#135 - Cynthia Thurlow: Intermittent Fasting Transformation, The Clean Fast, The Monthly Hormonal Cycle, Hormonal Dysregulation, Extended Fasting, PCOS & Thyroid Dysregulation, Getting Enough Oxytocin, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/intermittentfastingtransformation 2:00 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:10 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 11:55 - Cynthia's Personal Journey With Fasting 15:40 - Best Practices For Fasting For Women? 17:10 - OMAD 20:50 - Fasting And Feeding For Your Cycle; Is It Intuitive? 23:15 - The First Two Weeks Of Your Cycle 24:50 - Nutrition For Your Cycle 26:45 - The Lack Of Research On Cycling Women 33:00 - Rodent Studies 34:10 - Extended Fasting 37:30 - What Can Effect Our Cycles The Most? 43:15 - Hormones Dysregulation 50:40 - The Effect Of Fasting On Hormones; PCOS & Thyroid Regulation 53:00 - Weight Loss And Adipose Tissue 54:50 - Autoimmunity 58:15 - Carbohydrate Intake, Low Carb Diets 1:03:10 - Cortisol 1:10:00 - Testing Cortisol 1:15:20 - What Should We Be Testing? 1:18:30 - Oxytocin 1:21:30 - Clean Fasting, Breaking Your Fast 1:26:05 - Coffee 1:27:30 - Using A Glucometer 1:28:40 - DHEA 1:32:00 - Having Your Sleep And Stress Dialed In Before Beginning Fasting 1:34:20 - Melatonin 1:38:50 - CBD 1:40:45 - Perimenopause 1:49:30 - Mindset