Fasting For Life

Ep. 91 - What is "water weight" anyway? Fasting to lower blood pressure and reduce swelling, water retention | Do low sodium diets work? | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan for OMAD

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the often misunderstood aspects of insulin, "water weight," blood pressure, and how they are affected by fasting. These are complex systems in the body, and fasting directly impacts each of them. They reference several articles that lay out the science, as well as personal experiences and feedback related to common fasting exper...

Ep. 90 - What actually causes insulin resistance? | How do insulin, fasting, food, fats, and sleep affect weight, fat loss, and insulin resistance? | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan for OMAD

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the various contributing factors to insulin resistance. The vicious cycle that insulin resistance creates can be perplexing to reverse, unless the whole picture is considered. The short-term and long-term resistance to insulin that build over time are affected by our daily lives, but fasting is perhaps the most powerful antidote...

Ep. 89 - Should you cut carbs to lose weight? | How do different foods affect blood sugar, hunger, and fat loss? | Insulin friendly lifestyle & insulin sensitivity | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***JOIN THE FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE THAT STARTS SEPTEMBER 8, 2021! www.thefastingforlife.com/live WE SAW INCREDIBLE RESULTS FROM OUR JULY CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  www.thefastingforlife.com/live   Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss a recent study looking at the effects of certain specific carbohydrate-rich ...

Ep. 88 - Snickers Fast Bar?! Fasting Foods?! Blood Sugar Lowering Meal Plans | Bulletproof Coffee, Keto Ice Cream | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan for OMAD

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***JOIN THE FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE THAT STARTS SEPTEMBER 8, 2021! www.thefastingforlife.com/live WE SAW INCREDIBLE RESULTS FROM OUR JULY CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  www.thefastingforlife.com/live   Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss a recent trend in marketing involving "softening" the fasting lifestyle to a...

Ep. 87 - Listener Q&A | Feeling tired after breaking a fast | Water makes me HUNGRY | Can fasting improve wrist tension & inflammation? | Repeating Longer Fasts | Am I getting enough protein? | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***JOIN THE FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE THAT STARTS SEPTEMBER 8, 2021! WE SAW INCREDIBLE RESULTS FROM OUR JULY CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  www.thefastingforlife.com/live   Dr. Scott and Tommy answer listener write in questions spanning from beginner to advanced fasting. They lend perspective from research,...

Ep. 86 - Does weight loss slow your metabolism? | Fasting and Metabolism | 36-hour fasts boost metabolic rate and protect against adaptive thermogenesis | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan for OMAD

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 the often cited concern of metabolism and how weight loss and diets can affect resting metabolic rate. Adaptive thermogenesis is one of the body's homeostatic responses to changing caloric intake, which can lead to a change in metabolic rate. They discuss how these relate to fasting and how to use this informati...

Ep. 85 - Morning vs. Afternoon Workouts to Increase Insulin Sensitivity | Fasting to boost exercise benefits and weight loss | Insulin Resistance Assessment and using better tools to track your progress | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 an interesting article looking at the effects of morning versus afternoon exercise on metabolic health and insulin resistance. The data are extremely supportive of planning exercise times to drastically improve metabolism, fat burning, and fasting results. They also introduce the Insulin Assessment tool to track...

Ep 84 - Why overly restrictive diets fail long term | Healthy relationship with foods to avoid FOMO and overindulging | Reintroducing "off limit" foods | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 a classic study on overindulging after using restrictive eating. Trigger foods, fear of missing out, and black/white perfectionist thinking within a diet and weight loss journey often lead to unhealthy relationships with certain foods and undesirable outcomes in the future. They talk through how to prevent and c...

Ep. 84 - Why overly restrictive diets fail long term | Healthy relationship with foods to avoid FOMO and overindulging | Reintroducing "off limit" foods | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 a classic study on overindulging after using restrictive eating. Trigger foods, fear of missing out, and black/white perfectionist thinking within a diet and weight loss journey often lead to unhealthy relationships with certain foods and undesirable outcomes in the future. They talk through how to prevent and c...

Ep. 83 - How do we KEEP the weight off? Becoming the 5% who maintain long-term weight and health maintenance goals | Fasting Community, Long Term Goals, Insulate yourself against regain | South Beach, Juice Cleanse, Detox | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting

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 recent studies that break down the key components to not only losing weight, but keeping it off and maintaining long-term health. This subject is not frequently discussed because the data show that 95% of significant weight loss is not maintained, but the data also shows exactly what the important factors are to...

