BONUS AMA: How to Navigate Fasting, Electrolytes, Hormonal Fluctuations, the Role of Carbs, and Fasting Troubleshooting

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

I have the honor of reconnecting with Dr. Mindy Pelz today. She was with me before on podcasts 113 and 184. Dr. Mindy Pelz, D.C is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and nutrition and functional health expert who has spent over two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of a fasting lifestyle, diet variation, detox, hormones, and more. Her popular YouTube channel (which just celebrated 23 million lifetime views) regularly updates followers on the latest science-backed tools and techniques to help them reset their health. She is the host of one of the leading science podcasts, The Resetter Podcast, and the author of three best-selling books; The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen, and her current book published with Hay House, Fast Like a Girl, is available for pre-order. Dr. Mindy has appeared on national shows like Extra TV and The Doctors and has been featured in Muscle & Fitness, Well + Good, SHEknows, Healthline, and more. For this episode, I have a new format of ask me anything questions and answers. Dr. Mindy and I answer many of the questions women have sent in about nutrition, navigating fasting, electrolytes, and estrogen and progesterone-promoting foods. We discuss perimenopause, PMDD and hormonal fluctuations, carbohydrates, hormesis, the parasympathetic nervous system, and magnesium. We get into the impact of fasting on the liver, changes in our cycle, and the need for liver and gallbladder support. We also answer several questions about troubleshooting and talk about Dr. Mindy’s new book, Fast Like a Girl. I hope you enjoy our new format and listening to today’s discussion with Dr. Mindy Pelz. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Should fermented foods (sauerkraut) be eaten first or at the end of a meal? When indulging in something sweet from time to time, is it better to use organic sugar or honey than agave? Or is pure stevia preferable? Which foods are beneficial for progesterone production? Is there a way to prevent cravings for salty or sweet snacks after dinner? Some tips to make losing five to ten pounds a bit easier. Are products with zero carbs and zero sugars suitable for fasting if they have a sweet taste? Some simple ways to relieve the symptoms of PMDD (Premenstrual Dysmorphic Disorder). When is the best time for a perimenopausal woman who suffers from anxiety and irritability before getting her period to use progesterone cream? Should a woman in perimenopause keep a twelve-hour fasting window until her period starts, even when her cycle is unpredictable? What happens if she skips a cycle? Dr. Mindy and I share our opinions on Ozempic (Semaglutide). What nutritional information should people look at if they have high cholesterol that cannot be explained? How can lifestyle changes allow people to avoid having to take statins? What should you do if you become fatigued when fasting? What does it mean if you start losing your hair when you fast? Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Dr. Mindy Pelz On her website Instagram YouTube Facebook Get your copy of Dr. Mindy Pelz’s new book, Fast Like a Girl. Previous Episodes Mentioned Podcast 113- How to Survive the Ups and Downs of Menopause Podcast 184 – Hormonal Symptoms Don’t Have To Be a Result of Aging

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast. I'm your host, Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.0	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:14.0	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the
0:19.2	health and wellness industry each week and impact over a million lives. the start of Bonus Mondays, a compilation of the top episodes over the past three years for
0:39.4	everyday wellness.
0:40.8	And I have to tell you when I went through all of this research and data
0:44.0	it was apparent to me that we have a very eclectic diverse group of clinicians
0:50.3	science writers personal, and experts. I know you will love this new series.
0:57.5	Every Monday, we're dropping some of the biggest podcasts of the last three years.
1:02.4	These are your favorites, the most downloaded, ones that have
1:05.9	resonated with you. And I love that we're going to be able to share these every Monday
1:10.8	so that you can revisit some of these amazing episodes.
1:14.1	I'm super excited to bring you back.
1:19.6	First of all, to congratulate you on your new book, which is due out any day, and by the time this
1:24.0	podcast releases, it'll have been out for about a week. But I thought it might be fun because
1:28.0	we've recorded together several times and do kind of a Q&A. And let these questions are really quite honestly are funny and I thought to myself I was like this is fantastic because I can't think of anyone else I would prefer discussing them with other than you so so good to have you back my friend how is the like pre book launch phase going for you
1:49.2	Oh God well okay so this is my fourth book. So we have an idea of what we, you know, how the game that needs to be played. And so we've been going strong for six months and I would say that we're a week out and like this weekend I hit like a moment where I haven't had a day off in like you know
2:09.9	starting in September I think I maybe had four days off total where I just didn't do anything.
2:15.1	So you as you know, it's a lot to launch a book of this magnitude out into the world.
2:20.8	And it's not just you, right? It's every it's your publisher it's your agent it's like your
2:26.4	team and so it's a loaded question how I'm doing other than we've done a lot and I'm excited to get out into the world.
2:34.0	Yeah, absolutely and I remind people people think of it like it's just a sprint to the
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