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Fasting

Staying hydrated and electrolyte-balanced through intermittent and extended fasts.

A glass mug of steaming black coffee sits on a worn wooden kitchen table beside a small ceramic cream jug, a spoon, and a folded newspaper, with a kitchen sink and dish rack blurred in the morning light behind it.

Does Coffee Break a Fast? Cream, MCT Oil, and Bulletproof

Black coffee, a splash of cream, and MCT oil each cross different fasting thresholds — the calorie and insulin math at each step, spelled out plainly.

2026-08-15

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OMAD and Electrolytes: The 23-Hour Mineral Gap

How eating one meal a day changes sodium and potassium timing, why the 23-hour window creates a real mineral gap, and how to space electrolytes across it.

2026-08-08

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Can You Drink Diet Coke While Fasting?

Aspartame, autophagy claims, and the cephalic-phase response — what the data actually shows about drinking Diet Coke during a fast, and how strict fasters read it.

2026-08-06

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Does Erythritol Break a Fast? The Insulin and Calorie Question

Does erythritol break a fast? A spec-sheet read on calorie absorption, the insulin data, and where this polyol sits against xylitol and maltitol.

2026-07-07

An East Asian man in his mid-40s in a heather-gray T-shirt takes a contemplative sip from a cloudy glass of salted water at a cluttered home-office desk — notebook of handwritten time stamps, thermos, empty coffee mug, plain salt shaker, and a laptop full of windows — in late-afternoon side light, deep into a 24-hour fast.

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How much sodium during a 24-hour fast?

The commonly cited ranges for fasted sodium, where they actually come from, and a sample dosing pattern across a 24-hour window.

2026-06-13

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Does Liquid IV Break a Fast? Reading the Label Line by Line

A spec-sheet walk through the panel — calories, dextrose, stevia — and where each one sits against the common definitions of a fast.

2026-06-06

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Coffee, Black Tea, and Sparkling Water During a Fast

A clear-eyed list of fasting-window drinks ranked by caveat, the hidden calories and additives to watch, and how to hydrate without breaking the fast.

2026-04-24

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Intermittent Fasting and Hydration: Timing Your Fluids

A practical how-to for staying well-hydrated across fasting and eating windows, with guidance on coffee, tea, and fasting fluids.

2026-04-18

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Headaches and Dizziness While Fasting: Is It Electrolytes?

Sorting common, benign fasting discomfort from signals that mean stop, the sodium-and-hydration connection, and the red flags to respect.

2026-04-12

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Why Longer Fasts Raise the Stakes on Electrolytes

How multi-day fasting shifts fluid and mineral needs, the warning signs to never ignore, and why extended fasts call for medical oversight.

2026-04-07

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Can You Have Electrolytes While Fasting Without Breaking It?

What breaking a fast actually means, where zero-calorie electrolytes fit, and how your specific fasting goal changes the answer.

2026-04-01