492: Use Fasting as a Tool to Lose Weight & Prevent Disease | Mike Mutzel

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/492mikemutzel

Mike Mutzel (IG: @metabolic_mike) has an undergraduate degree in Biology and a masters degree in Human Clinical Nutrition.

He’s the author of Belly Fat Effect.

Mike makes videos and podcasts to help everyday people around the world learn how to stay lean and metabolically healthy.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why Mike stopped extended fasting
• The benefits of combining time-restricted feeding with exercise
• The process of autophagy and why it’s important
• Stop eating 3-4 hours before bed
• How long do you need to fast if you exercise?
• Find a feeding window that works for you
• Try weight lifting for long-term weight loss
• Sleep hygiene tips + why you need a LUX light meter
• Mouth taping & nasal breathing boost sleep quality
• Get outside for daily sun exposure
• Think about the sun as a supplement
• The surprising metabolic health benefits of thermal stress
• How to activate brown fat
• The supplements Mike recommendations
• Understanding symptoms and analyzing blood work
• Mike’s thoughts on functional medicine testing
• Does coffee or tea break your fast?

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Related links:

Mike Mutzel - Belly Fat Effect (book)

Mike Mutzel's website (High Intensity Health)

Follow Mike Mutzel on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Listen to Mike Mutzel previously on TUHP (episode #058)

High Intensity with Mike Mutzel, MS (podcast)

Mike Mutzel - Why I Stopped Fasting (YouTube)

Listen or watch Dr. Jason Fung previously on TUHP (episodes #369, #380, and #467)

Dr. Jason Fung (books)

Autophagy Enhancer Masterclass

Zero: Fasting & Health Tracker (app)

Bret Contreras - Glute Lab

Dr. Andy Galpin

Andrew Huberman, PhD

LUX Meter

Listen or watch Arianna Huffington previously on TUHP (episodes #107 and #399)

Arianna Huffington (books)

LUX Light Meter Pro (app)

3M Micropore Mouth Tape

Oura Ring <== Buy the Oura Ring Generation 3 and get 6 free months of Oura membership

Thomas DeLauer (books)

Listen to Max Lugavere previously on TUHP (episodes #223 and #345)

Max Lugavere (books)

Related episodes:

The Complete Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women | Cynthia Thurlow (#465)

The Hidden Root Cause of Most Chronic Disease | Dr. Benjamin Bikman (#448)

Dr. Valter Longo on How to Get All the Health Benefits of Fasting Without the Hunger (#442)

Start Breathing Through Your Nose to Completely Transform Your Health | Patrick McKeown (#438)

Lose Fat & Reverse Aging by Eating Two Meals a Day | Mark Sisson (#416)

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