This Sardine Fast Is MORE Powerful Than a 72 Hour Fast?!
By Ben Azadi
Summary
Topics Covered
- The Signal, Not the Effort
- The Barcelona Sardine Study
- Insulin: The Fat Gatekeeper
- Ketones: Anti-Inflammatory Fuel
- The 24-Hour Sardine Reset
Full Transcript
You can starve yourself for 3 straight days. Push through hunger, drink salt
days. Push through hunger, drink salt water, tell yourself it's working, and your body could still refuse to burn lower belly fat. But here's what should get your attention. There is a $2 food
that can flip your body into fat-burning mode in under 24 hours without starving, without crashing, and in some cases for some individuals, it actually works better than extended fasting. Yeah, I
know that shouldn't make sense, but it does. And once you understand why,
does. And once you understand why, you'll never look at fasting the same way again. Look, the problem isn't
way again. Look, the problem isn't effort. It's not discipline or
effort. It's not discipline or willpower. It's because your body's been
willpower. It's because your body's been stuck in storage mode. Okay, think of your metabolism like a warehouse. Every
time you eat throughout the day, you keep restocking the shelves. But no one ever tells your body, "Start pulling from storage." So, it doesn't. And over
from storage." So, it doesn't. And over
time, that storage builds up in the worst place possible, deep, dense fat around your organs. Kind of looks like this. The kind you can't easily grab or
this. The kind you can't easily grab or see, but the kind that interferes with everything. Now, before I show you what
everything. Now, before I show you what happens over 24 hours, you need to see this because this is what made researchers take sardines seriously.
There was a randomized control trial out of Barcelona. Over 150 people, and many
of Barcelona. Over 150 people, and many of these individuals were stuck in fat storage mode. They split them into two
storage mode. They split them into two groups. Both groups were told to eat
groups. Both groups were told to eat healthy. Same advice, same guidelines.
healthy. Same advice, same guidelines.
But one group did one simple thing. They
added just two servings of sardines per week. That's it. No fasting, no caloric
week. That's it. No fasting, no caloric restriction, no extreme dieting or excess exercise. And here's where it
excess exercise. And here's where it gets interesting. After 12 months, the
gets interesting. After 12 months, the number of people in the highest risk category for diabetes dropped from 37%
down to just 7.7%.
But here's the part most people miss.
This wasn't just a number on a paper.
Inside their bodies, their good cholesterol went up. Their triglycerides
dropped. Their blood pressure improved.
And most importantly, their insulin sensitivity improved, meaning their body got better at using energy instead of storing energy. And here's the real
storing energy. And here's the real takeaway. They didn't eat less. Calories
takeaway. They didn't eat less. Calories
stayed about the same. So, it wasn't about eating less. It was about giving the body the right signal. Now, stay
with me because we're about to compress that same signal, and we're going to do it into a 24-hour window. This is where things start to get a little weird. What
the study really showed is this. When
you give yourself the right inputs, it starts correcting itself. Now, imagine
removing all the noise and giving your body one clear instruction for a full day. Here's what's going to happen in
day. Here's what's going to happen in just the first 6 hours. Your body begins scanning the environment. No sugar
spikes. No constant eating. Just protein
and fat. It's like your body realizes, "All right, supply just slowed down."
So, it starts pulling from fat storage.
And this is where most people miss it because nothing dramatic happens yet.
But under the surface, everything is shifting. I love the way Price Pritchett
shifting. I love the way Price Pritchett put it in his book You Squared. He said,
"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." 6 to 12 hours into the sardine
absence." 6 to 12 hours into the sardine fast, insulin, the only hormone in your body that stores fat, begins to drop.
