Yannick Wolfe

Yannick Wolfe is the founder of the Dry Fasting Club and the creator of the Scorch Protocol. After years navigating chronic illness, he turned to dry fasting and built a structured, research-informed protocol around it. He writes about dry fasting for chronic illness, Long Covid, ME/CFS, Lyme, and metabolic and anti-aging biohacking, and works with members directly through the portal.

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Dry Fasting and Blood Sugar: Is It Safe With Type 2 Diabetes, and Does It Help?

You have been told type 2 diabetes is chronic and only worsens, that fasting can reverse it, and that fasting is dangerous for diabetics. They cannot all be true. Here is the honest version: what the reversal evidence really shows, the four-tier safety line set by your medications, why a dry fast removes your ability to treat a low, and how to break a fast without spiking. The reversal is real, but it is a supervised, water-before-dry move, not a license to change your meds.

July 7, 2026Read →
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Can You Take Your Medications While Dry Fasting? What's Dangerous, What's Not

You take something every day, and nobody told you whether to keep taking it through a fast or stop it. Both choices can hurt you. Here is the honest map: the drugs that get dangerous when you are dehydrated, the one class you must never pause, the medications that are actually fine to time around a fast, and the five-minute prep that turns "talk to your doctor" into a useful conversation instead of a shrug.

July 6, 2026Read →
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Is Dry Fasting Safe for Women? What's Actually Different

You read that fasting is one of the most powerful things you can do for your health, so you did what the guys do, fasted often and pushed the windows, and your period got weird and your energy tanked. You were not doing it wrong so much as doing it like a man. Here is what is actually different for a woman's body, the timing that makes dry fasting work with your hormones instead of against them, and why the metabolic layers matter even more for you.

July 4, 2026Read →
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Is Chronic Illness Reversible? An Honest Yes, and the Map

Long Covid, ME/CFS, chronic fatigue, post-viral burnout. Whether you are living it or just trying to understand it, here is the metabolic model that explains it. These are a collapse to a lower energy set point, not a life sentence. Why it is reversible, why most people stay stuck, and the real order of operations to climb back out.

June 14, 2026Read →
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Dry Fasting, Autophagy, and Regeneration: The Real Mechanism

Dry fasting is not just water fasting with the water taken away. Removing water flips on a second, deeper autophagy pathway through hyperosmotic stress, one that water fasting cannot reach. Here is the mechanism, the immune and viral numbers behind it, the stem-cell regeneration that follows, and the honest safety picture.

June 7, 2026Read →
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Normal Thyroid Labs but Still Cold, Tired, and Foggy?

Your TSH is fine. Your T4 is fine. You are cold, exhausted, and foggy, and your bloodwork says your thyroid is perfect. You are not imagining it. Thyroid hormone can be sitting in your blood and still failing to work inside your cells, where the test cannot reach. Here is the mechanism, the readout you can measure yourself, and what actually moves it.

May 31, 2026Read →
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Huge updates to the scorch protocol for free

I have an ongoing project to provide the scorch protocol for free and have done some massive updates in the last month, if you haven't seen it in a few weeks, I highly recommend

January 18, 2026Read →
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Scorch Protocol Miro Board Nov 2025 Updated

The most up-to-date mind map of the scorch protocol. Everything else is outdated. Please make sure you're familiar with it before booking any chats, as it avoids wasting time all

November 6, 2025Read →
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Start of the Dry Fasting Club 2.0

This marks the beginning of new posts that will define a new era for the dry fasting club. An era of better enlightenment. Shorter articles. More to the point. If you've been

July 4, 2025Read →
longcovid5 min read

What’s Really Going On with Long Covid?

If you’re reading this, chances are you or someone you love is battling Long COVID, and I’m here to tell you: you’re not alone, and you’re definitely not crazy. Let’s break it

April 6, 2025Read →
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Scorch Protocol 2025 - Miro Board

The most up-to-date mind map of the scorch protocol. Everything else is outdated. Please make sure you're familiar with it before booking any chats, as it avoids wasting time all

January 4, 2025Read →
dry-fasting-basics3 min read

Dry Fasting Club 2025 Do's and Don'ts

Happy New Year! Let this be your year of regaining health and vitality! Dry Fasting is very powerful. It's got some intense autophagy and intense stem cell regeneration

January 2, 2025Read →
longcovid8 min read

Long Covid Dry Fasting Update Dec 2024

Let's say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025 as the year of your return back to health! Once you've already tackled most of your issues, have been eating healthy, avoiding

December 5, 2024Read →
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Free consults are back on the menu!

