Joy Kong, MD discusses longevity practices including intermittent fasting. One speaker fasts 18 hours daily at least five days a week, relying on autophagy. Social meals like breakfast with friends minimally impact results.
April 17, 2025.
Approximately 18 hours per day.
At least five days per week.
What do you think is your overall regimen for enhancing your vitality and longevity these days? What do you do?
I fast 18 hours a day. I practice fasting at least five days a week. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that whether you do intermittent fasting five days or seven days, the differences are minimal. So if you really want to have two days of the week where you're having breakfast with friends, it's not going to change a lot of things. So I practice at least five days a week intermittent fasting. That's when your body becomes Pac man and healthy cells are eating the bad ones.
Autophagy.
Autophagy. I exercise every day. I burn at least a thousand calories a day in activity. I ride my bike everywhere.
