Thanks to common marketing ploys and promotions like Margarita Monday, Boozeday Tuesday, Wine Wednesday, and Thirsty Thursday, it can feel like there’s a fun (often alliterative) reason to raise a toast daily. Not to mention those happy hour deals … …
Intermittent fasting is an approach to eating that involves a repeated routine of “eating windows” and “fasting windows” (periods of time when you don’t eat). Rather than focusing on what you eat, it emphasizes when you eat. And quite a …
How to start intermittent fasting — the basics and tips
It can be daunting to start something new. If you’re considering trying a fasting schedule to improve your eating habits, lose some weight, and get on a health kick, you might be anxiously thinking, “But how do I even start …
Does intermittent fasting work?
In a world where “miracle” remedies and “magic” solutions are showcased everywhere, from billboards to nightly news to your social media feed, it can be tricky to sort through all the hyperbole, exceptions, and twisted truths to distinguish fact from …
14 intermittent fasting rules for success
For an effective method of losing weight and improving your health, intermittent fasting (IF) is refreshingly light on rules (ironic, given the title of this article). And, because we know that change happens more easily when people control their own …
Intermittent fasting by age chart — explained by SIMPLE
Intermittent fasting (IF) is an approach to eating that involves daily or weekly fasts (periods of time when you don’t eat) and has been linked to benefits like weight loss, supporting our immune function, reducing inflammation, and even supporting gut …
Does lemon water break a fast? — explained by SIMPLE
When you’re intermittent fasting, drinking plain old water can get pretty boring, pretty fast. As a human with taste buds, you naturally want to bring a little flavor to your day. You spy a lemon on the kitchen counter. Could …
Can you drink diet soda while fasting?
No matter how long or for whatever reasons you’re trying intermittent fasting, there’s one golden rule to follow during your fasting windows: don’t eat anything. But that one rule can be confusing when it comes to what you drink. You …
Can you drink tea while fasting? — Explained by Simple
Picture this. It’s Sunday evening, and you’re already a couple hours into your fasting window. A friend comes round so you can binge-watch your favorite show together. They bring with them a funky new kind of herbal tea. Suddenly the …
10 Potential Intermittent Fasting Side Effects
Intermittent fasting involves a repeated pattern of eating and fasting that focuses on when you eat rather than what you eat. As an eating routine that doesn’t require micro-managing calories, sticking to very specific meal plans, or swearing off your …