Author Topic: What To Drink While Fasting (Read 223 times)

RomanCatholic1953 · « **on:** March 18, 2020, 10:05:43 AM »

What to drink while fasting
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 07:23 AM PDT

DAILYKENN.com -- Dr. Sten Ekberg offers excellent advice about drink choices when engaged in intermittent fasting.

His recently video it titled "Drink THIS For Massive Fasting Benefits." He discusses 15 drinks and their affects on fasting.

Below are notes taken from the video. Be mindful that much of what you read is paraphrased and should necessarily be attributed verbatim to Dr. Ekberg.

At the very end, I add my recipe for the super drink to keep you going throughout your fast.

Dr. Ekberg notes that there are four primary goals for intermittent fasting. These are:

1. Weight loss.
2. Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
3. Ketosis
4. Autophagy

1. Water

Water is fine, regardless of one's goal. However, it should be clean. That eliminates tap water and water with artificial additives. Water should come from using a high quality home filter or bottled water. Because bottled water may be too pure and result in reverse osmosis. You may want to add minerals or a sprinkle of salt.

2. Herbal tea

Herbal tea is also fine providing contain any artificial additives.

3. Apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar (or ACV) is also fine. It has no nutrients, no stimulation effect, and no energy value.

4. Green tea

Green tea is also fine, but with some reservation: It contains about 25mg of caffeine per 8 oz serving. Caffeine is a stimulant that can stimulate your adrenals to make adrenaline and cortisol. It could effect blood sugar and insulin in some people. Consequently, ten cups a day may be too much. Those with highly sensitive bodies, adrenal fatigue, or stubborn weight you may want to keep your intake to below six or eight cups of green tea daily.

5. Black tea

Black tea has about twice as much caffeine as green tea. Intake should be limited to three or four cups daily.

6. Coffee

Coffee has more caffeine that black tea. It shouldn't be consumed throughout the day.

7. Bulletproof coffee

Bulletproof coffee is fine, but with caution. While it has no impact on insulin and has no protein or sugar, it may contain fat. Two tablespoons of fat equal about 300 calories. Three tablespoons may equal five or six hundred calories. One serving per day is probably fine, but three servings with three tablespoons of fat each could satisfy the equivalent of entire day's calorie budget.

8. Cream

Cream is fine providing it is limited to about two tablespoons per day. Most of cream's calories come from fat and and has little effect on insulin.

9. Skim milk is not advised because its calories come primarily from sugar and protein, both of which trigger an insulin response.

10. Alternative milks are fine providing there is no sugar or anything artificial added. These include almond milk, cashew milk, rice milk, oat milk, etc. Two cups per day is acceptable and three or four tablespoons in coffee is fine. Be sure not to drink it all at the same time, but spread it out over the day.

11. Bone broth

Bone broth is fine, except for autophagy. Bone broth has no sugar and no carbs. It does, however, have good nutrients such as collagen, gut-healing nutrients, and minerals. Autophagy is sensitive to proteins in bone broth. Therefore, you should keep your protein intake below 18 or 20 grams daily to trigger autophagy. A cup of bone broth may contain 10 grams of protein. Two cups could contain 20 grams of protein, enough to stymie autophagy. One cup of bone broth per day would be the maximum.

12. Alcohol

Alcohol should be avoided because of its detrimental effects on the liver.

13. Juice

Juice will likely break a fast because it will cause a sugar spike. A small amount of green juice is fine, providing you remain within your carb budget. Remaining under five grams of sugar, for example, would likely be okay.

14. Coconut drinks

Coconut drinks include milk, cream, and water. Coconut milk and cream are fine during intermittant fasting. Coconut water, however, has a significant amount of sugar. Because its easy to drink, its also easy to consume large amounts of coconut water. One-half to one cups of coconut water close to a meal should keep you within your carb budget. However, drinking a pint or even a liter could add 12 to 15 grams of sugar. That would defeat the purpose of a fast.

