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Pursuit of Wellness

The Truth About Birth Control, Cortisol, Hormones, Fasting & Cycle Syncing

Pursuit of Wellness

Mari Llewellyn

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Fitness, Nutrition

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Ep. # 128 In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to welcome back Dr. Mindy Pelz, a fan favorite and one of my personal top picks for all women to hear. As a renowned women’s health expert, Dr. Pelz will guide us through essential topics like the impact of birth control, cortisol management, fasting, and cycle syncing. With her extensive experience in nutritional and functional health, she’ll offer invaluable insights on balancing hormones, enhancing fertility, and optimizing overall health. Tune in to explore the DUTCH test, fasting protocols, and personalized wellness strategies that can help you reclaim your health and thrive. Leave Me a Message - click here! For Mari’s Instagram click here! For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram click here! For Mari’s Newsletter click here! For Dr. Mindy’s Website click here! For Dr, Mindy’s Books click here! For The Fast Like A Girl App click here! For Dr. Mindy’s Youtube Channel click here! For POW Brand Promo Codes click here! Sponsored By: Go to boncharge.com and use coupon code PURSUIT to save 15%. That’s boncharge.com and use coupon code PURSUIT to save 15% It's time you own your health. To join Function Health, go to functionhealth.com/pow and use code POW100 to skip the waitlist. Available up to 1,000 listeners Topics Discussed 00:02:36 - What is the The DUTCH test 00:06:38 - Hormone disruptors and birth control 00:09:58 - Estrogen and testosterone 00:13:10 - Cortisol and progesterone patterns 00:18:27 - Fasting for women 00:25:56 - Fasting protocols 00:27:16 - Keto and fat burning 00:29:02 - Fasting frequency and your hormones 00:33:52 - Food recommendations for ovulation 00:36:11 - PMS cravings 00:37:58 - Fasting lengths and breaking your fast 00:39:31 - Building muscle while fasting 00:41:57 - Gut health and fasting 00:45:25 - Gut health and hormones 00:46:04 - Nature’s carb 00:50:08 - Doing health in a women’s way 00:51:17 - What wellness looks like to Dr. Mindy

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast and I'm your host Mari Llewell.

0:09.0

What's up guys?

0:10.0

Welcome back to the show. Today we are talking to a fan favorite guest, one of my personal favorites and the episode that I recommend every woman listen to.

0:20.0

You're going to want to share this one with your friends your mom your sister it is

0:24.6

Dr Mindy Pells Dr Mindy Pells is a world-renowned women's health expert on a

0:29.7

mission to empower women to believe in their bodies. She is a best-selling author,

0:34.4

keynote speaker, nutritional and functional health expert who has spent more than two decades

0:38.7

helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. We are going to be talking about birth control,

0:44.2

cortisol, hormones, fasting and cycle sinking. I think many of us women are

0:48.9

realizing the detrimental impact birth control has had on our health and we're trying to figure out the best

0:54.4

way to move forward how do we balance our hormones how do we work on our

0:57.5

fertility how do we figure out our periods and we are here to talk about that we're

1:01.9

discussing the Dutch test the other tests you need to be doing to figure out your hormone levels.

1:07.0

We're going to discuss menopause, we're going to discuss balancing cortisol levels, fasting benefits, healthy hormones through fasting and diet, gut health

1:16.8

and the impact it has on hormones, things you should be eating and personalised protocols

1:21.5

for that. So many different topics that are so

1:24.3

important to hear when thinking about your own health and I just think women's

1:29.0

health is a topic that is skimmed over. I mean, if you look at the news,

1:33.2

we're talking about the lead and metals found in tampons.

1:36.3

It's absolutely insane.

1:37.8

So for me, getting information like this out there

1:41.1

is the utmost important task.

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