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Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Cynthia Thurlow for a fascinating episode in his fat loss and body composition series. This time, Dhru and Cynthia focus on the underrated areas that may be holding you back from achieving sustainable weight loss. They discuss the role of protein, sleep, stress, and bio-individuality. Most importantly, why weight gain is not a normal part of aging.

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”) and the host of Everyday Wellness podcast and co-host of the Intermittent Fasting podcast. With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Her mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness so they feel empowered to live their most optimal lives.

In this episode, Dhru and Cynthia dive into:

-Why weight gain is not a normal part of aging (1:47)

-False assumptions around aging and weight gain (10:07)

-How bio-individuality influences weight loss (15:51)

-Unpacking how early childhood experiences impacted the nervous system (20:03)

-Examples of how people pleasing can cause you to sacrifice your health and well-being (25:25)

-Intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating (37:21)

-Protein and satiety (42:47)

-Addressing fasting concerns (49:16)

-Catching stress early on (54:03)

-Weight loss tip: stop drinking your calories (58:16)

-The importance of protein tracking (1:04:21)

-Under talked about principles regarding body composition (1:15:08)

-How perimenopause impacts sleep, hormonal health, metabolic health, and stress (1:19:00)

-Hormone replacement therapy as a potential treatment (1:22:30)

Also mentioned in this episode:

-Cynthia’s Podcast, The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

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

-Get her book, Intermittent Fasting Transformation here.

For more on Cynthia Thurlow, follow her on Instagram @cynthia_thurlow_, on Facebook @chtwellness, on Twitter @_cynthiathurlow, on YouTube @cynthiathurlow, and through her website, cynthiathurlow.com.

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