𝗜𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴…⁣

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But when you dig deeper you will notice that the majority of the research has been done on men and NOT women. ⁣

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Why? It becomes “complicated” to do research on women to get true results due to the fluctuations in hormones thought our cycle. ⁣

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A woman’s reproductive function is intricately connected to her metabolic function, and vice versa. ⁣

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So anytime a woman’s body gets a “starvation signal” from her environment (like not eating for a stretch of time or not feeling hungry in the mornings), it goes into protection mode.⁣

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𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴:⁣

- The body to hold onto weight (to survive)⁣

- Increases production of the hunger hormones ghrelin and leptin (you want to eat everything in sight)⁣

- Slows down non-essential functions like reproduction (your body’s focused on keeping you alive and won’t “waste” energy on fertility)⁣

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The two other major aspects you need to take into consideration is that when this happens, your cortisol and thyroid take a hit as well, causing further complications in your body.⁣

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There are ways to fast for women that won’t cause a major disruption in your system which I will cover next.⁣

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But for now, don’t be a poopy pumpkin and cause unnecessary stress for your body.⁣