Diet & Intermittent Fasting
Sinclair's plant-forward diet with 16:8 intermittent fasting. Philosophy: mild biological stress activates longevity pathways.
Shared protocol · For reference, not advice
Interventions
Nutrition
- Time-Restricted Eating
Skip breakfast, often lunch too · Daily
Activates AMPK and sirtuin survival pathways
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- Plant-forward diet
Heavy on vegetables, mushrooms, pulses, whole grains · Daily
"I eat a lot of plants and try to avoid eating other mammals"
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- Limited red meat
Fish and occasional chicken; avoids red meat · Daily · Ongoing
TMAO concern — will eat meat after workouts
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- Homemade probiotic yogurt
2 spoonfuls with NMN + resveratrol · Daily · Morning
Gut health + fat source for resveratrol absorption
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- No sugar, no refined carbs, minimal alcohol
Strict avoidance · Daily · Always
Metabolic health and longevity
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Sources
Original accounts behind this protocol. Numbers match the references in each intervention.
- 01Lifespan (2019) ↗Source for this protocol
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- v1Current versionFebruary 18, 2026