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Speaker 1: Fasting. I see it as a sacrifice for your mind, body,

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Speaker 1: was in situations when I was giving up alcohol. Everyone

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Speaker 1: telling yourself I could never. I'm not saying that it's

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Speaker 1: that's what it's all about. Hello everyone, and welcome to

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Speaker 1: this week's episode of your favorite podcast, Cheeky's and Chill.

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Speaker 1: I'm so excited to be recording another episode for you guys.

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Speaker 1: We're going to be talking about something that has really

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Speaker 1: get into it. This is Cheeky's and Chill. Getting healthy

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Speaker 1: and figuring out what works for you can be such

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Speaker 1: a process. There's a lot of trial and error when

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Speaker 1: it comes to health because we're all so different. Everybody

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Speaker 1: is different, literally, everybody is different. Now, before we get

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Speaker 1: doctor and this episode should not be taken as medical advice.

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Speaker 1: This is just something that has worked for me and

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Speaker 1: something I'm passionate about, so I wanted to share my

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Speaker 1: let's talk about fasting. So what is fasting. Fasting is

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Speaker 1: when I see it as a sacrifice for your mind, body,

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Speaker 1: It's when you sacrifice your body from food for a

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Speaker 1: It's a choice that you make and it's for your

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Speaker 1: how I learned about fasting way back when and I've

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Speaker 1: intermitted fasting. I started doing that like two years ago,

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