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Continue readingAs you probably know, millions of people suffer from eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia. But I myself have been accused of having an eating disorder, because of my adherence to intermittent fasting! So, is intermittent fasting a diet…or something more dangerous?? Let me say right out of the gate: Intermittent fasting is NOT an […]
Continue readingSo working out while in a FASTED state (8 – 12+ hours after the last time you ate) is becoming more and more popular. But is fasted cardio, fasted weightlifting etc. SAFE? People seem to be worried that if they don’t fuel up right before their circuit training or their morning run…they’ll end up feeling […]
Continue readingThere was a point for me where I was trying SO HARD to make keto work, but just couldn’t help but repeat over and over to myself, “Keto is not working. Keto is NOT working.” So I quit! Ha ha. Just kidding about eating junk instead!! What I’m trying to say is, there’s an EASIER […]
Continue readingIs intermittent fasting keeping you up at night? I guess it makes sense that if food = sleepy, then intermittent fasting = can’t sleep!! So yeah, this post is for all my fellow fasters who are struggling with a bit of INSOMNIA when they fast. If you fast and you don’t have sleep […]
Continue readingSome people are little patronizing the way they say, “Losing weight is easy! Just stop overeating!” “Calories in, calories out. If you consume less calories, there’s physically no way you gain weight. It’s science!” And I mean, they’re CORRECT, yeah. If you count calories and make sure it’s under your total daily energy expenditure, you’ll […]
Continue readingI saw a blog post recently…obviously I’m not going to name names, but the author asked, “What If Intermittent Fasting Doesn’t Work?” That would be a fair question, if they’d used science to refute the evidence that IF lowers your total cholesterol and your blood pressure, or that being in the fasted state causes mass fat […]
Continue readingBefore you read…check out my NEW 12-Day Intermittent Fasting series on YouTube! First video below: So, what’s up with the title of this article, right? No intermittent fasting?? You’re probably thinking, what the heck happened to the Melissa I know and love? Don’t worry, she’s still here, and about to bust some intermittent fasting myths. […]
Continue readingMy ultimate guide to high fat eating… Frustrated, Confused, Nervous? I don’t blame you one bit because our trusted government has pushed a low-fat diet on society for 40 years now. Our Western diet promotes a high amount of carbohydrates with very little fat. You can’t go anywhere past your front door without seeing that […]
Continue reading“Is fasting healthy and safe?” You’re probably familiar with the concept of fasting, and perhaps you’ve heard about dietary fasting for health benefits as well. Some people fast for religious reasons, or for medical ones (e.g. fasting before bloodwork or surgery). But what is an intermittent fasting diet? Is it safe? Is it effective? Basically, intermittent […]
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