So with just four extra hours of fasting and no change to their diet, people saw significant metabolic results. Seemed like quite a bit of repetition and links to various chapters though, and I have no need of the recipe section. Not to mention 1/3 of the book is pointless recipes (why ruin a perfectly good avocado by scooping out the entrails, wrapping it in bacon and frying it? When our bodies aren’t in a fasted state, we’re in sugar-burning mode – our bodies “burn” the glucose we eat to energize us.

I’m a recovering cancer patient and confident the information in this book has added many healthy good years to my life. Mindy will teach you- * the right steps on how to go from eating all day to intermittent fasting (13-15 hours) * how to safely fast longer if you choose to do so (15-72 hours) * how to time fasting according to your menstrual cycle (although if you don't have a cycle, she has you covered) * the best foods to break your fast to achieve better metabolic health This book also includes more than 50 recipes based on the two food plans-ketobiotic and hormone feasting-she created to best support women's hormones. It's one of these books you must have in your library and refer to continuously when attempting to make healthier food choices. The bookalso highlights the significance of adopting a mindful and well-rounded approach to fasting, while urging readers to seek personalized guidance from healthcare professionals. So we spent, you know about the first six months working together looking at her hormones from a day to day perspective, and applying the principles of fast like a girl to her hormones and watching how they worked.And what ended up happening was, I not only had great mental clarity, not only had insane energy, but I started to lose my cycle.

Mindy gives a great explaination for why women need a different approch to fasting and weight loss, especially as we get older. The last 15% of the book was recipes, the glossary, and the index of cited sources, so I definitely skimmed that part. Mindy shares the proven strategies, specific protocols to use if you are trying to overcome a condition, fasting hacks, and tools that she has used to help hundreds of thousands of women thrive with their fasting lifestyles. I am loving the book and it would be awesome to be able to track my fasting and my cycle all in one app in my phone. What makes this book so unique is that women now have a fasting manual that will help customize food and fasting to match the needs of their hormones.

I think her messaging is on target: avoid toxic ingredients (read labels); sugar bad; complex carbs bad; fruit and vegetables good; protein animal and/or plant good; good and bad fat; good and bad oils. Much like with exercise, fasting is an incredible, free healing tool that everyone can benefit from. Today we override our genetic disposition by eating all day long which leads to health complications like diabetes and obesity. Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones by Dr.