Blog – Nutri-Align

Quieting Food Noise Whilst Fasting

If you’re trying to lose weight or clean up your diet, you face lots of challenges. Food noise is one of those challenges. What is food noise? We’re not talking...

April 15, 2025

Your Lymphatic System and How to Look After It

The human body is amazing. It is a complex and efficient system designed to keep us healthy and thriving. One vital piece of that is the lymphatic system. What is...

April 11, 2025

Healing Skin Issues With Smart Nutrition

Did you know that your skin is the largest organ in the entire body? It’s true. Your skin is your first line of defence, and yet many people suffer from...

April 09, 2025

The Dangers of Seed Oils and How to Avoid Them

We all want to improve our health and enjoy longer, happier lives. We’re fasting, we’re cutting back on the carbohydrates, walking more, and getting our sleep. We’re doing all the...

April 07, 2025

Fasting and Magnesium: Are You Getting Enough?

Electrolytes are super important. Especially when you’re fasting. We’ve been going over three of the most important electrolytes, and how to know if you’re getting enough. You can check out...

March 17, 2025

Fasting and Human Growth Hormone

The human body is an amazing thing. One of the most impressive things about the body is our hormones. There are over fifty of these chemical messengers working to keep...

March 14, 2025

Loose Skin After Weight Loss

One of the most frustrating things about weight loss is loose skin. You do the hard work and lose the weight, only to be disappointed when your skin isn’t matching...

March 12, 2025

The Benefits of Creatine for Women Explained

Unless you’re an athlete or a body builder, creatine might not be on your radar. You might not even know what it is. But if you’re a woman, you should...

March 10, 2025

Fasting and Sodium: Are You Getting Enough?

We are doing a series of articles on electrolytes and how to know if you’re getting enough of each one. You can find our article on potassium here. Today, we’re...

March 06, 2025

Should Women Fast Around Their Cycle?

You may ask, “Should women fast around their cycle?” This is a question that comes up a lot in the fasting communities. Some of the popular fasting “experts” say yes,...

March 04, 2025

How to Know if You’re actually in Ketosis

We’ve talked about ketosis in previous articles, but let’s look at how to know if you’re actually in ketosis. There will be signs if you know what to look for!...

January 22, 2025

Fasting for Fitness and Athletic Performance

Fasting is no longer just a trend. It’s becoming a helpful tool for athletes and fitness lovers who want to boost their performance and reach their goals. While many think...

January 21, 2025

Ketosis and Autophagy: What’s the Difference?

The words ketosis and autophagy are probably familiar to you if you’ve been in the Fasting or Keto world for a while, but what’s the difference? Often people get these...

December 31, 2024

Fasting and Potassium: Are You Getting Enough?

When you’re fasting or following a Keto or Carnivore diet, electrolytes are super important! The key ones to watch are sodium, magnesium, calcium and potassium. It’s essential that you get...

December 27, 2024

Walking for Weight Loss

If you’re trying to lose weight, you’re probably already working on your diet. You might be trying Intermittent Fasting. Or maybe you’ve jumped into a Ketogenic diet. Those both work...

December 23, 2024

Tags: fasting | fasting electrolytes | intermittent fasting | Keto | metabolic health

Dry Fasting: Is it Safe?

Most of us know about Intermittent and Extended Fasting and all the benefits, such as weight loss and improved metabolic health. But what about dry fasting? Fasting from food is...

December 20, 2024

Free Yourself from Sugar Addiction

Addictions come in many forms. People are addicted to all kinds of things. Anything that gives you that feel good dopamine hit can potentially be addictive. And sugar checks that...

December 18, 2024

Tags: fasting | fasting electrolytes | Keto | metabolic health

The Fasting Journey - 5 Things I Wish I’d Known at the Start

I was recently asked a great question by a client: “what do you wish you’d known at the beginning of your fasting journey?” So it got me thinking. Six years...

December 13, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | fasting | intermittent fasting | metabolic health

How to Avoid Oxalate Dumping

Oxalate dumping is an unpleasant issue we hear about most often in the Carnivore circles but it can happen with fasting too, or even with the Ketogenic diet. Here I...

December 11, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | fasting | intermittent fasting | Keto | metabolic health

Chronic Inflammation - Is Your Diet to Blame?

Inflammation is part of the body’s natural defense system. If you ever cut your finger or get a splinter you’ll know about the redness and swelling, AKA inflammation. It’s the...

December 09, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | fasting | intermittent fasting | metabolic health

Fat Fast: A Quick Guide

When we talk about fasting, we usually mean water fasting. In other words, no food. But there are other types of fasts. Fat fasting is one of them. Here’s a...

