Fitter Radio Episode 116 - Dr Stacy Sims
Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast
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The Effects of Low Carbohydrates on Menstrual Function
At different phases of that menstrual cycle between high and low, our ability to metabolize carbohydrate is different. When you're under high stress, which happens when you start doing like low carbohydrate in a woman, cortisol steals estrogen and progesterone from being produced. So the reintroduction of carbohydrate into a diet that fingers crossed has actually been resultant in her becoming back onto cycle. And I've got an athlete that I coach that, and you'll be familiar with this.
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