Why It’s Harder for Women to Safely Fast #shorts

Name: Why It’s Harder for Women to Safely Fast #shorts
Uploaded: 2023-09-21T12:00:30+00:00
Duration: 30 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this short video, the speaker explains that women face unique challenges when fasting due to their distinct hormonal cycles compared to men. While men…

21 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker explains that women face unique challenges when fasting due to their distinct hormonal cycles compared to men. While men generally find longer fasts easier, women have specific phases in their monthly cycle where fasting may be more tolerable. The speaker emphasizes the importance of listening to one's body, especially during prolonged fasting windows, and warns that intermittent fasting assumes a solid nutritional baseline. Starting a fast while deficient in essential minerals or nutrients can place the body under significant stress and trigger inflammation.

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because we have a very different hormonal cycle and profile than men do. For men, it tends to be a lot easier to actually do longer fasts. There are certain phases in the month for women it is easier to do it, but if you're doing prolonged fasting windows, listen to your body. And like, word of caution that intermittent fasting typically comes with assuming you have a very good baseline, you're not deficient in essential minerals and nutrients that you have as well. So when people hear fasting and they're in a terrible state already, and then they start fasting, they're putting their body into huge stress and inflammation.