SFL Episode 022: How Clean is Your Fast? The Health Benefits of Fasting & Why IF is Worth your Time
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Soulfit Labs Podcast
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The world of health and wellness provides us with numerous options when it comes to taking control of what we put in our body’s and when we do so. Your diet may be low carb, high fat, plant-based, gluten free, or even all these in one. Perhaps you’re absolutely forbidden from eating any carbs before bed, or consume nothing but bulletproof coffee until well into the afternoon. Whatever the case, it’s likely somewhat confusing and more than a little frustrating. In today’s podcast we discuss the concept of intermittent fasting, no doubt a familiar term. While IF is considered a lifestyle, rather than a diet, it can be tricky getting started as an outsider looking in. No worries though! Together, we’ll break the IF lifestyle down, talk about the different eating and fasting windows as well as which one might be right for you. Not to mention the tremendous overall health benefits—in addition to fat loss—that a properly executed “clean fast” can have on the body. We are talking everything from her improved mental clarity to cancer prevention here! So, grab your black coffee (or French Toast), tune in, and give it a listen!
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