Dr. Scott Watier & Tommy Welling

Fasting For Life

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Fasting For Life is for people who want to regain control of their health through Intermittent fasting, OMAD, alternate day fasting, and extended fasting to simplify their day-to-day life. With the ever-changing landscape of fad diets, keto diets, low carb, weight loss plans, and nutritional coaching, there is a vast amount of information available. Incidentally, the statistics show that our current healthcare model is failing and we are seeing more preventable diseases than ever before. Through their struggles and success, co-creators Dr. Scott Watier and Tommy Welling are now impassioned to...

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Dr. Scott Watier & Tommy Welling

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Ep. 67 - Fasting and Osteoarthritis, Reducing Knee & Joint Pain by Losing Weight and Lowering Inflammation | Improving Orthopedic Surgery & Physical Therapy Outcomes with Fasting | Mobility and Quality of Life | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan 06.04.2021 30:56

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the ways that fasting can improve clinical outcomes for people suffering with knee osteoarthritis, as well as many other bone and joint ailments. Excess body fat puts an immediate physical overload on our joints, but...

Ep. 66 - Insulin-Friendly Lifestyle for Best Fasting Results | Nutrition for Insulin Resistance, Health for the Heart, Brain, Obesity, & Infertility | Dr. Benjamin Bikman Research & Low Calorie, Low Carb, Keto Diets | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan 30.03.2021 26:44

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss why an insulin-friendly lifestyle is so important to maximizing fasting benefits and making results stick for a lifetime. Insulin plays a key role in fat storage and is the primary lever we need to pull in order to lo...

Ep. 65 - Avoiding common fasting mistakes | Graduating from 16:8 to longer fasts | Fasting Frustration | Lowering Insulin to Burn More Fat | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan 23.03.2021 28:05

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss some of the most common fasting pitfalls and how to avoid them. Everyone comes to fasting with a different mindset and history with health and weight, but many common threads arise with various fasting goals and sched...

Ep. 64 - Tricks for closing your eating window before fasting | Curbing the sweet, salty, and savory cravings | Why am I really eating? | Multivitamins & supplements while fasting | Free One Meal a Day Intermittent Fasting Plan 16.03.2021 32:57

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***ANNOUNCEMENT!*** THE 10-DAY FASTING RAMP-UP CHALLENGE BEGINS MARCH 18, 2021! WE SAW AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR JANUARY CHALLENGE, SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO JOIN US! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE. In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the answers to r...

Ep. 63 - Fasting to Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol | Latest Research on Improving Cardiovascular Bloodwork, Inflammation, & Triglycerides with 5:2, 16:8, ADF Alternate Day Fasting | Free OMAD Fasting Plan 09.03.2021 30:04

Ep. 62 - Early Time Restricted Feeding, OMAD to 30-hour Fast Hacks, 6-hour Eating Window Physiology | Fasting to Lower Blood Pressure & Decrease Oxidative Stress, Reversing Pre-Diabetes | Plateau Breakers | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan 02.03.2021 23:16

Ep. 61- Surprise fasting perks and modern-day survival | Regaining control during the chaos | Uncommon benefits of fasting | Free One Meal a Day (OMAD) Intermittent Fasting Plan 23.02.2021 34:13

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss some of the uncommonly recognized benefits of adopting a fasting lifestyle. Modern living provides many benefits and luxuries in many parts of the world, but outside factors can sometimes turn our day-to-day life upsi...

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, you get you get to hear from one of the earliest adopters of the one meal a day strategy of fasting. Candice and her story are uplifting and transformational in more ways than one. While Tommy and Dr. Scott are iced in without power, heat, and o...

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the finer points of the elephant in the room--what to do when the going gets tough. Sticking to our fasting windows is the key to long term success, so they zoom in on the decision to begin a fast, the motivating fact...

Ep. 58 - 100 Years Since Discovering Insulin: Good or Bad? | Neon Revolution, What's Old is New Again | Obesity, Blood Sugar, Insulin Resistance, Cancer, Heart Disease, HbA1c and Fasting | Low Carb Diets, Keto | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan 02.02.2021 31:55

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy dive into the history of the last 100 years since the discovery of insulin. Medical and technological breakthroughs are oftentimes significant inflection points for society, but not always in the positive ways they're expecte...

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the power of building sustainable, long-term priorities that lead to easier decision making and better results for health and weight. We are social creatures, and family and friends are very important in our lives, so...

Ep. 56 - The Scale is STUCK! | Underestimating caloric intake | Overestimating Exercise | Broken Metabolism? | Free Intermittent OMAD Fasting Plan 19.01.2021 29:11

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy review research on calorie and exercise tracking. The data shows that we significantly underreport our calories and that even long-term "diet resistant" subjects have perfectly functioning metabolisms, but aren't creating the...

Ep. 55 - Intermittent Fasting Research Literature Review: Alternate Day Fasting (ADF) Lowers Insulin, 16:8 Fasting to Lose Fat, IF lowers inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis & Rheumatoid Arthritis | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan 12.01.2021 27:48

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy dive into the widely applicable intermittent fasting results from a robust review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. They discuss the effects of various fasting protocols on a wide scope of outcome meas...

