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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Dry Fasting. Unlike the other fasts, during a dry fast you’ll also abstain from drinking any water or liquids. There are a lot of reasons why dry fasting is great. Research shows us it can decrease inflammation and increase BDNF. BDNF is fertilizer for your brain. Incorporating dry fasting into your weekly diet variation, for those of you that want better brain clarity, improved memory, and better mobility, this would be the one you would do. I recommend a maximum of 12-24 hours of dry fasting, however I do not recommend that you dry fast for more than 24 hours. Dry fasting is definitely for the more expert faster. The last 15% of the book was recipes, the glossary, and the index of cited sources, so I definitely skimmed that part. None of those recipes appealed to me in the slightest, gonna go ahead and pass. But overall, a good read to expand your knowledge on the benefits of fasting and the proper way to do it. The fasting cycle section of the book starts by saying that when you time your fasts properly you will “starve off disease”. This is certainly one way to market a fasting cycle protocol.

Once your next period arrives or when your 30 days are up, you’ll be ready to try longer fasts and design a fasting lifestyle that suits your unique body. So, are you ready to take the plunge? Remember, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. StoryShot 6: Learn The Different Types of Eating and How to Break a Fast This book had a lot of great information, not just about fasting, but about how the body works. If you are serious about this book, I would recommend buying it. I read a library book and then ended up purchasing my own copy by the end because there are many recipes in it that I want to try and lots of detailed info. I will reference again in the future. Once I got through part 1, which I would summarize as an advertisement for fasting, we move on to part 2.

If you’re looking for a gentle introduction into the world of fasting, Dr. Pelz suggests a 30-day reset. It’s a carefully designed program that combines different fasting lengths, aligned with your hormonal cycle.

Fasting is such an incredible tool for our mental and physical health. Dr. Mindy is my go-to for fasting! She’s teaching women like me how to tap into our innate intelligence while minding our hormones. – Alexandra Elle, author of After the Rain and How We Heal Before we delve into how fasting and the female hormonal cycle intertwine, let’s first take a moment to understand the basics of this hormonal cycle. Each cycle begins on the first day of menstruation and ends on the first day of the next period. The average cycle lasts 28 days, though it’s entirely normal for it to be a little shorter or a bit longer. 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? What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear the word “fasting?” Is it an ascetic monk, giving up all but the barest sustenance? Is it going without food for days on end? Is it starving yourself? Ketogenic or fat-burning system switches on only 8 hours after the last meal. Fat gives us consistent energy like logs in a fire with their long, slow burn.It's amazing that once we stop eating (after just 17 hours) the cells literally rebuilt and heal themselves and we don't need to do anything for it. The first part was just barely skimmed as I’ve done extensive research on fasting and learning about my cycles already.

Finally, don’t forget about FEAST DAYS! Yay! The biggest mistake I see people make when they implement a ketogenic diet or fasting diet is that they forget that their body needs to cycle between feasting and fasting, so make sure you are including hormone and nutrient promoting feast day into your fasting lifestyle. Here is what a healthy feast day for me looks like! I really wanted her to explain in more detail about how to determine where you are in your cycle when it's irregular so that you can fast/feast "like a girl" but she gives a very limited description. Also the plan for fasting during your period is based on 28 days, so for me with a 42ish day cycle this is worthless. If I followed her advice I'd be spending weeks at a time not fasting during the "extra" part of my cycle.

What are the benefits of fasting?

Fast Like a Girl is a must-have-guide for resetting your hormones, ageing beautifully and looking and feeling fantastic. But even more importantly, following Dr. Mindy’s guidance can have a profound impact on generations to come because fasting is the ultimate detox. Buy a copy for your daughters and granddaughters, teach them to Fast Like a Girl and help put an end to this epidemic of hormone imbalances, infertility and – ultimately – on the chronic illnesses in our children. – Donna Gates M Ed, ABAAHP, internationally bestselling author and founder of The Body Ecology Diet Day Water Fasting. The longer 3-5 day water fast does amazing things for immune and other chronic conditions. I recommend these longer fasts once a month when attempting to trigger your body’s own healing process. I personally do one of these quarterly. However be aware that this type of fast is for advanced fasters. So if you’ve mastered the other types of fasts and are ready to try a longer fast, here’s how you can prepare for a 3 day water fast. 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 Mind you, GRH needs insulin and glucose to fuel the process. Now, the problem is that fasting depletes the body’s insulin and glucose reserves. The nutrition and integrative health fields are increasingly recognizing the power of short- and long-term fasting in protocols for health and disease. However, too often the influence of cyclical hormonal patterns on metabolism and fasting physiology is overlooked. Dr. Mindy outlines here a strategy for optimizing the healthful impact of fasting in coordination with your hormonal cycles. – Zach Bush PhD, physician (internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care)