I really love when women embrace growing older. For some reason there has been a stigma associated with women aging when actually it is such a beautiful experience. Thank you for helping us to better understand ourselves and the changes that go on in our bodies.
I bought the book on Audible. But, it didn’t come with the PDF of all the graphs. Anyone, else have that problem? I know I need to purchase the hard copy but can’t right now.
The last few minutes hit the nail on the head of what makes women special. Our desire for honesty and openness and to respond with compassion and understanding. That is what it means to be a woman. ❤
Hi, I just completed my first official 72 hour fast! My body has been a complete mess with hot flashes etc etc because of intense prolonged stress and anxiety! Doesn’t help it’s an intensely hot summer too with no air conditioning in our home! Sleeping isn’t a luxury I have sadly. I am committed to my mind body and sole to learn my body’s needs. I am an avid faster and strangely enjoy it. However I am learning it is a science and I pray I get the results to ‘find myself’ again and feel great. Will keep you posted to any success! I just purchased your books Mindy! So grateful to you for your commitment to woman’s health and for sharing the secrets to feeling our very best. Bless you ox
I birthed 7 kiddos naturally and had a hysterectomy at 46 a year later I was told I had low estrogen and put me in pre menopause. (I have my ovaries still) Im on an estrogen patch and have noticed some relief however instantly I gained 10lbs. I started IF in hopes to lose the extra weight but unsure what time frame I should be on. I’m ordering your book for answers lol. Currently I do 16:8, 18:6, 20:6 I change it up based on my day. Thank you for being here for all of us.
Love your book! Im 41 and I haven’t felt like myself for months. My docs couldn’t give me any answers just more prescriptions! I came across your interview on the Dhru’s podcast. I started fasting three weeks ago (16/8) and felt a huge difference after day 4! Luckily , a week before my cycle I listened to your book. I’m on day 5 of my cycle, which means 24hr fast on day 6! I started this journey bc of gut issues, constipation, foggy brain, anxiety, insomnia, and intense PMS which i never experienced prior to turning 40. So glad I found you. I was beginning to question everything.
Hello Dr. Mindy. I love to listen to you. I'm trying to weight and I discovered your videos and I decided to listen. I'm learning a lot about the different types of hormones (if I'm correct of saying that). But I have a question (among several); Is it bad for a woman to start going into menopause in her sixties? I'm 63 and I was still having a regular period at 61. I was told at 59 or 60 that I might need surgery because I might get cancer because of still having my period. I didn't believe this. I've been told a lot of things (concerning my health) that were all false over the years. I'm thankful I didn't have unnecessary procedures done. I still wonder though about this. Could you help me to understand this?
My husband has names for the different phases of my cycle. They are: you love me you can’t keep your hands off me you can’t remember why you ever married me
I'm in my 50's and entering Perimenopause. My daughter ordered the book for me. I'm super excited for it to be available! I'm even more excited for my daughters to have this information! Thank you for all your work on the book and the videos that go with it!
Thank you, mindy! I just ordered your book. I'm 41, and hormones are all over. I am looking forward to getting healing. I want to go through my changes gracefully. Thank you for being such a great teacher.
I’m 46 and just started getting irregular periods this year, after having them like clockwork. Also experiencing several other symptoms that I didn’t even know were symptoms of menopause (anxiety, brain fog, sleeplessness). I am anxious to get your book and dive in!
That will definitely helps. You might also be interested in joining my Reset Academy if you more support and guidance. 🤗 Here is the link to join my Reset Academy, where several live instructional resets are offered with membership - Join here: bit.ly/reset-academy-ytcom
The work you are doing is wonderful for women. Thank you! I’m 47 and just started a new business and having a very hard time with anxiety and emotions. Watching your videos and reading your book is helping me realize I’m not crazy just going through a lot of hormonal changes. I’m trying your monthly fasting schedule, fasting during the power phases and trying to relax and nurture myself more during the nurturing phase. Hoping it helps with my feeling a little crazy lately.
Hi - 47 and was suffering from severe hot flashes and perimenopause. I followed your fasting for a cycle and the hot flashes and perimenopause symptoms stopped and I got my period back. AMAZING! Thank you!
That's amazing! Congratulations! You're doing amazing for taking control of your health and healing. Keep going and know that you're living in a miraculous BODY. 💗
It’s been 7 months since I commented. I just had a period last week after 5 months of nothing. Exercise and diet are really helping me not having any symptoms. I think I’m on the right track with fasting. Your videos are really helping. I love fasting and it’s really helping with weight management. I am on day 10 in my cycle so I will be doing a 36hr fast this week starting after dinner tonight. Wish me luck. Probably will not get another period for a few more months since I’m at the start of perimenopause. I will be starting to do more of an intermittent style from now on with a few more prolonged fasts each week. It’s great. Thank you. Fasting variety is the spice of life
I’m 6 months without period. No idea how or when to start fasting circle, or which one is right for me? Can you tell more from your own experience? Thank you ⭐️
This information is EXACTLY what I've been searching for over the past year or so as I've been experiencing symptoms of perimenopause. Thank you Dr. Mindy Pelz.
At 47 now I may spot every 3-4 months or I may have a full "regular" cycle. What a journey. I'm looking forward to mapping this out and fasting accordingly. Thank you.
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Hi, so glad I found this channel! I am 52, still with regular periods every 29-32 days and I also deal with Hashimoto’s. It so happens that I plunged into IF on the week of progesterone 😅 and I decided to do 16:8. First day, I did amazing and the next 2, I have been extremely hungry by the time I hit 12-14th hour not wanting necessarily keto although I already eat very healthy- now I fully understand why! Thank you for the explanation and for addressing this topic. The stigma of being hormonal is not fair and many women (not just men) need to understand that hormonal fluctuations are a real influence in patterns of our moods, strength, mental heal etc. and we need to stop vilifying it. I love this!
I love the info you provide. I’m 40 soon & I’ve been having sporadic bleeding, (which isn’t uncommon to me having PCOS but I have noticed a difference), uncontrollable blubbering & cravings for random foods. I am very in tune with my body. I am eating intuitively atm.
Thanks again for your valuable information Dr. Mindy. I'm 54 and perimenopsausal. I had my 2nd daughter almost 19 years after my first when I was 45 (alllllll naturally). I'm having trouble with my weight so to try to balance out my hormones and insulin, I feel it's best for me to detox by fasting but I'm no scientist. I just go by what you and Dr. Jason Fung and some other well-respected scientists on here are saying. My own GP is absolutely clueless and admitted that he knows nothing about ANY of this ! I know though that regular doctors don't even learn anything about nutrition - which is VERY shocking when you know that it's the very foundation of human health - that and the mind. I am looking through your videos trying to see if it's beneficial for me to do a water fast for a full 7 days as even on my 3rd day in, I've only "lost" 1kg and it's more than likely just water so I think it's safe to say that my perimenopausal hormones are getting in the way of my weight loss. Inn order to get "unstuck" therefore I wonder if anyone can give me a good idea as to how many days I should continue with the water fasting ? I add a pinch of sea salt and a tablespoon of ACV in the mornings to avoid headaches but I do have a cup or 2 or black coffee for "variety". lol Many thanks for any advice anyone out there might be able to give me ! Warm regards from Belgium.
omg listening to this with tears in my eyes while sitting on the sofa feeling like a zeppelin. thank you, this is an eye opener if only to understand why i have recurring days of forgetting EV RY THING
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THANK YOU SOOOOOO much for this ❤❤ I can’t wait to get your book !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m really eager to learn how to learn what my hormones are telling me instead of pushing it beyond what is healthy. This actually gives me so much peace and no more guilt as I thought there was something wrong with me that I could not fast as long from ovulation , that I was uncontrollably starving 😂
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Thank you Mindy! I’m eager to read this book as well. I just turned 50 and in the last few years my periods have gone from 28 days to 22-24 days. It’s been tough to know how to implement the fasting schedule with my shorter cycle. Im going to try and pay attention to my hormones like you suggested to see if I can nail down my cycle windows better. Thanks again.
