'Try It For 1 Day' - Most Effective Way To Burn Stubborn Body Fat This Summer | Dr. Mindy Pelz

I first spoke to today’s guest back on Episode 342 - and that episode has become one of the most downloaded episodes of the year - it has transformed the lives of many women - and men and I think this conversation will do the same.

Dr Mindy Pelz is a nutrition expert, a pioneer on the subject of women’s health & hormones, and the author of Fast Like A Girl and The Menopause Reset: Get Rid of Your Symptoms and Feel Like Your Younger Self Again.

Mindy’s aim is to empower women by explaining the biological changes that take place each month and throughout a woman’s life. She believes that, armed with that knowledge, they can improve their health, happiness and relationships. But this conversation is just as relevant for men.

We start off discussing whether weight gain is inevitable as we age. Is it our fate – and particularly a woman’s fate – to gain weight once she hits 40? It can be, she tells me, but only if women don’t know how to harness their hormones to prevent it. She explains how declining oestrogen levels can make women insulin resistant - which may be one the reasons why the diet and lifestyle that worked for them in their 20s and 30s, no longer does once they hit 40.

At the same time, declining levels of progesterone, the calming hormone, can result in lower-quality sleep, more perceived stress and increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol - which, in and of itself, will contribute to an increase in belly fat. It makes so much sense when Mindy explains it, but unfortunately, this information is still not widely known.

We cover so many different topics, including:

• How to adjust when and what you eat during different phases of your cycle.
• The importance of gut health when thinking about hormonal health.
• Why women often handle stress in a different way to men.
• The impact that hormonal changes can have on brain function.
• The practical steps we can take to improve our sleep.
• The importance of lifestyle changes irrespective of whether a woman chooses to have HRT or not.
• The best times in a woman’s cycle to resolve conflict and deal with relationship issues.

This episode is jam-packed with insightful information and practical take-homes. I hope you enjoy listening.

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[DrChatterjeeRangan]

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[NattyGymBro]

So get sleep, workout in the morning, get some sunlight, and don't eat dinners late in the evenings.

[maureenburdock]

Oh so well said!! Women will spend 40% of our lives in menopause, so why are we not studying this a WHOLE lot more?!?!? Thank you, Dr. Mindy!!

[hopelessatusernames]

Most big names in podcasting are male, so I'm always glad when they give some time for the discussion of women's health. Thanks for this

[no-l]

I'm 43 and Dr Mindy is exactly right. My low carb lifestyle no longer worked at all!!! I've been fasting the way she guides us to and doing keto. The weight finally shifted and I feel great!! Thank you Dr Mindy

[elsh]

Any man that gives time to talk about how women are different and make space for this has my instant respect ❤

[ComedorDelrico]

I've noticed that Dr. Chatterjee often asks his guests about how whatever topic they're discussing might be different for women, or for post-menopausal women. The guest is usually male, and they usually scratch their head and don't have much to say to answer that question. I don't say this to criticize these guests---it's simply a reflection of the lack of research and knowledge out there. This episode has been the antidote to that lack.

I appreciate Dr. Chatterjee always remembering women in his discussions, even if the guests often don't have a good answer, at least the subject was broached. And I deeply appreciate this whole episode, it's like the missing piece that's allowing me to take the knowledge gained from those other guests and apply it in a more customized way that works for me (a 40-something woman).

[corrinastone]

I thought fasting wasn't for me because I had a bad experience but when I listened to Mindy, what she said made so much sense that I tried it her way, following my cycle, which I still have at 53, it is working! I am so excited to be finally losing weight after 30 plus years of nothing.

