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Sep 2023
52m 49s

Never Fast the Week Before Your Period! ...

Mel Robbins
About this episode
In this episode, researcher, respected expert on intermittent fasting, and bestselling author of Fast Like A Girl, Dr. Mindy Pelz, is here to explain fasting—and, in particular, how it impacts women’s hormone health. Men and women’s hormones are different, and because of that, women MUST fast differently than men. Dr. Mindy is the first person who expl ... Show More
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