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Why Skipping Meals Isn’t the Fountain of Youth

Is fasting really the fountain of youth — or just another biohacking illusion? 🧬 In this Chai Files episode, Dr. Low Chai Ling dives deep into the science behind autophagy, the body’s natural “cellular recycling” process, to uncover what really happens when you skip meals in the name of longevity. From Nobel Prize-winning discoveries to social media fasting fads like 16:8 and OMAD, Dr. Chai exposes how wellness influencers turned fasting into a competition — and why more fasting doesn’t always mean more youth. You’ll also meet Lucy (name changed), a patient who tried OMAD for three months and discovered the hard way that starvation isn’t the same as transformation. Learn how to fast smartly, not obsessively — and why balance, not deprivation, is what truly keeps your biology young. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:57 When fasting became an internet competition 01:58 Lucy’s story: When OMAD goes wrong 03:03 What autophagy really does inside your cells 05:05 Other ways to trigger cellular renewal (without starving) 06:28 Minnesota starvation experiment 08:28 The truth: Why balance beats deprivation 09:02 The closing insight: Feed your body, not your ego