Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones

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Ready to discover how fasting can harmonize with your body’s rhythm to help you achieve your wellness goals? When you think about fasting, do you imagine a monk living on nothing but air and sunlight? Or perhaps you picture going days on end without a single bite of food? Let’s clear up some misconceptions right off the bat: fasting doesn’t have to be that extreme!

Funnily enough, women (mothers especially) love fasting while men dislike it. How come women are susceptible ones? Why is fasting challenging for women? The book breaks down the science of our bodies and hormones and what each one does and how to look after them. It's explained why we struggle at certain times of the month and the healing powers of fasting and feasting and key foods for which hormones, gut health, muscles etc. Is best Dr. Mindy Pelz is a well-known holistic health expert who educates women about their bodies. She teaches her “5-Step Approach” to empower people to use fasting, diet variation, detoxing, stress management, and lifestyle changes to achieve optimal health and slow down aging.

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Autophagy Fasting. Naomi Whittel in her book Glow 15 talks about autophagy fasting. Autophagy fasting entails 16-18 hours of fasting (this is considered the “sweet spot”). There are some additional key principles here you’ll want to follow. When you break your fast, you’ll break it with healthy fats. This helps keep your blood sugar stable and curbs hunger, allowing you to go another 3-4 hours without eating. You’ll keep carbs under 50g and protein under 20g (animal or plant). Naomi Whittel also recommends eating carbs later in the day. Autophagy fasting is great for a lot of people, here is more information on what it is and why you should try it. Each fasting phase has a type of diet to follow (either ketobiotic, or hormone feasting), as well as a fasting window (either 13-72 hours for autophagy fasting, 13-15 hours for intermittent fasting, or no fasting at all during the “nurture” phase). A much-needed fasting resource for women! – Sara Gottfried MD, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Hormone Cure

Ovulation typically takes place between the 11th and 15th days of the cycle. Around day 13, estrogen levels peak, coinciding with the height of ovulation. This rise in estrogen often fosters a sense of optimism, as it aids in the production of mood-boosting neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin. Coupled with an increase in testosterone, this period is when a woman often feels her happiest and most empowered. 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. how to time fasting according to your menstrual cycle (although if you don’t have a cycle, she has you covered) This book explains a women’s cycle in such clear, concise, details. I wish I had it when I was younger because it explains what and why our bodies do what they do. Even at my age, I didn’t understand the complexity of our hormones.She assures women they can “flip their metabolic switch” (this is a commonly-used claim that doesn’t make physiological sense and is more of a marketing ruse) through her program, but warns that “ if a woman decides to jump into a fasting lifestyle and doesn’t time that fast to her menstrual cycle, adverse symptoms may appear such as hair loss, rashes, anxiety, missed cycles, thyroid problems, and trouble sleeping. These are all symptoms that can be avoided when a woman learns how to fast for her unique body”. The first part was just barely skimmed as I’ve done extensive research on fasting and learning about my cycles already. Our ancestors evolved to have energy even after fasting. They ate during the day, and then their bodies entered a fasting state overnight. When they woke up, they needed enough energy to get more food. They got that energy from ketones their body produced while in a fasted state. This shift from using glucose as a source of energy to ketones is known as metabolic switching. 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.

The first section of Fast Like A Girl is all about the science of fasting. In the book, I bring you the best science with the most straightforward explanation of fasting. Plus, there’s a whole chapter on hormones and why you need to shift metabolically. I rewrote each chapter four times. There were days when I was almost in tears because I had to ensure that everything was something you would benefit from. I dug deep into those early chapters to make sure they hit home. I love the entire book, but especially the first sections are profound. 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.At first glance, it seems simple enough: stop eating, then start eating again, right? However, if you want to reap the full benefits of your body’s efforts during fasting, it’s vital to choose your first post-fast meal wisely. Your fasting goals should guide this choice. 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 According to research, most of the challenges women encounter on fasting are primarily hormonal. How so? One of the things that I have committed to doing for myself and all of you is always showing up authentically. I believe we live in this world where it’s easy to put on a highlight reel and just show all the good things in your life. However, this will set you up for disappointment because life isn’t a highlight reel. Also, we often find ourselves comparing our lives to the highlight reels of others. So, I want to be as transparent as possible about my journey and why I decided to write Fast Like A Girl. Why I Decided To Write Fast Like A Girl

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.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?). Fasting is a metabolic switch from burning glucose to burning fat (ketosis) that gives us a host of benefits such as cellular healing (autophagy), fat/weight loss, immune system repair, improved stomach microbiome, and more. 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. 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.