#264: Fasting Series — Fasting for Women with Dr. Mindy Pelz
"When you go into a fasted state, you are going into a healing state and you are accessing parts of your internal innate healing that you can't access with food. You can't access with supplements. You can't bio-hack your way into that." –Dr. Mindy Pelz
In this episode of the fasting series, I chat with Dr. Mindy Pelz about her clinical experience with fasting and why and how women should fast to align with their unique biology.
Dr. Yami’s Episode Takeaways:
It is safe and beneficial to fast
When you fast, you go into a healing state that you cannot access with just food or with supplements.
Fasting is not optional! It is a necessary tool for health
Women can benefit from fasting for many reasons
Fasting, when practiced correctly, has positive effects on female hormones
Women should not fast every single week exactly the same
Signs of fasting too frequently or too long include missed or heavy periods, hair loss, heart palpitations and anxiety
Nutrition matters and fiber is great for female hormones
Optimize diet before implementing fasting
The more you practice fasting, the easier it gets
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Dr. Mindy Pelz
More about my honored guest:
Dr. Mindy Pelz is a renowned holistic health expert and one of the leading voices in educating women about their bodies. She is on a mission to start a women's health revolution! Teaching her signature “5-Step Approach,” Dr. Mindy has empowered hundreds of thousands of people around the world to harness their body’s own healing abilities through fasting, diet variation, detoxing chemicals from the body, stress management, and lifestyle changes - as keys to achieving optimum health and slowing down the aging process.
Dr. Mindy’s high-profile clients include entertainer LeAnn Rimes, former race car driver Danica Patrick, and actress Kat Graham – co-host of their joint podcast “Women United.” She has also worked with popular influencer Jesse Itzler, Olympic athletes, Academy Award-winning actors, Silicon Valley CEOs, and countless patients looking to supercharge their body’s healing powers!
There is nothing that Dr. Mindy loves more than empowering people to take back control of their health
She has been featured on “EXTRA TV,” The Doctors,” DailyMail TV, on Well + Good, Real Simple, Healthline, SheFinds.com, and in Parade, Muscle & Fitness, and Intermittent Fasting magazines, amongst many others.
A native of Los Angeles, Dr. Mindy pursued her early passion for wellness at the University of Kansas where she was a member of the tennis team; and earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. She currently lives in San Jose, CA with her family. Drmindypelz.com
The following podcast series is intended to provide education about the potential health and longevity benefits of different forms of fasting including time restricted eating, intermittent fasting and extended water only fasting. Please be aware that in this series we will be discussing different forms of fasting and food restriction and in some cases references to body size and weight may be mentioned. This material and these methods are not appropriate for children, pregnant people or people with certain medical conditions. Please do not attempt these practices without medical supervision as it could be very dangerous. These concepts may also be triggering for people with disordered eating and eating disorders so please practice discretion before listening to these episodes. The information on this blog, website and podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace careful evaluation and treatment. If you have concerns about your or your child’s eating, nutrition or growth, consult a doctor.
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