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What Women Need to Know About Fasting and How to Do It Correctly with Dr. Mindy Pelz

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Jan 2, 2023

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Mindy Pelz

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Fasting and Female Hormones

Fasting works for women if timed according to their hormonal cycles.
Women's hormones change throughout the month, requiring varied fasting approaches.

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Feast-Famine & Hormones

The human body is designed for feast-famine cycles, not constant one-meal-a-day fasting.
Estrogen thrives with fasting, while progesterone needs more glucose and suffers from excessive fasting.

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One-Meal-A-Day Challenges

Many women following one-meal-a-day fasting experienced negative side effects.
These included anxiety, sleep issues, hair loss, and difficulty losing or regaining weight.

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The Demands of Progesterone

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What's the Cadence of a 48 Hour Fast?

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Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with holistic health expert, and one of the world’s leading experts on fasting, Dr. Mindy Pelz to talk about the benefits of fasting and how women, in particular, can cultivate a fasting routine in a way that honors their hormones.

Dr. Mindy is the author of three bestselling books—The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen—and her members-only Facebook group, The Resetter Collaborative, includes over 50,000 active members who regularly participate in Dr. Mindy’s exclusive monthly “Fast Training Week” programs. Her newest book, Fast Like A Girl, is a definitive guide for women everywhere to harness the benefits of fasting while making sure they are supporting and caring for their hormones throughout the different stages of their cycle and throughout perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.

In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Mindy dive into:

-Top misconceptions around fasting as a tool for women (3:25)

-The impact of estrogen and progesterone on fasting (6:40)

-Why women should approach fasting differently than men (14:21)

-How rising progesterone levels impact fasting leading up to menstruation (20:28)

-The impact of perimenopause and menopause on fasting protocols (23:54)

-Why it’s important for women to personalize fasting (30:19)

-The benefits you can get from fasting beyond losing weight (42:40)

-The “do’s” of a prolonged fasting window (52:46)

-The “don’ts” of prolonged fasting (1:05:07)

-How to properly break a fast (1:10:06)

-A few testimonials from Dr. Mindy’s clients (1:15:01)

Also mentioned in this episode:

-Dr. Mindy Pelz's YouTube channel

-Dr. Mindy’s podcast, The Resetter Podcast

-Dr. Mindy’s Facebook group, The Resetter Collaborative

For more on Dr. Mindy Pelz, follow her on Instagram @dr.mindypelz, Facebook @drmindypelz, and YouTube @DrMindyPelz. Get her new book, Fast Like A Girl, here.

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