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Some helpful pointers...

Break each fast period with black coffee and a fat... some use butter ... some use a tablespoon of olive oil or coconut oil... this speeds up fat burning part of the fast ... do not eat any other food for at least two hours.take one astaxanthin... with the coffee

Two supplements that help the cells and mitochondria turnover of autophagy and mitophagy.take last thing at night.

Fisetin (strawberry extract) autophagy.

Pomengranate for mitophagy.

Those dead and defunct cells remove during rest and repair phase of sleep..

You will feel amazing within the first week... energy stays all day.

Astaxanthin for energy

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How long do you do this regime for? I already take a bunch of supplements and am wondering if I can continue to take my supplements and also do this (that you recommended) to take during fasting. I take Quercetin, Vitamin C/D3, B-12, Inositol, Zinc, NAC, Bio-Perine, Tumeric, a probiotic, a women's multi and citrus pectin. TIA

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The Fisetin should be 5 days out of 28 600mg per day.

Pomegranate I use every other day I use 500 mg extract plus I drink pomegranate juice daily about 8 oz.

Astaxanthin…(red algae)use every day 12 mg…this is more powerful than vitamin C, Vitamin E, Coq10.

But most use 8 mg per day…I am a big muscular man so I find 12 mg perfect…been taking this for 18 months rarely miss a dose.

Also I take Quercetin with bromelain every day.

Olive leaf extract, andrographis, tocotrienols at opposite end of the day to Astaxanthin.

I switch zinc carnosine (fat burner)with zinc and copper daily…..You should use L-Carnitine (for ATP)along with magnesium….so…

Magnesium Taurate and Threonate…alternate days

Sometimes I throw in Spirulina and Chlorella.(green algae)

I use NAC…And a Livercare tablet which has dandelion root, inositol Choline various b vitamins and building blocks for glutathione.

Take all these without issues…I am 68 and still have the same physique as when I was 30 …same weight.

Eating window 4-6 hours…low carbs …chicken fish…eggs..plenty of broccoli carrots and asparagus…honey, garlic, dark chocolate,ginger… a glass of red some days….green tea…come on…you need a little fun somewhere!

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I have a question for those who practice intermittent fasting and take supplements....do you take your supplements solely during the eating window? If one takes supplements first thing in the morning does that defeat the fast? Does coffee in the morning defeat the fast?

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My take...

Supplements do not contain many calories nor increase blood sugars... so taking them with coffee after a short fast speeds up the metabolic rate..which is precisely why fasting works .

Coffee with a saturated fat speeds up metabolism which causes the body to burn its own stores of fat in order to glean glucose.. only that form does not increase blood sugar readings.. it cause the pancreas to release lipase instead of insulin... neat way to force the body to burn off surplus fat.

People with insulin resistance have poor metabolic rates.. a pancreas that continually pumps out insulin which in turn cause surplus sugar to get stored as fat.. which slows down metabolism.

L-carnitine and alpha lipoeic acid will also increase metabolism... works while you sleep.

Really good read...”Metabolical” by Robert Lustig will explain the whole concept.

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Wow, what a routine! Good to know some people take as many sups as me. My non- aware friend said say goodbye to your liver.

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Ha ha! ... actually the liver loves bitter things like Andrographis(king of bitters) dandelion root.. silly Marin and NAC because glutathione is the master detoxifier... so tell your friend avoiding these things and ramming food and drink with high corn fructose is the best way to kiss goodbye to your detox organ.

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Thank you.

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I have a friend who has long covid. Her doctor said she has inflammation around her brain among other symptoms. I’m going to suggest she fast. I sure hope it helps her in some way.

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See Dr Berg on YouTube re fasting

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I have been intermittent fasting the past four months. Does seem to give me routine in my days and keeps me from eating junk at night. I’ve also lost 4 pounds which I don’t need to but for those looking to lose weight, I guess it’s good. Next stop- a 2 day fast.

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I had a lot of success with shorter and shorter eating windows. I got to the point where I had a 2 hour eating window. I was quite active at the time and competitively powerlifting and it was literally impossible for me to eat enough calories to gain weight. My body also naturally rejected crap food so I was eating really good food.

I still do IF but have a much larger window for eating, adjusting based on my overall activity and goals.

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Wow, how interesting...I’m a powerlifter too and that’s what worried me about trying a short window or a two day fast was lifting then not eating. Not willing to stop lifting for a period just to fast.

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Yeah IDK about the multi day fast unless you’re not training during that period. I always lifted in a fasted state and then ate afterwards.

I guess your body would adjust to lifting without food before or after. Since a lot of powerlifting is CNS training as opposed to building muscle like bodybuilding maybe it would be fine. Only one way to find out 😊

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I do agree your body gets used to what you demand it do...I can go pretty long in the early morn/afternoon before I eat, sometimes til 1:30 PM after an 8:30 PM dinner...and still not be famished. Fasted cardio is very good along with IMF. Hey we powerlifters build muscle too.

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I have fasted and used ivermectin and experienced herxing/autophagy.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505114/

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Probably due to the “offloading parasites” remember you kill the mother parasite which in turn causes them to release a hormone to let eggs hatch.. so now you have replaced the ones you killed unless you keep a protocol to repeat the sequence... but the clue is if you have any polyps or cysts anywhere.. those are unhatched eggs wrapped in thick biofilm... ivermectin serrapeptase will remove biofilm and let the immune response work.

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Fasting in various degrees has been in practice for thousands of years. Yet, man has survived. He will never survive the terrors of big pharma drugs.

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Dr Mercola recommends intermittent fasting and he is my health guru

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The inner bark of Cats claw vine and root can be used as a herb that helps aid in autophagy along with fasting. There are some other herbs that work too. Best to seek out a great Naturopath.

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Iintermittent fasting is not fasting. Fasting is the period of 24+ hours of having no food, and drinking only water. I do not know why people need to change the meaning of words.

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Anyone have experience with the Phoenix Protocol of dry fasting as detailed by Dr. August Dunning?

I’ve read the book and seen some YouTube testimonies but have not tried it. It honestly seems suicidal but maybe he’s correct.

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