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Intermittent fasting for women. What we know now.

The blank slate hypothesis has fallen. Everyone comes into this world

imbued with attributes, characteristics, and predilections that are uniquely theirs. We're all humans,

but we're a diverse bunch, and that makes it interesting. And though it also makes giving

cookie cutter health advice impossible, I just take that as an opportunity to stand out from the

crowd and provide actionable advice that genuinely helps real people.

A perfect example is biological sex. Anyone who's lived with the opposite sex, been married,

or had kids of different sexes, knows that males and females are different, on average.

There's a ton of overlap, don't get me wrong. We all need fat, protein, and carbohydrates.

We all have the same requirements for sustenance and wellness. We all breathe oxygen, get stronger

and fitter when we work out, use the same neurotransmitters, and produce the same hormones.

The biological basics are identical. It's the details

that differ and matter. Take fasting. Men and women both need to enter a fasted state in order to burn

body fat. This should go without saying, but regularly undergoing periods where you're not

inserting calories into your mouth

is an absolute requirement for weight loss and basic health, no matter your sex.

These periods are called fasted states, and they begin as soon as you stop processing the

energy from your meal. An intermittent fast is an extended period of not eating done for the express

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