Ask Dr. Hazel Wallace: Can Your Menstrual Cycle Sync with Your Friends? Exploring Menstrual Synchrony

The Food Medic

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In this solo episode of The Food Medic Podcast, Dr. Hazel Wallace, a renowned women's health nutritionist and former NHS doctor, speaks directly to the camera, delving into menstrual synchrony, the effects of fasted exercise on menstrual cycles, and managing PCOS. Alongside sharing expert advice, Dr. Wallace answers listener questions, grounding the discussion in real-life concerns and offering practical, accessible guidance. In this episode, Dr. Wallace answers: Is it true that our periods sync with people we spend time with, like our friends or family? Is fasted exercise bad for your menstrual cycle? Can you really heal PCOS holistically, and is the pill really that bad? Dr. Wallace provides evidence-based insights and practical advice, emphasising the importance of individualised care, balanced nutrition, appropriate physical activity, and stress management for improving PCOS symptoms. She also promotes her new book, ‘Not Just a Period,’ which offers a comprehensive guide to menstrual health. — If you have a question you'd like us to answer on the podcast, simply send a voice note to [email protected] – we'd love to hear from you! Stay up to date with the latest health advice, recipes, insights, and updates from Dr. Hazel Wallace and The Food Medic community. Dr. Hazel Wallace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drhazelwallace/ The Food Medic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefoodmedic/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefoodmedic/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thefoodmedic Explore More from The Food Medic Not Just A Period – New Book A groundbreaking guide to understanding your cycle, hormones, and health.Coming 22nd May 2025. Pre-order now: https://linktr.ee/notjustaperiod The Food Medic App Learn more: https://www.thefoodmedic.co.uk/about-the-food-medic-hub Weekly Newsletter Subscribe here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62b5a28d76b1bf772c403012 Get in Touch For inquiries or collaborations: General: [email protected] Partnerships: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why do your socials look so good? Mine are basic. I use Adobe Express. Free templates and
0:08.8	AI features make stories, reels and posts so easy. That's exactly what my feed needs.
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0:26.7	So let's talk about fasted exercise and why I'm not a big fan of it in women.
0:35.6	The reason why I don't love it and I don't think it's beneficial for women is that it can impact your menstrual cycles, making them irregular.
0:38.7	If this has happened to you, I would rethink what healthy looks like because a good indicator of health is that your cycle is coming every month.
0:43.8	Now, I don't know about you, but I definitely feel like I've experienced this in the past.
0:48.9	Maybe with friends, with colleagues, with roommates, with sisters. You find that your period arrives at the same
0:56.6	time. And the big million dollar question is, hello everyone and welcome back to the Food
1:02.9	Medic podcast. I'm Dr. Hazel Wallace, a women's health nutritionist and former NHS doctor, and I'm back
1:08.4	for a special women's health series of the Food Medic podcast. In this mini series we're diving into all things women's health from expert
1:15.2	insights and myth-busting chats to mini-ask-Drasele episodes where I answer questions submitted
1:21.2	by you. Expect accessible evidence-backed tips to help you feel empowered, not held back by your
1:26.5	menstrual cycle and more.
1:35.5	If you're enjoying these conversations and want to go beyond just understanding your hormones and
1:40.0	your menstrual cycle and actually learn how to work with them. My latest book, Not Just a Period,
1:45.0	is available. It's a practical science-backed roadmap that helps you align your cycle in every
1:49.7	area of your life, from nutrition and mood to body image, skin, hair and more. If you're ready
1:55.3	to feel more in tune with your body and supported by your hormones, rather than confused by
1:59.8	them, I'd love for you to check it out.
2:01.9	You might notice a QR code floating around if you're watching the video for each scan,
2:06.0	or if you're listening to the audio version, you can find the link at the bottom of the episode's show notes.
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