Ep. 123 Menstruation, Muscle, Maternity, & Metabolism: What Every Woman Should Know with Dr. Stephanie Estima
We\u2019re excited to have Dr. Stephanie Estima joining us today! Dr. Stephanie is an expert in female metabolism and body composition. She has a passion for intermittent fasting and functional neurology, brain metabolism, and the specific application of the ketogenic diet and fasting to female physiology. She also likes to focus on distilling strategies and nutritional proxies, movement, posture, and mindset-actualized human potential, healthspan, longevity, and achievement.\nMany women are asking about what goes on in their bodies during their fertile years. And they also want to learn more about their menstrual cycles. That is an area where Dr. Stephanie shines, so in today\u2019s episode, she talks to us about what happens each month during your menstrual cycle, why you need more muscle, the best time to try to get pregnant, and when it\u2019s the right time to do a fast or a keto diet. Be sure to tune in today to find out about eating, fasting, and training in accordance with your menstrual cycle.\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU\u2019LL LEARN ABOUT:\n\nWhat goes on with your body each month when you have a menstrual cycle.\n\nKeto for women. How to do it right and why women are not meant to be in ketosis forever.\n\nHow to eat in line with your menstrual cycle\n\nHow to fast in line with your menstrual cycle\n\nWhat happens in the menstrual cycle when you ovulate.\n\nThe best time for you to try to fall pregnant.\n\nHow Dr. Stephanie guides women with weight issues or insulin resistance through their menstrual cycle.\n\nWhy you need to keep on building muscle throughout your lifetime.\n\nThe influence that oral contraceptives have on a woman\u2019s body.\n\nSome tell-tale signs that show that a woman is pushing herself too hard.\n\nThe book, The Betty Body, that Dr. Stephanie is very close to completing.\n\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\n\nFollow on\xa0Twitter,\xa0Instagram\xa0&\xa0LinkedIn\n\n\nCheck out Cynthia\u2019s\xa0website\xa0\n\nConnect with Dr. Stephanie\n\nOn her\xa0website\n\n\nOn\xa0Instagram\xa0\n\nThe\xa0Better\xa0Podcast