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title: "Intermittent Fasting and Inflammation: Tips and myths with Gin Stephens"
date: 2026-08-06T16:00:00Z
modified: 2026-08-06T16:00:00Z
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author: Elizabeth
timestamp: 2026-08-06T16:00:00Z
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​ Elizabeth Yarnell and Gin Stephens explore the connection between intermittent fasting and inflammation. Gin shares her journey, highlighting how fasting aids weight loss and metabolic flexibility. They discuss personalizing eating windows, balancing social meals, and debunking calorie counting myths. The episode clarifies clean versus dirty fasting and insulin’s role in fasting. They cover autophagy, the comfort of coffee, and support in fasting communities. Emphasizing bio-individuality, they address fasting myths, advocating whole foods over diet foods and highlighting fasting’s success over traditional diets. The Inflammation Investigator: Chronic Illness & Autoimmune