Hi friend,
Welcome back.
This is day seven of the prep week for a series of talks on rebalancing hormones,
A healthy lifestyle for women.
We have been slowly working up to intermittent fasting for over 13 hours this past week.
As we have discussed,
This aims to help balance our hormones.
Part of this is scheduling your fast with your monthly cycle.
So,
The times best suit women's hormones.
The key to balancing your hormones lies within the concept of the hormonal hierarchy.
Working with oxytocin,
Cortisol,
And insulin levels,
Your hormones respond differently throughout your cycle.
Today,
I want you to map out a 30-day schedule to set you up for this fast that aligns with your monthly menstrual cycle,
But don't worry if you don't have one.
Still,
Create a calendar to track each day of the fast.
I'll go over all types of women.
You want to start this on the first day of your cycle.
Wait to begin if your cycle is coming up soon.
For example,
If you start your cycle in seven days,
You could do one of two things,
As I do not want you to stop while you are ahead.
First,
You might revisit some of these prep week talks again.
As you will likely hear nuggets of information you did not hear the first time.
At the same time,
Continue to track and fast up to 13 hours so you feel comfortable with this range.
Or for a second approach,
You can continue listening to the talks to have the information,
Continue to monitor your eating times,
And work on increasing natural foods,
Then go back to day one,
Which starts tomorrow,
When your cycle begins.
If you are postmenopausal,
Perimenopause,
Or have an irregular cycle,
You can start tomorrow.
We are doing a fast that can benefit women of all ages.
Sometimes,
As a result,
Women begin to see regular cycles again.
If you are male and listening to these talks,
Or have someone doing these with you,
That is great too.
Although these are meant for the female hormones,
They will benefit everyone.
They will reset our guts and help our bodies heal,
So day one can start anytime for males.
Having another person do it with you for accountability is excellent,
And they can be male or female.
Invite them to listen to the talks too.
I work with my clients one-on-one to do more customized ones for those with chronic fatigue,
Adrenal fatigue,
Needing immune system reset,
Thyroid conditions,
And others.
However,
Even if this fundamental gut reset is done regularly,
You will begin to see the benefits.
When I first started,
This is what I used,
And then I focused more specifically on chronic fatigue.
You can go to my teacher bio to find the next 30-day playlist,
Which will walk you through each day of the gut reset to help balance your hormones.
Or,
If you look under the courses on my teacher bio,
You will find one dedicated to this as well.
If you have a premium account,
I recommend you complete the next 30 days in the classroom,
As it has more detailed information and a discussion area to easily ask me questions.
Variability is critical in fasting,
So following a schedule like this is fantastic for anyone's health over the next 30 days and can help others better understand the female body.
With that in mind,
Tonight is technically when you begin.
You will start with your last bite and break your fast tomorrow at 13 hours.
I know you can do this.
Before tomorrow,
Create a 30-day calendar you will follow for your gut reset.
Then,
Document the time of your last meal tonight.
If your first day of your fast is tomorrow,
You will log it tonight with your last bite and break it at 13 hours tomorrow.
If you still have a cycle,
Determine when you will start day 1 to align with your cycle.
Even if it will not be your first day tomorrow,
Determine if you will take approach 1 or 2 so you can stay on track.
Remember,
Not only can this help reset your hormones to help you feel better,
Have more energy,
And lose weight,
If that is your goal,
But there also is other research that shows how fasting helps with obesity,
Diabetes,
Sleep apnea,
Some types of cancer,
Alzheimer's,
Arthritis,
Asthma,
Multiple sclerosis,
IBS,
And chronic or autoimmune conditions,
So you have nothing to lose by trying this for at least 30 days.
If you are struggling,
Please reach out to me.
Tomorrow,
We will discuss how 13 hours is the perfect time for women to let their gut rest and begin to heal.
Now,
Let's take control of your health.
