393: Dr. Will Cole on Intuitive Fasting to Recharge Your Metabolism and Renew Your Health

<p>Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: <a href= "https://bit.ly/drwillcole393">https://bit.ly/drwillcole393</a></p> <p>Dr. Will Cole (IG: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/drwillcole/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@drwillcole</a>) is a leading functional medicine expert who consults people around the world via webcam and locally in Pittsburgh.</p> <p>He just launched a new podcast, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-art-of-being-well/id1539535133" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Art of Being Well</a>.</p> <p>Will is the bestselling author of <a href= "https://geni.us/yWyKG" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Ketotarian</a> and <a href= "https://geni.us/BmUDctW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Inflammation Spectrum</a>.</p> <p>His upcoming book, <a href="https://geni.us/qCBfzx" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Intuitive Fasting</a>, shows how to use the powerful benefits of flexible intermittent fasting to gain metabolic flexibility and find food peace.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The paradox of Intuitive Fasting</li> <li>What is metabolic flexibility?</li> <li>Will’s flexible 4-week fasting plan</li> <li>The 12/12 eating approach</li> <li>Your gut microbiome has a circadian rhythm</li> <li>Time-restricted feeding (TRF) is a type of intermittent fasting</li> <li>Earl grey tea has been shown to support autophagy</li> <li>Will’s typical day of eating/fasting</li> <li>Practicing the art of intuition</li> <li>Fasting for men vs. women</li> <li>Water fasts help people reset who are suffering from IBD, autoimmune, and food reactions</li> <li>Tea is the perfect fasting tool</li> <li>Will’s thoughts on coffee, fats, and collagen during a fast</li> <li>The benefits of MCT oil</li> <li>Should you take exogenous ketones?</li> <li>Fasting is free</li> <li>Will stumbled upon fasting during his teenage years</li> <li>The commonality between intermittent fasting and ketogenic diets</li> <li>Fasting resets and reconnects us</li> <li>Using eating and fasting wi