Thank you Dr Mindy, this video was HUGELY helpful for me as I have been struggling with perimenopause in a big way since my mid 40s. I am 51 years old and the symptoms have been really getting me down; hot flushes, brain fog, periods every 3 to 4 months or so, poor sleep, exhaustion, can't think, tearful ... I have found that fasting really helps with these symptoms, especially with sleep, which I have been struggling with for years. This past week I did OMAD and this week I am pushing myself into a 36 hour fast. Thank you for such easy to understand information.
THANK YOU Dr Pelz! WOW! I found you the other day on a podcast. I need this right now. I have been going crazy. I just bought the book. It arrives on Thursday. I can't wait!!! I want this horrible feeling to go away! I will take what you say here and start implementing new eating habits immediately. Thank you!
Thank YOU Smriti Jain Sethu for preordering! Please go to the fast Like A Girl website and you will see 3 steps to register for the promo. You can do this for all upcoming promos too. ❤❤ go to the website fastlikeagirl.com/preorder
My husband pre-ordered your book, Mindy. We're expecting it to be delivered to us on 28th December. It'd be one of my fab Christmas presents from my hubby. Looking forward to reading it. We're in the UK by the way x
I pre-ordered the book a few months ago. I'm really looking forward to getting it! I don't really feel any connection to the ladies mentioned for your face book panel discussion. They seem like they're probably nice people and I know that a lot of your readership will enjoy it. Maybe one day there will be a more diverse panel who are are aware of your work and all that you do. I have definitely been trying to spread the word. Thank you for all that you do!🌺
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❤❤❤oh my goodness I’m smiling so big at the moment.. started keto 2years ago .. watched my hubby and sons loose 30+kilos where I really struggled, started watching you on RUclips and knew that I wanted to see you more because you seemed ultra smart .. Keto journey only lasted 5months … Re-started 6th Jan this year.. Petrified of it not working this time I’ve started watching you a lot , trying to understand.. your smile and mannerisms brings me joy just like when you refer in one of your videos to give your pet a hug after a bad day , a bad moment and I put you on .. Anyways I’m in Australia sml town and thought it would be hard to get your new book “fast like a girl “ Well I’m doing a huge happy dance because my sml town has a copy of your book .. I just bought it and my hubby is bringing it home to me after work.. THANKYOU for being you , your encouragement is literally my getting healthy oxygen ❤❤❤❤❤❤ take care and have a Blessed day/week/year/life xx thanks again
Dr. Mindy you are so passionate about what you teach and we are so lucky to have you help us understand everything we need to know from fasting to premenopausal women ❤MAHALO!
I am so happy I found you! I’ve done fasting and noticed it didn’t work doing the same fast long term. Your guidance and understanding about women’s unique make up and requirements is amazing and offers the missing puzzle pieces I was looking for! Thank you! I am wondering how to follow the fasting cycle if my periods are unpredictable. Sometimes 2 weeks apart and sometimes 40 days out. I caught the part about the longer duration, but not sure about the less than 30 day cycle. Thank you, and greatly appreciate your work!
Hi there, have you read Dr. Mindy's book, Fast Like A Girl? You can do the 30 Day Reset as outlined in Dr Mindy's book, Fast like a Girl. You can either start on your first full bleed day or if you don't know when your cycle begins, use the 'New Moon' as your Day 1 (use search engine to find the day of new moon). Follow the 30-day protocol and when you get to the 30th day, the next day start back at day 1. This may help regulate it. Do this for 3-4 months in a row. Here's a link to the free Fast Like A Girl Handbook: resetacademy.drmindypelz.com/pl/2147634131 💙Dr Mindy's Team
After binge watching your videos, I decided I had to get your book. I’m learning so much about how to fast for my perimenopausal body. Thanks, Dr Mindy!!
You are describing me to a T. Frizzy is the word I'd use for my hair. I started with issues at 45. After my last period, I spotted for 2 weeks. I'm currently a week late from my normal cycle. I used to be like clock work. Now I never know what to expect day to day
You're such a gem 🙌🤍 I've heard & read about adapting our lifestyle to hormones cycling and now, with your clear and practical information m, it finally clicked 🥳🥳🥳 so happy that I know what to do 🥰this information should be taught as part of our biology lessons at school. THANK YOU AND KEEP UP 🤩
This was the video for me! Thank you so much Dr. M ❤ I hit 40 and everything changed for me. I lost my cycle completely. I never spotted or slowed down. It was like a switch and it just stopped completely! It’s been 6 months and I haven’t had a period. I wonder if it’s not fasting that’s caused this. I can’t tell because I started fasting OMAD at the same time I lost my period, so I don’t know if it’s peri menopause or because I started fasting. Regardless, I love fasting and I can’t imagine stopping now. I also am done having children so I’m not worried about getting pregnant. It’s nice to not have to deal with a period for sure! My periods were always really bad, so there’s that. I just need to order your book because I am seriously confused on how much I need to fast. Everytime I try to fast according to a woman’s schedule I get nauseated and my stomach blows up. It’s only when I fast OMAD that I feel the best. It’s hard to juggle for sure.
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Loved this ❤ thank you so much for sharing. So much valuable information here. Peri menopause is such a tricky time and I for one find it challenging. Hopefully now with this information I can continue on my journey better equipped. Best wishes to all the brave women out there navigating through this challenging journey xx
I just discovered your channel. This made me even more confused. I'm 55 and have been on BHRT for a year now. I spot on and off NO pattern at all! Blood in my urine and sometimes only on the toilet paper. Twice within the last year I've had a full blown period. Right now, I'm bleeding and about 4 months ago. I'm exhausted and depressed. How in the world can I determine where I'm at and what to eat, how to work out etc etc etc during any given time? It would be a full time job to keep up this way and constantly having to change and would make me even more exhausted, anxious and depressed than what I already am.
Navigating hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and its effects can indeed be complex and sometimes confusing. Given your symptoms and the irregular spotting, it's crucial to consult with your healthcare provider or a specialist in BHRT to review your therapy and adjust it as necessary. They can offer personalized advice on diet, exercise, and managing symptoms based on your specific health needs and hormonal balance, aiming to improve your quality of life without overwhelming you.
Thank you. Here I thought i was behind. Started at 51/52 . Omg I wish i new this then it was horrible. It has been getting better . The hair loss , dry skin and ugh crying for no reason (I have never been a crier ) the horrible pain and all around symptoms. I will buy your book . Definitely give it a try. Good to know when and when not to fast as long . Maybe I can get rid of the 25 /30 pounds and going up off . No matter what I do 😢
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Drink it throughout your day, there is no good time. Drink it whenever you like and make sure to at least you finish the 1 sachet during your fasting window. 🙂
I stumbled onto you when a RUclips video autoplayed after a workout I was doing. Tom Bilyeu on Impact Theory was interviewing you. I've subscribed to your channel and been watching some of your content. I just received your book "Fast Like A Girl" today. Excited to dive into it. I'll be 50 this year and I've been experiencing spotting more than a period since the beginning of the year - maybe the end of last year actually. I didn't have a cycle for just over 2 month. May 2, 2023 was the last time I spotted - didn't actually have a real period but it seems to last forever. I haven't been sleeping well for quite some time so I think I'm in the progesterone phase of my cycle. I was wanting to do a 3 day water fast but I don't think it would be a good idea to start knowing that progesterone phase doesn't like fasting. How long should I wait before moving into the next cycle if I don't start my period?