15. Store-bought juice

Store-bought juice should be avoided while fasting. Because it is pasteurized, the benefits of enzymes, polyphenols, and other nutrients are destroyed. Store-bought juice should be consider sugar water. Orange juice, for example, is about eight-percent sugar while apple juice is about ten-percent sugar.

16. Soda

Soda that contains sugar or corn syrup should be avoided while fasting. In fact, soda should be considered a culprit that led to weight problems and other health issues that prompted fasting. But what about diet soda? In spite of the fact that diet soda has no sugar or calories, it should be avoided; even if it is caffeine free. The reason? Its sweet taste may trigger the release of insulin because it signals nutrients are about to be received. Studies on this phenomenon are inconclusive. Stevia, however, seems to have no effect.

What do I drink while fasting?

I usually consume a once-a-day concoction of hot water with about two tablespoons of turmeric to help control inflammation and as an anti-oxidant. Black pepper is added. The piperine in black pepper helps my body absorb the curcuмin. A small amount of cinnamon is added. Like turmeric, it may also help control inflammation while serving as an anti-oxidant. It also enhances the flavor.

Speaking of flavor enhancers, I also add a drop of vanilla flavored stevia and a drop of vanilla extract. These not only make the drink palatable, they actually make it enjoyable to drink.

Also added is a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). This may be beneficial to those with failing kidneys. A small amount of cream of tartar is added for potassium. A tablespoon of MCT oil (medium-chain triglycerides). MCT oil is said to release peptide YY and leptin. These hormones make you feel full. The oil also helps produce keytones. Other benefits of MCT oil can be found here.

Don't forget green tea. You may want to drop a teabag into the pan while it is heating. I prefer to either empty the tea out of the bag and directly into the brew. More recently I have been adding green-tea powder. You can see it here on amazon.com.

A scoop of collagen powder is also added. (When taking collagen, be sure to take a daily dose of vitamin C to enhance absorption).

Once the ingredients are in a pan on the stove top, it's a simple matter of blending and heating. I use a stainless steel immersion blender. You may review it on amazon.com .

Once blended, the brew is poured into an insulated cup. (See the one I use on amazon.com.) Take note that turmeric stain almost everything, including counter tops. So, when pouring from the pan into a cup, you will want to do this over your sink.

Water can be substituted with whole milk or whole milk with two or three tablespoons of heavy cream. This is what I do when not fasting. I may also add dark cocoa when not fasting.

A side benefit is that it helps sustain sleep. I drink the brew about hour before climbing into bed.

Here are the ingredients/shopping list:

1. Water (or whole milk with heavy cream when not fasting).
2. Two tablespoons of turmeric. Buy at amazon.com
3. One teaspoon of black pepper. Buy at amazon.com
4. One teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate. Buy at amazon.com
5. One-half teaspoon of cream of tartar. Buy at amazon.com
6. A dash of cinnamon. Buy at amazon.com
7. On tablespoon green-tea powder. Buy at amazon.com
7. Two or three drops of vanilla-flavored stevia. Buy at amazon.com
8. One drop of vanilla extract. Buy at amazon.com
9. Two tablespoons of MCT oil. Buy at amazon.com
10. One scoop of collagen. Buy at amazon.com
11. Cocoa or dark chocolate can be added when not fasting. Buy at amazon.com
Also, add...
12. Vitamin C Buy at amazon.com
13. Immersion blender Buy at amazon.com
14. Insulated cup Buy at amazon.com

* What do you think?

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2020, 01:56:17 PM »

I have been drinking mostly water.
Sunday, I was bad and had wawa frozen chai tea with whip cream. (Last visit to wawa which is a good thing). But I’m back on water and maybe unsweetened ice tea.

poche · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2020, 10:43:50 PM »

At one time there was the beer fast.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/these-17th-century-monks-did-a-beer-fast-for-lent-90886

jtucker · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2020, 12:18:42 PM »

Relax, you weren’t bad on Sunday, it’s not a day of fasting

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