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Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Cynthia Thurlow to answer all your questions regarding hormonal health and how middle-aged women can tailor their diet and lifestyle to feel empowered and set themselves up for optimal health.

Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, CEO and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker, with over 13 million views for her second TEDx talk (“Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique”). With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show.

In this episode, Dhru and Cynthia dive into:

-The macronutrient goals Cynthia hits in a day (2:16)

-If working out in a fasted state is beneficial for most women (5:58)

-Signs that you’ve overextended yourself or are out of balance (21:24)

-How Cynthia prioritizes sleep (24:13)

-Bioidentical hormone therapy and how to know if it’s right for you (27:35)

-Understanding your relationship with snacking and if you really need to do it (38:58)

-How dehydration might be causing your fatigue (45:08)

-Cynthia’s take on alcohol (57:21)

-Cynthia and Dhru’s thoughts on caffeine and when it’s time to take a break (1:12:12)

-Getting enough protein on a plant-based diet (1:26:43)

-The research on supplementing with melatonin (1:30:03)

Also mentioned in this episode:

-Try This: Why You Need a Coffee Break and How to Do It

-Why Women Are More Likely To Develop Alzheimer’s and How to Prevent It with Dr. Lisa Mosconi

-Cynthia’s Podcast, The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

-Cynthia's free Facebook Group: Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle/Cynthia Thurlow

For more on Cynthia Thurlow, follow her on Instagram @cynthia_thurlow_ and through her website, https://www.cynthiathurlow.com. Get her book, Intermittent Fasting Transformation here.

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