Decoding Women’s Health with Dr. Elizabeth Poynor Decoding Intermittent Fasting with Dr. Chris Rhodes

How can the research behind intermittent fasting help us rethink the way we approach our nutrition and our daily habits? Dr. Chris Rhodes has spent much of his career studying the science of fasting. He joins the show to unpack how fasting works in the body and what the research tells us about its potential benefits.

Dr. Rhodes earned his PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry at UC Davis and is also the co-founder of Mimio. We discuss why someone might try intermittent fasting – from longevity to weight loss – as well as the importance of strength training and personalized nutrition. 

Links to resources mentioned in this episode:

For more studies on autophagy, check out: https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP287938

and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41372565/

Here’s a meta-analysis looking at the effects of time restricted eating: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41586347/

Note: the glycine data we mention is only in mice: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6516426/

Important caveat for this episode: the evidence is strongest in animal studies and human markers of aging. No intermittent fasting regimen has been shown to extend human lifespan or reduce mortality in humans.

Note: In this show, we use “women” as shorthand for people with XX chromosomes. We understand sex and gender are more complex, and acknowledge the experiences we describe reach beyond that word.