365: Menopause Reset: Fasting, Sleep, + Functional Fitness Tips | Dr. Mindy Pelz

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Kelly Leveque

Nutrition, Education, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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I’ll be honest, menopause used to feel like something I would deal with later, distant and a little intimidating. This conversation with Dr. Mindy Pelz completely reframed that for me. We talk about menopause as a neurological and metabolic reset, not a decline, and why so many women feel raw, overstimulated, or suddenly done with people pleasing when estrogen drops. Dr. Pelz explains what’s happening in the brain, why that shift can feel uncomfortable at first, and how it often signals clarity, stronger boundaries, and a deeper sense of self. → Leave Us A Voice Message! Topics Discussed: → How can women boost energy during menopause? → What’s the best exercise for postmenopausal health? → How do sleep and light affect menopause symptoms? → Can intermittent fasting help during menopause? → How do lifestyle changes replace lost estrogen? Sponsored By: → Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at https://bewellbykelly.com. → Function | Own your health for $365 a year. That’s a dollar a day. Learn more and join using my link. Visit http://www.functionhealth.com/bewellbykelly and use gift code BEWELL25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. → Kosterina | Use code KELLY for 15% OFF your first order at kosterina.com/bewell Not sure where to start? Shop all my Kosterina favorites at https://kosterina.com/bewell → Hiya Health | Get 50% off your first order at https://HiyaHealth.com/Kelly and give your kids the full-body nourishment they need to grow into healthy, happy adults. Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:03:27 - Evolutionary Insights for Midlife → 00:10:27 - The Grandmother Hypothesis → 00:17:59 - Divorce & Empty Nesting → 00:23:12 - Rebuilding Relationships → 00:27:12 - Estrogen & People Pleasing → 00:33:51 - Learning to Prioritize Yourself → 00:38:24 - Reading Your Blood Work → 00:42:05 - Keto & Intermittent Fasting → 00:46:11 - Nutrition in Menopause → 00:50:43 - 5:1:1 Fasting Explained → 00:52:30 - Menopause-Friendly Workouts → 00:58:28 - Finding Joy in Movement → 01:03:28 - Sleep & Nighttime Habits → 01:09:02 - Blue Light & Evening Rituals → 01:14:39 - Owning Your Menopause Journey Check Out Dr. Mindy Pelz: → Age Like a Girl (Book) → Website → Instagram → YouTube Check Out Kelly: → Instagram → YouTube → Facebook

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0:00.0	It's a get out of jail free card. That's what menopause is. It's rewiring your brain so you can
0:06.9	finally focus on yourself and you can finally listen to yourself. You're listening to Be Well by
0:14.0	Kelly Leveck. Mindy Pells is a New York Times bestselling author, a visionary and educator, and a trailblazer
0:21.6	in women's health.
0:22.6	She's had bestselling books including Fast Like a Girl, The Menopause Reset, Eat Like a
0:27.6	A Girl, and her upcoming book, Age Like a Girl, redefines what it means to grow older as a woman.
0:32.6	Routed in the latest science, it's rich in her personal story, and it challenges outdated narratives about menopause
0:38.8	and aging, offering instead a roadmap of awakening. She shows women how to use the neurochemical
0:44.5	shifts of midlife as a launch pad for purpose, leadership, and bold reinvention. Let's jump in
0:50.8	and figure out exactly how to do that.
0:57.1	Mindy, it is so good to have you on the podcast. Congratulations on this book, Age Like a Girl.
0:59.6	I am so excited for my community and audience to dive into this because it's written to really
1:08.0	understand menopause and maximize the benefits of living your best life in it and reframing it.
1:16.0	You call it an evolutionary upgrade and I thought that's amazing.
1:19.7	So many people are dreading it or they're scared of it and they didn't talk about it and it was taboo.
1:25.0	And you're like, let's just pull back the curtains and look
1:29.0	at this and understand it and be the best version of herself in it. So thank you for taking the time
1:33.8	to write this book and for joining me today. I'm super excited. Yeah, you got it. You got it,
1:38.9	Kelly, though. I mean, what's fun for me is hearing your interpretation of the book because that's exactly what I was
1:46.8	trying to do is I got really depressed looking at the way the menopause conversation was unfolding
1:53.0	in our culture.
1:54.0	And there was so much fear and so much like bitching and moaning about it.
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