Apr 29, 2022
On this week’s episode of the
Girlfriend Doctor Podcast, I had a wonderful conversation with Dr.
David Jockers. David is a natural health doctor, functional
nutritionist, author, and certified strength and conditioning
specialist. We dive into many topics regarding the benefits of
intermittent fasting, strategies to adapt to eating less, knowing
your “Why”, and much more.
I’m sure that you’ve probably
heard or seen something regarding the benefits of fasting but in
this conversation, we discuss the details on how to ease into a
fasting routine without causing getting burnt out too quickly. Food
is just as addicting, if not more, than any substance out there, so
we should be more careful on what we are ingesting into our bodies
and at what time. Dr. Jockers also details how he does a 24-hour
fast once a week and how blood sugar and insulin levels impact sex
drive and hormones.
We are literally what we
consume, and if we constantly eat foods that are not good for our
body, we transmute that low energy into our daily lives. We go in
depth on the importance of fasting but if you would like to really
go deep-sea diving into the topic, make sure to purchase Dr.
Jocker’s book, The
Fasting Transformation.
And while you’re at it, purchase his other books that will help you
improve your physical, mental, and emotional body!
KEY TAKEAWAYS (with timestamps):
- [5:28] How Dr. Jockers got
through the pandemic
- [14:07] Finding your
WHY
- [18:04] The many benefits of
fasting
- [23:24] Strategies to adapt to
intermittent fasting
- [32:02] Benefits of a 24-hour
weekly fast
- [25:56] How blood sugar and
insulin impact sex hormones
- [42:39] Faith’s connection to
health
- [46:43] Where to find Dr. David
Jockers
WHERE TO FIND THE GUEST
- Book: The Fasting
Transformation, available on amazon or wherever books are
sold.
- https://drjockers.com/
- Podcast: The Functional
Nutrition Podcast
MEMORABLE QUOTES:
- “I think if there’s any
blessing that comes from the pandemic, is that we need to be more
resilient. More resilient mentally, emotionally, physically, we
need to be healthier. I think as a society, we’re weak. We’re not
very resilient.”
- “We live in a world where, unfortunately, the
media is trying to divide us… trying to make good guys and bad
guys, so it’s very easy to be prideful.”
- “I think we have to remind ourselves that most
people out there are trying to do the best they can.”
- “You have to remind yourself of your goals. Why
are you doing this, right? Having a big “why”. If you have a “why”
that makes you cry.”
- “I just realized, wow. When I’m
not eating in the morning and I kind of condense my eating window,
and I was eating in a 4-6 hour eating window, and I was eating a
lot of food in that window, I just felt a lot better. I had more
energy, I was stronger in the gym. I just felt significantly
better.”
- “All of our ancestors fasted because, you know,
they didn’t have refrigerators and pantries. For certain seasons of
the year, they were pretty much dependent on whatever they can find
that day to eat.”
- “Our body is better at adapting to fasting than
overeating… better at adapting to food scarcity than to adapting to
food abundance. It is built into our blueprint.”