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The Hunger-Fullness Scale: What It Is and How to Use It

You’ve almost certainly felt it: that gurgling-stomach, headache-y desperation to eat anything in sight. You’ve probably also sat back and groaned “I’m stuffed” after one too many second helpings, too. Those sensations are signals from your body, and the better you can respond to them, the healthier your relationship with food will be. The key is…

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5 Ways to Control Blood Sugar (without Eating Fewer Carbs)

If blood-sugar levels are one way to evaluate metabolic health (and they are), the news at a societal level isn’t good. It’s estimated that roughly half of adults in the United States are either diabetics or pre-diabetic, meaning their blood sugar is too high Luckily, there are many actions you can take to control your…

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Tom’s September Update

On August 27, 2023, I celebrated a somewhat arbitrary but (I think) noteworthy milestone: my 1,000th consecutive day of fasting. Yet even after all those successful fasts, I can still vividly remember when my consecutive-day streak would wind back to 0 and I’d wonder, How the heck do people fast every single day? Now that…

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How to Break a Fast (According to Your Diet)

You’ve fasted, you’ve slept, and maybe you’ve even exercised and practiced a restorative habit like yoga nidra. It’s been a great fasting window, but now it’s time to break that fast.  Before you do that, though, it’s important to consider how your Fast Breaker will influence the metabolic benefits of your fast. Will it help…

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Expert Insights from Zac Robinson, PhD(C): Strength Training, Nutrition, and Muscle Health

as interviewed by Rich LaFountain, PhD Zac Robinson, PhD(C), is a strength-training researcher, practitioner, and podcaster. He takes a holistic approach to improving strength training for human health and performance — an activity that is just as essential for health and longevity as fasting. In addition to helping people improve body composition and metabolic health through…

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Why You Should Count Time, Not Calories

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight by counting calories, you know it can be a tedious affair. After all, life is busy, and it can be tough to keep track of the important things — dentist appointments and friends’ birthdays, for example — nevermind painstakingly measuring each ingredient in your morning smoothie or trying to…

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How to Pair Mindful Eating with Mindful Fasting

While seemingly opposites, both fasting and mindful eating are time-tested approaches to nutrition. Alone, each can provide unique benefits. Together, they work synergistically to improve your whole-body health, with benefits ranging from preventing chronic disease to improving mental health and self-awareness. Juggling the scope of mindful fasting and mindful eating might seem overwhelming at first,…

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What Is a Fat Fast and Is It Healthy?

Fat fasting is a dietary technique geared towards weight loss and other health reasons. Those who use fat fasting claim that it allows them to break through weight-loss plateaus, lose weight quickly, or get into ketosis without hunger or food cravings.  But are fat fasts necessary for weight loss? And are they healthy in the…

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The History of Fasting

The history of fasting spans hundreds of thousands of years, and it is deeply intertwined with the story of life on Earth. A closer look into fasting’s expansive timeline clearly shows that it was, and remains, a powerful tool for the survival, health, and wellness of our species. Read on for a deeper dive into…

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Tom’s August Update

These days, it feels like there just might be a “National Day” for everything. National Talk Like William Shakespeare Day? April 23. National Rat Catcher’s Day? July 22. And of course, my true nemesis, National Doughnut Day — which, it would seem, is trying to sabotage me because there are two of them! On the first…

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