The Hormonal Advantage of Estrogen

During the first half of your cycle between your period and ovulation, you have this amazing estrogen advantage. The body is preparing you for pregnancy by producing more progesterone. Most women that I work with who are trying to conceive are insulin resistant. So when these women are being told that they should not fast and that they should eat more carbs during the luteal phase of their cycle, they're actually adding fuel to an already insulin resistant state.

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