5 Key Principles (Some Controversial) to Help You Burn Fat, Build Muscle and Fast The Right Way with Dr. Mindy Pelz

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 111 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by LMNT, Momentous, and Levels. There’s so much confusion around weight loss for women and what truly works. We know an individualized approach is essential, as one-size-fits-all rarely works for everyone. Today’s guest is here to break it all down, explaining how fasting, protein intake, resistance training, and maintaining stable blood sugar can all be integrated into your routine. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Dr. Mindy Pelz to discuss fasting, weight loss, calories, and protein consumption. Dr. Mindy reveals the latest research that has shifted her perspective on how fasting should be approached. She also explains why glucose spikes and insulin resistance are crucial factors in weight loss, especially as women age. Plus, Dr. Mindy shares practical tips to help shift negative mindsets around aging and weight loss. Dr. Mindy Pelz is a renowned holistic health expert and a leading voice in educating women about hormonal health. She has empowered hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to tap into their bodies' innate healing abilities through her “5-Step Approach,” which incorporates fasting, personalized nutrition, stress management, chemical detoxification, and lifestyle changes to optimize health and slow the aging process. Her YouTube channel, featuring fasting and holistic health tips, has garnered over 26 million views. She is the bestselling author of The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen. Additionally, her podcast, The Resetter Podcast, ranks among Apple’s top 40 U.S. science podcasts. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Mindy dive into: How Dr. Mindy’s perspective has evolved (02:40) Why muscle, lean mass, and protein are critical (06:32) Strategies for building muscle (08:30) Who should fast and who should avoid it (16:33) Dr. Mindy’s take on tracking protein and body composition (19:15) Three meals + protein breakdown per meal (26:13) Protein for energy and mental clarity (30:27) Calories in vs. out, glucose spikes, and weight loss (32:26) The mechanism behind weight loss (55:39) Strategies to overcome a negative mindset (59:39) Dr. Mindy’s view on GLP-1 drugs and reducing obesity (01:12:49) Eating for your microbes and gut health (01:21:00) Microdosing hard things (01:30:29) The Menopause Revolution and reframing aging conversations (01:38:09) Also mentioned in this episode: Eat Like A Girl, Dr. Mindy Pelz’s new book For more on Dr. Mindy, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or her Website. This episode is brought to you by LMNT, Momentous, and Levels. Right now, LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. Head over to DrinkLMNT.com/dhru today. Optimize your energy and mental clarity with the Momentous Three: Protein, Omega-3s and Creatine made by and used by the best. Go to livemomentous.com and enter promo code DHRU to get 20% off any order. Right now, Levels is offering my listeners an additional 2 FREE months of the Levels annual Membership when you use my link, levels.link/DHRU. Make moves on your metabolic health with Levels today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mindy, welcome back to the podcast, a pleasure to have you here.
0:03.8	You know, you have a new book out, and I feel like one of the most important things
0:07.2	we have to start off with is,
0:10.1	why is the individual who really popularized so many aspects and benefits around fasting,
0:17.0	talking now so much about the importance of muscle, lean mass, and protein, especially when it comes to women.
0:26.0	Yeah, it's such a good question because one of the things that happened with Fast
0:30.0	like a girl is I would tell people like you know I eat like just because I'm
0:34.4	prothalatizing fasting doesn't mean that I don't have some strong opinions
0:38.9	about food and what food should be doing this book has actually been kind of a lifetime of my work and
0:44.8	studying around nutrition. This book was going to be born at some point, but to answer your specific
0:51.2	question, what happened with Fast Like a Girl that just totally
0:55.8	blew my mind was that so many women got incredible results learning how to compress their food into one eating window,
1:06.8	leaving this period of time for fasting. And they were experienced themselves anew.
1:12.2	Like they were
1:13.4	having these like I've never been able to lose weight before I never had this kind of mental energy
1:17.7	this physical energy but what came from that is this whole conversation of what do I eat now what do I eat I'm
1:27.3	scared to eat if I go back into food I boomerang and then of course we had the if I'm
1:31.7	fasting aren't I going to lose muscle?
1:33.4	How much protein should I be having?
1:35.1	Do I need carbohydrates?
1:36.4	When should I do a low-carbon hydrate diet?
1:38.9	I thought low-carbonate diets were bad for women.
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