This is what health looks like when it’s lived properly. Training. Laughing. Moving well. Feeling clear. No extremes. No obsession. No punishment. I practise intermittent fasting, usually at least 18 hours, and often 20–21 hours. Not as a diet. As a way to restore metabolic health. When insulin resistance improves, the body switches state. When glucose demand falls, ketosis becomes accessible. When inflammation settles, clarity returns. When hormones stabilise, energy becomes reliable. This is how people feel when the system is working: • Better focus • Stable energy • No brain fog • No crashes • Less hunger • Better sleep • Better mood • Better blood sugar control This applies to men and women of all ages. For prevention. And for reversal. • Insulin resistance • Prediabetes • Type 2 diabetes • Fatty liver • Blood pressure and lipid issues What people notice physically is not the goal. It’s the by-product. I’m a doctor. I work in functional medicine because real health should feel steady, calm, and sustainable, not stressful or fragile. JazakAllah khair to my big brother, mentor, and coach Nav W 🤍 Grateful for guidance, discipline, and consistency. ⸻ If this resonates, here are your options: 1️⃣ Free Dr IR App (start here) Clear guidance on food, fasting, hormones, and metabolic health. Free. Simple. Regular updates. 🔗 https://www.skool.com/dr-diet-5578/about?ref=a502e81c476c4bc8a122bae53d2c8a7d 2️⃣ Dr IR Diet & Lifestyle Course (full system) Doctor-led. Step-by-step. Built to reverse metabolic dysfunction properly. 🔗 https://whop.com/functional-medicine/dr-ir-diet/ 3️⃣ Executive Performance & Health Check-In (1-to-1) For busy professionals or complex cases. Personal oversight. Limited spaces. 🔗 https://drir.forms.app/drir-executive-performance-checkin

This is not a flexibility video. It’s a metabolic health video. Stretching feels hard when the body is inflamed, overloaded, insulin-resistant, and carrying excess weight. Tight hips, stiff backs, sore joints, poor recovery. None of that is random. What people don’t realise is this: Stretching becomes dramatically easier when metabolism improves. When you start fasting properly, lose excess weight, reduce inflammation, and restore insulin sensitivity, the body moves differently. Joints feel lighter. Muscles recover faster. Mobility returns. In my own routine, I follow 20-hour fasts with a maximum 3 to 4-hour eating window. Not to chase aesthetics, but to restore normal physiology. As fasting progresses and weight comes down, several things happen at once: • Systemic inflammation reduces • Insulin levels fall • Joint load decreases • Muscle recovery improves • Energy and focus increase • Mobility work stops feeling like punishment What you’re seeing in this video is not the goal. It’s the by-product of fixing the system underneath. This is the Dr IR Lifestyle. A functional medicine framework focused on root-cause correction, not symptom management. If you want to understand this properly and apply it safely: 🔗 Free Dr IR Community Learn the foundations of fasting, metabolism, inflammation, and lifestyle medicine here: https://www.skool.com/dr-diet-5578/about?ref=a502e81c476c4bc8a122bae53d2c8a7d 🔗 Dr IR Diet & Lifestyle Course A structured, doctor-led approach to metabolic repair, fasting, and sustainable health: https://whop.com/functional-medicine/dr-ir-diet/ 🔗 Executive Performance & Health Check-In For professionals who want personalised, clinical-grade guidance: https://drir.forms.app/drir-executive-performance-checkin This is not about restriction. It’s about restoring normal physiology.