Insulin is the bodyguard of that visceral fat. It locks in those fat
visceral fat. It locks in those fat stores. When you have high insulin,
stores. When you have high insulin, those doors stay closed. When it drops, the doors begin to open. It's like
switching train tracks. You're not
moving fast yet, but you're no longer heading toward storage. You've changed
direction. And here's something most people don't realize. For a lot of people, this fat-burning system hasn't been used for years. It's just sitting there, unused, cuz the body never got
the signal. Now, here's where sardines
the signal. Now, here's where sardines become unfair. Sardines are loaded with
become unfair. Sardines are loaded with omega-3 fats like EPA and DHA, taurine, vitamin D, and vitamin B12. In that
study I referenced, participants just didn't get healthier. Their omega-3
levels actually decreased inflammation in their body. It literally lowered cell membrane inflammation. Think about that.
membrane inflammation. Think about that.
Your cells are literally changing structure when you do this the right way. Not surface level, but deep
way. Not surface level, but deep metabolic change. Now, in a second, I'm
metabolic change. Now, in a second, I'm going to show you one mistake that completely shuts all of this down because most people try this and feel nothing. But before I get there, let's
nothing. But before I get there, let's get into the timeline here. Hours 12
through 24. This is where it clicks.
Stored sugar runs low, meaning your body has burned through or is burning through those sugar reserves. It's called your glycogen stores. You store those excess
glycogen stores. You store those excess calories and sugar in your liver and muscle cells. That's becoming depleted
muscle cells. That's becoming depleted here. Then your body, your metabolism,
here. Then your body, your metabolism, switches fuel sources. It starts
producing ketones. Ketones are
anti-inflammatory. They help you produce more energy, and they help you burn fat.
You only produce ketones as a result of breaking down stored fat. If you're only using sugar as a fuel source, that's unstable energy for your brain. Up,
down, crash. Ketones are different.
They're powerful, clean, efficient.
They're quiet fuel. Okay, imagine waking up the next day, and your hunger is just quieter. Not gone, but it's not
quieter. Not gone, but it's not controlling you. Your head feels clear.
controlling you. Your head feels clear.
Your energy feels steady. That is the shift you will experience. But here's
where a lot of people mess this up. They
try to push harder, eat less, stack stress, and their body responds by tightening up and holding on to fat even more. Because to your body, this feels
more. Because to your body, this feels like danger. For a lot of people who are
like danger. For a lot of people who are sugar burners, metabolically inflexible, this works better than long fasting. Not
because it's extreme, but because it's targeted. It helps your body shift into
targeted. It helps your body shift into fat-burning versus sugar-burning in a nice gradual transition. So, if you want to try this, you got to keep it simple,
but understand why each part matters.
For 24 hours, consume two to five cans of wild-caught sardines. Make sure those sardines are in a BPA-free, non-toxic
lining can, and it has either water or olive oil, but no seed oils. When you
consume this amount, this gives you enough protein to feel full, enough omega-3s to reduce inflammation, and zero carbs, which lowers insulin and transitions you to fat-burning mode.
This sends one clear signal, use stored energy. On top of this, you're going to
energy. On top of this, you're going to consume water and electrolytes. That's
because when insulin drops, your body excretes sodium, fluids. You look
lighter, feel lighter. This is all good.
But when that happens too fast and you're not replenishing those minerals, you could feel off. So, electrolytes,
especially high-quality electrolytes, they fix that. They stabilize energy and prevent crashes, prevent headaches, prevent fatigue during this fast. Now,
you can have coffee and tea if it's organic, and make sure you have it in the morning if you choose to have that.
That could help with focus and reduce appetite and even offer some slight fat-burning benefits as well. But that's
optional. You're going to eat when you're actually hungry. Not forced, not restricted. You're going to listen to
restricted. You're going to listen to your body because food restriction creates more stress. And stress slows fat loss. When you combine all of this,
fat loss. When you combine all of this, you remove the noise. No spikes, no confusion. Just one instruction, my
confusion. Just one instruction, my friend. Burn fat. Now, let's address the
friend. Burn fat. Now, let's address the obvious elephant in the room. If you're
eating sardines straight out of the can, yeah, that's on you. You don't have to do it that way. I would recommend cuz I had a huge hang-up about trying this sardine thing many years ago.