Free consults are back on the menu! I recently had so many people booking my time that they overwrote the free consults. But I'm opening up more spots. If you're not sure about DF

November 6, 2024Read →
longcovid5 min read

Miro Board Scorch and General Update

I'm writing a little today for a general update. In my recent dreams, I had been placed back to the start of my long covid journey and I replayed a lot of the horrible details in

October 12, 2024Read →
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Update: Scorch Protocol

if you have a paid subscription on the site you can access the Miro board that I am building for the Scorch (under simplified scorch protocol 2024 article) - otherwise I really

September 20, 2024Read →
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Healing Long Covid Update May 2024

Back to 90% health after my recent reinfection exploration (tldr: healed severe LC with scorch protocol, willfully reinfected for science and treating again, but now with all the

May 8, 2024Read →
questions5 min read

Should you eat fiber or meat before a dry fast?

When you start a dry fast you can expect that your digestive system will be shutting down very quickly. The easiest way to look at it is that it shuts down 3x faster than on a water fast.

April 12, 2024Read →
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Schennikov’s Dry Fasting Protocol

On the one hand, it is an opportunity to cleanse the body, get rid of a number of serious diseases, strengthen the immune system and make the body more perfect. On the other hand, this event is associated with certain, sometimes considerable, risks.

April 2, 2024Read →
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The Science Behind How a 5-Day Dry Fast is Safe for Healthy Individuals

Yet, the participants in the aforementioned study demonstrated normal blood pressure, heart rate, and hemoglobin oxygen saturation, safe values in serum creatinine, urea, K+, Na+, and glucose, a moderate increase in serum osmolality and a substantial increase in glomerular filtration rate.

March 13, 2024Read →
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Can Dry Fasting Too Much Exhaust Stem Cells? Comprehensive Guide

The deeper you go into a fast, the more sustained and larger stem cell regeneration effects. However, the deeper you go into a fast, the more stress you apply to the body, and it becomes critical to balance it properly. Also the longer you fast the more you activate your quiescent stem cell pool.

February 12, 2024Read →
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Is Glucose Required During a Dry Fasting Refeed?

While gluconeogenesis can provide glucose during periods of low carbohydrate intake, it may not be sufficient to meet the high energy and substrate demands of stem cells during active regeneration.

February 11, 2024Read →
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Yannick Advanced 36 Hour Dry Fast Protocol

Recommended only for advanced bio-hackers and those at the tail end of their Autoimmune illness journey. If you are not advanced in the Enlightenment Protocol and Dry Fasting

January 31, 2024Read →
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10 Ways to Naturally Increase Oxytocin Levels in Your Body

Techniques such as exercise, music, touch, and activities like massage or cuddling have been found to boost oxytocin production. Additionally, we explore the potential impact of nutrition, gut health, and certain lifestyle choices on oxytocin levels.

January 22, 2024Read →
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Osmolyte Protocol: How to Hydrate Before a Dry Fast

Molecules that help our cells survive dehydration and heat stress. A theoretical approach that delves into the idea that having a good amount of osmolyte pre-loaded before a dry fast is critical in improving the potential benefits.

January 17, 2024Read →
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Simplified and Condensed Scorch Protocol 2024

You've probably just stumbled upon dry fasting. Or you've finally tried everything and are close to giving up. Welcome desperation warrior! The Scorch Protocol is your powerful ally.

January 16, 2024Read →
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Carnivore Dry Fasting Protocol 2024

If you've been on the carnivore diet for a while and are looking for a safe and effective dry fasting refeed the Carnivore Refeed has got you covered. Specially designed for those whose bodies still struggle with carbs, this carnivore-refeed method ensures a gentle transition back to regular eating.

January 8, 2024Read →
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How coffee can help you dry fast better

Like I said earlier, mixing caffeine withdrawal and the ketosis shift can ruin your fast. However, mixing in small amounts of caffeine before dehydration levels set in can be highly rewarding. You need to understand your body, and your diet to know when the window for caffeine closes.

January 1, 2024Read →
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The Power of Fasting: Repairing the Vagus Nerve for Optimal Health

Fasting has been practiced throughout history for spiritual and health purposes. Beyond its potential benefits for weight management and metabolic health, recent scientific research suggests that fasting may have profound effects on repairing and strengthening the vagus nerve.

December 7, 2023Read →
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Refeeding like a Professional

Check out the newest video on refeeding that dives into baking soda, different diets, and more. Let me know what you think! I'm still looking for more dry fasters that are

December 2, 2023Read →
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Sunrise to Sunset Dry Fasting: Why It Works

Sunrise to Sunset fasting is a personal and spiritual journey for all; especially Muslims during the month of Ramadan. It is also a beautiful blessing of health for the body.

October 25, 2023Read →
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How much weight can you lose dry fasting? Q&A

Dry fasting typically results in rapid weight loss, although much of it is water weight initially. The beauty of dry fasting when it comes to fat loss is that a dry fast will burn more fat compared to muscle.

