One of the most common questions we get from newbies in our Data-Driven Fasting Challenge is around their beloved morning cuppa joe. Many people enjoy a cup of hot coffee or tea in the morning, which often allows them to delay their first meal and their blood glucose to drop below their trigger later on. …
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After reading this far, it may not be a surprise that I also got into the fasting craze when it was booming in Ketoland. I was such a super fan that both Jason Fung and Jimmy Moore asked me to write a review of their book, The Complete Guide to Fasting. The chart below shows …
Hunger Training… how to use your blood glucose meter as a fuel gauge to train your appetite for sustainable long term fat loss.
The Data-Driven Fasting QuickStart guide will give you a high-level overview of the process we guide participants through in the 30-Day Data-Driven Fasting Challenges. The Purpose of DDF Validate your hunger using your blood glucose as a fuel gauge. Retrain hunger signals to align with your need for fuel. Baselining Test glucose before every meal and …
The fluctuations in hormones, cravings, and appetite that occur throughout a woman’s monthly cycle are fascinating and mysterious – not just for guys, but for most women as well! In the days leading up to menstruation, women often experience an increase in cravings, appetite, blood glucose, and insulin levels. This is sometimes accompanied by water …
Read moreBlood Sugar, Insulin and What to Eat for Each Phase of Your Monthly Menstrual Cycle
It was a thrill to see people learn as they put the theory into practice in our first Data-Driven Fasting 30-day Challenge. It’s fun to see the process through the eyes of people taking the journey, with all their “ah-ha” moments. Many of the observations reinforced our previous analysis. But there were also surprises. Check …
When most people think of micronutrients, they think of expensive bottles of pills and potions that they usually forget to take. But we are unashamedly on a #foodfirst mission to show people how to get the nutrients they need from the food they eat every day. Again and again, we see amazing results when people …
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People love leaderboards because they inspire us to believe that we can all be winners. We continue to see amazing results as people use their premeal blood glucose to guide when they eat. Check out results from our July 2021 30 Day Data-Driven Fasting Challenge, and you’ll see some astounding results as people chase their …
Read moreData-Driven Fasting… Weight Loss and Glucose Analysis
Trending diets that explode on the general consciousness (e.g. intermittent fasting, keto, plant-based diets, carnivore, etc.) are frequently birthed by half-truths and wishful thinking and then nurtured by misinformation as they grow cult-like followings. Everyone knows someone who experienced near-miraculous results by following a particular diet. Converts construct rigid beliefs and rituals around new weight …
A popular adage suggests we should “eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper”. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] We interrogated more than half a million days of food diaries to see whether it is actually helpful to eat like a king for breakfast. Eat dinner like a pauper …