Intermittent Fasting & Intuitive Eating with Laurie Lewis

In this episode, you'll learn:

• More about special guest Laurie Lewis and her four-year practice with intermittent fasting (IF)
• How perimenopause sparked her curiosity and ultimately led to the discovery of IF
• How she experienced weight gain, overall imbalance, physical pain, and more and what she did to journey back to health (she knew it was hormonal because NOTHING was working!)
• That she has always had a passion for nutrition/how we fuel our bodies but knows there isn't one best "right way" to eat; this is what we call bio-individuality
• She speaks on the pattern of time used by her and many of her clients (aka eating window/fasting hours) for IF
• That this modality can work for just about anyone; you get to decide your meals and windows, which allows for structure AND flexibility
• That it's very common to do a pattern of 16/8 
• The significance of eating to satiety (body is satisfied but not overly full)
• Just because food is there doesn't mean we HAVE to eat it 
• It's essential to listen to your body and adjust based on your goals/metabolism
• The world would change if we all started to ask the question, "when am I eating today?"
• The power of hydration 
• When we're fasting, we keep insulin low and CLEAN 
• More about autophagy
• Why you should start with one thing at a time- fasting is a LOT on its own
• How IF is the ultimate form of intuitive eating - silence in the body allows for enhanced communication
• The dangers of over fasting 
• Benefits of IF including boosted immunity
• Why it serves you to workout in a fasted state (stamina, strength, speed increased)
• Laurie's thoughts on juice cleanses and different styles of fasting, such as extended fasts 
• The importance of having support
• In lean times (such as the great depression), people's health increases
• Anything the body perceives as food we do not want to take in while we're fasting because then the body will ask for more food
• The four c's: clean, customization, curiosity, consistency 
• That you should fall in love with your own magnificence 
• Why we must collectively shedd diet culture/mindset- food isn't bad! 
• Where/how to begin! 

Interested in learning more about our guest, Laurie Lewis?

FACEBOOK: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LAURIELEWISNYC

WEB: WWW.FASTFORWARDWELLNESS.COM

LINKEDIN: WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/LAURIELEWISNYC

EMAIL: [email protected] 

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