Ep. 82 - Meal Frequency & Body Composition | Should we eat smaller meals to boost metabolism? | One Meal a Day (OMAD) vs. Six Meals a Day (6MAD) | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***JOIN THE FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE THAT STARTS JULY 25, 2021! WE SAW INCREDIBLE RESULTS FROM OUR JUNE CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  www.thefastingforlife.com/live   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss a recent literature review looking at the very popular idea that eating smaller, more frequent...

Ep. 81 - Listener Q&A, Strategies for Long-Term Success | Push Yourself if you want to Improve | Fasting and Calories | Vacation on a Diet?! | Fasting Challenge & Free One Meal a Day Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***JOIN THE FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE THAT STARTS JULY 25, 2021! WE SAW INCREDIBLE RESULTS FROM OUR JUNE CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  www.thefastingforlife.com/live   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy answer burning questioners from listeners. The cover how to think through your calories, planning for ...

Ep. 80 - Top Ten Foods that Spike Blood Sugar | How NOT to break your fast | Emotional ties to addictive food and how to separate from them | Worst foods for diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, losing weight | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 round out the insulin and food mini-series with a discussion of data from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) that give some surprising results in the top 10 list of foods that spike blood sugar. They give actionable swaps and ways to break emotional ties to certain addictive foods, as well.   10 of the worst foods for ...

Ep. 79 - Metabolic health and insulin friendly foods | Decoding bloodwork and how fasting can help | Food swaps to increase insulin sensitivity & improve blood pressure, triglycerides, LDL | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan for OMAD One Meal a Day

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 the meaning and importance of the term "metabolic health," as well as actionable ways to improve it. So many food calculators and resources are focused on the glycemic index and how foods affect blood sugar, but few get to the root of the problem, which is the insulin effect of food.   Food Insulin Index Analysi...

Ep. 78 - Best ways to lower your blood sugar, improve your A1C, fix your bloodwork | How to keep insulin low, eating for diabetes, weight loss, sleep apnea | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan OMAD One Meal a Day

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 some of the simplest, most effective ways to lower blood sugar, which is a key component in the insulin and weight loss equations that so many people currently struggle with. Knowing that a few small, strategic changes can make a big difference in our results, can be exactly what we need to start finally seeing ...

Ep. 77 - Should I take a Walk after Dinner? | Lowering Blood Sugar & Insulin with Exercise | Preventing Diabetes & Obesity, Avoiding Perfectionism | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan for OMAD One Meal a Day

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 cover two recent studies on the effect of doing what your grandparents told you to do--take a walk after dinner! So many lifestyle diseases stem from insulin resistance, so the quest for increased insulin sensitivity requires a multi-faceted approach. This means we must be armed with many different tools in our insulin ...

Ep. 76 - Alternate Day Fasting (ADF) enhances Memory & Boosts Brain Cell Growth | Non-Weight Loss Benefits of Intermittent Fasting | Longevity, Klotho Gene, & Alzheimer's | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 cover cutting-edge research that shows powerful effects of intermittent fasting on long-term memory, generation of new brain cells, and increasing longevity gene activity.   Dias, G.P., Murphy, T., Stangl, D. et al. Intermittent fasting enhances long-term memory consolidation, adult hippocampal neurogenesis, and express...

Ep. 75 - Losing Weight & Maintaining Results | Consistency leads to Confidence | Reducing Cravings & Hunger, Balance Hormones, Increase Autophagy & Insulin Sensitivity | Phil Mickelson fasts 36 hours to Win | OMAD Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***ANNOUNCEMENT!*** THE 7-DAY FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE BEGINS JUNE 7, 2021! WE SAW AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR MAY CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  CLICK HERE!   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy share a story of a past challenger who is finding success despite physical limitations. They discuss how to thin...

Ep. 74 - Get the Scale UNSTUCK, Maintain your Fasting Weight Loss Results & Enjoy the Process | Getting back on track after falling off the fasting wagon | Cutting your losses & maintaining your gains | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 a simple five-step method you can use to get back on track after a day, weekend, month, or even years since falling off the fasting path! We can use deliberate methods and cues to cut our losses, regroup, and start with small wins to set ourselves up for success and results.   Have a question you'd like us to an...

Ep. 73 - Dr. Scott's 8.5-Day Extended fast: Why now? Routines & Frustration. When to push your window? | Fat + Protein to Lower Insulin Response when Breaking a Fast | Fasting After Antibiotics | Free One Meal a Day OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 understanding when it's a good time for a longer fast, how to break a longer fast to minimize discomfort, and the important role our frustration points play in fueling personal growth and development.   Have a question you'd like us to answer? Click here to send it to us or leave us a voicemail we can play on th...

