The Truth About Birth Control, Cortisol, Hormones, Fasting & Cycle Syncing with Dr. Mindy Pelz
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- In this episode of the Pursuit of Wellness podcast, I’m excited to sit down with the incredible Dr. Mindy Pelz @DrMindyPelz a world-renowned women’s health expert.
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We dive deep into topics that every woman should know about, including the profound impact of birth control on our hormones, cortisol levels, and overall health. Dr. Mindy shares eye-opening insights on how long-term birth control use can disrupt our natural hormone cycles, leading to issues like low estrogen and progesterone.
We also explore the power of the Dutch test as a game-changing tool for understanding our hormone levels more accurately than traditional blood tests.
Dr. Mindy explains how fasting, when done in sync with our menstrual cycles, can boost estrogen, manage cortisol, and support overall wellness.
I’m passionate about empowering women to take control of their health, and this episode is packed with actionable advice.
Learn how to tailor your diet and fasting regimen to your cycle, discover the benefits of syncing your lifestyle with your hormones, and find out how fasting can improve fat metabolism, reduce inflammation, and even help with muscle building.
If you’re interested in holistic health, optimizing your fertility, or simply understanding your body better, this conversation with Dr. Mindy is a must-watch
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This is such an amazing episode. My doctors literally told me the pill would HELP my ability to conceive in the future. They said it protects your reproductive system. It makes me so angry. I stopped it about 9 months ago and am just focusing on being as healthy as possible now.
Just to give you some peace , started my birth control pill when was 16, age 29 first child ( got pregnant straight away), then pills again , second baby 3y later ( got pregnant straight away) then pill again and last baby age 40 ( got pregnant straight away) , so don’t be too alarmed, obv I could be just lucky , but also I never change my pills, the same brand
To add to this. Started birth control when I was 16. I took the same pill the whole time. When my husband and I went to get pregnant I was 38, was off the pill for 2 months and the first time tried I got pregnant. So just because you have taken birth control doesn’t mean you’re going to have a hard time getting pregnant.
Only really applied to woman who have pcos or endometriosis. Especially endometriosis.
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THANK YOU!!
I love that you’re talking about these issues on your podcast. These subjects aren’t talked about enough and it’s great to see women talking about it more than ever now and supporting each other. ❤ I am so passionate about this
Does this apply at all to women ON THE PILL still?? Cause I'm trying to understand if I should even bother following "fast like a girl" of I'm ON the pill.
Dr. Mindy, the end made me cry
Great episode! As someone who got off the pill, didn’t have a period for 8 months and found out I had PCOS I wanted to share a few things that have helped me. Drinking spearmint tea every day for 6 months helped me lower my testosterone. Also, I’ve been using the Oura ring and linking it to the Natural Cycles app to track my cycle. This is super helpful is learning about your body!
Just listened to the episode on Spotify! I found dr Mindy a few months ago and just picked up her book earlier this week! The small changes I’ve managed to stay consistent with have already made such a noticeable difference is mold, energy, gut issues, etc. I’m excited dig into her book’s program 🎉
Mari!! Thank you so much for your generosity and vulnerability sharing this. Not only is your journey itself inspiring, but for me even more so is how you share it! All the best wishes for you in this healing, I *know* you’re gonna slay it ;)) ❤
I'm so happy I stumbled across Mindy Pelz!! Can't stop watching inrerviews/podcasts with her.
About 6 years ago I was doing keto with my bf at the time, and I was having issues with my period (I'm 29 now and stopped taking birth control at 16- got off it the same exact year because I became very skeptical of messing with my bodies natural process- so I've have fairly decent on-time periods with an occasional late/early period). My bf att used to be hard on me when I would eat carbs (bread mostly, not vegetables, ngl 😅) and it used to REALLY disappoint him if I broke my state of ketosis. I finally ended the diet altogether, to keep him from being disappointed in me but I stg I used to tell him "you don't understand! I feel like I NEED carbs right now" and now I understand, after watching Dr. Pelz explain all of this. I wish I could send these to my ex, now, and be like " SEE, I TOLD YOU 😂".
Anyways, long story short, listening to Mindy Pelz has been amazing and I can't wait to get her book. I've shared this episode with all my favorite ladies in my life.
I take the pill for many years continuously because : it makes my pms less horrible, it minimizes the terrible period pain I used to have. As a professional woman I just can't afford to have terrible moodiness for a week or 10 days and another week of bleeding ... That's 1\3 of my month .... I tried getting off the pill but the symptoms of having a normal cycle is really hard to bear in my case. Anyone relates ?
Sis, I feel exactly the same! For two weeks out of a month, I would simply be less productive because of moodiness, pains and other symptoms - both mental and physical. I would be emotionally all over the place, my skin would be in terrible condition, the pain would be too unbearable to do the physical work that I have to do professionally. After finding a pill that works for me, my life has been much more balanced in every aspect. I can live the fulfilling life professionally and otherwise that I want to, and my relationships are much healthier now than before. I have heard similar experiences from so many women I know: the pill has been, literally, a life saver. I think it would be better to recognise this about the pill than condemn women for taking them because they mess with your so-called natural way of being. We are all just trying to survive here, and live our best lives.