December 06, 2024

Tags: fasting | Keto | ketosis | supplements

Psychological Challenges of Extended Fasting

Let’s be real, Extended Fasting is not easy. If it were, everyone would be doing it, right? The psychological challenges of extended fasting can be even more difficult than the...

December 04, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | supplements

The Benefits of Fasting for Your Immune System

What are the potential benefits of fasting for your immune system? In the past, we’ve often taken the immune system for granted. It was just there, in the background, fighting...

November 29, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | fasting | intermittent fasting | Keto | ketosis

Combating Keto Flu

As great as the Ketogenic diet is for health and weight loss, it does have some challenges. One of those challenges is combating Keto Flu - simply put, the withdrawal...

November 20, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | fasting | intermittent fasting | Keto | metabolic health

Fasting is Powerful for Gut Health

We all know that fasting is a powerful tool for weight loss and longevity, but did you know that fasting is powerful for gut health as well? By practicing some...

November 19, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | fasting | intermittent fasting | Keto | metabolic health

The Secret to Weight Maintenance

If you’re fasting or following a Keto/Low Carb diet to lose some weight - great job! But you may be wondering, what about when you reach your ideal weight? Many...

November 17, 2024

Tags: fasting | intermittent fasting | keto | low carb | metabolic health

Maltodextrin: Dangers and Concerns

Dangers of maltodextrin are currently a topic of hot debate amongst Fasting/Carnivore/Keto communities. At the time of writing (November 2024), a well-known supplement brand has been exposed for not disclosing...

November 17, 2024

Tags: carnivore | fasting | keto | supplements

Staying Motivated When You Feel Like Quitting

It’s always exciting when you start something new. Whether it’s a new project, or a new way of eating … or fasting. But once the novelty wears off, staying motivated...

January 12, 2024

Tags: Atkins | fasting | Keto

Food Cravings: How to Beat Them

Whether you’re fasting or sticking to a Keto/Low Carb lifestyle, most people have food cravings at some point. And often we beat ourselves up for it. We think that if...

January 12, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | intermittent fasting | Keto

Fasting: Your FAQs Answered

In Fasting groups, and with our coaching clients, there are some questions that come up over and over. Chances are you’ve had these questions, too. Or will have them at...

January 12, 2024

Tags: extended fasting | intermittent fasting

Ketosis: Top Five Benefits

Ketosis is a metabolic state in which your body is no longer burning glucose for fuel. Instead, it uses ketones that the liver converts from fat. Ketones are much more...

January 05, 2024

Alternate Day Fasting (ADF) Guide

Alternate Day Fasting, also known as ADF, is a popular fasting schedule. And for good reason! It works, and it works well. Let’s look at ADF’s, the benefits, and how...

January 05, 2024

Tags: intermittent fasting

Overeating on OMAD

One Meal a Day (OMAD) is a popular Intermittent Fasting schedule. It is exactly what it sounds like. You eat one meal, and then you fast till the next day...

January 05, 2024

Fasting Mistakes to Avoid

Fasting is no walk in the park. Food is such a huge part of our lives. Going hours or days without food is challenging. But sometimes we make it even...

January 05, 2024

Get the Most Out of Your Weight Loss Coach

So you took the plunge and hired a fasting coach, or a Keto/Carnivore coach. Congratulations! The accountability that comes with hiring a coach can be a game changer! But you...

January 01, 2024

Fasting During Holiday Season

It’s that time of the year again. The holidays are right around the corner! These special days are such a wonderful time of family, love, and celebration. But not so...

October 26, 2023

Tags: extended fasting | festive fasting | holiday fasting | intermittent fasting | seasonal fasting.

Ancestral Living for Health and Wellbeing

We talk a lot about Fasting and Keto/Low Carb for weight loss and health. These methods work well for many reasons. But one key advantage is that they are much...

October 26, 2023

The Fear of Missing Out

It’s talked about mostly in the context of social connections. But the fear of missing out is often an obstacle when it comes to fasting and Keto or low-carb lifestyles....

August 30, 2023

Tags: anxiety | fomo | mental | psychology | social

Protein Sparing Modified Fast

You’ve heard of Keto and Carnivore, and you’ve heard of Fasting, but what in the world is a Protein Sparing Modified Fast, or PSMF? Let’s take a look at what...

August 21, 2023

MYTH: Fasting Will Ruin My Metabolism

Let’s take a look at another one of the myths that surround fasting - the fasting ruins metabolism myth. You can find some of our previous myth debunking articles here,...