Dr. Mindy, could you please make a video about endometriosis, hormonal treatments for that, side effects and impact in the body and the health/balance of hormones, etc, advices on intermittent fasting, exercises, etc in those kind of situations?! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you for your great videos! What should women who have IUD (Mirena) do? They may not have their period at all. It would also be very interesting to hear your opinion about the IUD during perimenopause.
I've been binge watching your videos and checking daily on the across-the-board backordered status of the book. After years of problems that you would find hard to believe, I'm finally on the path back to wellness. You've helped me so much, so thank you! The one question I do have that I haven't been able to find in your videos is... I recently started the carnivore diet and don't understand how it can work with your advice on the different phases of my cycle. You have videos on the carnivore diet and seem to be a fan of it, but you say in your perimenopause videos that progesterone needs glucose. From what I understand, when you're on the carnivore diet, go off of it and then back on, it causes a lot of problems. You also say that we need to focus on the microbiome when we need testosterone. I don't want to bounce back and forth from carnivore to a diet filled with glucose and fiber because the carnivore diet seems to need consistency to be successful. SO... a women in perimenopause, awful symptoms, trying to balance hormones and fix my cycle, trying the carnivore diet to help autoimmune and gut issues... can it all work together somehow?
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I'm 47 and haven't had a cycle for 244 days. I fast for 18 hours . Sometimes 24 hours. My doctor believes I'm menopause now. Because I still have all the signs that I'm cycling but I don't have a period.
Thanks for watching! Get the Menopause Survival Guide here - resetacademy.drmindypelz.com/menopause-survival-guide Read my book The Menopause Reset for more help! drmindypelz.com/books/ Test to learn your specific needs Thanks for watching! Here is the link for DUTCH test information - bit.ly/dutch-test-ytc
Hi Dr. Mindy I’ve been watching a lot of your videos just recently I discovered you on RUclips and I’m so grateful I did!! I recently lost my period at 51 when I stopped taking my birth control on September 2023 and I haven’t got it yet. What advise do you have for me since you said we should push menopause until we are 52-55?
I have so many more progesterone symptoms than just famished. I'm emotional (irritable, weepy, impatient and "randy" haha), cravings for non keto foods, what seems like random exhaustion for 3 days, itchy and tender skin, clumsy, even without ever getting a period. I'm on day 81. Since I haven't spotted during this progesterone week I most likely won't be getting my period next week.
Omg I can relate to the randy part. Gagging for it more like. I thought I was the only one. I thought how could I be reaching menopause and be so randy like a teenager😅
Hey Dr Mindy.. thanks for the very informative video, have listened to it many times already. I can't wait for your book.. it's a birthday present to myself 🤩
This is super helpful to learn our hormones. I’m 44 and haven’t had a period in 5 months and before that it was about every 90-120 days for the past couple years. How do I know if I am perimenopause or if I’m going through menopause?
12 full months without a period is the point of menopause. However if you start hormones after that, your body can 'rewind' a bit and produce a period out of the blue, so be careful...
Hi there, A Hormonal Panel test will answer this. I suggest that you take the Dutch Test first, know where your hormones are, and get a consultation with my Functional Nutritionist. She will tell and advise you how you can fast and eat for hormone building in this kind of situation. 🙂 Here is the link for DUTCH test information - bit.ly/dutch-test-ytc
Thank you so much, this is great!! 🙏🏽💗 What if you don't have a 28 day cycle, what if it's more like 23 or 24 days? What do you count as days 11-15, 16-19, etc. My app tracking tells me I'm supposedly ovulating on day 10 of my cycle and my fertile window would be on days 6-11 of my cycle. Do I treat those days as what you call days 11-15? Or do I follow your 28 day cycle suggestions in hopes of getting closer to a 28 day cycle (which I would very much like...I'm in perimenopause and they feel like they're coming so frequently)?
I hope Dr Mindy replies as I am the same! I have read Fast Like a Girl and didn't find an answer. I decided to take a day off each stage and that way my ovulation day is in the right stage but not sure if that is the right thing to do!
same boat, typically 24 day cycle and Mindy recommended ordering a dutch test, maybe down the road after I at least attempt some healing through Mindy’s protocol for six months. I know I am ovulating on day 7-8 of my cycle so I am confused on the next phases, I’m thinking I need to ignore the second power phase because there is no way to know when that is other than a burst of energy for a couple days and just take advantage of that energy and try to keep insulin low and then just focus on nurture phase until cycle starts again. ??
I still hope she or her team answers this cause I can't always read the signs to know if/when I'm ovulating (might get an ovulation kit to see, I can't get the Dutch test while living in Japan). I will say this though, since I wrote my initial message almost a month ago, I tried to follow her protocol as best I could with at least no fasting and taking it as easy as possible that week before my period, and this past month I had a 26 day cycle for the first time in a long time! Also, this time my period was shorter, lighter and my cramps were much milder. I only had about half of one uncomfortable day, but not terrible. I usually have 3 pretty bad days. Frankly I was shocked because we were on vacation and I was already expecting it to be as bad as the other recent months, so when it was suddenly practically gone on day 3, usually one of my two worst days, I couldn't believe it. I have a glimmer of hope now.
@@denisea.9033 that’s awesome, something is working for sure. We are AF and moving from germany to colorado soon, so maybe once i’m settled with new address I can order tests. I’m definitely the opposite with hormones, a few days before my cycle I will crash, then have a burst of energy right before it starts and then be totally fine once it starts. But for ovulation, I totally crash hard with no energy and body aches, I feel the ovulation cramps and the secretions so I definitely know when it’s happening. I remember dr. berg talking about being estrogen dominant and I am an apple shape so the more I hear Mindy talking about liver health and releasing the extra estrogen, I think that is going to be my focus along with the first and last phases of her cycle and fasting protocol. Fingers crossed.
@@marcelladiaz3187 thank you! I hope you're right. I also hope your PCS goes amazingly smooth and that you very soon get the answers and relief you need 🙏🏼.
I have ordered your book and looking forward to reading it ! I definitely feel some symptoms at 47 yrs of age, but I use a hormone coil and don’t know when my cycle is. I have been fasting for the last six months, steady 16 hr fasts, and am ready and motivated to do more nuanced fasting. Otherwise, I struggle with alot of gas in my stomach and wonder how I can help reduce that…
😮 Woooow... This is FANTASTIC! How is this not being talked about more? Curious how insulin resistance comes into this... I've spent the last few years trying to get that fasting rhythm sorted but kept going in circles. Now I finally got that figured out. But now I have stumbled across your channel and there's a whole new idea here. If I'm insulin resistant is this fasting schedule you're recommending the right move? I figured full on keto was my next phase, but you're suggesting in and out of keto? Thanks so much for taking the time to make this so easy to digest ❤
I ordered your book and love it! Thank you for the book. I'm entering perimenopause. You say on your book that if you are missing periods, you can start over again the 30 days fasting reset on the 30th day. My question is if after that I get my period for example five days later, would you start over again the 30 days fasting syncronizing it with my period?
