Fast Like a Girl, Eat Like a Girl, and Age Like a Girl With Dr. Mindy Pelz

Episode Highlights With Mindy

• Cutting through the myth… can women fast and what we need to do differently
• How to navigate fasting with a female hormone cycle and why it is so important 
• The three types of women and how each fasts differently 
• There are times when women shouldn’t fast and times when it can be a game changer
• We have two metabolisms: glucose and ketones and how to use them differently 
• Somewhere 8-12 hours after food we shift to ketones 
• The healing switches that turn on when we fast
• What flex fasting is and how she helps people find what works best for them
• Perimenopause and menopause specific fasting guidelines
• The cortisol component and how to pay attention to this part
• Can fasting be brain protective post menopause 
• When to fast and when not to, and the most important meal you eat after fasting 
• The important nutrients to focus on after fasting and the story about leucine 
• Let’s stop making beans the enemy! And her take on sardine fasting 
• Supplements she most often recommends and why 
• The one food group that kills our ability to make our own GLP (it might surprise you)
• Order of food matters, not just the amount and type! 
• Important concerns with GLPs and how to make your own and not lose muscle!

Resources Mentioned

• Mindy's books - Fast Like a Girl, Age Like a Girl and Eat Like a Girl
• Mindy's YouTube channel
• Stress questionnaire
• Live like a girl podcast

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