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Does Shilajit break a fast? It depends on why you’re fasting. We look at intermittent fasting, calories, insulin, ketosis, autophagy, water fasting and medical fasting, separating what’s actually known from what supplement marketing tends to assume.

How does raw mountain Shilajit become finished resin or powder? This stage-by-stage guide compares controlled artisan production with large-scale commercial extraction, from water and filtration to centrifugation, heat, vacuum concentration, drying and testing.

Traditional Shilajit purification wasn’t simply a matter of rinsing mountain resin through a cloth. Ayurvedic shodhana could involve water, Triphala decoction, herbal juices, milk, fermented liquids, sunlight and vigorous heating over fire. These methods could remove debris, but they could also transform the finished product.

A 30 gram jar contains 30 grams of product, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it contains 30 grams of Shilajit dry matter. Here’s how concentration, water and serving size affect what you’re actually buying.

Shilajit is often described as a natural source of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. The minerals can be measured. The vitamin claim is far less certain. Here is what the chemistry actually shows.