Unfortunately, this study is not referenced, the authors name(s) are not provided, and there is also no reasoning given as to why this is even relevant to the book. Pelz claims that “when you put your cells into both a state of autophagy and ketosis, [you are] creating an amplified healing state” and throughout this section of her book she lists physiologic processes preceded with words like “increases”, “decreases”, “resets” and “repairs”, to signal that fasting has a positive association with each one: “increases autophagy!”, “repairs the immune system!”, “Increases growth hormone production”, and the worst of all, “reduces the reoccurrence of cancer!”. I've been looking into intermittent fasting to help with my PCOS and I've been fasting on and off for years. You know why you lose weight when you fast? Because you're not eating all the time. But fasting keeps getting billed as a miracle. Hour fast: A 13-15 hour fast is considered intermittent fasting and if you are new to fasting, this is where you’ll want to start. At 13 hours of fasting, your body will secrete growth hormone. The growth hormone assists in burning fat and slowing down the aging process. If you are looking for an anti-aging solution I recommend this level of fasting. A much-needed fasting resource for women! – Sara Gottfried MD, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Hormone Cure Dr. Mindy is such a wonderful women’s health advocate by empowering women, at all stages, to embrace their physiology and to stop apologizing for our own unique needs! Fasting is one of many tools that can help us thrive irrespective of our life stage! – Cynthia Thurlow NP, author of Intermittent Fasting Transformation

If you’ve grown tired of one-size-fits-all health advice that leaves you feeling disappointed, this book will feel like a breath of fresh air. Dr. Mindy Pelz will help you create a plan that’s unique to your body and your goals. She combines ground-breaking research, powerful stories and a clear guide to greater health. – Jessica Ortner, New York Times bestselling author of The Tapping Solution

About Navigating Hormone Balance With LeAnn Rimes

Generally, women need estrogen and progesterone (women’s sex hormones) irrespective of their cycles. Remember, GRH stimulates the production of women’s sex hormones. This book also includes more than 50 recipes based on the two food plans-ketobiotic and hormone feasting-she created to best support women's hormones. And, it has recipes specifically created to break a fast such as her Coconut Cacao Chia Pudding. On the other hand, fasting can negatively impact progesterone production. Increased stress during fasting can elevate cortisol levels, which can hinder progesterone production during the nurture phase. Additionally, progesterone thrives with higher glucose levels, which fasting reduces. Hence, it’s best to avoid fasting during the nurture phase when your body is busy creating progesterone.

Dr. Mindy is the Warren Buffet of fasting. – Jesse Itzler, entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, endurance athlete and an owner of the Atlanta Hawks

How long should you fast?

As a society women approach our day to day life as if,what happensinside our bodies would be the same day in day out. When the reality is that women’s bodies work on a cycle and this cycle affects performance, metabolisation, how women’s brain and body works. Metabolic switching worked perfectly with our ancestors’ habits. Today, we often don’t fully reach a fasted state because we have access to food 24/7. The benefits of fasting vary with the length of the fast, and we’ll cover different fasting windows and their uses later in the Blink. But first, let’s look at another important component that impacts the science of fasting: a woman’s cycle. On the flip side, hormone feasting is predominantly designed to support progesterone production. This is crucial during the manifestation and nurture phases when your hormone levels are at their peak. The nutritional split for this style of eating is no more than 150 grams of carbs, a maximum of 50 grams of protein, and as many healthy fats as you like. Anybody who wants to be healthier, to learn about benefits of fasting and to try it in an easy way. I borrowed this book from my wife and not only did it teach me about fasting but also about hormonal changes women go through during their period. Guess what? All fasts aren’t created equal! According to Dr. Pelz, there are six unique fasting durations you can play with. Let’s break them down:

Inspired by the thousands of women she has worked with who have reclaimed their health with fasting, Dr. Mindy wrote this book because, "once a woman knows how to build a fasting lifestyle around her cycle, she becomes unstoppable." Fasting is an incredible tool for longevity and healing. With Fast Like a Girl, women finally have a go-to manual designed specifically to their unique hormonal needs. – John Gray, New York Times bestselling relationship author of Men Are from Mars, Women are from Venus After mastering autophagy fasting, you may want to move into the more advanced fasts like dinner-to-dinner, 36-48 hour or even 3-day water fast. How to break your fast? In her ground-breaking book, Fast Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy Pelz provides a much-needed manual on fasting specifically for women. – Elle Macpherson, founder of Wellco, humanitarian, supermodel and actress

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The beginning of her book has the disclaimer “not intended to replace personalized medical advice…author disclaims responsibility for adverse effects that may result from application of the information contained in this book”. This is followed by praise for the book including a long list of alternative medicine practitioners and celebrities, featuring the forward by LeAnn Rimes, a Grammy award winning singer, who unsurprisingly gives us a personal anecdote about how fasting helped her. Fasting is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Dr. Mindy Pelz is one of the leading experts in this area of fasting for women, and she truly understands how fasting is different for both men and women. If you’re a woman and want to get the most out of fasting, then this is the book for you. – Drew Manning, creator of TV show Fit2Fat2Fit and New York Times bestselling author of Fit2Fat2Fit We won’t be able to cover all the specific foods that can best support a healthy and fasting lifestyle. But by the end, you’ll have the basic information needed to begin fasting safely –and a great springboard for how to craft a fasting lifestyle that fits your unique body. I don’t read much nonfiction but this was very informative. I’ve ventured into intermittent fasting on and off so this was a good look into how women have to go by a different set of rules so to speak. I enjoyed learning about the different types of fasts and what each one accomplishes. During my read I tried out the 16:8 which I found to be very reasonable, and I did drop some weight, so that was cool. Those 24hr and 36hr fasts gonna have to wait, I don’t have that kind of stamina yet (or ever?).

So you’re ready to start, the question now becomes, how do you begin fasting ? STEP 1: CREATE A FASTING WINDOW how to time fasting according to your menstrual cycle (although if you don't have a cycle, she has you covered) Once you’re comfortably fasting 13-15 hours, you’ll want to streamline your macros a bit more. You’ll continue staying under 50 net carbs, but also under 50 net grams of protein, with 60% of your food coming from healthy fats . Drinking water and maybe coffee during this fast is okay. Get a blood reader like the Keto Mojo for this step, and learn how to measure your blood sugar and ketones . You’ll take a reading right after you wake up and a second reading right before you eat your first meal. What you want to see is that blood sugar is decreasing and ketones are increasing. If this isn’t happening, you’ll want to try increasing your fasting window and also taking a closer look at your macros. Is there ever a time you should stop fasting? Yes! If your ketones get above 7, your blood sugar drops below 40 or you are not feeling well, you should break your fast. You can also try drinking salt water or taking a mineral supplement like MIN to help stabilize minerals during fasting.The second part was really unique. I think syncing diet and fasting to our cycles as women is definitely a game changer.