Fasting Space

Fasting Space

By: Phil Zimmermann, MD

Language: en

Categories: Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Mental

Losing weight should't be expensive or complicated. The ideal process would reduce our stress while driving results. Dr. Z weaves together his perspective on physical and mental health and the powerful way that fasting can connect these two spheres of our lives. Let's move toward total wellness and a holistic vision of health and healing. Learn more at SimpleFasting.com

Episodes

"Squash" Your Weight Loss Obstacles
Dec 16, 2025

One of the things I love most about fasting is that it can work with so many different diets. Whether you eat a lot of meat or you are vegan or anything in between, you can find benefit from adding in fasting!  That said, fasting and healthy eating are two sides of the same coin in my book. When we are not fasting we should be focused on eating the most nursing foods.

One can't do much better than the humble squash.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
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Duration: 00:25:13
Fasting: Shifting the Reference Point
Dec 15, 2025

Almost any state of being, from good to terrible, can come to feel normal. This is how complacency develops and how habits solidify. It's also why it's difficult to change. But change is possible and fasting gives us a path to change many things, from our relationship to food to our approach to mental health and life in general.

It's an opportunity to shift our reference point regarding what we perceive as normal.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is...

Duration: 00:28:21
Stop Seeking Approval | Lose Weight on Your Path
Dec 11, 2025

Losing weight is hard enough by any means. We don't want to make it any harder than it is by creating a performance for anyone but ourself. Yet it is so common. Our desire for approval is buried deep. Let's move toward greater awareness of this and open space for authentic action toward health.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

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Duration: 00:20:09
Let go of ANGER to Open Space for WEIGHT LOSS and WELLNESS
Dec 10, 2025

Anger is only one letter short of DANGER. If we are on a path toward weight loss and wellness we need to heed the warning. There is something here with the potential to hijack our plans and knock us off course. 

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on this social media p...

Duration: 01:02:14
Your Path, Not Theirs | Avoid Comparison for Weight Loss Success
Dec 09, 2025

Humans are social creatures and this means we are hard-wired to compare. But this process is a thief of joy and a parasite on our progress. Let's stop comparing ourselves to others and start making the one comparison that really matters.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on this social media...

Duration: 00:33:18
Fasting & Forgiveness | Letting Go of the Weight
Dec 08, 2025

A fasting weight loss path is a journey toward peace and contentment. But sometimes the real weight we need to lose isn't the physical pounds, it's the weight of the emotional injuries we've sustained.

Letting go of the darkness can be the most important step toward wellness we can take.

Let's walk forward together.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple...

Duration: 00:34:07
The Illusion of Understanding (And the Humble Foundation of Success)
Dec 05, 2025

Our brain can play tricks on us and leave us believing we know more than we think we do. But take heart! This humbling state of affairs can lead to breakthroughs that form the foundation of our lasting success! 

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on this social media platform. The i...

Duration: 00:20:53
Let Go of REGRET to Move Toward WEIGHT LOSS
Dec 04, 2025

It's easy to say "live with no regrets" but it's much harder to do in practice. Regrets are things that can hide out and weigh us down. We can hang on to them without even realizing it. 

It takes awareness and thoughtfulness to leave them behind and move forward in health.

Sincerely,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple F...

Duration: 00:42:40
December Weight Loss Challenge | -5 LB By 2026!
Dec 02, 2025

31 days left in 2025 means 31 opportunities to lose weight. Let's dial in together and set ourselves up for a great start in 2026! Most people will just be staring over Jan 1 with a New Years resolution. How great will it feel to be down 5 LB and already in the groove on a sustainable weight loss path?! And we will do it while still enjoying good food during the holidays!

5 LB is low enough to avoid being overwhelming and is more than enough for a powerful start to 2026.  It's just over a pound a week. In this session we will t...

Duration: 01:20:49
Open to Weight Loss
Dec 01, 2025

Let's shift our weight loss mindset from struggling with it, to being open to it.

Then we flow through it.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on this social media platform. The information provided is not medical advice. It is intended to be used only for informational and educational...

Duration: 00:51:20
The Great Work of Our Lives | Maximizing Health
Nov 26, 2025

Health is a project and a labor of love. Can our health creation, which is the lived experience of our life, become our greatest expression of who we are and what we value?

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on this social media platform. The information provided is not medical advice...

Duration: 00:35:37
Fasting Wealth
Nov 25, 2025

Health is wealth. It's an investment that compounds over time. Only in its absence to we recognize how often we take it for granted.

In this thanksgiving week let's find gratitude for the health we have and use this time of celebration to center ourselves on the truly valuable things in life.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C...

Duration: 00:28:57
The Most Important Question in Weight Loss
Nov 24, 2025

If you ask most people what the most important question in weight loss is they will often say "How many calories?" But we are going in a completely different direction. We need to get to a deeper level if we want the biggest breakthrough.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on...

Duration: 01:42:40
Lifting Ourselves Up To Greater Weight Loss Success
Nov 21, 2025

Ever been especially hard on yourself about a weight loss goal and found that you did temporarily improve your "performance?" A very common mindset but unlikely to lead to longterm success and happiness. I'll show you how this thinking develops, how detrimental it is and how to defeat it.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own...

Duration: 01:06:26
Find Light on Your Weight Loss Journey
Nov 20, 2025

Weight loss is a process of becoming physically lighter. Let's turn toward the light! We can become emotionally lighter as well and these two processes can support each other in a virtuous cycle. 

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on this social media platform. The information provided is not medical advice. I...

Duration: 00:28:41
Struggling to Lose Weight? You Are Not Alone!
Nov 19, 2025

The struggle to lose weight is real. There are a lot of people and a lot of money selling the idea that losing weight is easy. That has not been my general experience. We should welcome it if it comes! But losing weight is a journey and there are often obstacles.

That said, I want to help make that path as easy as possible. To develop the strength and resilience to flow through the obstacles and accomplish your goal.

This session dives deep on self-love and self-compassion as a primary means to this end.

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Duration: 00:16:38
Strengthening Our Mindset
Nov 17, 2025

As we step toward 2026, we continue our journey toward strength and resilience as we focus on the weight loss path.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on this social media platform. The information provided is not medical advice. It is intended to be used only for informational and educational purposes. Please...

Duration: 01:32:46
Weight Loss Anchors
Nov 17, 2025

Someone once described fasting to me as their anchor in the waves of the modern food, marketing and diet landscape. I really love that. We will call that anchor number one. On the other hand anchors can take many forms including "Anchoring Bias." Will share some interesting insight on this type of anchor as well and how we can free ourselves from it.

In Health,

Phil Zimmermann, MD
 
Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.c...

Duration: 00:46:39
Perseverance
Nov 17, 2025

"As water carves through stone, those who persevere will win."  -Taro Gold

Join me in this session as we gain insight from this simple yet profound observation and build the mindset that will power your health journey.

In Health,
-Phil Zimmermann, MD

Unravel Type 2 Diabetes Naturally:
https://www.drzmethod.com

Fasting Space is recorded Live on YouTube, Join me weekdays!:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleFasting/streams

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+++ Simple Fasting Advisors S.C. and Simple Fasting, LLC own and manage the information on this social media p...

Duration: 00:24:39