Tag: Intermittent Fasting

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The Complete Intermittent Fasting Guide for Beginners

Intermittent fasting, also called IF, involves a cycle of fasting and then eating within a predetermined period of time. Humans naturally fast when we sleep and between meals and snacks. Intermittent fasting is based on research that supports extending those natural periods of fasting to promote certain health benefits. Keep...

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Everything You Need to Know About Autophagy

Juice cleanses and detox teas don’t hold a candle to your body’s ability to detox. One of the ways it does this is through autophagy, a natural process that cleans out damaged cells and helps keep your systems humming. Autophagy may sound overly scientific, but it is extremely important. This...

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Break Your Fast With Quality Fats: Fuel Up With These 20 Recipes

From intermittent fasters to OMAD followers, we all eventually need to break our fasts to fuel up. But once it’s time to dig in, what should you prepare? Although it may be tempting to down a bowl of pasta or reach for something sweet and sugary, that’s not the way...

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What is Metabolic Flexibility and How Can You Achieve It?

Being flexible comes in handy in all sorts of situations. Bad weather keeping you from your morning run outside? No problem, head to the gym instead. Favorite coffee shop closed? Make your own Bulletproof Coffee at home. Took a wrong turn while driving? Simply find another route. Your body’s metabolism...

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Ask a Bulletproof Registered Dietitian: 9 Things You Should Know

Happy Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day! Here at Bulletproof, our mission is to help you unleash your limitless potential. However, when you’re looking to make a long-term lifestyle transition, it’s only natural to ask questions. That’s why we’ve rounded up a list of specific inquiries from various Bulletproof consumers just like...

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Types of Fasting Diets and How to Choose the Right One

Fasting isn’t just a scientifically proven way to manage your weight. Different types of fasting diets also help your body remove cellular waste and even support your mood. From promoting overall health to supporting memory, you can enjoy loads of fasting benefits just by changing when you eat. Fasting can...

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Longer Fasting on Keto for Self-Growth

Intermittent fasting may have exploded in popularity in recent years thanks to the health and fitness community, but the practice of fasting has actually been around for much, much longer. But while it has long been part of various religions, research has shown that fasting brings several health benefits. As...

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Can You Take Supplements While Fasting? Everything You Need to Know

Fasting means abstaining from food for a specific period. There are many ways to do it, the most common being intermittent fasting, where you alternate between eating and fasting windows. Extended fasting lasts 24 hours or more, like the 48-hour fast. Another popular method is time-restricted eating, where you consume...

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All the Reasons to Drink Coffee Before Your Workout

Thanks to social media apps like TikTok and Instagram, we’ve seen many coffee trends come and go. They start by making a splash and then quietly disappear. But the best ones? They earn a permanent spot in your routine—just like your daily cup of coffee. Protein coffee (also called “proffee”)...

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Skipping Breakfast and Eating Dinner Late Increases Deadly Heart Attack Risk. Do Intermittent Fasters Need to Worry?

If you practice intermittent fasting, chances are, you skip breakfast and don’t eat dinner until much later in the day. Well, a new study in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found that people who forgo breakfast and eat dinner later are five times more likely to die from a heart...