#48 - THINK FIT: I EMBRACE AUTOPHAGY WITH A 16 HOUR (OR MORE) DAILY FAST.

Happy Thursday. It is June 4th. I hope you're doing super well. This is Jorge Cruise, and welcome to the Jorge Cruise Show. This is the show for high-performance living for people who don't have time, and you may be wondering, "What the heck is high-performance living?" I think, bottom line, if you think about the results, it means you work better, you reduce pain, you improve your memory, you sleep better, and you get a flat belly using simple methods, and that's what I'm really known for, because when you're busy, you need to cut to the chase, and that's That's what I've been doing for 25 years, and it's why I have 9 million books in print, written over 30 of them. And I'll tell you, today I have a topic, what I call an Eat Fit topic, that I was talking to my live Zoom clients. I work with clients every morning live on Zoom, um, and what we were talking about was the motivation behind intermittent fasting. And you may know me as someone who has talked about it recently, and it's something that I've embraced in the last couple of years as really the number one key, really, to maximizing your nutrition. So I think you're going to love today's show. It's going to help you eat fit, I think, and it's going to empower your nutrition. Now, this episode is brought to you by the folks at Navitas Organics. And as you know, I cheat my fast with Navitas Organics because I use their chia seeds to stop hunger. Because when you do a proper fast, you got to go— we're going to talk about this on the show today— you got to go 16 hours minimum. Uh, 20 hours is even better. Or, you know, I have some clients I mean, some clients this morning were telling me they're doing 23-hour fasts, which means they're eating in an hour. And I do that often. So, but I cheat the fast because that's a long time to not be eating, 23 hours, 20 hours, or even 16. So how do you do this? I use chia seeds. 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So thank you to our sponsors for that. And on today's show, guys, let's get ready to eat fit. Let's get ready to understand why intermittent fasting is so powerful. The, uh, the ThinkFit is really great. It says, I embrace autophagy. With a 16-hour or more daily fast. So with that said, let's get started right now. It's a fact, 91% of us have a dangerous amount of belly fat, and it isn't just unsightly. When you have too much belly fat, you sabotage your ability to live a high-performance lifestyle because you're more likely to suffer from aches and pains, low energy, memory loss, and poor sleep, which prevents you performing your best at work, spending true quality time with your loved ones, and doing your favorite hobbies. The good news is that you can break this cycle, reduce belly fat, and achieve high-performance living in just 8 minutes. Hi, my name is Jorge Cruise, and I'm known as the leader in 8-minute high-performance living to the world's busiest celebrities. I've been a fitness, nutrition, and life strategist for over 25 years, and you may have seen my work with Oprah Winfrey, Khloé Kardashian, President Clinton, Tyra Banks, Dr. Oz, Tony Robbins, or even Steve Harvey. My passion to find the best science-backed shortcuts has allowed me to write over 30 books and become a multiple New York Times bestselling author with over 9 million books in print. And I know I can help you too. Welcome to the Jorge Cruise Show. Well, it is Thursday, guys, and welcome. So happy you're here. Um, Today's gonna be a good day. I'm really excited to share with you an eating principle that for me has changed my entire life. Uh, it's changed the lives of every celebrity I work with. Uh, it's something I wish I would have known 20 years ago when I wrote my first book, 8 Minutes in the Morning. I did not know about intermittent fasting. And if you've heard of this, I mean, anyone that has high performance in their life where they are vital, they have energy, they have a sense of confidence that just comes from, from feeling your absolute best, they're doing intermittent fasting. And if they look like they have an incredible physique, it's because they're doing intermittent fasting. It's been a taboo topic, I would say, for many years because a lot of people think having a meal or two a day is an eating disorder. As you know, our world, the U.S., The Western world, shall we say, has been convinced since 1906 by Harvey Kellogg, who created the term breakfast, which is really two words, breaking the fast, brek-fast. But he coined it in a kind of an editorial piece to sell his cereal. Because before 1906, guess what? None of us ate in the morning because it was uncommon. I mean, there wasn't refrigeration, there weren't boxed foods and preservatives. So without any of that, it's pretty darn hard to have a meal in the morning. Now, the very wealthy people that had farms and property, they may have had some bacon and eggs, right? And, and that's actually quite good. So today we're gonna talk about intermittent fasting and the, the reason behind it. It's something that I learned a couple years ago. It's called autophagy. And without getting into the science, this is really here to motivate you to try intermittent fasting. And that's a minimum of 16 hours of not eating. And you know how to cheat it, we've talked about that already. But autophagy basically occurs when you allow your body this time off. And then this magic happens where your body does housekeeping. And autophagy basically is housekeeping. It's a time when your body is allowed to activate its natural process to remove cells in your body, anything that is not needed, that's extra. That's damaged, that is unhealthy. It's magic. Benjamin Franklin said this best. He says, "When you're sick, you rest and fast." And I couldn't agree with Benjamin Franklin more. So with that said, let me say the affirmation I have for you. I call it an Eat Fit Affirmation. And I'll say it 3 times. And remember this word autophagy, you may not know it, that it simply means housekeeping. So when I say the affirmation and you're like, what the heck is Jorge saying? It just means this housekeeping that your body needs to really be vital. And it does not hurt your body. There's no loss of muscle tissue. Those are all true myths put out by a lot of food companies over the last couple of decades to scare us to not eat, you know. And by embracing fasting, intermittent fasting, You're going to see an incredible transformation in your health. And, you know, I wrote a book called Cruise Control on this, so you can always check that out. But let's do