Ep. 420 Eat Like a Girl: Redefining Female Nutrition and Wellness with Dr. Mindy Pelz (D.C.)

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

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

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Today, I am delighted to have my friend and colleague, Dr. Mindy Peltz, on the show with me for the third time. She is a well-known women's health advocate, deeply dedicated to empowering women to trust and embrace the process of natural healing within their bodies. In our discussion, we dive into her latest book, Eat Like a Girl, and she explains how her mom influenced the development of her nutritional and mindset philosophy and her approach to food. We explore the social media incubator, how societal norms shape our self-worth, and how to eat like a girl. We also discuss using food as hormonal medicine, the role of estrobolome, and how environmental toxins are in our personal care products and food. I know you will love today's valuable, insightful, and thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Mindy Pelz. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How our childhood experiences shape our approach to food and health Dr. Mindy discusses the five principles in her latest book, Eat Like a Girl The unrealistic expectations of the diet culture and why we need a more flexible and personalized approach to food The benefits of eating fermented foods How protein is essential, especially for women who are fasting intermittently How social media impacts health habits and the dangers of following short-term trends Why women must take ownership of their health and make informed decisions based on their unique needs The link between estrogen and people-pleasing Using food as hormonal medicine The importance of minimizing exposure to exogenous estrogens and other toxins Why we need a holistic approach to health and what that includes Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Dr. Mindy Pelz On her website Dr. Mindy’s latest book, Eat Like a Girl, is available on Dr. Mindy’s website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble Online, or from most bookstores.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:04.2	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.5	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and
0:21.6	impact over a million lives.
0:29.0	Today I had the honor of reconnecting with friend and colleague for the third time Dr.
0:34.4	Mindy Peltz.
0:35.3	She is a renowned advocate for women's health and is passionately committed
0:39.2	to empowering women to embrace and trust their body's natural healing processes. Today, we spoke
0:45.0	at length about her new book, the influence of her mom on the trajectory of her nutritional
0:50.3	and mindset paradigm, her approach to food, societal cultures impact on our self-worth,
0:57.8	the social media incubator, how to eat like a girl, food rules for hormonal medicine,
1:03.9	the role of the esterbolome, as well as environmental toxins in our personal care products and
1:09.5	food. This is an amazing conversation with
1:12.1	Mindy. I know you will find it invaluable and enjoyable. I guess maybe starting the conversation
1:20.6	just talking about the influence of our families on the way that we have a relationship with food.
1:26.9	I have a mom who is Italian and I always said
1:30.0	that she was crunchy before we even knew what that was. She made out bread. We weren't allowed to
1:34.7	have sweets in the house. I mean, we rarely, if ever, ate out. And, you know, I was eating
1:40.6	organ meats, although my brother and I couldn't stand it. Yes, she was very, but that was, you know, typical Italians. They make everything and they're very much involved in the kitchen. But let's talk about the influence of your mom, not only on the trajectory of your own life, but in the evolution of this book, because the one thing that really stood out to me when I was looking at it, my first go-through
2:01.5	was there's a tremendous amount of love and gratitude in this book and it's so evident
2:06.3	in the writing. So let's talk about the influence of your mom. Oh my God. So first, I just want to
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