And my good friend and colleague Dr. Boz convinced me to do this. And you know what? It didn't taste that bad. But
what? It didn't taste that bad. But
here's how I did it. I take it out of the can, put it on the plate. I added
some extra-virgin olive oil, some lemon, and some salt. See, that cuts the the strong taste instantly. You could also put it on cucumber or lettuce if you want a delivery system for it as well.
Then it actually feels like actual food.
You could also mash them with avocado and even add mustard to it. This makes
it closer to like a spread. Add salt,
pepper, even chili flakes. It's a
completely different experience than just eating it out of the can. And look,
you don't need to love it. You just need to make this easy enough to do it for 1 day because this isn't forever. This is
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start today. Now, if you're still watching and listening to this, you're probably thinking one of these things.
If I'm eating sardines, am I actually fasting or is this just low-calorie eating?
This is considered partial fasting. We
need to first explore why we would even fast.
The main benefits of fasting are the following. Lower insulin,
lower inflammation, fix the gut, and get ketones turned on. This sardine fast accomplishes all of these things with the exception of the gut benefits that you'll get mostly from water fasting
versus sardine fasting cuz you're still digesting food. However, a lot of people
digesting food. However, a lot of people who go into fasting, they go into it too soon. They're burning sugar, they try to
soon. They're burning sugar, they try to transition to fasting and burn fat, they feel awful. Fasting is like a muscle you
feel awful. Fasting is like a muscle you develop over time. So, this approach is perfect for the person who struggles with fasting, who wants to get started with fasting, and wants to get many of
benefits of fasting without actually fasting. It's considered a partial fast.
fasting. It's considered a partial fast.
Does it have as many benefits as a water fast if you are metabolically flexible?
No. I would get more benefits personally because I'm metabolically flexible from a water fast versus a sardine fast. But,
this is a good thing I throw into the mix for a change up for myself. And it's
also a good option for most people who are stuck burning sugar. Why does this feel easier than a water fast but still burns fat just as fast? Because you're
still giving your body food and nutrients while keeping insulin and inflammation low.
It's kind of like a fasting mimicking diet. You still get some autophagy, you
diet. You still get some autophagy, you still get which is cellular cleanup, you still get the ketone production. You get
a lot of the benefits of a water fast, but you're still having food because it's mostly protein and fat from sardines. What if I try this and I'm
sardines. What if I try this and I'm starving or can't handle eating sardines? An option for you is to
sardines? An option for you is to continue eating what you're usually eating and then add the sardines to the equation. Now, if you can't handle
equation. Now, if you can't handle eating sardines, then you might want to consider adding other small healthy fatty fish into your diet. Sardines,
mackerel herring anchovies although if you don't like sardines, you probably won't like anchovies, I would probably say. Wild-caught sardines are the safest
say. Wild-caught sardines are the safest bet for you here. You get the omega-3 fats, uh healthy fats and protein, a lot of similar benefits to the sardines. How
often should I do this without slowing my metabolism? I like this approach,
my metabolism? I like this approach, this 24-hour sardine fast, at least once a week. And if you're really overweight,
a week. And if you're really overweight, implement it twice a week. So, here's
what I want you to do. Try it just once.
24-hour sardine fast. Follow exactly
what I showed you, and pay attention to your hunger, your energy, your mental clarity, then come back and comment. Day
one, here's what I felt. And I want to read your comment. Because once other people
your comment. Because once other people start reading those comments, you'll start to realize this is real, it actually works. Like I know there's a
actually works. Like I know there's a lot of people doing everything right, you might feel that way. Eating less and trying harder, still getting worse every year. And that's simply because nobody
year. And that's simply because nobody has showed you how to flip the switch.
You don't need more effort. You just
need the right signal. And if you know somebody who's been trying everything but getting nowhere, send this to them.
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