Day 1: Entering the Fasted State (Feeding → Post-Absorptive Phase)
In the first 6–24 hours, your body begins using glucose stored in the liver. As insulin levels drop, your system shifts from energy storage to energy utilisation. This triggers glycogen breakdown — the first metabolic signal that initiates cellular repair.
Day 2–3: Deep Metabolic Shift (Gluconeogenesis & Ketosis Begin)
As glycogen reserves deplete, the liver starts producing glucose from amino acids (gluconeogenesis) while gradually entering ketosis — the process of using fat instead of sugar as the main energy source. The brain begins receiving fuel from ketone bodies, which are cleaner-burning and associated with enhanced mental clarity, reduced inflammation and improved neural efficiency.
You may feel slightly tired or hungry during this transition — a normal adaptive response. This is also when fat oxidation increases, initiating measurable changes in body composition.
Day 4–5: Ketosis Deepens, Protein is Preserved
By this point, your body is in a stable ketogenic state, efficiently using fat for energy and reducing muscle protein breakdown. A rise in growth hormone helps preserve lean mass.
Cellular repair intensifies, including autophagy — the body’s internal process of removing damaged cells.
Day 6–7: Cellular Defence & Regeneration (Protein Conservation Phase)
The metabolism becomes more efficient. Inflammatory markers decrease, and internal stress signals are lowered.
Your system enters a regenerative phase, activating genes related to anti-ageing, DNA repair and mitochondrial function.
Many guests report improved energy, deeper sleep, enhanced mental clarity and lighter digestion.
The Long-Term Impact: Why FMD Supports Health Beyond the Week
The Chenot Diet® is designed not only for detoxification but for long-term metabolic reconditioning. Following the programme, guests typically experience:
• Improved fat-to-muscle ratio
• Lower systemic inflammation
• Enhanced insulin sensitivity
• Better hormonal regulation
• Cellular rejuvenation at the mitochondrial level
By mimicking fasting — without inducing starvation — the Chenot Diet® avoids the downsides of prolonged caloric restriction, such as reduced basal metabolic rate or muscle loss. Instead, it guides the body through a safe, structured stressor that activates natural defence and repair mechanisms.
In Essence
FMD is not about deprivation — it’s about metabolic precision.
It gives the body time and space to reset, repair and restore — while maintaining strength and energy.
When used cyclically, it becomes a powerful tool for sustainable wellness, disease prevention, and healthy ageing.
Detox & Reset
Pour induire une purification et une désintoxication profondes du corps afin d’éliminer les toxines, d’augmenter la vitalité, de rétablir les niveaux d’énergie et de rééquilibrer la physiologie.
CHF 5’500
Detox & Reset
Détendez votre cerveau, revitalisez votre corps – le programme Recover & Energise réduit le stress chronique et la fatigue et rétablit des niveaux d’énergie optimaux.
CHF 6’400
Detox & Reset
Le programme d’amélioration de la santé le plus intense de Chenot combinant notre détox signature avec un rajeunissement à fort impact pour retarder l’apparition du vieillissement biologique.
CHF 7’100
Detox & Reset
Restaurez vos rythmes naturels de sommeil et accélérez votre récupération grâce à des traitements ciblés, synchronisés avec votre chronotype – issus de l’excellence de notre programme Recover & Energise.
CHF 7’100
Diagnostics & Optimisation
Des diagnostics médicaux et des tests fonctionnels de pointe pour une vue d’ensemble précise et rapide de l’impact de vos choix quotidiens sur votre santé.
CHF 6’100