Michael Yon on Fasting, Famine, Fertilizer, Fuel Shortages and Fatherhood…. What’s Ahead in the War with Iran…It’s About Routes, Resources and Intentional Depopulation…
Fasting, Famine, Fertilizer & Fuel Shortages and Fatherhood…
Former Green Beret, Special Forces
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Michael Yon
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Kirk Hamilton: How many days into this current fast are you?
Michael Yon: I am on day 21 of my current fast. I do not have a specific end date in mind. My previous fast lasted 40 days. I will continue until I decide I have reached the end. Right now, I feel better than ever. I feel perfect, and I have zero hunger.
KH: Why are you fasting?
MY: I have fasted before, including a 40-day fast. This time, one of the main reasons I am fasting is that Masako and I are about to have a baby. I want Baby Bear to see me leading by example, just as my grandfather lead by example for me. I also want the health benefits, greater mental clarity, and the experience of fasting itself.
KH. What do you experience physically, spiritually, and mentally while fasting?
MY: I experience significant mental clarity and more opportunity to reflect. Fasting gives me more time to be quiet and think. I also experience a strong sense of well-being. I do podcasts and other things, but I enjoy simply sitting quietly while I fast.
KH: How long have you been intentionally fasting?
MY: I have been intentionally fasting for years. My previous prolonged fast lasted 40 days. Before that, I experience fasting in Special Forces, but those fasts are not intentional. They happen during training when we did not have enough food.
KH: What does fasting mean to you and what do you consume while fasting?
MY: For me, fasting means going without food. Water only. This time I have used salt only on one day. I have used to date about ten lemons, one juice of lemon squeezed in my water each day. It has helped with my dry mouth. During this fast, I do not experience hunger. I am essentially running on my body’s stored energy. I have enough body fat that I can continue functioning without eating.
KH: What do you notice happening to your body during a prolonged fast?
MY: I notice that I feel extremely good. I have had a strong limp since my Army days, and when I begin fasting some years ago, the limp simply disappeared. I did not do anything. It just went away and has stayed away. During this fast, I also have no hunger.
KH: Is fasting difficult for you and how do you feel while doing it?
MY: Right now, fasting is not difficult for me. I have zero hunger. During Special Forces training, fasting is completely different because we are working extremely hard and do not have enough body fat. We become incredibly hungry. Now, after 21 days without food, I experience a flatline on hunger.
KH: What changes do you notice in your energy, clarity, pain, flexibility, or sleep while fasting?
MY: I feel better than ever. I experience mental clarity and more opportunity to reflect. My previous experience with fasting also showed me that physical problems can change. My limp disappeared and it stayed away. I do not describe fasting as making me weak; I feel very good while doing it.
KH: Do you monitor ketones during fasting?
MY: I do not do any extensive medical monitoring during the fast. I know I am in ketosis because I have been without food for 21 days. I may get some KetoStix nearby.
KH. How do you decide when to end the fast?
MY: I do not have a specific end-state goal for this fast. With my previous 40-day fast, I simply kept going until I reach the point where I decided it was time to stop. I do not know exactly how long I will go this time.
KH: How did you break the 40 day fast?
MY: When I finish my previous 40-day fast, I start with coconut juice. I also eat betel leaves and a little shrimp. It was a wonderful experience to begin eating again after such a long fast.
KH: Does fasting gives you spiritual or philosophical insights?
MY: Definitely. There is a reason many people fast for religious reasons. Fasting gives me more opportunity to reflect. During my previous 40-day fast, I spent much of the time in an Airbnb overlooking the ocean in Okinawa. I sat quietly, fasting, and read old books, including Benjamin Franklin. I found that kind of silence very valuable.
KH: Does fasting change the way you look at the larger world, including politics and world events?
MY: Fasting gives me more opportunity to reflect and think about the big picture. I continue doing podcasts and talking about world events, but I also spend time sitting quietly. I use that time to think about routes, resources, war, famine, energy, food, and population movements.
KH: What does Masako think about your fasting?
MY: Masako is with me during the fast and we are preparing for the birth of “Baby Bear.” She is beginning to show signs that the baby is coming soon. She is resting while I am fasting, and we are both focused on becoming parents.
KH: What is the specific purpose of this current fast?
