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Is your body “broken,” or is it actually performing a brilliant survival mechanism? In this episode, Dr. Mindy Pelz, the pioneering author of Fast Like a Girl and Age Like a Girl, joins us to break down the traditional “calories in, calories out” myth. Referencing her years of clinical experience and metabolic research, Dr. Pelz explains why belly fat is often a protective response to hormonal imbalances rather than a lack of willpower. From the specific biochemical triggers of a 36-hour fast to the “Violin and Kazoo” analogy of women’s hormonal health, this conversation provides the clarity needed to optimize your biology at any age.
In This Episode, We Reveal:
– The Autophagy Reset: A scientific breakdown of how to double cellular “cleanup” and the specific fasting windows required to initiate stem cell rejuvenation.
– The Brilliance of Belly Fat: Why your body stores fat around the midsection as a protective measure against cortisol and insulin, and how to signal to your brain that it’s safe to release it.
– The 36-Hour Healing Protocol: A deep dive into the power of extended fasts for metabolic flexibility and resetting the “weight loss thermostat.”
– Hormones vs. Calories: Why counting calories fails most women and how to align your eating and fasting patterns with your natural circadian and hormonal rhythms.
– 6 Fasting Methods To Burn Belly Fat: Carnivore fasting, olive oil, and sardine fasting.
Scientific Resources & Dr. Pelz’s Work:
Clinical Research: Intermittent Fasting and Metabolic Health (NEJM):
Dr. Mindy Pelz’s Official Website:
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:05 Why Your Body Stores Belly Fat On Purpose
10:46 The Cortisol Trap Most People Fall Into
14:41 The Two Types Of Fat In Your Body
16:20 The Cereal Lie You Were Raised On
19:22 What Actually Breaks A Fast
20:58 What Fasting Does To Your Body Hour By Hour
37:55 Six Types Of Fasts (Three Let You Eat)
59:33 Why Women Can’t Fast Like Men
1:03:21 The #1 Fasting Mistake That Keeps Belly Fat
1:04:46 Two Tests That Show If Fasting Is Working
1:06:51 What To Eat In Your Eating Window
1:12:26 The #1 Morning Habit To Double Fat Burn
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What type of fasting has worked for you? Comment below!
A: Water only fasting
B: Fat fasting (Sardines, olive oil, etc.)
C: Something else (Tell us what!)
fasting "expert". really? who decides the "expert" certification? where can i get that title?
I'm coming out with a book about how You Should Only Eat While Standing on One Leg, it obviously burns more calories !
WRONG!!!!!!!!!! Fasting is much much much better for you and your body and mind! Extra VOO is great but lets not lie about whats better
DR. Rina is extremely gorgeous!!!
Absolutely amazing podcast with Dr. Mindy !!! Thank you!!!
How does one that has high blood pressure and is prediabetic to go on the 36 hour fasting? After 6 hours of not eating, I get lightheaded and headaches and feel like want to pass out.
BS
Teyze biz bütün yemekleri zeytinyağla yaparız. Sadece kahvaltıda içtiğim yağ iki kaşıktan fazladır. Ortalama 8 zeytin yerim. Şişman değilim ama göbeğim yağlı naapcaz?
God, she's completely unqualified, has no idea what she's talking about. Dr. Dope.
Mindy is a Jewel
Interesting
never boring teaching with passion
nutrition & health from different angels,
giving us choices.
MAHA ❤
Take ozempik and eat what ever you want
I will never take advice from someone who doesn't even look healthy
Can anyone tell me straight up why consuming pure fat make you burn more fat than water fasting does?
Nothing beats fasting, nothing
"Whole food" is what we used to call "food." Manufactured crap isn't food. It's a food substitute — and it ought to be labeled as such.
In the 2010s, a Swedish physician—the well-known professor of obesity and weight researcher Stephan Rössner—stated: "You can lose weight by eating raspberry-flavored gummy candies, doing handstands, and yodeling—provided you consume less energy than you expend."
Professor Rössner faced a massive backlash following these remarks, culminating in one of the largest and most acrimonious "diet wars" in the Swedish media during the winter of 2013.
Critics pointed out that, within the body, a calorie is not simply a calorie. Sugar (such as raspberry gummies) triggers insulin release and hunger, whereas fat and protein stimulate satiety hormones. Consequently, advising an overweight person to diet by eating raspberry gummies was considered—in practical terms—downright sadistic and impossible to follow.
