Ultimate Fasting Prep Tips in Detail
Ok, so I’m often seeing questions on melatonin, mct oil, glutathione, bone broth, LMNT, and magnesium. First off after lots and lots of water fasts and Guinea pigging with myself and the group fasts at the gym, by and large most everyone seems to be able to tolerate a fast for 48hrs. After that certain people have issues. This is because the body burns off its normal glycogen fuel and without the body having used ketones in a long time, (if ever frankly as Americans,) it doesn’t know what to do. It starts dumping hormones and for lack of fuel reasons it then reaches for the next closest thing to glycogen in fatty acids. Long and short is, this stark change will make some people violently ill. Keto flu for some is mild but others are as sick as a real flu for up to a week. You can almost eliminate this risk entirely by eating lower carb this week and starting to pepper in longer fasted windows. Maybe one 16 or 18 hour window before Saturday. Secondly you can take glutathione which will be dramatically depleted in the switch to ketosis and melatonin as a mitochondrial decoupler. Aka less oxidative stress. Mct oil then is entirely C8 or C10 fat which is the fastest processing fat on the planet! So it’s a cheat but a smart cheat in my mind at least to set up a great fast: So that’s the “why” for those wondering… Now the simple how recap. 1-Eat low carb and very low to no added sugar for minimum of 3-5 days. 2-Work in one 16-18 hour fast if not a regular intermittent faster once before Saturday. 3-Take melatonin and glutathione to uncouple mitrochronial cells improving both sleep and daytime energy on fast. 4-Lastly bone broth and magnesium both pre and post fast but not on it. 5- We boost our nutrients both before and after with bone broth stew and raw cut veggies bin.
Can LMNT be used in your water during a fast?