About Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle: One Fast at a Time
This podcast explores what it really means to live an intermittent fasting lifestyle — from daily learnings and micro-wins to challenges, mindset shifts, and evidence-based insights.
You've probably been told your whole life to eat before anything important , an exam, a big meeting, a tough day. But what if that advice is backwards?
In this episode, I share the science behind why your brain actually performs better in the fasted state, and what changed for me three months into intermittent fasting, when the afternoon slump I'd accepted as normal just... disappeared.
We cover:
The metabolic switch from glucose to ketones — and when it happens
What Mark Mattson's research says about neural network enhancement and stress resilience in the fasted state
How fasting increases BDNF — a protein that supports learning, memory and mood
My personal experience of sharper mornings, no post-lunch fog, and doing deep work while fasted
Studies & References:
Mattson et al. (2018) — Intermittent metabolic switching, neuroplasticity and brain health, Nature Reviews Neuroscience:https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2017.156 (https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2017.156)
BDNF and fasting — overview via Found My Fitness (Dr. Rhonda Patrick):https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/ketogenic-diet-fasting-brain-benefits (https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/ketogenic-diet-fasting-brain-benefits)
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5 Jun 2026
Can Intermittent Fasting Reduce Your Allergies?
Can intermittent fasting actually reduce your allergies? It sounds unlikely , but the science and personal experience say otherwise.
In this episode, I share how six months of intermittent fasting eliminated my morning allergy symptoms completely and break down the two-part science behind why: reduced baseline inflammation and autophagy's clean-up role.
No dramatic moment. Just a quiet aha and one less thing to reach for every morning.
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Resources:
A 2023 review published in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism found that intermittent fasting suppresses oxidative stress and inflammation, while also stimulating autophagy.https://www.cell.com/trends/endocrinology-metabolism/abstract/S1043-2760(23)00214-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS104327602300214X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
31 May 2026
I Stopped Crashing After Exercise . This Is Why — Part 1
Every weekend after tennis, I'd come home and head straight for the sofa. Hours gone. That was life before intermittent fasting.
A few months in, something changed. Post-game — I walked the dog, did the chores, and still had energy left. I didn't understand it at the time. Now I do.
In this episode I break down the two reasons IF gave me back my energy: fat adaptation and mitochondrial efficiency. No jargon — just what actually happens in your body, and why it takes about three months to feel it.
This is Part 1 of 3. Two more unexpected benefits coming in the next two weeks.
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