Dave Asprey
10 May 2026
If you are constantly bloated, fatigued, and feeling heavy, your gut bacteria have taken over. The standard advice is to just stop eating and do a multi-day water fast. But if your gut is already inflamed, a strict zero-calorie fast will actually spike your cortisol, trigger adrenaline crashes, and blow open the tight junctions in your intestinal wall. In this video, I break down the Italian fasting hack engineered by longevity researcher Valter Longo: The Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD). I explain exactly how to structure this 5-day protocol to trick your body into autophagy (cellular cleanup) while still eating 800 to 1100 calories of specific fats and complex carbs. You will learn how constant "grazing" paralyzes your Migrating Motor Complex, why hidden proteins in vegetables are secretly kicking you out of fasting mode, and the exact step-by-step protocol to re-feed your microbiome on Day 6 without causing a massive inflammatory storm. Thank you to our sponsors! -GOT MOLD? | Go to http://gotmold.com/shopand use DAVE10 to save 10% and see what’s in your air -The One Device | Use code DAVE for $10 off at theonedevice.com/dave -iRestore | Reverse hair loss at www.irestore.com/DAVE and get exclusive savings on the iRestore Elite, use code DAVE Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:40 – Gut Ecosystem 01:00 – Constant Snacking 02:57 – Gut-Brain Connection 03:40 – Why Standard Fasting Can Backfire 07:22 – The Fasting Sweet Spot 09:21 – Introducing the FMD 10:43 – Pre-Reset: Prep Days 13:24 – The 5-Day FMD Protocol 16:47 – Meal Timing & Circadian Rhythm 17:46 – Sleep, Stress & Recovery 18:22 – How Often to Do FMD 19:23 – Wrapup Connect with Dave Asprey! Website: https://daveasprey.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daveaspreyofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave.asprey/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Daveaspreyofficial/ X: https://x.com/daveasprey YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/daveaspreybpr The Human Upgrade Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/TheHumanUpgradePodcast/ https://m.facebook.com/Thehumanupgrade/ Danger Coffee: https://dangercoffee.com/DAVE15 Dave Asprey’s BEYOND Conference: https://beyondconference.com/ Dave Asprey’s New Book - Heavily Meditated: https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated/ Dave's favorite supplements: https://www.shopsuppgradelabs.com/discount/DAVE15 Upgrade Labs: https://upgradelabs.com 40 Years of Zen: https://40yearsofzen.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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