358: Research-Based Strategies for Women to Succeed with Intermittent Fasting w/ Cynthia Thurlow

Energized with Dr. Mariza

Dr. Mariza Snyder

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 974 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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If You Want to Adapt Your Eating Routine to Your New Phase of Life, You Should: Remember that what used to work for you may not work anymore Use intermittent fasting to allow your body time to detox and clean your cells Listen to the cues that your body is trying to tell you in order to adapt your plan to your body Intermittent fasting has a wide range of benefits for women. Increased energy, improved mental clarity, and weight loss are just a few of the amazing side effects of giving your body a chance to detoxify. If you have been thinking about intermittent fasting but are still looking for the right blueprint that feels aligned for you and your body, Cynthia’s new book Intermittent Fasting Transformation is your tool. The Many Benefits of Intermittent Fasting with Cynthia Thurlow Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, CEO, and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker, with over 9.6 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique). With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. Her new book is designed to help women experience the many benefits of intermittent fasting during perimenopause and beyond. Adjusting to Each New Phase of Life As our bodies change throughout the different phases of our lives, it is important to know how our bodies and metabolism are functioning. Whether we like it or not, what worked for our bodies in our 20s isn't going to work for us in our 50s, and we need to prepare ourselves with the knowledge necessary to transition through these new phases with grace. Intermittent fasting is a great tool to help you move your body towards more metabolic flexibility, clean up your cells, and so much more. Find Harmony in Your Body Three of the biggest benefits of intermittent fasting when it is done right for your body are increased energy, decreased weight resistance, and boosted insulin sensitivity. However, in order to achieve these benefits, you much learn how to make intermittent fasting work for your body. Instead of apologizing or feeling ashamed because of your biology, Cynthia wants you to lean into it and learn how tremendously powerful it can be to take back control of your health. Achieving hormonal balance for as long as possible takes some work, but the benefits can feel too good to be true. There is no ‘one size fits all approach to your health, but by taking the right steps, you can use every tool at your disposal to find harmony in your body. Are you ready to experience all of the benefits of intermittent fasting? Share your thoughts with me in the comments section of the episode page. In This Episode What you should know about fasting while breastfeeding (2:34) How to intermittent fast throughout the different stages of your life (13:42) Why your perimenopause symptoms are metabolically driven (22:10) The importance of talking to your provider about your health goals (36:06) Learn about the consistent hidden benefits of intermittent fasting and how to make it work for you (38:20) Resources Mentioned: Use promo code ‘podcast’’ for 10% off your order at the Essentially Whole Store here Intermittent Fasting Transformation by Cynthia Thurlow Cynthia Thurlow Website Other Resources: Check out the full show notes page Keep up with everything Dr. Mariza Follow Dr. Mariza on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube Podcast production & marketing support by the team at Counterweight Creative Related Episodes Essentially You Episode #278: Intermittent Fasting for Better Focus, Energy, and Overall Brain Function Essentially You Episode #296: Managing Menopause with Diet and Addressing Nutrient Deficines with Maryon Stewart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pets bring so much joy from those happy greetings at the door to the warm
0:05.2	cuddles on the sofa so give a little love back with dental life from Purina a
0:10.6	range of delicious chews made for dogs and tasty snacks for cats that help clean and support your pets teeth and gums.
0:18.5	Essential for their overall well-being and a happy healthy life they give you plenty of smiles so look after
0:25.8	theirs with dental life pick up dental life in the pet food aisle
0:32.0	It's really important to understand that the lifestyle piece becomes much more important in middle age.
0:39.0	So how much you sleep, high quality sleep, anti-inflammatory nutrition, stress management, and that is not two minutes of meditation.
0:47.0	Welcome back to the Essentially You podcast. I am your host, Dr. Marissa Snyder, and I'm going to help you rock your hormones and
0:54.8	filgrading your body so that you can reclaim more energy, vitality, and joy
1:00.0	and become the CEO of your health. Let's jump on in.
1:05.0	Back in the fall of 2018, I finally decided to give Interminton Fasting a try because after I dove into all the research studies
1:16.0	I found that the benefits of lowered blood pressure cellular autophagy also known as the
1:20.9	cellular cleanup our cells do, weight loss, boosted energy, and more focus.
1:27.0	Well, it all just felt too good to be true.
1:29.0	Plus, the biggest reason why I chose to try intermittent fasting out for the first time was to help move
1:34.6	my body into a state of more metabolic flexibility, where I could move from a sugar burning state
1:39.7	to a fat burning state more easily, which I knew would really support brain function and
1:44.2	overall energy expenditure. Now lo and behold it was a game changer for me.
1:49.1	Boosted energy was the first thing I experienced after giving myself about seven days to adjust to my eight-hour
1:55.8	eating window schedule. After about two to four weeks I felt more focused, my blood sugar levels got into an
2:02.2	optimal range and I lost a little bit of weight.
2:05.0	Even today and I'm just going to preface this with I'm still breastfeeding at 15 months.
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