In this episode Nathalie talks to Dr Mindy Pelz about her new book - The Menopause Reset - virtually a “user’s manual” on how women can reclaim power over their health by understanding and supporting their hormones. The book is fantastic - it is short and to the point and explains in detail how each woman can make simple yet powerful changes to their diet and lifestyle that will support their cycles while helping them to look, feel and perform their best.
Meet this week’s guest:
Dr. Mindy Pelz, D.C is a best selling author, keynote speaker, nutrition and functional medicine expert who has spent over two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of a fasting lifestyle, diet variation, detox, hormones, and more. Her popular YouTube channel combines the latest science with practical lifestyle tools every person can use to reset their health. She is the host of one of the leading science podcasts, The Resetter Podcast, and the author of three best-selling books; The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen.
Dr Pelz’ transition from Chiropactor to Functional Medicine Practitioner was ultimately triggered 10 years into her career as she started to realize that people were unable to heal due to their environment.
Key Takeaways:
2:19 Hitting menopause ultimately drove Dr Pelz to start digging into what exactly is happening to women in this transition and, more importantly, that finding a solution was going to have to come from her...not her doctor, not a pill.
7:10 The external influences - like makeup, processed foods, anxiety that affect women’s hormonal cycles
7:46 The beauty of women’s hormones….and how staying in sync with these hormones can help us to make the most of them
8:21 How something as simple as seed cycling can help to support hormonal balance
10:35 What foods to eat at different times of your cycle to support your hormones so that you can look, feel and perform your best…
11:03 Day 1-Day 10 the perfect time to fast, go Keto or push yourself a little harder.
11:41 Day 11-Day15 this is the time to BUILD muscle and support your microbiome..”bathe yourself in sauerkraut” Day 15-20 it’s back to Keto, fasting etc….
12:55 Day 20 is when you get to chill out...progesterone support is now the priority and healthy carbs are the name of the game…
13:36 How and why the Ketogenic Diet can backfire for many women
16:21 Helping women to take back their power over their health
19:49 There are two types of the energy system: sugar burner energy system and fat burner energy system
21:14 By doing sugar burner energy source should avoid preservative foods
34:19 Forty years old and above should eat more leafy foods for estrogen wealth
38:11 Doing HRT is best to complement a healthy lifestyle
45:32 Menopause has a different outlook on every other woman not like the standard perception
52:35 Oxytocin is an anabolic and major key in hormone growth
01:02:22 Dry fasting benefits will get us to deeper ketosis but should be under 24hrs fasting period only
Linkage:
Connect:
Website: www.drmindypelz.com
Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for information purposes only. None of the content is intended as medical advice – before undertaking any new health initiative be it a change in diet, lifestyle or supplementation please consult with your medical practitioner.
