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Scott Kesterson's 26-Day Fast: The Protocol, the Mistakes & What Actually Worked │ BardsFM
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- Sep 10, 2026
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Episode 4220 │ September 9, 2026 His first fast failed in three days. His second became 26 days and the most powerful reset of his life. The difference was one thing: nutrition. WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS Scott Kesterson appears as the guest on Brett Bashawaty's program to walk through the complete architecture of the 26-day fast he completed in July — a five-day carnivore entry to deplete glycogen stores, a maintained daily intake of his 90 essential nutrients throughout the entire fast to prevent the nutrient depletion that sabotaged a failed three-day attempt in April, and a structured 21-day refeeding cycle beginning with bone broth and easing back to full carnivore. Scott details the specific protocol that made the difference this time — morning coffee with cinnamon, the full 90-essentials array an hour later, afternoon Rebound sports product, and green tea and chaga tea timed to avoid disrupting sleep — alongside the pain reduction he experienced, from a daily six-to-eight level down to two-to-three, and the Shaolin isometric exercise routine he developed to address a decade-old hip injury without further joint stress. The episode closes on a Q&A covering microbiome rebuilding through fermented foods, why chicken and seafood are excluded from his transition protocol, and Scott's most powerful personal testimony: his 89-year-old mother's early dementia symptoms stabilizing on the same 90-essentials protocol, culminating in a tearful Thanksgiving conversation where she recognized how close she had come to losing herself before the intervention. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED What is the difference between Scott's failed three-day fast in April and his successful 26-day fast in July — and why does maintaining the 90 essential nutrients throughout an extended fast, rather…