August 14, 2023

Sweeteners: Good or Bad?

Sweeteners are a hot topic of debate in the Fasting and Keto/Low Carb circles. Are they okay? Some people swear they don’t break a fast, and others say they do....

August 07, 2023

Tags: Diet | Health | ketosis | Sweeteners

How to Prepare for an Extended Fast

Thinking of doing an Extended Fast? That’s great! But let’s talk about how to get you prepared for the fast. Why bother preparing? Can’t I just jump in and go...

August 01, 2023

Is Fasting Good for Women?

Does fasting for women work as well as it does for men? Yes and no. Fasting is good for everyone! But there are some subtle differences to be aware of. Why...

July 28, 2023

Why the Scales are Not Your Friend

So you’re fasting and losing weight! Everyday you get on the scales and you’ve lost a little more. You’re so excited! It’s working! Then you hop on the scales one...

July 11, 2023

Three Keys to a Successful Fast

There are many tips and tricks that will help you get through your fast (check out some of our previous articles on fasting). But if I had to boil it...

June 16, 2023

Knowing Your Why

The weight loss journey is no walk in the park. And fasting isn’t always easy. Some days it’s a struggle. Those days are when you need something powerful to help...

June 12, 2023

Tags: extended fasting | intermittent fasting | Motivation

Electrolytes: Back to the Basics

New to fasting? Although fasting is one of the simplest things in the world to do, there are a few basic things you should know. And electrolytes is one of...

June 12, 2023

Diet Failure: You Didn’t Fail the Diet, the Diet Failed You

Let’s get one thing settled: people don’t fail diets. Diets fail people. Diet failure happens because diets don’t work! Let’s look at why they don’t work and what does work....

June 02, 2023

Myth: Fasting is Unnatural

When it comes to fasting, there are plenty of myths out there. The idea that fasting is unnatural is one of those myths. Nothing could be further from the truth....

June 02, 2023

Psychological Benefits of Fasting

We all know fasting is good for your body. But what about the psychological benefits of fasting? As it turns out, there are many! Mental Clarity Want to feel clear...

May 16, 2023

Five Common Fasting Problems and Solutions

What are the major fasting problems and solutions to those problems? Read on, we have the answers. Fasting has its own set of common “problems” - certain things that we...

April 24, 2023

Tags: extended fasting | Fasting Problems | Fasting solutions | intermittent fasting

Fasting Drinks and Beverages

You’re fasting, and that means no food. But what about drinks? Thankfully, there are plenty of fasting drinks and beverages available that won’t break your fast. Many of them have additional benefits...

April 24, 2023

Do You Need a Fasting Coach?

Whether you’ve been fasting a while, or you’re a newbie, hiring a fasting coach could be just what you need. Let’s look at what a fasting coach actually does, and...

April 11, 2023

Tags: extended fasting | Fasting Coach | Health | intermittent fasting | Weight Loss

Is Apple Cider Vinegar Good for You When Fasting?

ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar) is one of those “secret” hacks in the fasting and weight loss world. The claim is that it aids in weight loss. But does it work?...

April 11, 2023

Insulin, Leptin, Ghrelin: Explained in Plain English

Are you trying to lose weight? Here’s a quick guide to how your body regulates stored fat - explained in plain English. The key point is that our appetite and...

April 02, 2023

Coping with Hunger During Fasting

One of the biggest fears people have about fasting is hunger during fasting. If you’re not eating, hunger is bound to happen, and it’s uncomfortable, right? Interestingly, hunger during fasting...

April 02, 2023

Our Top 7 Fasting Experts and Influencers

We love fasting blogs and podcasts! Not only can you learn all the ins and outs of fasting, and pick up helpful fasting tips, but they can also be so...

April 02, 2023

How to Improve Insulin Sensitivity

Most people think of insulin only in relation to diabetes. But insulin sensitivity is a spectrum. Insulin-related issues can affect your well-being even if you are not in the diabetes...

March 12, 2023

Top 10 Hacks for Extended Fasting

Let’s face it, fasting is hard! Especially Extended Fasting. But don’t let that stop you! We’re here with our top 10 hacks to help you push through and make the...

March 12, 2023

Overcoming a Weight Loss Plateau

It’s the greatest feeling in the world when you’re fasting or doing Keto or Low Carb and the weight is moving! You’re down a few pounds and life is good!...

March 05, 2023

Is the Fasting Whoosh for Real?

The Whoosh … sounds funny, doesn’t it? It could be the name of a splashy, water park ride. But it’s actually a phrase that comes up often in the Fasting...

