The Fasting Method Podcast

By: The Fasting Method
  • Summary

  • The Fasting Method Podcast is your source for the science of intermittent fasting, offering the best advice and most compelling insight on what it takes to lose the weight for good. Co-hosted by world-leading fasting experts, Megan Ramos, Nadia Pateguana, N.D., and Terri Lance, Ph.D., each episode takes a deep dive on a range of hot topics, and answers listeners' questions about fasting.
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Episodes
  • Hot Topic: Fasting and a Plant-Based Diet
    Mar 11 2025

    Episode #195

    In this week's episode, Terri and Coach Lisa discuss successfully integrating fasting and a plant based dietary approach.

    Summary Timestamps:

    • The different types of plant-based diets. (03:19)
    • The importance of finding the right plant-based diet that works for you. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. (05:37)
    • Lisa’s experience with plant-based diet and fasting. (07:34)
    • Tips for transitioning to a plant-based diet. (10:35)
    • The benefits of resistant starch. (15:35)
    • Protein sources. (22:23)
    • The importance of listening to your body and finding a plant-based approach that supports overall health and well-being, rather than strictly adhering to a set of rules. (28:16)

    LINKS & RESOURCES

    BOOKS

    Ketotarian by Will Cole

    Plant-Forward Keto by Liz Macdowell (also Vegan Keto)

    Oh She Glows by Angela Liddon (OSG Every Day, For Dinner)

    Jazzy Vegetarian by Laura Theodore (Vegan-ease, Easy vegan Home Cooking)

    Metabolical by Robert Lustig

    TFM PODCAST EPISODES

    #153 Member Transformation: Fredric Isler

    https://www.thefastingmethod.com/member-transformation-fredric-isler/

    #37 Fasting Q&A: Resistant Starch, Starting Protocol, Weight Loss, and Protein

    https://www.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-qa-resistant-starch-starting-protocol-weight-loss-and-protein/

    VIDEOS

    Jason Fung (YouTube) Changing Fast Carbs to Slow Carbs for Weight Loss

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ScTa4CTW0&t=3s

    Chapters:

    00:00 Disclaimer

    03:19 Types of plant-based diet

    05:37 Finding the right approach for you

    07:34 Lisa’s experience

    10:35 Tips for switching to plant-based

    15:35 Resistant starch

    22:23 Plant-based protein sources

    28:16 Listening to your body

    Transcripts of all episodes are available on the Podcast page at www.thefastingmethod.com

    Please Submit Your Questions for the Q&A episodes here: https://bit.ly/TFMPodcastQs

    Learn More About Our Community: https://www.thefastingmethod.com

    Join our FREE Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/TFMNetwork

    Watch Us On YouTube: https://bit.ly/TFMYouTube

    Follow Us on Instagram: @fastingmethod

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. You should always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before doing any fasting, changing your diet, taking or adjusting any medication or supplements, or adopting any treatment for a health problem. The use of any other products or services purchased by you as a result of this podcast does not create a healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the experts affiliated with this podcast. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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    32 mins
  • Hot Topic: The Perils of Perfectionism
    Mar 4 2025

    Episode #194

    In this week's episode, Terri and Coach Heather talk about how so often people struggle to achieve their health and weight-loss goals because they maintain an underlying expectation of perfectionism.

    They share how perfectionism may present in the fasting and nutritional efforts you are engaging and encourage more realistic expectations.

    Summary Timestamps:

    • Being a beginner means accepting that progress will be messy and imperfect, and that's okay. (02:53)
    • Don’t rush through fasting and lifestyle changes, setting unrealistic expectations and timelines. (04:19)
    • The challenge of not reaching goals is more a problem of not finishing than not starting. (08:21)
    • The problem with streaks (13:32)
    • Two strategies to combat perfectionism. (15:59)
    • Embracing the fact that change takes time and being willing to be ‘messy’ along the way is important for long-term success, and celebrating small wins and progress, rather than focusing on perfection, is key to building sustainable habits. (22:42)

    Chapters:

    00:00 Disclaimer

    02:53 Embracing imperfection

    04:19 Don’t rush it!

