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

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