A YouTube talk by Vishen Lakhiani arguing that modern constant eating ‘confuses’ the body and mitochondria; he advocates intermittent fasting (e.g., skipping breakfast, shifting meal times) to improve energy use, fat burning, and mental clarity. The clip uses an ‘I Love Lucy’ chocolate-factory metaphor and promotes Mindvalley’s fasting program and a free masterclass.
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I want you to ask yourself this question. Could you be confusing your body? Because it turns out many of us are actually confusing the natural function of our body. Because of the modern habit of eating around the clock, studies are also showing that it's not about how much you eat. Rather, it is the frequency and the timing of your eating. And this is where you could be confusing your body. So Stephen Goodry, in his incredible book the Energy Paradox, shares a really interesting metaphor.
If one piece of candy gets past you and into the packing room unwrapped, you're fired.
Yes, ma'. Am. So this clip is from the I Love Lucy Show, a famous hit many decades ago. And in this particular episode, which has been seen by millions, Lucy's in a chocolate factory and her job is to wrap chocolates. However, the conveyor line won't stop and is way too fast. It keeps delivering chocolate after chocolate after chocolate. Lucy gets helpless, and soon she's doing everything she can to eat chocolates, to drop it down her dress just so she doesn't miss a chocolate on the conveyor line and lose her job. It turns out this video, according to Dr. Stephen Gundry, is similar to what's going on in our body. You see, within our cells, there's something called mitochondria. Mitochondria is the substance in our cells that breaks down the food we eat into energy. They turn food into energy in the simplest of senses. Now, the problem with the way we eat today is because we are eating all around. Our mitochondria are like Lucy in a chocolate factory. They are dazed and confused. They are trying to cope with this deluge of food coming in. And this is where Dr. Stephen Gundry says, we need to practice intermittent fasting. We need to slow down. When we practice fasting, what we're doing is we are slowing down the factory line. We're giving our mitochondria time to process our food better. And what happens is our mitochondria, rather than go, I give up, I surrender, they do their job. They process the food that's coming in, and then the magic happens. After they process the food that's coming in, they upgrade and start processing the fat around your body, the food that you've been unnecessarily carrying around as fat. This is why intermittent fasting is so effective. Fasting has allowed me to stay slim, keep my mental clarity up, keep me in high energy as I go through my busy day. And it's as simple as skipping breakfast and eating lunch a little bit later, eating dinner a little bit earlier. And if you do it well, you don't even miss a thing. And by the way, you only fast when you need to. I never skip breakfast on Sundays when I have brunch with my family and friends, but I skip it on days where I'm heading to the office and I'd be eating breakfast alone. Anyway, if you're interested in fasting, which is something that is such a part of my life right now and blowing up in popularity around the world, join us for a free masterclass on Mindvalley with Ronan Diego. We've produced one of the world's foremost fasting programs. It's called Beyond Fasting, and in four weeks, you master the art of intermittent fasting. This program is part of mindvalley membership, so if you're a Mindvalley member, it's already yours. And if you're not a member, you can join us in a free masterclass to understand how to bring fasting into your life. This is a game changer, so give your mitochondria a break, stop confusing your body, and learn basting with us.