Rössner’s conventional stance led to accusations that he (and the medical establishment) were blaming individuals. Critics argued that the "eat less, run more" message essentially told people the problem was their own fault—implying that failure was simply a matter of lacking willpower.
This is very interesting information…
Im goin to try th meat thing ..
Because I just tried goin.bak on veggies and my gut is awful …
I have diverticular disease and have had sepsis twice …
Thank you
You say. Your body will tell you when you need food & water? I had a stroke at 38 (snow boarding accident). I’m 62 now. Since 38, I have no sense of hunger or thirst. I have to force myself to eat. Luckily I have a wife who makes me eat.
Love Mindy and I have her book but cold plunges are prooven for woman not to be good for woman under 16 degree celcius. Cold shock is not good for our hornones… at least before menopause.
The whole industry is being threatened,Why is everyone acting weird?
Dr The truth about, which one of the following is strangling you, maybe sabotaging you from setting the link free you labeled Monster:-
ሀ) a little bit of ሞስራቅ ገና አልወጣላትሞ
ለ) ትንሽ ኩራት ነገር
ሐ) ሀ/ ሐ
መ) None of the above
Mr. the truth about, what is it strangling you from satisfying your heart desire? Release of fish
People do not blindly listen to these Talking Heads on YouTube. You still need to make sure what they’re saying is accurate.
This is another instance where she is blending a small grain of real science with a massive amount of pseudoscientific marketing.Your body fat is not literally made out of "toxins" or "synthetic estrogen." Belly weight in men is primarily composed of triglycerides (stored dietary fat and sugar WTF 🤬????? Why so wrong FACT CHECK OMG 😱
No, that claim is medically inaccurate.While the brain does convert testosterone into estrogen, it is not the only place it is made, and it is not the source of estrogen for the rest of a man's body. WTF 🤬 HOW CAN U BE A EXPERT???
This doctor is completely wrong. Where is the fact checkingIng oh my gosh!!! she is way off on estrogen being in the man’s brain only. Why is this not countered by the host?
I thought fasting raises your cortisol
Wow that whole dopamine kickin after 48 hours may have been why religions have used fasting.
Can somebody summarize the main point here for because I think I will get fatter sitting here to listen to the whole video:(
Great video
I've watched many of Dr. Pelz's videos, I think this is one her best! So much info condensed into a single video.
HUNT. FEAST. FAST. ❤
Isn't cortisol one of the hormones that make you wake up in the morning? (The dawn effect)
She never answered how insulin drives belly fat. It got really complicated quick.
Why would it be bad if men lost belly fat faster than women?
Women die of heart attack much less than men. I know a lot more men than women that have health problems. These women I know have horrible diets and some are major alcoholics. Yet they still doing fine. All of the men I have known in my life who are alcoholics are now dead or very sick.
C’mon. Fasting is real and it’s real because it allows the body to heal itself. Therefore, fasting is an incredibly beautiful experience that has absolutely nothing to do with shoving food into your mouth. Three days of fasting you balk? That’s just the beginning of the fasting cycle. Invite yourself in. Fast slowly and fast longly. Let the body lead.
I’m out 5 mins in – this episode is for women. The interviewer tries to bring it back but it’s no use.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, too much blabing and no Context!!!!!!!!!!!!🥶😭
Can a person get into autophagy in 17 hours even if they are not metabolically flexible?
Why they hating on men
Fab podcast as always. 1 thing that I seldom hear mentioned during fasting talks is e.g. the take away I think most people have on say a 16/8 fast, is if you start eating at 10am and finish eating say steak and veg or whatever at 6pm, that is your 16 hour fast if you don't eat again until 10am next day, however, I believe you are not in a fasted state until that meal you ate at 6pm has been thoroughly digested, so in this example to my knowledge from videos like this, you will not have done a 16 hour fast. Am I correct, because this sounds logical to me? In other words the fast starts when digestion finishes, the more you have in your digestive system at 6pm the longer it will take to digest and the shorter the fast will have been.
Whenever I hear lectures like this, I look to the person that's lecturing, and if she doesn't look healthy, I have no interest.Whatsoever, this woman does not look healthy
What an amazing interview.Thank you so much.
The hormonal system is highly complex regardless of sex.
The moment I started carnivoor again, I don’t have onderarm odor anymore 🎉
When you are on a carnivore diet, is it mainly red meat or does it include seafood as well.
Some professionals say after 60 fasting iis breakimhg down muscle.. you will lose muscle.
The author clearly only cares about helping women. Giving strong feminist vibes.