Same here! Most women with endo can't function without hormonal pills. If not for them my periods are horrible and almost half the month I'm in terrible pain. I'm also very interested in prolonged fasting, so it would be good if we could get a bit of info on how our cycles vary and how/when to fast while on the pill instead of just demonizing us lol
@@Ivanaandreo ugh exactly. Some of us don't really have a choice... What are we supposed to do? I thought of maybe just following a pretend cycle treating the pill-free days as a period and then just doing the ovulation type fast when it would be 🤷🏻♀️ but dunno if it's a good idea
What pill do you take?
Can you do an interview with Dr Stacy Sims? She is not very pro fasting for women especially workout with an empty stomach. She has her research to back it up. I am interested to these 2 respectable female doctors do an interview together.
Thank you for making this episode, Mari! So targeted to where I’m at and very informative! You were so vulnerable too. Which Dutch test did you take?
I was prescribed the pill at 20 and i refused to take it altough i have cramps and headaches every mentruation..i learned to live with it...i'm in my 40's and i learned to live with it just fine
So I am trying to find out if/how you should fast when you currently have an IUD? I have not found that info anywhere. Can anyone point me to a good place to learn about this?
I need this info too, did you get any help with it?
same , need info on this
same here….sigh.
I need this info as well. I'm so confused with spotting on day 24 do I count that as my first day of my cycle and restart again or spotting on day 24 does not count as my first day on my period?? 🆘 🙏 I have an IUD and don't really see a full period that's why the confusion.
Wonderful discussion!
@Mari please let us know how you did with these recommendations and how is going for you!
What is the name of the app she was talking about?
i got off birth control last march and haven’t had a period for an entire year :( i’ll try to keep an eye on my skin cause i do randomly break out 😭
i did a dutch test and mine was very similar to yours besides my testosterone is low too
This was an amazing helpful video and exactly what I needed to hear Thank you.
Super interesting episode, but it'd be interesting to hear about how this affects those with autoimmune disorders. I have type 1 diabetes and once I went on a two to three day fast because of ~reasons and I ended up in the hospital bc my body thought I was on starvation mode and shot up way too much glucose into my blood
This is amazing, such an eye opening video! Thank youuuuu
This pod was especially great but I still don’t understand what a Dutch test is. What does it consist of, where can I complete one???
Search The Hormone Fairy UK… she explains exactly what a DUTCH test is and how to get one.
What about a IUD that is for hormones?
amazing episode 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I've not had a period for over 8 years since I have had the mirena. No way of telling where I am in my cycle and PCOS. I just want to be able to track my cycle but have no idea how..
same. Mirena IUD for endometriosis and I just have no idea….
I've been fasting for 17 hours once a week for many years and still have a lot of gut issues,so maybe there are more variables to gut health than just fasting. Or maybe it s not enough?
Really? Are you syncing your cycles with your fasts? Have you tried getting tested for Hpylori, or SIBO? Getting treated for Hpylori made a HUGE difference for me. Also, have you looked into your diet and are you consuming what your body actually likes/craves vs what most people define as “good for you” every “body” is different. I know how much it sucks to have gut issues so I feel for you girl!
@@angelavictoria8558 Thanks for the tips. I haven't been synking cycles, because I m doing it for other than health reasons. I will look into your suggestions, thanks. Now I'm doing the GAPS diet and it's helping a lot.
You may have an underlying issue for your gut issues, fasting isn't going to cure that. A proper diet, probiotics, and fiber especially are very beneficial
What about non hormonal? IUD is that the same as well?? I would love to know
What is the name of her ap fasting ap? Pls
How do we deal with endometriosis without the pill? I tried going off of it but it worsened my endometriosis to the point of severely damaging my quality of life from the constant pain :( i do think that new forms of endo focused pills like estradiol valerate are better, but i wish there were more studies on the long term consequences of all these varied hormone therapies
I love this. def subscribing :)
I have the arm implaint, what fast woll work with yhat for weightloss please. Help🔥🔥🔥
She mentioned a fast like a girl app, but I can't seem to find it. Maybe it's under another name?
She said it's a book, not an app 😊
What would you recommend for diabetic women (type 2)?
Check out The Fasting Method podcast! :)
@@Hannah-yo9kc can you share the link please
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So just found out she’s a chiropractor? 🤔 nvm then
Appeal to authority much?
can you give me links to studies showing the effect on your gut microbiome that the oral contraceptive has
THIS WAS THE BEST INTERVIEW!!!! She’s calling us back to our roots, women’s health & wellness is a movement and I’m here for it!!!!👏🏾🤎💪🏾