I'm 47 and started fasting almost a year ago (then added low carb/keto). My chronic headaches/migraines went away and so did my migraines BUT then I started getting complex silent migraines. I know one is coming because I go from not having sugar cravings to having intense cravings for salted chocolate. After watching this I think I fasted too hard during the wrong part of my cycle. Which I kind-of questioned but love fasting so much that I didn't want to stop. Hoping your book can help me tweak this new lifestyle and get rid of the silent migraines too (also get over this weight loss plateau- not my main concern, but definitely a perk)
I just got my book today- same weight for 38 yrs -PCOS, high BP, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, type two diabetes (7 drugs). 2 weeks before I fully start my reset. 😮 I spot ever so often so not sure how to start but I will listen here.
Hi Dr. Mindy, I am so grateful that I've come across your videos. I'm turning 40 next month and had my cycle change last month for the very first time and it was frightening. I feel my prepared for these changes with your videos. I was wondering- do you have a journal or workbook that coincides with your book that can help us to track our moods/energy levels/cycles etc?
I pre-ordered your book! I just turned 50 and my periods have become extremely irregular, sometimes it’s two months sometimes three months. Whenever I start fasting, I’ll start my period! My question is… when fasting is what brings on your menstrual cycle, should you use the hormonal cycle you have just laid out here? Meaning, if I start fasting, and then get my period, should I continue long fast because of estrogen? I really hurt myself last week by doing a long fast with a hard work out. This long fast with a tough work out with some thing that I had listened to as a recommendation in one of your podcasts. It took me two days to recover my energy level… and then sure enough I started my period. I’m pretty sure this has something to do with hormones, and it was a little scary.
Fasting will help balance hormones. I recommend you have a DUTCH test and consultation to learn exactly what YOUR body needs. Thanks for watching! Here is the link for DUTCH test information - bit.ly/dutch-test-ytc The book will help you. You can pre-order Fast Like a Girl here: fastlikeagirl.com! If you do, be sure to post a picture on social media and tag us, so we can thank you!
I just finished reading your book, Fast Like a Girl. It all made sense and I feel it will help me continue with my weight loss journey. When I got to the end of the book I noticed there was an app we could use to help with juggling the fasting schedule. I found that the app is only in the APPLE format. When will the Android format be available? I'm bummed about this.
Great video. Got your book, am 49 and was excited (ironically) for my next cycle to start so I could start my first 30 Day Fasting Reset. And wouldn't you know it, my monthlies didn't show up (now many weeks overdue). So it seems from your video that I should just jump straight into Day 1 of the 30 Day Reset now and when/if my monthlies turn up, jump back to Day 1 of the reset again? Is that correct? Just keen to get started and over waiting lol. Thanks again for all the amazing videos and info in your book! ❤
This is so confusing to me LOL . . .I have been in perimenopause for YEARS . .. I keep thinking my last period will be actually that: my LAST period . .. but noooooo . . .are you saying that if you still have eggs that you can make your cycle regular again by following this cycle? I am 53 . . I'll have a regular period for 3 months . .. then it might come a week early . .. then it might come a month or two late . .. sometimes have PMS for 2-3 weeks . .. sometimes they're super crazy heavy, sometimes not. It's so annoying. I guess I'll try to do exactly what this video says the next time I get an official period and see what happens. I love your channel and all of your content, you are awesome!
Omg so glad to see this video as I got the book started to read and this chapter got me a bit confused so I started to search your videos hoping to find exactly this 🤗👍thank you sooo much I love all about you 🥰
Love your videos as always - so incredibly informative and helpful! My question is - when you stop fasting and keto from day 20 until your period, will you still be able to lose weight during this time? It feels like during this time I'm having a setback in terms of weight loss ...
Yes, we understand. But the goal is to be metabolically flexible. When we are hormone-building many times we gain weight until the progesterone or estrogen is built up to help our bodies function well. When we are hormone-building we are out of the Fat Burning system. When we go back into the Fat Burning system we can lose weight. Going in and out of the two systems helps us lose weight. It's called being metabolically flexible. 🙂
My frustration comes from never having a regular period. From my first period at age 15, I’ve had wildly heavy periods that could last 3 weeks. By age 19, I never had a break from the bleeding which led to being put on birth control. This controlled the bleeding usually but with occasional breakthrough but then it would come back with a vengeance during the week off the pill. By my 30s I was out on the Nuvoring with no breaks. By 42 I had a hysterectomy (I was able I keep one ovary). I have no idea when my cycle is. The explanation of the phases and how they feel was really helpful.
Hi, great information. just ordered the book. But wondering how to get the recommended protein in if I'm trying to build muscle and doing long fasts.thanks
So interesting how peri menopause is starting so early for women! I surely hope to have consistent periods all through my forties. Doing well at 39, although I do have gut and other things to release etc. Thank you❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hi. I'm 46 years old. Thank you for this video. I came across to fasting through Dr. Jason Fung. I've been fasting in the past few years. At the beginning it was great, my excess weight disappeared and I felt amazing. Then 3 years ago I went back to college. I regained the weight and by the time I finished the 2 years course I crashed. I had no motivation to do things, lost my sex drive and felt literally suicidal. Went to my doctor and she prescribed me HRT patch. In the meantime I got a coil inserted and my periods have completely disappeared. I've done lots of OMAD, 20, 46, 48, 72 and 168 hours fasting. Still the weight is sticking. I'm 5 foot 2 and 185 pounds. 😢😢😢 I'm interested in the cycle you described. I just ordered your book. But it causes me anxiety that because I have no bleeding at all, how will I know that when is my first day...to know when it is okay to fast and when is it okay to give myself a TLC. Would love to hear from you, although I understand that you uploaded this video 8 months ago...but I just found you (so glad I did. You gave me lots if clarity. My inner 'ding' went off as I was listening to one of the podcasts were you were interviewed. Thank you
I really love when women embrace growing older. For some reason there has been a stigma associated with women aging when actually it is such a beautiful experience. Thank you for helping us to better understand ourselves and the changes that go on in our bodies.
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It's a privilege to grow older. And being healthy should be our way of honoring that.
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@drmindypelz what about perimeno but have had a hysterectomy.....what is my guide with no cycle or idea if a cycle. Thanks!
I bought the book on Audible. But, it didn’t come with the PDF of all the graphs. Anyone, else have that problem?
I know I need to purchase the hard copy but can’t right now.
The last few minutes hit the nail on the head of what makes women special. Our desire for honesty and openness and to respond with compassion and understanding. That is what it means to be a woman. ❤
Hi, I just completed my first official 72 hour fast! My body has been a complete mess with hot flashes etc etc because of intense prolonged stress and anxiety! Doesn’t help it’s an intensely hot summer too with no air conditioning in our home! Sleeping isn’t a luxury I have sadly. I am committed to my mind body and sole to learn my body’s needs. I am an avid faster and strangely enjoy it. However I am learning it is a science and I pray I get the results to ‘find myself’ again and feel great. Will keep you posted to any success! I just purchased your books Mindy! So grateful to you for your commitment to woman’s health and for sharing the secrets to feeling our very best. Bless you ox
I birthed 7 kiddos naturally and had a hysterectomy at 46 a year later I was told I had low estrogen and put me in pre menopause. (I have my ovaries still) Im on an estrogen patch and have noticed some relief however instantly I gained 10lbs. I started IF in hopes to lose the extra weight but unsure what time frame I should be on. I’m ordering your book for answers lol. Currently I do 16:8, 18:6, 20:6 I change it up based on my day. Thank you for being here for all of us.
