Intermittent fasting has become wildly popular, but are you doing it the right way? This episode is in response to recent Facebook live done by a prominent doctor. He promotes intermittent fasting (IF) and a ketogenic diet for thyroid health. All good, except for the fact that 80% of the participants GOT WORSE.
In this episode I explain why:
- What is IF?
- How do most people do IF?
- Transitioning from a standard diet onto IF
- Thyroid function 101
- The impact of IF on cortisol levels
- The impact of cortisol on thyroid hormones
- Cortisol, blood sugar and IF
- How a ketogenic diet affects sleep
- Blood sugar, insulin and melatonin
- How to transition comfortably onto IF
- listen to my podcast on IF, adrenals and blood sugar
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