MY: The most important reason this time is Baby Bear. I want my child to see me leading by example. My grandfather quit smoking cold turkey when he had children because he did not want his children to see him smoke. He led by example rather than simply telling me what to do. That example stays with me. I want Baby Bear to see the same kind of example from me.
KH: What else do you want people to understand about fasting?
MY: I see fasting as something that gives me physical and mental benefits and allows me to reflect. I also recognize the importance of having enough stored energy. Strategic body fat is like money in the bank. If food becomes unavailable having some body fat gives me a reserve.
KH: Do you believe there is evidence of an organized effort to reduce the world’s population?
MY: I believe there is an organized global effort toward depopulation. I see control of routes, resources, food, energy, and other necessities as part of that process. I describe famine as one of the weapons that can ultimately contribute to population reduction. These are my views and my interpretation of the geopolitical situation.
KH. What are your thoughts on famine, fertilizer shortages, and fuel shortages?
MY: FAMINE: I believe we are heading into famine. I see strategic body fat as a reserve because, in a survival situation where food is unavailable, people with more stored energy can have an advantage. FERTILIZER: I have been talking about fertilizer shortages for years. I look at phosphate production and exports as strategically important because fertilizer is directly connected to food production. I believe restrictions and policies affecting farmers, fishermen, energy, and food production can decrease the available food supply. FUEL: I see fuel shortages as directly connected to famine and ultimately to population reduction. I believe cutting off energy contributes to famine and can create what I call HOP – “human osmotic pressure,” pushing people to migrate from areas where food, energy, or security are becoming scarce.
KH: How do you feel about becoming a father and about Baby Bear?
MY: I feel more joy than I have ever felt in my life. I feel like a father already, even though Baby Bear has not been born yet. Masako and I already feel like we are Mama Bear and Papa Bear. I am excited to meet my child, and I want to be there for the birth. I want Baby Bear to see me leading by example, just as my grandfather led by example for me.
Gobal Depopulation, “HOP” Human Osmotic Pressure, Famine, Fertilizer and Fuel Shortages
KH: What is the evidence that there is a depopulation effort by some world forces?
MY: I believed there is an “organized global depopulation” effort involving cutting off of routes and resources.
I believe wars involve routes, resources and ideology. The controlling or cutting of transportation routes, energy supplies and other resources could create food shortages resulting in “human osmotic pressure” or “HOP” that will lead to mass migration of populations to other countries.
I’m including the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Panama Canal and other strategic routes. I believe famine could be used as one of the mechanisms contributing to population reduction.
Fatherhood…
KH: How do you feel about the upcoming fatherhood and birth of Baby Bear?
MY: “I’ve never felt so much joy in all my life.”
I and Masako already feel like father and mother because the baby was fully formed even though Baby Bear had not yet been born.
I feel “incredibly” blessed and described the experience as being beyond happiness. I want the baby to arrive immediately but recognize that the baby will come when the baby is ready.
KH: Michael you appear to be radiating with joy.
MY: I agree. I have never experienced this level of joy before.
Overall Takeaways from the Michael Yon Interview…
- Michael was on day 21 of his current fast during this interview.
- His previous fast lasted 40 days.
- His first prolonged intentional fast was in 2018–2019.
- He distinguished intentional fasting like this fast from involuntary food deprivation during Special Forces training.
- During this current fast, he reported zero hunger.
- He said he felt “better than ever” and “perfect.”
- He reported that a long-standing Army-related limp disappeared after he completed the 40-day fast.
- He said the benefits of his 40-day fast continued after the fast ended.
- He said serious fasting makes him appreciate food much more.
- His previous 40-day fast was broken with coconut juice, betel leaves and a little shrimp before he returned to normal food.
- He said he wished he had discovered fasting earlier in life.
- Michael said he believed the world was heading toward famine.
- He described maintaining body fat as a potential strategic reserve during food shortages.
- He discussed fertilizer—particularly phosphate—as an important component of food security.
- He connected energy and transportation disruptions with food shortages.
- He described famine, war and economic pressures as contributing to migration or what he called “human osmotic pressure.”
- He presented an extensive geopolitical theory concerning routes, resources and population reduction.
- He described becoming a father as producing the greatest joy he had ever experienced.
- He said he expected to still be fasting when Baby Bear was born.
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