My Interview with ProLon’s Science Medical Liaison, Dr. James Kelley: The Fasting Mimicking Diet

Audio Version:

I sat down with Dr. James Kelley, L-Nutra’s Science Medical Liaison and Richie Mazzarella, Director of Fitness Accounts, and we dig deep into fasting and the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet (we even talk about why the olives in the ProLon meal kit require armed guards).

Show Notes:

02:04 – About Dr. James Kelley

03:17 – About Richie Mazzarella

04:10 – What’s the difference between Intermittent Fasting, Time Restricted Eating and prolonged fasting?

09:07 – Why an athlete would want fast and Troy’s visceral (belly) fat loss from the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet and why fasting specifically target’s visceral fat.

11:05 – Why ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet is better than water-only fasting

12:25 – Do organs really “regrow” after a fast

13:17 – What is the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) and the history behind FMD

15:55 – What do the ProLon FMD kits contain

16:35- What is the L-Drink and how does it make ProLon better than traditional fasting

17:44 – How the ProLon olives are special and require armed guards

18:43 – What are the L-Bars (aka Fast Bars)

19:10 – More reasons why the ProLon FMD is better than water-only fasting

20:35 – How is ProLon different than a “detox” or juice cleanse

22:26 – Are there dangers with fasting and who shouldn’t fast

24:49 – Recommendations during a fast

25:50 – Why they recommend not exercising hard during a fast

26:58 – What the ProLon post-marketing survey revealed about people who went through the ProLon FMD

27:12 – Fasting and the immune system

28:00 – Coffee and tea (caffeine) during a fast

29:40 – More interesting post-marketing survey findings

30:28 – Richie’s experience with “resetting” eating habits and maintaining an exercise routine

31:45- How fasting can benefit an athlete mentally

33:19 – How often should you do a prolonged fast

35:55 – How should athletes approach the FMD

38:15 – Richie’s experience with ProLon FMD

40:14 – Dr. Kelley’s experience with ProLon FMD

42:20 – Troy’s tip for making FMD easier and to have better sleep during a fast

43:00 – Fasting, HRV / parasympathetic tone and sleep

44:15 – The evolutionary theory behind what you go through during a prolonged fast

45:55 – Ways to maximize the ProLon FMD and how to prep for it

47:20 – ProLon FMD success rate (Hint: 91-94% success rate!)

48:04 – What the ProLon kit comes with

50:10 – ProLon Team

You can read about my first fasting experience and why I choose to do the ProLon FMD in this article, read my full ProLon review here., and my Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Fasting Lifestyle here.

You can purchase your ProLon FMD kits here: https://antifragile.fit/store

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