Fasting, explained without the supplement ad.
Everything here is written the way the app talks: specific, honest about what the evidence supports, and free. No email gate, no lead magnet, no 47-page PDF.
- BasicsGetting started8 min · 22 August 2026
Intermittent fasting for beginners
What intermittent fasting is, which schedule to start on, what the first week actually feels like, and when not to try it at all.
Read it - SchedulesBasics6 min · 22 August 2026
What is 16:8 fasting?
The most common intermittent fasting schedule explained: how the window works, why 16 hours, and how to pick the eight that fit your life.
Read it - SchedulesBasics8 min · 22 August 2026
Fasting schedules compared: 12:12 to OMAD
Every common intermittent fasting schedule side by side — 12:12, 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD and 5:2 — and an honest read on which one to actually pick.
Read it - Practical7 min · 22 August 2026
What breaks a fast?
Coffee, tea, gum, electrolytes, medication and toothpaste — a plain answer for each, and why the answer depends on what you are fasting for.
Read it - PracticalSafety7 min · 22 August 2026
How to break a fast
What to eat first, how much, and why the longer the fast the more this matters — including the one scenario where breaking a fast badly is genuinely dangerous.
Read it - SchedulesPractical8 min · 22 August 2026
OMAD: one meal a day, honestly assessed
What eating once a day actually involves, who it suits, the nutrition problem nobody mentions, and why it is a poor place to start.
Read it - PracticalEvidence8 min · 22 August 2026
Training fasted: what it helps and what it costs
Cardio, lifting and fasted training — what the evidence supports, what it does not, and how to time a session around a 16:8 window.
Read it - SafetyEvidence7 min · 22 August 2026
Dry fasting: read this before you try it
Dry fasting means no water. The claims made for it are large, the human evidence is close to absent, and the risks are real and fast-acting.
Read it - ScienceEvidence9 min · 22 August 2026
Autophagy and fasting: what the evidence actually says
Where the famous 16-hour autophagy number came from, what has been measured in humans, and how to read the claims you will see online.
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