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#299 - Cynthia Thurlow: Intermittent Fasting Transformation, The Monthly Hormonal Cycle, Hormonal Dysregulation, Extended Fasting, PCOS & Thyroid Dysregulation, Getting Enough Oxytocin, And More!

The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

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Cortisol and Insulin - The Bully on the Block

Cortisol and insulin are probably the two that well, there might be more. Cortisol is designed to be an emergency backup system in the body. It shuts down digestion. Your body is being fueled with the energy to get away from this threat. And just acknowledging that cortisol's role predominantly is to be part of that fight or flight. You're being chased by a saber-to-tiger; you can't stop to poop. You aren't going to stop to have sex.

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