Love your book! Im 41 and I haven’t felt like myself for months. My docs couldn’t give me any answers just more prescriptions! I came across your interview on the Dhru’s podcast. I started fasting three weeks ago (16/8) and felt a huge difference after day 4! Luckily , a week before my cycle I listened to your book. I’m on day 5 of my cycle, which means 24hr fast on day 6! I started this journey bc of gut issues, constipation, foggy brain, anxiety, insomnia, and intense PMS which i never experienced prior to turning 40. So glad I found you. I was beginning to question everything.
🙌Thank you. COngratulations! Good job taking control of your health.
Oh my, you just described the way I feel from last year to a T .
I will have to try and start this fasting to feel like myself again, hopefully 💜
Hello Dr. Mindy. I love to listen to you. I'm trying to weight and I discovered your videos and I decided to listen. I'm learning a lot about the different types of hormones (if I'm correct of saying that). But I have a question (among several); Is it bad for a woman to start going into menopause in her sixties? I'm 63 and I was still having a regular period at 61. I was told at 59 or 60 that I might need surgery because I might get cancer because of still having my period. I didn't believe this. I've been told a lot of things (concerning my health) that were all false over the years. I'm thankful I didn't have unnecessary procedures done. I still wonder though about this. Could you help me to understand this?
Did you also lose weight as well?
My husband has names for the different phases of my cycle. They are: you love me
you can’t keep your hands off me
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Every woman deserves a medal!!🥇🥇
I'm in my 50's and entering Perimenopause. My daughter ordered the book for me. I'm super excited for it to be available! I'm even more excited for my daughters to have this information! Thank you for all your work on the book and the videos that go with it!
Awesome! You have a sweet daughter. 🤗💗
Thank you, mindy! I just ordered your book. I'm 41, and hormones are all over. I am looking forward to getting healing. I want to go through my changes gracefully. Thank you for being such a great teacher.
I’m 46 and just started getting irregular periods this year, after having them like clockwork. Also experiencing several other symptoms that I didn’t even know were symptoms of menopause (anxiety, brain fog, sleeplessness). I am anxious to get your book and dive in!
That will definitely helps. You might also be interested in joining my Reset Academy if you more support and guidance. 🤗
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The work you are doing is wonderful for women. Thank you! I’m 47 and just started a new business and having a very hard time with anxiety and emotions. Watching your videos and reading your book is helping me realize I’m not crazy just going through a lot of hormonal changes. I’m trying your monthly fasting schedule, fasting during the power phases and trying to relax and nurture myself more during the nurturing phase. Hoping it helps with my feeling a little crazy lately.
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Hi - 47 and was suffering from severe hot flashes and perimenopause. I followed your fasting for a cycle and the hot flashes and perimenopause symptoms stopped and I got my period back. AMAZING! Thank you!
That's amazing! Congratulations! You're doing amazing for taking control of your health and healing. Keep going and know that you're living in a miraculous BODY. 💗
It’s been 7 months since I commented. I just had a period last week after 5 months of nothing. Exercise and diet are really helping me not having any symptoms. I think I’m on the right track with fasting. Your videos are really helping. I love fasting and it’s really helping with weight management. I am on day 10 in my cycle so I will be doing a 36hr fast this week starting after dinner tonight. Wish me luck. Probably will not get another period for a few more months since I’m at the start of perimenopause. I will be starting to do more of an intermittent style from now on with a few more prolonged fasts each week. It’s great. Thank you. Fasting variety is the spice of life
I’m 6 months without period. No idea how or when to start fasting circle, or which one is right for me? Can you tell more from your own experience? Thank you ⭐️
This information is EXACTLY what I've been searching for over the past year or so as I've been experiencing symptoms of perimenopause. Thank you Dr. Mindy Pelz.
At 47 now I may spot every 3-4 months or I may have a full "regular" cycle. What a journey. I'm looking forward to mapping this out and fasting accordingly. Thank you.
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Hi, so glad I found this channel! I am 52, still with regular periods every 29-32 days and I also deal with Hashimoto’s.
It so happens that I plunged into IF on the week of progesterone 😅 and I decided to do 16:8. First day, I did amazing and the next 2, I have been extremely hungry by the time I hit 12-14th hour not wanting necessarily keto although I already eat very healthy- now I fully understand why! Thank you for the explanation and for addressing this topic. The stigma of being hormonal is not fair and many women (not just men) need to understand that hormonal fluctuations are a real influence in patterns of our moods, strength, mental heal etc. and we need to stop vilifying it. I love this!
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49. Almost 50 and still going strong. So crazy.
Amazing! Keep going! 🙌💪
You're so generous in helping so many ! Thank you!
Thank you for being here, Karen!
I love the info you provide. I’m 40 soon & I’ve been having sporadic bleeding, (which isn’t uncommon to me having PCOS but I have noticed a difference), uncontrollable blubbering & cravings for random foods. I am very in tune with my body. I am eating intuitively atm.
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Thanks again for your valuable information Dr. Mindy. I'm 54 and perimenopsausal. I had my 2nd daughter almost 19 years after my first when I was 45 (alllllll naturally). I'm having trouble with my weight so to try to balance out my hormones and insulin, I feel it's best for me to detox by fasting but I'm no scientist. I just go by what you and Dr. Jason Fung and some other well-respected scientists on here are saying.
My own GP is absolutely clueless and admitted that he knows nothing about ANY of this ! I know though that regular doctors don't even learn anything about nutrition - which is VERY shocking when you know that it's the very foundation of human health - that and the mind.
I am looking through your videos trying to see if it's beneficial for me to do a water fast for a full 7 days as even on my 3rd day in, I've only "lost" 1kg and it's more than likely just water so I think it's safe to say that my perimenopausal hormones are getting in the way of my weight loss.
Inn order to get "unstuck" therefore I wonder if anyone can give me a good idea as to how many days I should continue with the water fasting ? I add a pinch of sea salt and a tablespoon of ACV in the mornings to avoid headaches but I do have a cup or 2 or black coffee for "variety". lol
Many thanks for any advice anyone out there might be able to give me !
Warm regards from Belgium.
So appreciative, but my perimenopausal brain finds this so complicated and confusing 😫😂🤪
omg listening to this with tears in my eyes while sitting on the sofa feeling like a zeppelin. thank you, this is an eye opener if only to understand why i have recurring days of forgetting EV RY THING
Great video Dr Mindy… I’m 61 & had full hysterectomy at 42…. Your tips are much appreciated
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OH MY GOSH, I just discovered you today and I'm CRYING. You are explaining so much of my experience...THANK YOU!!!
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This is helpful because on Day 43, I was still eating more carbs and feeling fluffy.
THANK YOU SOOOOOO much for this ❤❤ I can’t wait to get your book !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m really eager to learn how to learn what my hormones are telling me instead of pushing it beyond what is healthy. This actually gives me so much peace and no more guilt as I thought there was something wrong with me that I could not fast as long from ovulation , that I was uncontrollably starving 😂
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Thank you Mindy! I’m eager to read this book as well. I just turned 50 and in the last few years my periods have gone from 28 days to 22-24 days. It’s been tough to know how to implement the fasting schedule with my shorter cycle. Im going to try and pay attention to my hormones like you suggested to see if I can nail down my cycle windows better. Thanks again.
You've got this! 🙌
I'm in that same boat of trying to figure this out with a shorter cycle, it's challenging for sure.
Can't wat for my book to turn up, I really need it
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Thank you Dr Mindy, this video was HUGELY helpful for me as I have been struggling with perimenopause in a big way since my mid 40s. I am 51 years old and the symptoms have been really getting me down; hot flushes, brain fog, periods every 3 to 4 months or so, poor sleep, exhaustion, can't think, tearful ... I have found that fasting really helps with these symptoms, especially with sleep, which I have been struggling with for years. This past week I did OMAD and this week I am pushing myself into a 36 hour fast. Thank you for such easy to understand information.
