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Fasting For Life

Ep. 197 - Clean vs. Dirty Fasting: Which is best for you? | What breaks a fast & why: supplements, LMNT, protein, meds, bulletproof coffee | 16:8 vs. 20:4 vs. OMAD for fat loss | Should you try dry fasting? | Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) for fasting

Fasting For Life

Scott Watier

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here!   FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS! Learn how to RAMP UP into longer fasting windows! Gain insights into the non-weight loss benefits of fasting! Personalize your own fasting schedule and consistent FAT LOSS results! Get answers to what breaks a fast, how to break a fast, and tips and tricks to accelerate your fasting wins!   THE BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS DOWNLOAD   In today’s episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy emphasize the importance of clean fasting, which entails consuming only unflavored water, unflavored black coffee, tea brewed from actual tea leaves, unflavored mineral water, and any prescribed medications while avoiding any additives, sweeteners, or foods during fasting hours. They delve into the physiological aspects, highlighting the significance of low insulin levels for effective fat burning and metabolic health. They also stress the need to maintain clean fasting habits as it enhances results and minimizes cravings. Additionally, they mention the influence of family and support systems on fasting success and suggest aligning your fasting goals with clean habits in your household.   Show Transcript: www.thefastingforlife.com/blog   Get 30% off a Keto-Mojo blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! Click here!   Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the Fasting For Life Community, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply!   Fasting For Life Community - Join HERE   New to the podcast and wondering where to start? Head to the website and download our Fast Start Guide, 6 simple steps to put One Meal a Day Fasting (OMAD) into practice!   Get our NEW sleep guide here! SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD   If you enjoy the podcast, would you please tap on the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them   Article Links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10061153/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33103448/ https://thebloodcode.com/homa-ir-know/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27126885/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Dr. Scott Watier.

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And I'm Tommy Welling, and you're listening to the fasting for life podcast.

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This podcast is about using fasting as a tool to regain your health,

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achieve ultimate wellness, and live the life you truly

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deserve.

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Each episode is a short conversation on a single topic with immediate actionable steps.

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We cover everything from fat loss and health and wellness to the science of lifestyle design.

0:25.0

We started fasting for life because of how fasting has transformed our lives and we hope to share the tools that we have learned along the way. Hey everyone welcome to the fasting for life podcast my name is Dr. Scott water and I'm here as always I'm a good friend and colleague Tommy Welling good afternoon to you sir hey Scott how are you fantastic my friend excited for today's conversation we're gonna be talking about clean versus dirty fasting and this is one of those

0:55.4

moments where we look in the mirror and go how in the world have we not talked about this

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almost 200 episodes in and 3 million down almost 3 million downloads later.

1:04.7

How have we not talked about this?

1:06.3

So I don't know.

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Yeah, I don't know.

1:08.0

Maybe we have and I just we just didn't see it right in our library of episodes but

1:12.4

not an entire episode dedicated to this topic and we're going to kind of put some nuance to it and a little bit of the fasting for life perspective as well. So if you're new to the podcast welcome in. This is a great episode to start with. If you want to learn more about us and our journey with fasting and how it's transformed our lives, head back to episode one, give it a listen. Now, a a couple hundred episodes later we're going to be

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talking about this foundational principle and kind of walk through and give you our perspective and some

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insights as we usually do into times where clean versus dirty has snuck into our own fasting habits as well as the thousands of people

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we've taken through our challenges. It's going to be a good conversation, Tommy. So I want to start off with,

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you know, thinking each and every one of you if you're a long-term

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listener we appreciate you we appreciate the follow the subscribes the rates the

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reviews the downloads that tells the podcast world that we are bringing value each and

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every week.

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