Ep. 72 - Fasting to improve Bloodwork, Triglycerides, Cholesterol, Fatty Liver | Low Fat Myths | ADF to Reverse Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, & Diabetes | One Meal a Day OMAD Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 break down the research on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a key component early in the overweight, obesity, and eventually diabetes processes. There was a low fat craze several decades ago, and some of the misinformation that was spread still lingers today about dietary fat leading to fatty deposits in the l...

Ep. 71 - Quiz the Hosts Lightning Round! | Favorite Fasting Window, Favorite Fast-Breaking Food, Frustrating Set Points | How to decide when to do a longer fast? | Free One Meal a Day OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***ANNOUNCEMENT!*** THE 10-DAY FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE BEGINS MAY 6, 2021! WE SAW AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR MARCH CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  WWW.THEFASTINGFORLIFE.COM/LIVE   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy depart from the usual show format to quiz each other on some of their favorite common fastin...

Ep. 70 - Fasting Fight Club & Social Fasting Anxiety | I'm too busy to fast! | Fasting & Fat Loss Increase Immunity | One Meal a Day OMAD Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***ANNOUNCEMENT!*** THE 10-DAY FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE BEGINS MAY 6, 2021! WE SAW AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR MARCH CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  WWW.THEFASTINGFORLIFE.COM/LIVE   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy have a conversation around some of the social aspects of fasting. As the world continues to ...

Ep. 69 - Why do Processed Foods make us Fatter? Healthy Foods are EXPENSIVE | Mistrust in the Nutrition World | Industrial Foods vs. Keto, Paleo, Whole30, Low Carb | Free One Meal a Day OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***ANNOUNCEMENT!*** THE 10-DAY FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE BEGINS MAY 6, 2021! WE SAW AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR MARCH CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BELOW.  WWW.THEFASTINGFORLIFE.COM/LIVE   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss a recent study that helps to make sense of why ultra processed foods can be so detri...

Ep. 68 - Good Fasting Habits more important than Longer Fasts? Sticking to long-term health goals | Health Coaching & Accountability, Power in a Social Fasting Group | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan

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 examine how to actually form a new habit, in and out of the fasting and health worlds. Long-term changes can be difficult to begin and even harder to see them through to the finish line, so they find what the latest research says about doing just that. It turns out that accountability, encouragement, and making smaller ...

Ep. 67 - Fasting and Osteoarthritis, Reducing Knee & Joint Pain by Losing Weight and Lowering Inflammation | Improving Orthopedic Surgery & Physical Therapy Outcomes with Fasting | Mobility and Quality of Life | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 the ways that fasting can improve clinical outcomes for people suffering with knee osteoarthritis, as well as many other bone and joint ailments. Excess body fat puts an immediate physical overload on our joints, but the metabolic inflammation that is seen in osteoarthritis can also be greatly improved through f...

Ep. 66 - Insulin-Friendly Lifestyle for Best Fasting Results | Nutrition for Insulin Resistance, Health for the Heart, Brain, Obesity, & Infertility | Dr. Benjamin Bikman Research & Low Calorie, Low Carb, Keto Diets | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan

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 why an insulin-friendly lifestyle is so important to maximizing fasting benefits and making results stick for a lifetime. Insulin plays a key role in fat storage and is the primary lever we need to pull in order to lose fat and regain control of our health. Dietary, lifestyle, and timing considerations are the m...

Ep. 65 - Avoiding common fasting mistakes | Graduating from 16:8 to longer fasts | Fasting Frustration | Lowering Insulin to Burn More Fat | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan

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 some of the most common fasting pitfalls and how to avoid them. Everyone comes to fasting with a different mindset and history with health and weight, but many common threads arise with various fasting goals and schedules. They strategize how to plan, recognize, correct, and avoid them to maximize results and mi...

Ep. 64 - Tricks for closing your eating window before fasting | Curbing the sweet, salty, and savory cravings | Why am I really eating? | Multivitamins & supplements while fasting | Free One Meal a Day Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***ANNOUNCEMENT!*** THE 10-DAY FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE BEGINS MARCH 18, 2021! WE SAW AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR JANUARY CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE.   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the answers to recent listener and group coaching questions. Drawing the line in the sand between fasting and no...

Ep. 63 - Fasting to Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol | Latest Research on Improving Cardiovascular Bloodwork, Inflammation, & Triglycerides with 5:2, 16:8, ADF Alternate Day Fasting | Free OMAD Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***ANNOUNCEMENT!*** THE 10-DAY FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE BEGINS MARCH 18, 2021! WE SAW AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR JANUARY CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE.   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the latest research findings on how intermittent fasting affects cardiovascular health. With the rapidly growing...