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I started doing the fasting cycle this month 😍😍😍
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THANK YOU Dr Pelz! WOW! I found you the other day on a podcast. I need this right now. I have been going crazy. I just bought the book. It arrives on Thursday. I can't wait!!! I want this horrible feeling to go away! I will take what you say here and start implementing new eating habits immediately. Thank you!
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I am excited to read this. I am 48, my periods are still on but I have all other issues like dry skin, sleeplessness, hot flashes etc
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My husband pre-ordered your book, Mindy. We're expecting it to be delivered to us on 28th December. It'd be one of my fab Christmas presents from my hubby. Looking forward to reading it. We're in the UK by the way x
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I pre-ordered the book a few months ago. I'm really looking forward to getting it! I don't really feel any connection to the ladies mentioned for your face book panel discussion. They seem like they're probably nice people and I know that a lot of your readership will enjoy it. Maybe one day there will be a more diverse panel who are are aware of your work and all that you do. I have definitely been trying to spread the word. Thank you for all that you do!🌺
Thank you so much. I really appreciate this. 🙏💗
I’m currently going through perimenopause and this is so helpful and makes a lot of things add up. Just ordered your book 😊
Awesome! You've got this! 💪
This video was really helpful! I pre-ordered your book and can’t wait to read it!
Awesome! 🤗 Thank YOU Jenna Crooks for preordering! Please go to the fast Like A Girl website and you will see 3 steps to register for the promo. You can do this for all upcoming promos too. ❤❤ go to the website fastlikeagirl.com/preorder
❤❤❤oh my goodness I’m smiling so big at the moment.. started keto 2years ago .. watched my hubby and sons loose 30+kilos where I really struggled, started watching you on RUclips and knew that I wanted to see you more because you seemed ultra smart .. Keto journey only lasted 5months … Re-started 6th Jan this year.. Petrified of it not working this time I’ve started watching you a lot , trying to understand.. your smile and mannerisms brings me joy just like when you refer in one of your videos to give your pet a hug after a bad day , a bad moment and I put you on .. Anyways I’m in Australia sml town and thought it would be hard to get your new book “fast like a girl “ Well I’m doing a huge happy dance because my sml town has a copy of your book .. I just bought it and my hubby is bringing it home to me after work.. THANKYOU for being you , your encouragement is literally my getting healthy oxygen ❤❤❤❤❤❤ take care and have a Blessed day/week/year/life xx thanks again
Dr. Mindy you are so passionate about what you teach and we are so lucky to have you help us understand everything we need to know from fasting to premenopausal women ❤MAHALO!
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I am so happy I found you! I’ve done fasting and noticed it didn’t work doing the same fast long term. Your guidance and understanding about women’s unique make up and requirements is amazing and offers the missing puzzle pieces I was looking for! Thank you!
I am wondering how to follow the fasting cycle if my periods are unpredictable. Sometimes 2 weeks apart and sometimes 40 days out. I caught the part about the longer duration, but not sure about the less than 30 day cycle.
Thank you, and greatly appreciate your work!
Hi there, have you read Dr. Mindy's book, Fast Like A Girl? You can do the 30 Day Reset as outlined in Dr Mindy's book, Fast like a Girl. You can either start on your first full bleed day or if you don't know when your cycle begins, use the 'New Moon' as your Day 1 (use search engine to find the day of new moon). Follow the 30-day protocol and when you get to the 30th day, the next day start back at day 1. This may help regulate it. Do this for 3-4 months in a row.
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After binge watching your videos, I decided I had to get your book. I’m learning so much about how to fast for my perimenopausal body. Thanks, Dr Mindy!!
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You are describing me to a T. Frizzy is the word I'd use for my hair. I started with issues at 45. After my last period, I spotted for 2 weeks. I'm currently a week late from my normal cycle. I used to be like clock work. Now I never know what to expect day to day
Thank you for this! I appreciate what you do for women Dr Mindy.
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This was brilliant! Thank you. I am going to get the book.
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You're such a gem 🙌🤍 I've heard & read about adapting our lifestyle to hormones cycling and now, with your clear and practical information m, it finally clicked 🥳🥳🥳 so happy that I know what to do 🥰this information should be taught as part of our biology lessons at school. THANK YOU AND KEEP UP 🤩
I agree, and thank you so much for watching! 🙌💚
This was the video for me! Thank you so much Dr. M ❤ I hit 40 and everything changed for me. I lost my cycle completely. I never spotted or slowed down. It was like a switch and it just stopped completely! It’s been 6 months and I haven’t had a period. I wonder if it’s not fasting that’s caused this. I can’t tell because I started fasting OMAD at the same time I lost my period, so I don’t know if it’s peri menopause or because I started fasting. Regardless, I love fasting and I can’t imagine stopping now. I also am done having children so I’m not worried about getting pregnant. It’s nice to not have to deal with a period for sure! My periods were always really bad, so there’s that. I just need to order your book because I am seriously confused on how much I need to fast. Everytime I try to fast according to a woman’s schedule I get nauseated and my stomach blows up. It’s only when I fast OMAD that I feel the best. It’s hard to juggle for sure.
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Loved this ❤ thank you so much for sharing. So much valuable information here. Peri menopause is such a tricky time and I for one find it challenging. Hopefully now with this information I can continue on my journey better equipped. Best wishes to all the brave women out there navigating through this challenging journey xx
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I just discovered your channel. This made me even more confused. I'm 55 and have been on BHRT for a year now. I spot on and off NO pattern at all! Blood in my urine and sometimes only on the toilet paper. Twice within the last year I've had a full blown period. Right now, I'm bleeding and about 4 months ago. I'm exhausted and depressed. How in the world can I determine where I'm at and what to eat, how to work out etc etc etc during any given time? It would be a full time job to keep up this way and constantly having to change and would make me even more exhausted, anxious and depressed than what I already am.
Navigating hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and its effects can indeed be complex and sometimes confusing. Given your symptoms and the irregular spotting, it's crucial to consult with your healthcare provider or a specialist in BHRT to review your therapy and adjust it as necessary. They can offer personalized advice on diet, exercise, and managing symptoms based on your specific health needs and hormonal balance, aiming to improve your quality of life without overwhelming you.
This was very helpful. Thank you!
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Thank you. Here I thought i was behind. Started at 51/52 . Omg I wish i new this then it was horrible. It has been getting better . The hair loss , dry skin and ugh crying for no reason (I have never been a crier ) the horrible pain and all around symptoms. I will buy your book . Definitely give it a try. Good to know when and when not to fast as long .
Maybe I can get rid of the 25 /30 pounds and going up off .
No matter what I do 😢
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Thank you so much for your existence
Congrats on your channel 🙏❤️
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I bought your book today! I am so super excited to start reading it! Thank you for your hard work 🥰
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This video came out 2 months ago, but it still helpful.
This is great. Made me want to read the book. 😊
🙌 So awesome it resonated with you.
Thank you for this information! I'm excited to get the book! My question is when is a good time to be drinking LMNT?
Drink it throughout your day, there is no good time. Drink it whenever you like and make sure to at least you finish the 1 sachet during your fasting window. 🙂
Thank you so much Dr. Mindy!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
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Dr Mindy, this is so helpful. I’m wondering if you’ve ever done a video on IUD/HRT?
i was wondering the same as have the merina coil for endometriosis so no periods and about year now estrogen patches so no idea of my cycle
Thank you so much for this information.