September 21, 2023Read →
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Long Covid August 2023 Thoughts and Reddit

This has been going on for over 3 years. Unfortunately long haulers are getting red pilled into understanding how the medical system works. Doctors are not superheroes who are

August 31, 2023Read →
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Can you exercise during your dry fast?

The easiest way to look at it is that you can do light exercise on a dry fast, but avoid everything that is strenuous and makes you sweat. Let's look at some examples and

July 25, 2023Read →
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Long Covid July 2023 Update

💡The Long Covid Scorch Protocol is the ultimate culmination of 300 days+ of dry fasting and leading the dry fasting club. It's over 200 pages of notes organized. I could write

July 22, 2023Read →
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Dry Fasting Research Quick-Start Guide

💡I am starting this post as a reminder to build it out as a road map for new people to fasting and dry fasting. I just got into an argument on Reddit about why dry fasting

June 21, 2023Read →
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Healing Long Covid - Yannick's Story Part 2

This is a work in progress, as my day becomes busier and busier it becomes harder to sit down and flesh the story out. I don't want to keep this private until then, as people need

May 18, 2023Read →
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Healing Long Covid - Yannick's Story Part 1

As I write this little memoir of memories, experiences, lessons, and strategies on my journey with long covid, I get giddy with excitement as I bounce a ball off the wall, my leg

May 18, 2023Read →
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Healing Long Covid Part 3: Most important topics/theories

Long Covid can be a profoundly debilitating disease. Worryingly, its prevalence is on the rise, with recent science suggesting that up to 1 in 8 of those infected develop at least one Long Covid symptom. Crucially, the risk of Long Covid increases with each subsequent infection.

May 13, 2023Read →
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What is Dry Fasting? 2023 Update

Dry fasting is a powerful way to cleanse and detoxify the body. Learn what dry fasting is, the benefits of dry fasting, and how to do a dry fast.

May 8, 2023Read →
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Dry Fasting and Weight Loss

Dry fasting weight loss is intense! Dry fasting may be the answer you're looking for! Read about the fastest weight loss method.

May 8, 2023Read →
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Healing Long Covid Part 2: Theories

Discussion of some of the most popular long covid theories including viral reservoirs, and more. Many of these theories are required to understand how best to treat long covid with dry fasting as a base.

May 3, 2023Read →
protocols19 min read

Intestinal Cleanse for Dry Fasting Protocol

An Intestinal Cleanse may be the most important part of an extended dry fast. Don't try to skip this if you're going for longer than 3 days. If you're going for a shorter fast,

April 21, 2023Read →
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Yannick Healing Thoughts 2023

The science behind epigenetics and how and when they are activated during water fasting and dry fasting. 💡Period loss, infertility and other hormonal imbalances can be caused by

April 20, 2023Read →
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Metabolic Water and Fasting | Wet and Dry

Discover metabolic water, produced by animals as they break down nutrients like proteins and fats, helping them maintain hydration in limited water conditions.

April 20, 2023Read →
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Dry fasting questions with Dr. Filinov

Introduction Today I would like to share with you a transcription of Q&A with dr Filonov. 💡Please look up the Scorch Protocol to see an example of daily foods and supplements

April 14, 2023Read →
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Dry Fasting and Electrolytes

Electrolytes have been a buzzword among health enthusiasts and gymgoers for decades. But what are electrolytes? And how do they help during fasting? In this article, we’ll explore

December 13, 2022Read →
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Red Wine and Diabetes | Can you Drink it?

There are roughly 37 million people in the United States with diabetes, and approximately 95% of them have type 2 diabetes. If left unchecked or treated, type 2 diabetes can cause

December 2, 2022Read →
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Fever while dry fasting: Is getting hot normal?

Navigating fever and discomfort during dry fasting: Learn about the potential causes of fever-like symptoms and skin reactions during a dry fast, and discover tips to help you power through these challenges for a successful fasting experience.

November 30, 2022Read →
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Does Lemon Water Break Your Fast?

Exploring the lemon water fast: Learn about the unique aspects of lemon water fasting, its potential health benefits, and the importance of professional guidance for a safe and effective fasting experience.

November 16, 2022Read →
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Dry Fasting Stages | How much weight can you lose

Explore the stages of dry fasting and understand its impact on weight loss and health. Dry fasting accelerates ketosis and autophagy, providing quicker results than other fasting methods. Learn the preparation, stages, and refeeding process for an effective and safe dry fasting experience.

October 21, 2022Read →
theories15 min read

Can Dry Fasting cure Herpes?

Discover the potential of dry fasting to cure herpes. Learn from experiences and theories on the connection between dry fasting, autophagy, and virus suppression.

October 3, 2022Read →