Ep. 62 - Early Time Restricted Feeding, OMAD to 30-hour Fast Hacks, 6-hour Eating Window Physiology | Fasting to Lower Blood Pressure & Decrease Oxidative Stress, Reversing Pre-Diabetes | Plateau Breakers | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***ANNOUNCEMENT!*** THE 10-DAY FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE BEGINS MARCH 18, 2021! WE SAW AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR JANUARY CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE.   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss some of the common things they hear from people who've tried intermittent fasting in the past and have either go...

Ep. 61- Surprise fasting perks and modern-day survival | Regaining control during the chaos | Uncommon benefits of fasting | Free One Meal a Day (OMAD) Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 some of the uncommonly recognized benefits of adopting a fasting lifestyle. Modern living provides many benefits and luxuries in many parts of the world, but outside factors can sometimes turn our day-to-day life upside down. Even short-term changes can leave us feeling out of control, but we find that fasting t...

Ep. 60 - Peak behind the curtain | OMAD to lose 75 pounds! | Fasting Testimonial Tuesday | Consistent weight loss progress | Progress over perfection | 365 Days | How to make a fasting lifestyle work | Getting your life back | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasti

In this episode, you get you get to hear from one of the earliest adopters of the one meal a day strategy of fasting. Candice and her story are uplifting and transformational in more ways than one. While Tommy and Dr. Scott are iced in without power, heat, and of course internet, we hope you enjoy this wonderful story of consistency and simplicity. Candice, much like us, started with frustration and little results. Fast forward 365 days and you have one of the first success stories of Fastin...

Ep. 60 - OMAD to lose 75 pounds | Fasting Testimonial Tuesday | Consistent weight loss progress | Progress over perfection | 365 Days | How to make a fasting lifestyle work | Getting your life back | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

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, you get you get to hear from one of the earliest adopters of the one meal a day strategy of fasting. Candice and her story are uplifting and transformational in more ways than one. While Tommy and Dr. Scott are iced in without power, heat, and of course internet, we hope you enjoy this wonderful story of consistency and simplicity. Candice...

Ep. 59 - 30-Hour Fasting Magic | Embrace the Suck! How to Stick to your Windows | Fasting Hacks to Push past OMAD | Improving your Relationship with Fasting? | Less Thought, More Weight Loss | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan

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 the finer points of the elephant in the room--what to do when the going gets tough. Sticking to our fasting windows is the key to long term success, so they zoom in on the decision to begin a fast, the motivating factors that drive us, and the decision to break the fast. Willpower plays a role, but it's a finite...

Ep. 58 - 100 Years Since Discovering Insulin: Good or Bad? | Neon Revolution, What's Old is New Again | Obesity, Blood Sugar, Insulin Resistance, Cancer, Heart Disease, HbA1c and Fasting | Low Carb Diets, Keto | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 dive into the history of the last 100 years since the discovery of insulin. Medical and technological breakthroughs are oftentimes significant inflection points for society, but not always in the positive ways they're expected to be. They discuss where we came from, the state of the union of society's health, where we'r...

Ep. 57 - Lifestyle Design and Fasting | Telling your Family you're Skipping Dinner | Support via the "Marriage Merge" | Long-term Habits for Lifetime Results | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan |

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 the power of building sustainable, long-term priorities that lead to easier decision making and better results for health and weight. We are social creatures, and family and friends are very important in our lives, so helping them understand why we do what we do can have an incredible, positive impact on our res...

Ep. 56 - The Scale is STUCK! | Underestimating caloric intake | Overestimating Exercise | Broken Metabolism? | Free Intermittent OMAD Fasting Plan

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 review research on calorie and exercise tracking. The data shows that we significantly underreport our calories and that even long-term "diet resistant" subjects have perfectly functioning metabolisms, but aren't creating the calorie deficit they think they are when dieting. The implications of these findings and how th...

Ep. 55 - Intermittent Fasting Research Literature Review: Alternate Day Fasting (ADF) Lowers Insulin, 16:8 Fasting to Lose Fat, IF lowers inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis & Rheumatoid Arthritis | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 dive into the widely applicable intermittent fasting results from a robust review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. They discuss the effects of various fasting protocols on a wide scope of outcome measures, including longevity, cardiovascular health, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, weig...

Ep. 54 - 2020 Year in Review: Past Reflections & New Directions | Most Downloaded Episodes of Last Year | Biggest Listener VICTORIES! | First 2021 Challenge Date Revealed!