March 05, 2023

How to Prevent Weight Regain After Fasting

Weight regain is a common concern. Nobody wants to do all that fasting and then end up gaining the weight right back! Let’s look at why some weight can come...

February 26, 2023

Quick Guide to OMAD

What is OMAD? OMAD stands for One Meal a Day. It is a very popular form of Intermittent Fasting. Basically, it is exactly what it sounds like! You eat one...

February 26, 2023

Do You Need Multivitamins While Fasting?

Are multivitamins necessary during fasting? This is a question that we see often. It’s a reasonable concern, especially if you are new to fasting. The short answer is that most...

February 01, 2023

How to Stick to Your Diet Goals

Whether you’re fasting or trying to follow a diet, sticking to your diet goals can be hard. Let’s look at some tips that can make the struggle a little easier. Plan...

January 19, 2023

Extended Fasting Guide

Thinking of taking your Intermittent Fasting a step further? Or maybe you’d like to add Extended Fasting to your Keto or Carnivore lifestyle? This beginner’s Guide to EF is for...

January 15, 2023

Carnivore vs Keto

January is World Carnivore Month! To celebrate, let’s take a look at the differences between Keto and the Carnivore diet. Maybe you’re currently on Keto and trying to decide whether...

December 30, 2022

What is Autophagy and Why It’s Good For You

Auto what? Autophagy. Pronounced ah-tah-fuh-gee. If you’ve been in the fasting circles for any amount of time you’ve heard this funny sounding word. But you might still not understand exactly...

December 16, 2022

Tags: autophagy | Autophagy benefits | Cellular health | extended fasting

Is Fasting Safe?

Fasting is safe for the vast majority of healthy adults. But there are a few exceptions. In some situations, fasting is not recommended or requires medical approval beforehand. Sometimes Extended...

December 06, 2022

Intermittent Fasting Guide

What is Intermittent Fasting? Intermittent fasting (IF) is a normal way of life where you have periods of fasting followed by periods of feasting (called a “window”). Simple! No counting...

November 30, 2022

How to Safely Break Your Extended Fast

Extended fasting is a great way to get rid of unwanted body fat. Plus it offers tons of health benefits such as autophagy. While extended fasting is generally safe, breaking...

November 22, 2022

Ten Fasting Myths vs Reality

Fasting is one of the best things you can do for your body. It brings multiple benefits for your health, fitness and overall well-being. But there are many myths associated...

November 14, 2022

Electrolyte Supplements for Islamic Fasting

What is fasting in Islam and why is it so important for Muslims? Fasting is a religious practice for Muslims, mandatory in the month of Ramadan and voluntary in other...

August 03, 2022

Is Pink Himalayan Salt Good for Fasting?

Pink Himalayan salt has a great reputation! Some of our customers ask why we don’t use it in our fasting supplements. We did look into this option when designing our...

February 04, 2022

Fasting Salts Packaging

We are changing outer packaging on our best-selling Fasting Salts powder. From January 2022, it will be available in foil pouches instead of HDPE plastic tubs. Why did we decide...

December 09, 2021

Top Tips for Maintaining Ketosis

How to Stay in Ketosis During Quarantine Struggling to stay in ketosis during self-quarantine? You are not the only one! It turns out being stuck at home makes us more...

May 19, 2020

Tags: Healthy lifestyle | Keto diet | Ketosis tips | Low carb | Weight loss

Immune System Supplements

Supplements For Your Immune System There is no magic pill that can protect you from coronavirus. Hopefully one day there will be. For now, the only strategy that’s guaranteed to...

April 13, 2020

Do Supplements Really Work?

Some people claim that supplements are a waste of money. That their benefits are overhyped, and consumer fears are exploited by the cynical industry for profit. As a supplements company,...

April 13, 2020

Vitamin C on Keto: Best Natural Sources

On Keto and Wondering About Vitamin C? Do you worry about getting enough vitamin C on your Keto diet? Fruit is out because it's too high in carbs. Should we...

April 10, 2020

Tags: Keto | keto foods | supplements | vitamin C

Atkins Basic #3 and Alternative Products

If you are on Atkins, you have probably heard about Atkins Basic #3 multivitamin supplement. Dr Atkins developed it himself to support and improve the nutritional profile of Atkins Diet....

September 28, 2016

10 Ways To Remember to Take Your Supplements

It’s a stupid way to waste £50. But I’ve done it more than once. First, decide to improve my well-being. Proceed to spend £50 on supplements. Feel so good about...

September 30, 2015