The Effects of Fasting on Hormone Levels

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When estrogen's at her peak, testosterone's at its peak. You're getting testosterone every 15 minutes on a, on a 24 hour cycle. It's being pulsed into your bodies. We get it in one blurb of a month. So then around day 10 to day 15 is when we ovulate. And what's really interesting about that phase is that we have all of our hormones coming in. Now you have lower levels throughout a woman has lower levels but they're not high.

Dr. Mindy Pelz, DC is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, nutrition and functional health expert who has spent more than two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement. Her new book, Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones, is out now.

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