IF and ZMA

[John Seiler]

I started IF about 5 days ago and it's going pretty well so far. I'm eating between 3pm and 9pm. I go to bed around 11pm. The ZMA directions say best taken on empty stomach before bed. Will 3 ZMA tabs at 11pm break my fast? If so, when should I take them?

[Garrett Smith]

ZMA is just minerals. It will not break your fast as it doesn't contain any macronutrients.

[Troy Archie]

You're sweating the small stuff man. Don't worry about it. I've been doing the same along with taking probiotics during the fast in the AM and before I end the fast. Figure it'll help with general health, immune functions and digestion...

[John Seiler]

You're sweating the small stuff man...

Jeez, Troy, I have to do something with all that time I used to spend eating. :D

Thanks, Garrett!

[Garrett Smith]

Por nada, senor.

[Daniel Almeida]

Getting back to this because I have the same question.

I'm taking this - http://goo.gl/bHFZ - zma from NOW brand!

It says this:
Other Ingredients
Gelatin (capsule), Rice Flour and Magnesium Stearate (vegetable source).
Contains no sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.

2 questions:
a) doesn't the gelatin from capsule and rice flour breaks the fast? Or once again, too minimal to bother?

b) rice flour ? as in rice ? does it means unpaleo? Or again...too minimal to bother?

Thanks =)

[Derek Weaver]

The answer to both is that it's unlikely to matter.

Paleo, not paleo, doesn't really matter if 80% of everything else is solid.