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Fasting 16:8

Rest Protocol

Magnesium nights and potassium plates.

MagnesiumPotassiumVitamin B5

The plate

  • 70%non-starchy vegetables
  • 20%protein
  • 10%added fat

Steps

  1. 01Finish eating 3 hours before bed.
  2. 02Magnesium glycinate in the evening.
  3. 03A potassium-heavy dinner: greens, avocado, salmon or chicken.
  4. 04Dim lights; skip late carbs that bounce glucose at 2 a.m.
  5. 05If you wake to pee, sip salted water earlier, not at midnight.

Eat

  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Spinach
  • Turkey
  • Chamomile (optional)
  • Avocado

Skip

  • Wine as a sleep aid
  • Late dessert
  • Screens in bed

Food-first notes

  • Magnesium glycinate

    Sleep, cramps, and vitamin D activation. Oxide is cheap and poorly absorbed for many.

  • Electrolyte powder

    The first stack in almost every Healthy Keto protocol. Replaces what the kidneys dump when insulin falls.

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