5 Beverages To Consume During Your Fast
by Dr. Will Cole
In case you hadn’t guessed based on the title of my new book Intuitive Fasting, I’m a big fan of intermittent fasting as a tool to optimize health. In fact, I recommend some type of time-restricted feeding plan — whether it be a 12-hour window or an 18-hour window between dinner and breakfast the next day — to basically every patient that comes into my functional medicine clinic.
Without fail, one of the first questions I get asked when I talk to my patients about fasting is:
What can I consume during a fast?
The short answer to this question is nothing — no food should be confused during your fasting window. That said, there are some beverages that you can enjoy during your fasting window. These are the five I most frequently recommend: