Ep. 53 - What breaks a fast?

Fasting For Life

Scott Watier

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2020

⏱️ 31 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! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss what really breaks a fast. There is much discussion about what things are allowed and not allowed during your fasting window. We speak anecdotally for the majority of the episode and have some reference points where there is conflicting research. We attempt to keep it simple and define some terminology that creates confusion. The insulin friendly lifestyle has so many health benefits. Let's try to keep it simple and find what works for you! Thanks so much for joining us on this journey and stay tuned for Episode 54. It will be the launch pad into the new year and you do not want to miss it!

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Scott Watier.
0:03.4	And I'm Tommy Welling, and you're listening to the fasting for life podcast.
0:07.1	This podcast is about using fasting as a tool to regain your health,
0:11.9	achieve ultimate wellness, and live the life you truly
0:14.4	deserve.
0:15.8	Each episode is a short conversation on a single topic with immediate actionable steps.
0:20.5	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 Wadier I am here as always with the good friend and colleague Tommy Welling good afternoon to you sir
0:46.6	Hey Scott how are you doing fantastic. We are rocking and rolling into the Christmas holiday here in the States and it's been fast and furious, pun intended, and I cannot wait to talk about one of the biggest questions that we get and we figured as we ramp up for
1:06.8	2021 and you and I have spent a lot of time diving in and planning for what 2021 looks like.
1:15.0	What breaks the fast? Because we're coming up on a year here.
1:17.0	So this is the most common question we get.
1:19.0	So what better way to do a reset and start the season and prep for the new year by then talking about one of the most foundational
1:27.0	questions and arguments that really exists in the fasting world.
1:30.9	Yeah, I mean this is this is at the core and when you first get started it's one of those things where you just kind of keep asking and just keep looking for those resources to better define it kind kind of hone in, we know, what can I have, what can I do, what breaks the fast?
1:48.0	And there's a lot of discussion points out there, I think.
1:52.0	Yeah, and some of them are backed and not. a lot of discussion points out there I think.
1:52.6	Yeah, and some of them are backed and not backed by experiences and research
1:58.1	and anecdote and all those different types of things.
2:01.5	So today we want to speak purely from the perspective of trying to keep it simple and also setting some basic boundaries and defining some terms that you might hear and some things that might add to the confusion of what it is that breaks the facts.
2:20.0	So one of the first things that we will get asked is what about adding
2:24.0	citrus fruit or lemon or lime to my water? And the simple answer to that is no.
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