Can You Fast WITHOUT Fasting? How To Use The Science Of Biomimetics To "Fool" Your Body Into A Fasted State (Even When Eating!) With Mimio's Chris Rhodes

Ben Greenfield

Sep 7, 2024

Episode description

In this episode, you’ll get to explore how you can reap the benefits of fasting (without actually having to fast), thanks to Dr. Chris Rhodes and his groundbreaking supplement, Mimio. If you're dealing with low energy, sluggish metabolism, or premature aging, Dr. Rhodes explains how Mimio mimics the effects of fasting to boost cellular health and longevity. You'll get to discover how this innovative approach can address common health issues, enhance your well-being, and help optimize your body and mind (without dealing with some of the less-than-favorable side effects of fasting, such as irritability, headaches, fatigue, and hunger pangs).

Dr. Chris Rhodes received his Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry from UC Davis and is an expert on human fasting as a health and longevity intervention. Over the course of his research, he and his team comprehensively mapped the biochemical changes that happen in the human body during prolonged periods of fasting.

Dr. Rhodes discovered that the body produces multiple unique bioactive metabolites during a 36-hour fast, and when these metabolites are given as a supplement, they could recreate the cellular health and longevity benefits of fasting, including extending lifespan in model organisms by 96%. Dr. Rhodes is now the founder and CEO of Mimio Health a nutri-technology company creating first-of-their-kind biomimetic supplements designed from human biology to recreate the body's natural regenerative states.

Mimio Health's first product, Mimio, is a fasting mimetic designed from over seven years of clinical fasting research at UC Davis to provide the same cellular health and longevity benefits as a 36-hour fast in a simple daily pill. Mimio has been clinically shown to produce the same anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and cardioprotective effects as fasting, even during a meal, extend lifespan in model organisms by 96%, and reduce biological age (DNAMet) in humans.

Whether you're a fasting enthusiast, new to fasting, or simply curious about how fasting can enhance your health, this episode is packed with actionable insights and groundbreaking information!

Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/mimiopod

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Differentiate fasting benefits from calorie restriction for lifespan extension

Research from 2021 found that lifespan extension is dependent on the fasting period itself, with benefits that are distinct and do not overlap much with simple long-term caloric restriction.

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Recognize calorie restriction studies as unintentional intermittent fasting experiments

Many scientific studies on caloric restriction in mice are unintentionally intermittent fasting studies because researchers typically feed the animals all their food at once per day.

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#research

Avoid excessive fasting to protect fertility and muscle health

Excessive fasting can lead to down-regulation of fertility, muscle loss, and negative impacts on the endocrine system, making fasting mimetics a potential alternative.

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#fertility

Leverage OEA to suppress appetite and ease fasting

The metabolite oleoylethanolamide (OEA) is involved in the gut-brain axis and has clinical backing for its ability to suppress appetite, which can make fasting easier.

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Leverage PEA for natural recovery and pain relief

Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is described as the body's natural rest and recovery molecule due to its potent anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, and mood-elevating effects.

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#recovery

Enhance shorter fasts with fasting mimetics for cellular benefits

You can use a fasting mimetic during a shorter fast, like a 16:8 intermittent fast, to gain the advanced cellular benefits of a much longer 36-hour fast.

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#supplement

Reduce biological age and boost testosterone with Mimeo

In an eight-week case study with Mount Sinai, taking Mimeo was shown to reduce biological age by two and a half years and enhance free testosterone levels by 50%.

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#testosterone

Utilize fasting to enhance cell survival and promote longevity

When you fast, your body gets an evolutionary signal that the environment is not good for procreation, so it shifts focus to enhancing the survival of your current cells, which is what leads to longevity.

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#longevity

Utilize Mimeo's fasting metabolites for enhanced health benefits

The supplement Mimeo contains four key metabolites that your body naturally produces during a 36-hour fast: nicotinamide, spermidine, palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), and oleoylethanolamide (OEA).