Cynthia Thurlow

Most of the health benefits that we talk about in terms of intermittent fasting, improved biophysical markers, a degree of reduction in inflammation, improvement in brain health and brain cognition, reduction in specific types of cancers, having the ability to evoke this process called autophagy where we have this waste and recycling process going on. So it's always in the context of

It depends on the patient. I do still like and embrace the concept of intermittent fasting, but it's always in the context of understanding that fasting is one of many types of hormetic stressors, you know, beneficial stress in the right amount at the right time. And for some people, it's too much stress over time that can be problematic.

It depends on the patient. I do still like and embrace the concept of intermittent fasting, but it's always in the context of understanding that fasting is one of many types of hormetic stressors, you know, beneficial stress in the right amount at the right time. And for some people, it's too much stress over time that can be problematic.

It depends on the patient. I do still like and embrace the concept of intermittent fasting, but it's always in the context of understanding that fasting is one of many types of hormetic stressors, you know, beneficial stress in the right amount at the right time. And for some people, it's too much stress over time that can be problematic.

And so I think when I start to zero in on, you know, how my thought process has changed over the past 10 years about fasting and

And so I think when I start to zero in on, you know, how my thought process has changed over the past 10 years about fasting and

And so I think when I start to zero in on, you know, how my thought process has changed over the past 10 years about fasting and

it has gotten a much more nuanced and just having patients get really honest with themselves are you struggling to build muscle are you someone that's not sleeping at night and this could be male or female helping them understand you know intermittent fasting might be something you do on a couple days out of the week it might be on the days you're not lifting weights it might be something that you entertain around your cycle specific times around your cycle

it has gotten a much more nuanced and just having patients get really honest with themselves are you struggling to build muscle are you someone that's not sleeping at night and this could be male or female helping them understand you know intermittent fasting might be something you do on a couple days out of the week it might be on the days you're not lifting weights it might be something that you entertain around your cycle specific times around your cycle

it has gotten a much more nuanced and just having patients get really honest with themselves are you struggling to build muscle are you someone that's not sleeping at night and this could be male or female helping them understand you know intermittent fasting might be something you do on a couple days out of the week it might be on the days you're not lifting weights it might be something that you entertain around your cycle specific times around your cycle

And so I think that it's always a nuanced conversation when it comes to fasting. So if I'm thinking about a ranking, I'd probably make it a B or C. So something in that kind of average range really depends on the individual still has merits. But if you are that type of woman that is middle aged and you are over fasting, under eating, over exercising, you're not doing yourself any benefits.

And so I think that it's always a nuanced conversation when it comes to fasting. So if I'm thinking about a ranking, I'd probably make it a B or C. So something in that kind of average range really depends on the individual still has merits. But if you are that type of woman that is middle aged and you are over fasting, under eating, over exercising, you're not doing yourself any benefits.

And so I think that it's always a nuanced conversation when it comes to fasting. So if I'm thinking about a ranking, I'd probably make it a B or C. So something in that kind of average range really depends on the individual still has merits. But if you are that type of woman that is middle aged and you are over fasting, under eating, over exercising, you're not doing yourself any benefits.

Yeah, it's a great question. I think the first thing that I would actually have them do is track their macros because that gives me a sense right there of, are you able to meet your protein targets of where you should be? That's number one, because that'll allow me to see, could you get away with having a compressed feeding window or do you struggle to get in

Yeah, it's a great question. I think the first thing that I would actually have them do is track their macros because that gives me a sense right there of, are you able to meet your protein targets of where you should be? That's number one, because that'll allow me to see, could you get away with having a compressed feeding window or do you struggle to get in

Yeah, it's a great question. I think the first thing that I would actually have them do is track their macros because that gives me a sense right there of, are you able to meet your protein targets of where you should be? That's number one, because that'll allow me to see, could you get away with having a compressed feeding window or do you struggle to get in

50 grams of protein a day, because that is a totally separate issue. I think when it's five or 10 pounds, I find for most people, it is the discretionary fun foods. It's the alcohol on the weekends. It's the desserts. It's maybe having that extra portion of ultra processed foods that are adding to you know, the trouble with losing weight or weight loss resistance.

50 grams of protein a day, because that is a totally separate issue. I think when it's five or 10 pounds, I find for most people, it is the discretionary fun foods. It's the alcohol on the weekends. It's the desserts. It's maybe having that extra portion of ultra processed foods that are adding to you know, the trouble with losing weight or weight loss resistance.

50 grams of protein a day, because that is a totally separate issue. I think when it's five or 10 pounds, I find for most people, it is the discretionary fun foods. It's the alcohol on the weekends. It's the desserts. It's maybe having that extra portion of ultra processed foods that are adding to you know, the trouble with losing weight or weight loss resistance.

So sometimes it's starting there, like the transparency piece, and I'm a data geek. So it's like, let's track your macros for a couple of days just to see what you're doing. And then we can decide if you're already getting in 120 grams of protein a day,