What do I need to know?

Fasting isn’t a simple or as boring as just ‘not eating’.

Fasting is a lifestyle. And when you have done it once, felt the benefits, seen the results, you will know instinctively that this lifestyle is not only manageable but something you can and will want to incorporate into your life.

It all starts with knowing your cycle.

Day 1 = the first day you bleed. And then you can count the days from then. A typical cycle is approximately 29 days but every one of us is different and this can vary from 25-35 days.

If you do not know your cycle, do not bleed, are in peri-menopause or your menopausal years, the rules will be different but still manageable.

Eating according to your cycle is vital in order to prep your body for the naturally changing hormones.

For example, estrogen thrives when glucose is low so eating a high protein, high fat diet in the first ten days of your cycle enables estrogen to build and peak. One of the benefits of having a health level of estrogen is that it influences how your body responds to cortisol. Lower estrogen can make your nervous system feel more reactive to stress resulting in overwhelm, sleep disruption, poor exercise recovery.

Everything is linked. Food affects our hormones, our hormones affect our moods, reactions, nervous system, coping mechanisms and these in turn affect our stress which has a negative affect on our hormones.