Ep. 54 - 2020 Year in Review: Past Reflections & New Directions | Most Downloaded Episodes of Last Year | Biggest Listener VICTORIES! | First 2021 Challenge Date Revealed! 05.01.2021 1:00:48

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy look back over 2020 to reveal the most downloaded episodes, as well as the ones that resulted in the most listener feedback. They share a few of their favorite testimonials, and what they've learned over the year. They also r...

Ep. 53 - What breaks a fast? 29.12.2020 25:17

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss what really breaks a fast. There is much discussion about what things are allowed and not allowed during your fasting window. We speak anecdotally for the majority of the episode and have some reference points where t...

Ep. 52 - Why doesn't 16:8 Intermittent Fasting work for weight loss? | Intermittent Fasting for Beginners | Ketogenic Diet + Intermittent Fasting Time Restricted Eating | OMAD One Meal a Day Free Intermittent Fasting Plan 22.12.2020 19:05

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the 16:8 intermittent fasting schedule, a very common starting point for many people. In their experience, 16:8 is an easy way to become more comfortable with fasting, as it usually just involves skipping breakfast, b...

Ep. 51 - The 12 Days of Fasting (Part I), Simple Tips to Lose Fat, Lower Blood Sugar & Insulin Spikes | Intermittent Fasting & OMAD, Exercise to increase Insulin Sensitivity | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan 15.12.2020 29:51

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the 12-Days of Fasting and how there are 12 simple ways to reduce the blood sugar spikes and insulin resistance that cause weight gain and retention, even when we are diligently counting calories and exercising regula...

Ep. 50 - Non Weight Loss Benefits of Fasting | 48-hour Fast & Neuroprotective Ketones | Ketone Testing with Keto-Mojo | How does ketosis protect against Alzheimer's? | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan 08.12.2020 29:10

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the neuroprotective effects of fasting, which are related to ketone levels, cellular mechanisms, and metabolism. Ketone testing is also discussed, as it can aid in fasting, correlating how one feels at certain interva...

Ep. 49 - Why diets fail, Willpower vs. Mindset and how to shift your thinking | Intermittent Fasting for Maintenance | Long-term Intermittent Fasting | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan 01.12.2020 35:54

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ANNOUNCEMENT! THANKS TO LISTENER FEEDBACK, WE'RE DOING ONE MORE CHALLENGE THIS YEAR 12/3 - 12/12! REGISTER HERE! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy dive deep into the struggle many people face when it comes to transitioning from a "diet" and into maintaining...

Ep. 48 - Preventing holiday weight gain, Breaking through plateaus | Shift work while OMAD & ADF fasting, Scheduling strategies, Getting better sleep | Planning for the weekend, Balancing hormones | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan 24.11.2020 34:37

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ANNOUNCEMENT! THANKS TO LISTENER FEEDBACK, WE'RE DOING ONE MORE CHALLENGE THIS YEAR 12/3 - 12/12! REGISTER HERE! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy answer listener questions about how to optimize fasting with a changing schedule and various work shifts, as w...

Ep. 47 - Maintaining long-term weight loss | Weight regain, Breaking old food choice habits, Limited Willpower | Your WHY and Mindset Shifts | Lifestyle pivots to support weight loss | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan 17.11.2020 40:07

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ANNOUNCEMENT! THANKS TO LISTENER FEEDBACK, WE'RE DOING ONE MORE CHALLENGE THIS YEAR 12/3 - 12/12! REGISTER HERE! In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy examine a review study that analyzes weight loss and regain over 6-24 months. The alarmingly low success rate,...

Ep. 46 - What to eat when fasting | Do low carb diets stop working? | Is the Mediterranean diet healthy? | Meal plans to lower insulin, increase metabolism, and control blood sugar with keto, carnivore, VLCD | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan 10.11.2020 27:24

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ANNOUNCEMENT: 10-Day Intermittent Fasting Challenge begins 12-3-20! Details and register at www.thefastingforlife.com/live In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy review the literature around low carbohydrate diets and discuss their use in fat loss, reversing ins...

Ep. 45 - Insulin Index to choose foods to extend ketosis and break fasts | Fasting support for a low insulin friendly lifestyle | Powerful fasting boost to keto, carnivore, low carb, and paleo diets | Free OMAD Intermittent Fasting Plan 03.11.2020 25:53

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the little-known "insulin index" and how it relates to making smart food choices that support fasting for fat loss and health. Many popular food choices easily become part of a low-satiety, high insulin, high cravings...

Ep. 44 - Do intermittent fasting, OMAD, & ADF slow metabolism? Correctly using alternate day fasting | Unsupportive doctors, Lowering pain meds, Reduced inflammation and swelling, Lower blood pressure, Boost metabolism, Lose weight 27.10.2020 33:03

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss one of the most common questions they get about getting started with fasting. The question involves the fear of getting started, facing conflicting messages from outside sources, and worrying about doing "metabolic dam...

Ep. 43 - 3 Steps to Start Fasting, Hanger Hacks, Social Functions, Sticking to your Fasting | Weight regain, Body Fat vs. Glycogen | Hanger, Emotional Eating, Insulin & Carbs | Free Intermittent Fasting OMAD Plan 20.10.2020 31:35

Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! In this episode Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss some of the most common questions and objections they hear when people start thinking about trying fasting. Even the most experienced fasting veterans can still face these issues, as life happens every day, and no fast...