Phase · Lipolysis
Lipolysis, explained.
Hours twelve to sixteen. Adipose triglycerides hydrolyze into free fatty acids — the metabolic switch toward fat as the dominant fuel.
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What breaks a fast — a decision tree
Protocol · 6 min
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Electrolytes — the quiet variable
Why insulin's drop changes how your kidneys handle salt, what mineral loss feels like, and how to keep the back-end of your fast as steady as the front.
Practice · 5 min
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What can you drink while fasting — a drink-by-drink guide
Coffee, tea, diet soda, milk, bone broth, alcohol, kombucha — every common drink with a direct yes / no / grey-area answer and the biology in a sentence. The practical companion to our decision-tree article on what breaks a fast.
Practice · 7 min
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Intermittent fasting, keto, and calories — can you combine them?
Three eating strategies that overlap in confusing ways. How they actually interact, when stacking helps, and when it gets you nothing extra.
Diet · 10 min