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Originally Posted by Retiree
But for now, keto, IF, 3 day fasts are all I need to keep my levels high.
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Interesting... Most things I've read/watched concerning fasting (are you talking strict water fasts?) lower testosterone levels
The great thing about keto is losing that hunger, feels like a super power.
I managed to do a 10 day water fast after 2 weeks in ketosis, I just waited until the day I didn't feel hungry for 24 hours and 10 days later I hadn't eaten any food.
I wouldn't recommend doing a 10 day water fast though (it's too long, unless doing so to treat an illness) I check blood ketones every day though so I make sure my ketones aren't going dangerously high.
There is a lot of studies and research that link water fasting which induces autophagy and the incredible health benefits
Same goes with intermittent fasting to a lessor degree
For anyone interested in longevity etc basically once your body goes into a fasted state (24/48 hours without food) your body starts producing ketones which is basically your body starting to use it's own body fat for energy
After 48 hours your body starts to go into autophagy, this is when your body starts taking the junk/crap out of your mitochondria cells for energy and literally gets rid of all the crap in your cells.
This is a very simplistic explanation but it's very interesting stuff!
There are 1000s of people who have successfully treated their cancer through water fasting/autophagy
Anyone interested should check out YouTube and search for Yoshinori Ohsumi, he won the Nobel Prize for his work on autophagy in 2016