The Wellness Mama Podcast
The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com
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Fasting: Why It's Not for Everyone and What to Do Instead With Dr. Phyllis
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Katie Wells/Dr. Phyllis Pobee
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Episode 886
Episode Highlights With Dr. Phyllis Pobee
- What she sees related to intermittent fasting and women
- Why fasting can lead to an initial 10-pound weight loss and then a rebound with more weight gain
- We are already losing muscle in our 30s and beyond without fasting, and fasting can speed up muscle loss if we aren’t careful
- Not everyone responds well to a lack of food
- Age matters in fasting and impacts younger and older people differently
- How we can heal the metabolism after fasting and dieting
- The cortisol piece and how to support the body
- Why women especially often need to eat more, not less, to lose fat
- How we can raise our metabolic rate to preserve muscle and lose fat long-term
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