Dr. Mindy Pelz is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, nutrition, and functional health expert who has spent over two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of a fasting lifestyle, diet variation, detox hormones, and more. Her popular YouTube channel, which just celebrated 20 million lifetime views, regularly updates followers on the latest science backed tools and techniques to help them reset their health. She is a host of one of the leading science podcasts, the resetter podcast, and the author of 3 bestselling books: The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen. Dr. Mindy has appeared on national shows like Extra TV and The Doctors, and has been featured in Muscle and Fitness, Well and Good, She Knows, Health Line, and more. For more information, visit: www.drmindypelz.com “Don’t eat less. Eat less often.” Mindy’s path 1:56 Insulin and fasting 4:45 How to fast 10:02 Caloric restriction, protein, and fat 11:42 Does fasting help the microbiome to settle down? 18:58 How to break your fast 22:46 What does the science say about intermittent fasting for women? 30:35 Fast mimicking diet 39:23 “When you feed these bacteria, there is a bacterial connection from the small intestine to the liver, via the hepatic arteries and veins that actually will send these bacteria up into the liver and make sure that the liver functions normally. While the liver is your number one fat burning organ, it’s the number one organ that breaks down estrogen for women, and you just need to add in some more of these bitter foods so you can feed those bacteria, so they can go to the liver and do what the liver is meant to do.” 18:06 Instagram: @dr.mindypelz Twitter: @drmindypelz https://feelbrilliant.com/