A pleasure to share!
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dear dr. mindy, this is so helpful!!! 🙏thank you, i love your new book. 💜
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I stumbled onto you when a RUclips video autoplayed after a workout I was doing. Tom Bilyeu on Impact Theory was interviewing you. I've subscribed to your channel and been watching some of your content. I just received your book "Fast Like A Girl" today. Excited to dive into it. I'll be 50 this year and I've been experiencing spotting more than a period since the beginning of the year - maybe the end of last year actually. I didn't have a cycle for just over 2 month. May 2, 2023 was the last time I spotted - didn't actually have a real period but it seems to last forever. I haven't been sleeping well for quite some time so I think I'm in the progesterone phase of my cycle. I was wanting to do a 3 day water fast but I don't think it would be a good idea to start knowing that progesterone phase doesn't like fasting. How long should I wait before moving into the next cycle if I don't start my period?
Dr. Mindy, could you please make a video about endometriosis, hormonal treatments for that, side effects and impact in the body and the health/balance of hormones, etc, advices on intermittent fasting, exercises, etc in those kind of situations?! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
See this: www.youtube.com/@DrMindyPelz/search?query=endometriosis
Thank you for your great videos! What should women who have IUD (Mirena) do? They may not have their period at all. It would also be very interesting to hear your opinion about the IUD during perimenopause.
Just my question...has this been answered?
I've been binge watching your videos and checking daily on the across-the-board backordered status of the book. After years of problems that you would find hard to believe, I'm finally on the path back to wellness. You've helped me so much, so thank you! The one question I do have that I haven't been able to find in your videos is... I recently started the carnivore diet and don't understand how it can work with your advice on the different phases of my cycle. You have videos on the carnivore diet and seem to be a fan of it, but you say in your perimenopause videos that progesterone needs glucose. From what I understand, when you're on the carnivore diet, go off of it and then back on, it causes a lot of problems. You also say that we need to focus on the microbiome when we need testosterone. I don't want to bounce back and forth from carnivore to a diet filled with glucose and fiber because the carnivore diet seems to need consistency to be successful. SO... a women in perimenopause, awful symptoms, trying to balance hormones and fix my cycle, trying the carnivore diet to help autoimmune and gut issues... can it all work together somehow?
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Love your videos very helpful for me
Does the book go into what to do if you are having short cycles?
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Thank you for this incredibly helpful video.
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I'm 47 and haven't had a cycle for 244 days. I fast for 18 hours . Sometimes 24 hours. My doctor believes I'm menopause now. Because I still have all the signs that I'm cycling but I don't have a period.
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Oh, Dr Mindy! That's so exciting!
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Yay Dr. Mindy! That’s amazing!!😍
Hi Dr. Mindy I’ve been watching a lot of your videos just recently I discovered you on RUclips and I’m so grateful I did!! I recently lost my period at 51 when I stopped taking my birth control on September 2023 and I haven’t got it yet. What advise do you have for me since you said we should push menopause until we are 52-55?
I have so many more progesterone symptoms than just famished. I'm emotional (irritable, weepy, impatient and "randy" haha), cravings for non keto foods, what seems like random exhaustion for 3 days, itchy and tender skin, clumsy, even without ever getting a period. I'm on day 81. Since I haven't spotted during this progesterone week I most likely won't be getting my period next week.
Omg I can relate to the randy part. Gagging for it more like. I thought I was the only one. I thought how could I be reaching menopause and be so randy like a teenager😅
@@banyana6515 A year later, still without a period, but now all "randiness" is gone. I don't know whether to be sad or grateful about that.
Thanks Dr. Mindy! You’re amazing. I going to do a 72 fast with you to start the new year.
Awwsome! You can register for the 3 day water fast on this page www.fastlikeagirl.com/waterfast
Such valuable content. Thank you.
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Hey Dr Mindy.. thanks for the very informative video, have listened to it many times already. I can't wait for your book.. it's a birthday present to myself 🤩
That's amazing! I'm so excited for you! 🤗💗
This is super helpful to learn our hormones. I’m 44 and haven’t had a period in 5 months and before that it was about every 90-120 days for the past couple years. How do I know if I am perimenopause or if I’m going through menopause?
12 full months without a period is the point of menopause. However if you start hormones after that, your body can 'rewind' a bit and produce a period out of the blue, so be careful...
You’re still in peri until you’ve been without a period for 12 full months - then you’re in menopause.
Hi there, A Hormonal Panel test will answer this. I suggest that you take the Dutch Test first, know where your hormones are, and get a consultation with my Functional Nutritionist. She will tell and advise you how you can fast and eat for hormone building in this kind of situation. 🙂
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Brilliant x can't wait for book x
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Thank you so much, this is great!! 🙏🏽💗 What if you don't have a 28 day cycle, what if it's more like 23 or 24 days? What do you count as days 11-15, 16-19, etc. My app tracking tells me I'm supposedly ovulating on day 10 of my cycle and my fertile window would be on days 6-11 of my cycle. Do I treat those days as what you call days 11-15? Or do I follow your 28 day cycle suggestions in hopes of getting closer to a 28 day cycle (which I would very much like...I'm in perimenopause and they feel like they're coming so frequently)?
I hope Dr Mindy replies as I am the same! I have read Fast Like a Girl and didn't find an answer. I decided to take a day off each stage and that way my ovulation day is in the right stage but not sure if that is the right thing to do!
same boat, typically 24 day cycle and Mindy recommended ordering a dutch test, maybe down the road after I at least attempt some healing through Mindy’s protocol for six months. I know I am ovulating on day 7-8 of my cycle so I am confused on the next phases, I’m thinking I need to ignore the second power phase because there is no way to know when that is other than a burst of energy for a couple days and just take advantage of that energy and try to keep insulin low and then just focus on nurture phase until cycle starts again. ??
I still hope she or her team answers this cause I can't always read the signs to know if/when I'm ovulating (might get an ovulation kit to see, I can't get the Dutch test while living in Japan). I will say this though, since I wrote my initial message almost a month ago, I tried to follow her protocol as best I could with at least no fasting and taking it as easy as possible that week before my period, and this past month I had a 26 day cycle for the first time in a long time! Also, this time my period was shorter, lighter and my cramps were much milder. I only had about half of one uncomfortable day, but not terrible. I usually have 3 pretty bad days. Frankly I was shocked because we were on vacation and I was already expecting it to be as bad as the other recent months, so when it was suddenly practically gone on day 3, usually one of my two worst days, I couldn't believe it. I have a glimmer of hope now.
@@denisea.9033 that’s awesome, something is working for sure. We are AF and moving from germany to colorado soon, so maybe once i’m settled with new address I can order tests. I’m definitely the opposite with hormones, a few days before my cycle I will crash, then have a burst of energy right before it starts and then be totally fine once it starts. But for ovulation, I totally crash hard with no energy and body aches, I feel the ovulation cramps and the secretions so I definitely know when it’s happening. I remember dr. berg talking about being estrogen dominant and I am an apple shape so the more I hear Mindy talking about liver health and releasing the extra estrogen, I think that is going to be my focus along with the first and last phases of her cycle and fasting protocol. Fingers crossed.
@@marcelladiaz3187 thank you! I hope you're right. I also hope your PCS goes amazingly smooth and that you very soon get the answers and relief you need 🙏🏼.
