Ep 261 - How to Intuitively Fast and Have Food Peace at Last with Dr. Will Cole
Release Date: 01/13/2021
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info_outlineAre you interested in Intermittent fasting? Have you been worried about your gut health? In this episode, we have a returning guest to help us have our healthiest year yet. We are getting into all things fast, and how to have an intuitive fast. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Will Cole, IFMCP, DNM, DC. Will is a leading functional-medicine expert who consults people around the world via webcam and locally in Pittsburgh. He joins us to discuss his new book, Intuitive Fasting, and everything about intermittent fasting and health. He talks about how to properly intermittent fast, as well as the health benefits to this practice. We dive deep into the diet that works with fasting, and how to have the best fast possible. This episode is great to answer all questions related to a fast, and to get your gut health in focus.

Questions I asked:
- If I give up coffee, can I use green or black tea?
- How would I figure out if caffeine affects me?
- What is intermittent fasting?
- How does someone intermittent fast properly?
- Why do you feel hungrier during intermittent fasting?
- How does intermittent fasting boost your metabolism?
- Will you feel hungry while you’re fasting?
- Tell us about your fasting plan.
- Can anyone on any diet intermittent fast?
- Can diabetics do intermittent fasting?
- Should you test blood sugar while fasting?
- How can we tell the difference between a craving and real hunger?
- Does cortisol cause brain fog?
- How do we beat fatigue?
- How do people know if they have leaky gut issues?
Topics Discussed:
- Intermittent Fasting.
- Caffeine in the body.
- Understanding our body’s health.
- Gut health.
- How to find the nutrition that works for you.
- Finding your intuition.
- Eating quality food during fast.
- How intermittent fasting impacts diabetes.
- Reducing fatigue
- Biohacking

Quotes from the show:
- “You need to eat good food to keep your metabolism flexible.” @drwillcole @SisterhoodSweat
- “Sugar mode is kindling on the fire, it burns off quickly in your day.” @drwillcole @SisterhoodSweat
- “We need to train our metabolism to put a log on the fire.” @drwillcole @SisterhoodSweat
- “You need to learn to understand your intuition.” @drwillcole @SisterhoodSweat
- “Fasting is a good stress for your body.” @drwillcole @SisterhoodSweat
- “You build muscle when you’re fat-adapted.” @drwillcole @SisterhoodSweat
How you can stay in touch with Dr. Will:
- https://drwillcole.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/doctorwillcole/
- https://www.instagram.com/drwillcole/
- https://twitter.com/drwillcole
- https://www.youtube.com/user/DrWillCole
- https://drwillcole.com/ketotarian/
- https://drwillcole.com/the-inflammation-spectrum/

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