    08:21 Why we often fail to reach goals

    13:32 The problem with streaks

    15:59 Two strategies to combat perfectionism

    22:42 Key ways to achieve long-term success

    Transcripts of all episodes are available on the Podcast page at www.thefastingmethod.com

    Please Submit Your Questions for the Q&A episodes here: https://bit.ly/TFMPodcastQs

    Learn More About Our Community: https://www.thefastingmethod.com

    Join our FREE Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/TFMNetwork

    Watch Us On YouTube: https://bit.ly/TFMYouTube

    Follow Us on Instagram: @fastingmethod

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. You should always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before doing any fasting, changing your diet, taking or adjusting any medication or supplements, or adopting any treatment for a health problem. The use of any other products or services purchased by you as a result of this podcast does not create a healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the experts affiliated with this podcast. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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    25 mins
  • Fasting Q&A with Dr Jason Fung: Smoothies and Protein Drinks, Iodine, High Uric Acid, ADHD, and More
    Feb 25 2025

    Episode #193

    In this Fasting Q&A episode, hosted by Coach Lisa Chance, Dr. Jason Fung answers questions from the TFM Community:

    1. Are home-made smoothies and protein drinks helpful or detrimental as meal replacement when trying to lose weight or reverse type two diabetes? If so, what kind would you recommend? (05:14)
    2. Is it acceptable for someone 4’10” to eat 0.6 grams of protein per kilogram instead of TFM’s recommended 0.8-1.2 gram, since they are so petite? (08:32)
    3. How does iodine intake and storage work in the body from a scientific perspective? Since iodine is water soluble, what is known about how long the body can maintain adequate iodine levels between dietary intake? Are there any established research findings about the need for iodine during different eating patterns, such as an extended fast? (12:02)
    4. Will consistently high uric acid levels from fasting adversely affect my health even if I don't have symptoms of hyperuricemia? (14:08)
    5. I believe you addressed this at the time Dr. Peter Attia was a guest on Thomas DeLauer’s YouTube channel, but I can’t remember which one of our podcasts that was. Wasn’t he cautioning about extended fasts and muscle loss for people who were already in great shape - “shredded” if you will? Don’t you quickly regain any muscle lost once you start eating nutrient-dense food again? (15:21)
    6. Is there more autophagy happening during exercise or fasting? (21:17)
    7. What is the best fasting regime for someone with a low BMI but who has non-alcoholic fatty liver disease? How long should alternate-day fasting (just started two 42-48 hour fasts a week) combined with a whole-food, low-carb diet continue? (23:46)
    8. What are your thoughts on fasting while taking ADHD medication? (25:04)
    9. Do you have any recommendations for a diet that will starve or kill cancer? (26:23)
    10. How long does it take to reverse insulin resistance while doing fasting and low-carb and how do you know when you have? (27:42)

    Please note that you need to be a member of the TFM Community to submit questions to the Q&A webinars with Dr. Fung but you can submit questions to our regular Q&A episodes here: https://bit.ly/TFMPodcastQs

    LINKS

    The two videos from the Fasting & Longevity Summit mentioned in this episode can be found here:

    Dr Ben Bikman - https://youtu.be/3GKiT2Ihek8?si=IHDMFHN3xpp4sEIf

    Dr Brian Lenzkes - https://youtu.be/Qqi8sumxGZY?si=p2QvYcCIjnk_vDLC

    CHAPTERS:

    00:00 Disclaimer

    05:14 Smoothies as meal replacements

    08:32 Protein allowance

    12:02 Iodine intake

    14:08 High uric acid levels

    15:21 Muscle loss

    21:17 Autophagy from exercise vs fasting

    23:46 ADF for low BMI and NAFLD

    25:04 Fasting while on ADHD medication

    26:23 Diet to starve/kill cancer

    27:42 How long to reverse insulin resistance

    Transcripts of all episodes are available at www.thefastingmethod.com on the Podcast page.

    Learn More About Our Community: https://www.thefastingmethod.com

    Join our FREE Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/TFMNetwork

    Watch Us On YouTube: https://bit.ly/TFMYouTube

    Follow Us on Instagram: @fastingmethod

    This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. You should always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before doing any fasting, changing your diet, taking or adjusting any medication or supplements, or adopting any treatment for a health problem. The use of any other products or services purchased by you as a result of this podcast does not create a healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the experts affiliated with this podcast. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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    31 mins

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insightful, interesting and boring

Loved the platform this Podcast follows. Very insightful, interesting, not boring AND pleasant English spoken.

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So glad for this!

Thanks for making a fasting podcast. It is good to listen to while fasting yourself :)

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Great podcast!

The only thing I dislike is there isn’t more! I find your topics and stories really help motivate me to keep fasting on. Thank you for helping me :)

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Very Informative

I greatly appreciate Megan & Nadia freely sharing their experience & knowledge with everyone. I find their shows so helpful in keeping me on track with my weight loss/ health journey. The Fasting Method team has been a true life saver.

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Awesome helpful episode!

Episode 10 really answers a lot of questions for me! Thank you so much for making this information public.

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Life changing

Thank you so much Lisa for sharing your story. I am so inspired by you and your journey. Amazing

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