Parallel Metabolism

Fasting as 🌿 Nature’s Healing Modality

 

Dr. Kruger observed that 🌿 nature itself is humanity’s most accomplished scientist, having designed the body with an extraordinary, built-in healing modality: fasting. While some may find fasting intriguing and others intimidating, understanding its physiological benefits can be transformative.

Most individuals recognize their “personal best,” yet few have experienced their true optimal best—a state that can only be reached when the body’s 🌿 natural processes function without interference.

 

The Hierarchy of Needs and Habits

Maslow’s hierarchy reminds us that human survival rests upon a sequence of physiological priorities:

Breathing

Temperature regulation

Sleep

Hydration

Eating

Interestingly, eating ranks last among these fundamental needs. Despite this, many assign it disproportionate importance, often leading to metabolic imbalance and diminished health.

The body, however, has evolved to store a critical resource: endogenous fat. This reserve represents a clean, efficient, and powerful source of energy. Accessing and utilizing it requires the activation of the body’s 🌿 natural system of parallel metabolism.

 

What Is Parallel Metabolism?

Parallel metabolism is the body’s intrinsic system for maintaining homeostasis by balancing intake with elimination. Continuous consumption without corresponding detoxification leads to overload and dysfunction. Fasting restores this equilibrium by:

Facilitating toxin removal

Enhancing organ function

Improving metabolic efficiency

 

Unlocking higher levels of vitality and performance

The human body is designed to operate seamlessly within 🌿 nature’s rhythms. When these rhythms are disrupted—through overfeeding, toxin accumulation, or irregular habits—our innate intelligence is compromised.

Fasting reestablishes harmony, provided it is approached with discipline, consistency, and self-regulation.

 

Anabolic vs. Catabolic Processes

Anabolism: The building and storage phase. Involves the synthesis of complex molecules. Requires energy and extensive processing (11 distinct steps: locating, preparing, ingesting, chewing, swallowing, absorbing, detoxifying, assimilating, resynthesizing, distributing, and producing insulin). Stores nutrients for future use.

Catabolism: The breakdown and release phase. Mobilizes stored energy by breaking down complex molecules. Fasting activates catabolism, allowing the body to utilize endogenous fat reserves. Stored fat requires no insulin, is already detoxified, and provides clean fuel for both the brain and body.

 

Fasting and Natural Healing

Unlike synthetic interventions, 🌿 nature has no commercial agenda. It works patiently, prioritizing balance and timing. Through fasting, the body can shift from constant addition to deliberate removal. Healing occurs most profoundly when toxins are expelled and cellular repair is prioritized.

Although many assume that frequent eating is essential, the human body is capable of sustained function for extended periods—sometimes up to 40 days—by relying on stored fat. This demonstrates the body’s remarkable capacity for self-preservation and regeneration.

 

The Science of Fasting

True fasting involves abstaining from all substances with taste or smell and consuming only water. A small amount of unrefined salt may be used to maintain mineral and electrolyte balance.

By 72 hours, the body transitions fully into a catabolic state, producing ketones from fat metabolism. Ketones serve as an efficient energy source for the brain, help regulate inflammation, support gut healing, and play a role in cellular and genetic repair.

To prepare, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet (approximately 75% healthy fats such as avocado, nuts, olives, and egg yolks) the day before fasting can prime the body for effective fat utilization.

 

Structured Fasting Protocols

Weekly Fasting: 30–60 hours (e.g., Wednesday 8 PM to Friday 8 AM). Helps maintain catabolic activation and parallel metabolism.

Extended Fasting: A 5-day water-only fast stimulates maximum autophagy, stem cell production, and elevated human growth hormone (HGH).

By day five: Senescent cells are removed, stem cell generation increases, and tissue regeneration accelerates.

 

Breaking the Fast

Reintroduce foods gradually with fresh juices, raw living foods, and nutrient-dense meals. Align food choices with the body’s actual physiological needs rather than habitual cravings.

 

Fasting as a Genetic Reset

Fasting engages the body’s most refined metabolic pathways.

Promotes autophagy (the recycling of damaged cells).

Stimulates stem cell renewal.

Elevates HGH to accelerate tissue repair.

Downregulates dysfunctional genetic expression.

This process allows the digestive system to rest while the body prioritizes repair, renewal, and detoxification.

 

Intermittent Fasting

For a more sustainable, daily practice, intermittent fasting offers comparable benefits: 18–20 hours of fasting with a 4–6 hour eating window. Supports metabolic flexibility, fat adaptation, and long-term alignment with natural rhythms.

 

Conclusion

When practiced properly, fasting transitions the body from anabolic storage to catabolic healing and energy release. It represents one of nature’s most profound tools for restoring health and vitality.

 

As Dr. Weston Price emphasized:

“Life in all of its fullness is mother 🌿 nature obeyed."

 

Fasting—the ultimate modality of 🌿 natural healing—empowers us to access the wealth stored within our own bodies, unlocking the full potential of parallel metabolism and achieving optimal health.

 

“ 🌿 Nature is the greatest scientist and has provided the most powerful healing modality for mankind to freely utilize: Fasting.”