{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Balancing Hormones Naturally","title":"Does Fasting Affect Your Menstrual Cycle? The Truth About Intermittent Fasting and Your Period","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1579,"description":"If you’ve ever wondered whether fasting is actually helping your hormones or secretly wrecking them, this episode is for you. Most fasting studies are done on men or postmenopausal women, which means if you’re cycling, you’re playing by a completely different hormonal rulebook.\nIn this episode I’m sharing:\nWhy fasting impacts women’s hormones differently than men’s (and how stress, cortisol, and progesterone all tie in)\nThe hidden ways fasting can lower your LH, disrupt ovulation, and tank your progesterone levels\nSymptoms that your fasting routine is backfiring, such as irritability, insomnia, thinning hair, and irregular cycles\nWhy extreme fasting is often just a “fancy way of not eating enough” and how that triggers fight-or-flight mode\nHow to know if your minerals, adrenals, or calorie intake make fasting unsafe for your body right now\nCircadian fasting and how to do it properly for hormone support\nWhy it matters when you eat, not just what you eat, and how nighttime insulin resistance affects fat storage and sleep\nHow to break your fast correctly to protect your blood sugar and adrenals\nMy favorite way to adapt fasting to your cycle using short “follicular fasts” without stressing your hormones\nRemember: fasting isn’t magic and it’s not evil either. It’s about using it with context, wisdom, and nourishment. This episode will help you understand when fasting helps, when it hurts, and how to align it with your body’s natural rhythm so you can finally feel balanced, energized, and in sync again.\n🙏Thank you to Eversio Wellness for sponsoring this episode!\n👉 Go to https://www.eversiowellness.com/discount/LEAH or enter code LEAH at checkout for 15% off.\n—\n\nI’m Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life.\n\nThrough the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you’ll discover why your cycle is so important to your...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/86wOr6F_xPdgn7OPf0XXH95ik4VSvdkxX5yC3FNCRRo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jZDg5/ZjRlYmM5NDBiZTc4/MDg0MmUyMWY5OTAx/NWQyYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}