Notes, recipes, and what the data actually did.
Written as I go. Recipes get tested before they get posted, and results get reported whether or not they were what I expected.
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Salt and water in week one
Why the first week of carnivore or long fasts can feel rough, what the research says about electrolytes, and a simple salt-first approach.
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Break it small: the first meal after a fast
A simple, protein-first way to break a 16 to 48 hour fast, and what the refeeding research does and does not say.
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Read the jar: fermented pickles vs vinegar pickles
Fermented and vinegar pickles can look the same on the shelf. How to read the jar for sugar and real fermentation.
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Lift something, then eat your meat
Why strength work earns a spot next to walking when the goal is visceral fat, and how to try it around a fast.
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A walk during the fast, meat when you eat
Emerging research on fasting plus exercise for visceral fat, kept separate from what I actually do.
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Sugar-free fermented garlic pickles
Four ingredients, one jar, about ten minutes of work and a week of waiting.
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Electrolytes on a 36-hour fast
What is established, what is practitioner convention, and what I do, kept separate on purpose.