[chazwyman]

After nearly 50 years of calorie counting, in which the weight loss always went back on, I tried fasting. It was a lot easier than you can imagine. I did one meal a day (OMAD). The first three days well hell!!! Then it became the new normal. At 63 I am now the weight I was at age 30 having lost 50lbs, and the weight has stayed off. I now eat 2 meals a day; first at 2-3pm and a snack a couple of hours later. I am never hungry. I put this down to avoiding refined carbs, sugar and processed food. I never have breakfast as it is the least important meal of the day; avoiding it invigorates your body to hunt. Avoiding carbs means that the fat burning switch stays on!! If you have ANY body fat, you have no need of ANY food, as long as you are adapted to ft burn. All the rest is cake dressing; pills potions, suppliments - none make you lose weight, only your body can do that.

[kanchimomu]

I m a critical care nurse for 15 years & it has done wonders for me & my gut health when I started fasting on my 12 hour night shifts. I find I am less lethargic & tired, more alert. Now I have come across Dr. Pelz, my mind has blown & learing so much on women’s health & fasting where there is lack of.

[linda.ll.]

🌸 LOVE to see MORE for POST MENOPAUSAL women too. THANK YOU.🌸

[janetday]

I ate at 11:00 am fasted all day to 11:00 am again exercised 1hour every day.i did this for 3 months, i lost 60lbs went from a size 20 to a size 2, 22 inch waist size.i know it works but its hard to maintain. I stayed fit for about 11yrs, i only fasted 1 day a week, I'm getting back to this lifestyle change, and feeling better.i love listening to this Doctor's podcast.

[alytrezise]

I love this. I just feel I'm unable to achieve anything I used to do anymore! I was so fit right up until my mid 40's now I've ground to a halt, stacked on the weight and literally a shell of my former self. time working teacher, single parent of two teens, chronic stress long term effects.

[shirleybirks]

I am 86 years old since COVID I have been IF mad 2o-21 hours a day. It is the best thing I could have done for myself and wasn’t hungry or lacking energy. Thankfully I am never nervous or up tight.

[loriolsen]

I am stunned! I listened to this video, then went through my planner to see what my days looked like during my last two cycles. I made BIG plans and had BIG ideas in the manifestation stage. I was more tired and lightened my list of things to do the week before my period, even canceled my workouts. I was much more energetic and efficient in my work, with a more pleasant attitude, during the first week of my cycle. So just from my own calendar, I can see an amazing rhythm that I've never known before! I am going to label the days of my planner with this information and continue to test this out. My husband is a future planner, massively into wanting to know what we will be doing two and three weeks from now. Drives me crazy because I won't know how I will feel then. But maybe now I can! I can schedule big projects and trips for certain times of the month, and stay close to home, and have more relaxing time when I need it. So much to think about!

Personal note: I am 49, suffer from insulin resistance and PCOS, and struggling to lose weight. I will use this information to change my workout schedule, too!

[laraking]

The title here makes so much more sense! I listened to this as a Poscast and it was titled as Menopause: How to burn fat and live in harmony with your Hormones yet 80% of the episode was about PERIODS which really annoyed me because I though this was about menopause. It felt like a slap in the face…

[beedlejuice]

This podcast! Thank you. I am a 44yr old female that was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer at 36. Went through chemo, double mastectomy and then took hormone-blocking medication for 5yrs, then made the decision to have my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. It feels like everything is working against me and the belly fat struggle is real! Tossing and turning at night is my life also. Thank you for all of your help ❤

[ThatTalkinGal]

This is because we were "taught" we are EQUAL!!! So much so we are busy building careers and being masculine that we have forgotten that we are DIFFERENT! We forgot the last part...Equal BUT Different. The plumbing is not the same. Thank you Mindy for reminding ladies about all the things that we forgot!

[ritabrassfield]

Loved this podcast! Love Dr Mindy I can hear the passion in her to help women .
I’m 70 and have applied many of her techniques. I just wish that there was a Dr Mindy to help in my earlier years.
I’m just so thankful for all you do.

[rebeccaackerman]

I tried to take fasting seriously during my cycle. This month I’m doing really well. I’m approaching 40 and trying to figure this out before perimenopause starts. Thank you for all of the info. Fasting has made me feel soooo much better overall!