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 look back over 2020 to reveal the most downloaded episodes, as well as the ones that resulted in the most listener feedback. They share a few of their favorite testimonials, and what they've learned over the year. They also reveal the date of the next challenge and what's in store for 2021. Thank you for listening and f...

Ep. 53 - What breaks a fast?

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 crea...

Ep. 53 - What breaks a fast? Opinion Piece

Ep. 52 - Why doesn't 16:8 Intermittent Fasting work for weight loss? | Intermittent Fasting for Beginners | Ketogenic Diet + Intermittent Fasting Time Restricted Eating | OMAD One Meal a Day Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 the 16:8 intermittent fasting schedule, a very common starting point for many people. In their experience, 16:8 is an easy way to become more comfortable with fasting, as it usually just involves skipping breakfast, but if fat loss is the goal, 16:8 may not move the needle very far, which can be confusing. They ...

Ep. 51 - The 12 Days of Fasting (Part I), Simple Tips to Lose Fat, Lower Blood Sugar & Insulin Spikes | Intermittent Fasting & OMAD, Exercise to increase Insulin Sensitivity | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 the 12-Days of Fasting and how there are 12 simple ways to reduce the blood sugar spikes and insulin resistance that cause weight gain and retention, even when we are diligently counting calories and exercising regularly. These factors work together, either to support or impede our efforts, so they discuss how t...

Ep. 50 - Non Weight Loss Benefits of Fasting | 48-hour Fast & Neuroprotective Ketones | Ketone Testing with Keto-Mojo | How does ketosis protect against Alzheimer's? | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan

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 the neuroprotective effects of fasting, which are related to ketone levels, cellular mechanisms, and metabolism. Ketone testing is also discussed, as it can aid in fasting, correlating how one feels at certain intervals, and positive reinforcement when determining when to break a fast. Understanding how and when...

Ep. 49 - Why diets fail, Willpower vs. Mindset and how to shift your thinking | Intermittent Fasting for Maintenance | Long-term Intermittent Fasting | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ANNOUNCEMENT! THANKS TO LISTENER FEEDBACK, WE'RE DOING ONE MORE CHALLENGE THIS YEAR 12/3 - 12/12! REGISTER HERE!   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy dive deep into the struggle many people face when it comes to transitioning from a "diet" and into maintaining their healthy goal weight. The disconnect between how one reached their goal and the optimal te...

Ep. 48 - Preventing holiday weight gain, Breaking through plateaus | Shift work while OMAD & ADF fasting, Scheduling strategies, Getting better sleep | Planning for the weekend, Balancing hormones | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ANNOUNCEMENT! THANKS TO LISTENER FEEDBACK, WE'RE DOING ONE MORE CHALLENGE THIS YEAR 12/3 - 12/12! REGISTER HERE!   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy answer listener questions about how to optimize fasting with a changing schedule and various work shifts, as well as how to plan for the weekend without giving back all of the weekday progress. In both case...

Ep. 47 -  Maintaining long-term weight loss | Weight regain, Breaking old food choice habits, Limited Willpower | Your WHY and Mindset Shifts | Lifestyle pivots to support weight loss | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ANNOUNCEMENT! THANKS TO LISTENER FEEDBACK, WE'RE DOING ONE MORE CHALLENGE THIS YEAR 12/3 - 12/12! REGISTER HERE!   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy examine a review study that analyzes weight loss and regain over 6-24 months. The alarmingly low success rate, even after just moderate weight loss, highlights the need for more comprehensive weight loss pr...

Ep. 46 - What to eat when fasting | Do low carb diets stop working? | Is the Mediterranean diet healthy? | Meal plans to lower insulin, increase metabolism, and control blood sugar with keto, carnivore, VLCD | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ANNOUNCEMENT: 10-Day Intermittent Fasting Challenge begins 12-3-20! Details and register at www.thefastingforlife.com/live   In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy review the literature around low carbohydrate diets and discuss their use in fat loss, reversing insulin resistance, and long-term health maintenance. The evidence points to specific pros and cons...

Ep. 45 - Insulin Index to choose foods to extend ketosis and break fasts | Fasting support for a low insulin friendly lifestyle | Powerful fasting boost to keto, carnivore, low carb, and paleo diets | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan

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 the little-known "insulin index" and how it relates to making smart food choices that support fasting for fat loss and health. Many popular food choices easily become part of a low-satiety, high insulin, high cravings cycle that leads to fat storage. The trouble is often how to reverse the cycle and create moment...