At age 19, Dr. Mindy Pelz, DC became severely ill with extreme fatigue, brain fog, and muscle wasting. She was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and was told by doctors that she would have to drop out of school. With the help of her mother who took her to a holistic doctor, Mindy went on an anti-candida (ketogenic) diet.

Once she added fasting, she healed completely. Now Dr. Mindy leads large communities of people through various fasting programs, she’s written a bestselling book called Fast Like a Girl, and today she shares her pearls for how to get started with fasting and getting into ketosis.

Quote:

“With fasting, you can accelerate healing better than working with a hundred doctors. You have the most miraculous doctor inside of you.”

What’s inside:

02:10: Where do you start with meal timing and the ketogenic diet?

03:33: Dr. Mindy's two healing with fasting stories

06:16: The power of healing is within YOU

08:07: Why lifestyle change is needed for women after forty

09:48: Where do you start with keto and fasting?

15:36: What to know about measuring ketones: how and when

23:00: The benefits of more ketones

24:00: What to do if you start getting hungry

27:24: The power of a mantra during fasting

Resources mentioned:

Dr. Mindy’s website: https://drmindypelz.com/

Dr. Mindy’s books: Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones;

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Research: 

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM): Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/nejmra1905136

National Institutes of Health (NIH): Impact of intermittent fasting on health and disease processes:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5411330/

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