SMP LeaderTalks

#130 | Healthy eating & fasting instead of pills

SMP LeaderTalks

28. January 2026

Georgiy Michailov meets Prof. Dr. Andreas Michalsen

About healthy autophagy, the microbiome, and the protein hype.

1 h 12 Min

“We can achieve much more than we think on our own.”

Healthcare costs are skyrocketing. Chronic diseases are on the rise. And yet, medical studies in Germany devote just eleven hours to the topic of nutrition. For nutritionist and fasting expert Prof. Dr. Andreas Michalsen, this is far too little. Because science has long made it clear that nutrition is one of the most effective medical interventions of our time that we ourselves can control.

“The more plant-based our food is, the healthier it is.”

Michalsen is one of Germany's most renowned nutritional physicians and one of the most prominent representatives of naturopathy. In conversation with Georgiy Michailov, he explains what constitutes a wholesome, healthy diet, what is truly evidence-based—and why radical dietary trends or protein hypes often do more harm than good. With a clear perspective and medical depth, he dispels myths surrounding fasting and healthy eating. He also explains what makes fasting methods such as therapeutic fasting the most effective cell reset there is.

*Video only in German

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