#059 - Cynthia Thurlow: Intermittent Fasting For Women, Hormone Health, Endocrine Disruptors, Bio-Individuality, Working With Doctors, And More!

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6:40 - Cynthia's Story 

12:30 - Food Allergies

14:30 - COVID And Children 

15:00 - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 

18:00 - The Role Of Hormones In Our Body - Transitioning Into Peri-Menopause

21:20 - Hitting A Wall At Middle Age: Progesterone And Estrogen Dominance 

24:00 - Men Vs Women

24:50 - Is Cortisol Bad?

26:10 - Endocrine Disruptors In Skincare

28:00 - IS IF Good For Women?

31:00 - The Role Of Bio-Individuality 

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34:35 - Fasting During The Menstrual Cycle And The Importance Of Carbs

36:20 - The Importance Of Variety And Experimenting With Fasting Windows

37:40 - Alternate Day Fasting

39:15 - How Intuitive Is Fasting? Is OMAD Not For Women?

41:40 - Fasting And Eating Disorders

44:15 - Bio-Identical Hormones

49:30 - What Is The Shortest Eating Window Appropriate For Women

53:10 - What To Test?

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57:40 - Working With Doctors 

58:40 - Ideal Study?

1:01:40 - Bio-Individuality, Especially With Medicine