. You'll hear Dr. Jockers and Ben discuss how autophagy clears out old, damaged cells and replaces them with stronger, more stress-resilient ones. They also dive into how fasting triggers the creation of new mitochondria — your body's energy factories — helping you burn fat mo...