Awesome 🎉 Really Helpful ❤
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Thank you very much for this video in particular and all you do to educate women on fasting and how to work with our body's signals.❤
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I have ordered your book and looking forward to reading it ! I definitely feel some symptoms at 47 yrs of age, but I use a hormone coil and don’t know when my cycle is. I have been fasting for the last six months, steady 16 hr fasts, and am ready and motivated to do more nuanced fasting. Otherwise, I struggle with alot of gas in my stomach and wonder how I can help reduce that…
does the book cover this as this is what i am needing to know too
😮 Woooow... This is FANTASTIC! How is this not being talked about more? Curious how insulin resistance comes into this... I've spent the last few years trying to get that fasting rhythm sorted but kept going in circles. Now I finally got that figured out.
But now I have stumbled across your channel and there's a whole new idea here. If I'm insulin resistant is this fasting schedule you're recommending the right move? I figured full on keto was my next phase, but you're suggesting in and out of keto?
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this so easy to digest ❤
Learn more here -www.youtube.com/@DrMindyPelz/search?query=insulin%20
I ordered your book and love it! Thank you for the book. I'm entering perimenopause. You say on your book that if you are missing periods, you can start over again the 30 days fasting reset on the 30th day. My question is if after that I get my period for example five days later, would you start over again the 30 days fasting syncronizing it with my period?
Yes, start over on the day you bleed. 🙂
@@DrMindyPelz thank you
I'm 47 and started fasting almost a year ago (then added low carb/keto). My chronic headaches/migraines went away and so did my migraines BUT then I started getting complex silent migraines. I know one is coming because I go from not having sugar cravings to having intense cravings for salted chocolate. After watching this I think I fasted too hard during the wrong part of my cycle. Which I kind-of questioned but love fasting so much that I didn't want to stop. Hoping your book can help me tweak this new lifestyle and get rid of the silent migraines too (also get over this weight loss plateau- not my main concern, but definitely a perk)
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I just got my book today- same weight for 38 yrs -PCOS, high BP, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, type two diabetes (7 drugs). 2 weeks before I fully start my reset. 😮 I spot ever so often so not sure how to start but I will listen here.
I've just started my journey.
I see your post was a year ago.
Would love an update 😊
What do you think about progestron cremes ? Is it something worth trying? Waiting for your book. Ordered both. You are a lifesaver
Hi Dr. Mindy, I am so grateful that I've come across your videos. I'm turning 40 next month and had my cycle change last month for the very first time and it was frightening. I feel my prepared for these changes with your videos. I was wondering- do you have a journal or workbook that coincides with your book that can help us to track our moods/energy levels/cycles etc?
Hi Laura, I do not have a journal out yet. Stay tuned 🙂
I pre-ordered your book!
I just turned 50 and my periods have become extremely irregular, sometimes it’s two months sometimes three months. Whenever I start fasting, I’ll start my period! My question is… when fasting is what brings on your menstrual cycle, should you use the hormonal cycle you have just laid out here? Meaning, if I start fasting, and then get my period, should I continue long fast because of estrogen? I really hurt myself last week by doing a long fast with a hard work out. This long fast with a tough work out with some thing that I had listened to as a recommendation in one of your podcasts. It took me two days to recover my energy level… and then sure enough I started my period. I’m pretty sure this has something to do with hormones, and it was a little scary.
Fasting will help balance hormones. I recommend you have a DUTCH test and consultation to learn exactly what YOUR body needs.
Thanks for watching! Here is the link for DUTCH test information - bit.ly/dutch-test-ytc
The book will help you.
You can pre-order Fast Like a Girl here: fastlikeagirl.com!
If you do, be sure to post a picture on social media and tag us, so we can thank you!
I just finished reading your book, Fast Like a Girl. It all made sense and I feel it will help me continue with my weight loss journey.
When I got to the end of the book I noticed there was an app we could use to help with juggling the fasting schedule. I found that the app is only in the APPLE format. When will the Android format be available? I'm bummed about this.
I'm glad you loved to book!
Yes, we are working on it :)
Great video. Got your book, am 49 and was excited (ironically) for my next cycle to start so I could start my first 30 Day Fasting Reset. And wouldn't you know it, my monthlies didn't show up (now many weeks overdue). So it seems from your video that I should just jump straight into Day 1 of the 30 Day Reset now and when/if my monthlies turn up, jump back to Day 1 of the reset again? Is that correct? Just keen to get started and over waiting lol. Thanks again for all the amazing videos and info in your book! ❤
This is so confusing to me LOL . . .I have been in perimenopause for YEARS . .. I keep thinking my last period will be actually that: my LAST period . .. but noooooo . . .are you saying that if you still have eggs that you can make your cycle regular again by following this cycle? I am 53 . . I'll have a regular period for 3 months . .. then it might come a week early . .. then it might come a month or two late . .. sometimes have PMS for 2-3 weeks . .. sometimes they're super crazy heavy, sometimes not. It's so annoying. I guess I'll try to do exactly what this video says the next time I get an official period and see what happens. I love your channel and all of your content, you are awesome!
Omg so glad to see this video as I got the book started to read and this chapter got me a bit confused so I started to search your videos hoping to find exactly this 🤗👍thank you sooo much I love all about you 🥰
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Love your videos as always - so incredibly informative and helpful! My question is - when you stop fasting and keto from day 20 until your period, will you still be able to lose weight during this time? It feels like during this time I'm having a setback in terms of weight loss ...
Yes, we understand. But the goal is to be metabolically flexible.
When we are hormone-building many times we gain weight until the progesterone or estrogen is built up to help our bodies function well. When we are hormone-building we are out of the Fat Burning system. When we go back into the Fat Burning system we can lose weight. Going in and out of the two systems helps us lose weight. It's called being metabolically flexible. 🙂
Merci so much Dr Mindy.
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Dr Mindy you are amazing 💓
My frustration comes from never having a regular period. From my first period at age 15, I’ve had wildly heavy periods that could last 3 weeks. By age 19, I never had a break from the bleeding which led to being put on birth control. This controlled the bleeding usually but with occasional breakthrough but then it would come back with a vengeance during the week off the pill. By my 30s I was out on the Nuvoring with no breaks. By 42 I had a hysterectomy (I was able I keep one ovary). I have no idea when my cycle is.
The explanation of the phases and how they feel was really helpful.
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I love cake and fruits! Eat them after the main meal and also drink apple vinegar! Or what should I do?
Hi, great information. just ordered the book. But wondering how to get the recommended protein in if I'm trying to build muscle and doing long fasts.thanks
So interesting how peri menopause is starting so early for women! I surely hope to have consistent periods all through my forties.
Doing well at 39, although I do have gut and other things to release etc.
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Awesome! Keep going! 🙌🤗
This is SO helpful!
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Hi. I'm 46 years old. Thank you for this video. I came across to fasting through Dr. Jason Fung. I've been fasting in the past few years. At the beginning it was great, my excess weight disappeared and I felt amazing. Then 3 years ago I went back to college. I regained the weight and by the time I finished the 2 years course I crashed. I had no motivation to do things, lost my sex drive and felt literally suicidal. Went to my doctor and she prescribed me HRT patch. In the meantime I got a coil inserted and my periods have completely disappeared. I've done lots of OMAD, 20, 46, 48, 72 and 168 hours fasting. Still the weight is sticking. I'm 5 foot 2 and 185 pounds. 😢😢😢
I'm interested in the cycle you described. I just ordered your book. But it causes me anxiety that because I have no bleeding at all, how will I know that when is my first day...to know when it is okay to fast and when is it okay to give myself a TLC. Would love to hear from you, although I understand that you uploaded this video 8 months ago...but I just found you (so glad I did. You gave me lots if clarity. My inner 'ding' went off as I was listening to one of the podcasts were you were interviewed. Thank you