Ep. 188 Troubleshooting Your Fasting Method with Megan Ramos
b'The amazing Megan Ramos was on the show with me in Episode 116, and I am delighted to have her join me again today! Megan is a Canadian clinical educator and expert on therapeutic fasting and low carbohydrate diets, having guided more than 14,000 people worldwide. She is the co-author of the New York Times Bestseller Life in the Fasting Lane and co-founded The Fasting Method with her colleague, Dr. Jason Fung.\\nModern agriculture and the processed food industry have led to the mass production of hyper-palatable, highly salted, and sugared foods designed to be addictive. That has resulted in millions of people becoming obese and developing inflammatory and metabolic disorders. Fasting is an effective method for overcoming those problems. Megan and I both feel that it is vital for women to know that and to understand that fasting is a sustainable lifelong strategy for maintaining optimum health.\\nIn this episode, we debunk the myths and misconceptions around women and intermittent fasting. We talk about the evolution of the agricultural processed food industry and the impact it has had on people\\u2019s health. We also discuss leptin resistance, how stress impacts hormones, different types of body fat, fasting in women who are still cycling versus those in menopause, PCOS, the impact of fasting on thyroid health, weight loss plateaus, and troubleshooting while fasting. Stay tuned for more!\\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\\n\\nMegan unpacks and busts the myths and misconceptions around women and intermittent fasting and explains how fasting enhanced every aspect of her health and the health of thousands of other women.\\n\\nHow modern processed food was designed to be addictive.\\n\\nWhy do we need to cut out snacking and start eating less?\\n\\nWhat\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0leptin resistance is, and how to overcome it with fasting.\\n\\nMegan explains why the fear-mongering around fasting is unfounded.\\n\\nThe body is a whole system. So if there is one hormonal imbalance, that will probably trigger others.\\n\\nMegan talks about the success she has seen in women with PCOS who fast.\\n\\nThe body composition of a tophi individual and the difference between visceral fat and subcutaneous fat.\\n\\nWhy should healthy women fast?\\n\\nMegan explains why postmenopausal women find fasting easier than other women do.\\n\\nWhat are the benefits of using the DUTCH dried urine hormone test?\\n\\nWhat can women do to deal with weight-loss plateaus?\\n\\nMegan shares some tips for avoiding having diarrhea when breaking your fast.\\n\\n\\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\\nFollow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\\nCheck out Cynthia\\u2019s website\\xa0\\nConnect with Megan Ramos\\nThe Fasting Method website\\nThe Fasting Method Podcast@ the fasting method on all social media\\nBooks mentioned:\\nSalt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss'