BONUS: Kelsey Hess & Debbie Potts on the Kion Fasting Challenge

<p>Are you ready to get a jumpstart on 2021 and say goodbye to 2020?</p> <p>What is one of the best ways to press the “RESET” and “REBOOT” button?</p> <p><strong>FASTING!</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2wIiCeILXPQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch our podcast video here on YouTube</a></strong></p> <p>Not necessarily a five-day water only fast… but you could if you are ready for it.  BUT we are doing the Kion 5-day fast as a time to press reset and reboot (plus a little detox and recalibration of the body systems – and mindset!)</p> <p><strong>Read more in my blog posts <a href= "https://debbiepotts.net/kion-fasting-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and <a href= "https://debbiepotts.net/kion-fasting-challenge/">here</a></strong></p> <p>Today Kelsey Hess and I discuss the different types of fasting as well as fasting benefits and stressors.</p> <ol> <li>Review Fasting benefits</li> <li>Review different kinds of fasting</li> <li>Fasting for athletes</li> <li>Fasting for women</li> <li>Fasting for female stressed athletes!</li> <li>What we are doing for our “fast”</li> <li>What "breaking a fast" actually means</li> <li>The three most common fasting methods and their guidelines</li> <li>How does coffee, tea, healthy fats, sweeteners, supplements, and other common foods affect fasting</li> <li>How to prepare for a fast</li> <li>How to break a fast</li> <li>Tips for making fasting easier</li> </ol> <p> <em>Kelsey is a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach that specializes in women's health and thyroid disorders. Her first foray into health originated in a decade of researching and experimenting to overcome her own hormone imbalances and manage Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.</em></p> <p><em>She's worked closely with Ben Greenfield developing a certification course for health practitioners, diving deep into topics ranging from brain health to gut health, detoxification, hormones, fitness, athletic recovery, spiritual growth, and more.</em></p> <p><em>Today, she manages educational a