this affirmation. I'm going to lead you in it 3 times, and then we'll do it together 3 times. It says the following: I embrace autophagy with a 16-hour or more daily fast. I embrace autophagy with a 16-hour or more daily fast. I embrace autophagy with a 16-hour or more daily fast. My hope is that you'll use this affirmation today or tomorrow, hopefully every day, to give you the resolve, the motivation to make this happen in your life consistently, because that, that's what this is all about. So let's do this together now. Take a deep breath in, hopefully in front of a mirror, and let's say this together: I embrace autophagy with a 16-hour or more daily fast. Again: I embrace autophagy with a 16-hour or more daily fast. One last time: I embrace autophagy with a 16-hour or more daily fast. Think about the words we just said. You embrace autophagy, embrace this process that your body automatically has built into it to remove damaged cells, to prevent you from getting dis-ease in your body, from eliminating belly fat. Because guess what your body taps into when you're fasting? Yeah, stored belly fat. And the most dangerous of all belly fat, the deep belly fat that's underneath the, the squiggly wiggly fat, you know. It's that belly fat that we need to get rid of that's near the organs. Now, does this mean you can't eat anything? No, we can cheat the fast. You guys know about that, talked about it at the beginning of the show. Drink lots of water, hopefully with a little bit of, uh, pink Himalayan sea salt. But think about that, you embrace autophagy. I did an interview with a woman named Naomi Whittle. She's— she and I are about the same age, and she's an incredible expert when it comes to autophagy. You can Google search Naomi Whittle, and I'll tell you, she's one of the most gorgeous women on the planet. But I'll tell you, one of the other most gorgeous women on the planet who's become not only a dear friend but one of my top fasting clients, it's Brooke Burke in Malibu. And you guys know she wrote an introduction to my book called The Cruise Control Diet 2 years ago that really shares her testament of how this process of fasting has changed her life and it has given her the edge where she can eat normally during her eating window, you know, whether it's 8 hours or less, but you can enjoy the foods you love and know that your body's still going to be healthy even if you have a pizza or a glass of wine or 2 glasses of wine, you know, hopefully Dry Farms wine. So it has low sugar and you don't get those hangovers. But whatever you're doing, autophagy gives your body the ability to then restart, and it happens every single day. And the ancients do this best because, you know, even before Benjamin Franklin, they talked about resting and fasting as the medicine that could cure anything almost. And I'm not going to say this cures anything, but I am going to say Google search autophagy. You know, and this word is powerful. And download the artwork that I have for this at my website, jorgecruise.com. We have it all there for you so you can save it as a screensaver on your phone, your, your tablet, your laptop, print it out. A lot of my clients print it out and put it on the refrigerator. Uh, certain ones of these are ones that you want to keep again and again, and this is one of them. I really do believe autophagy is a trick that will transform everything. And, and I can tell you from my own benefit, of working with so many clients online, um, and celebrities, but the online clients have shared so many stories. Today when we were talking about autophagy with my online Zoom clients that we do this live training with, we talked about autophagy, and I'll tell you, um, you would think it's almost crazy impossible to not eat for 16 or 20+ hours, but I can tell you with the cheats we have You can learn all about them at my website. You can see past shows where we talk about the chia seeds. You know how much I like that. And also Cruise Control Coffee, which I talk about a lot, with basically heavy cream or a fat like a butter or an MCT oil that you can put in your morning beverage like coffee. That turns off hunger. That's a way to turn it off without breaking the fast. A lot of people ask, what breaks the fast? It's usually sugar. Carbs and protein. So we minimize carbohydrates and proteins for our eating window, but healthy fats do not break the fast, and chia seeds don't break the fast because they pass through you. You know, they create this incredible membrane around themselves when you let them soak in almond milk, for example, and it passes through. So you can cheat it, not feel hungry, feel great. And a lot of people say, well, what are— where do I get my energy from when I'm fasting? Number one thing I do upon rising, this is my protocol, write this down: is 32 ounces of water, half a lime or a lemon, and 1/2 teaspoon of— I use Real Salt, which is like a pink Himalayan sea salt, or Himalayan sea salt. And the reason I like this pink-colored salt is because it's very rich in magnesium, potassium, and iron, which gives you energy. Those are the electrolytes that give you energy. And you don't need to worry about sugar. The worst thing you can do in the morning is have a glass of orange juice juice or milk with sugar in it because it breaks your fast instantly, instantly. And I, when I have that 32 ounces of water, I drink it and then I do my workout and maybe a cup of coffee, you know. But, um, I try not to overdo it, but I never overdo or underdo the water. Water will give you that energy and will give you that vitality so you can fast. And it's those sea salts, those pink sea salts, the, the ones from the Himalayas or from real salt, which I love, that will give you that energy. Because so many times, if not 80 to 90% of the time, when you think you're hungry, you're simply dehydrated. So, so many ways to overcome it, guys. I hope you share today's Eat Fit, uh, with your loved ones that are thinking about intermittent fasting and don't realize why they should do it. Tell them it's all about this weird word, weird word that you learned from Jorge Cruise today called autophagy, and that it gives you this incredible gift of housekeeping in your body. So it's kind of a cool thing, and it's like room service in a hotel but for free, right guys? There's no cost to autophagy, and it will transform your health. You will feel like a million dollars. You will feel like, like you're unstoppable. So I hope you'll share today's message with at least 3 or 4 friends that need to hear it. Copy the link, share it. 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