Preparing your body for an intermittent fast can dramatically improve your results—physically, mentally, and emotionally. In this guide, I explore how to make fasting a truly supportive practice rather than an added stressor to your already busy biology. Whether you lean toward a protein-and-fat strategy or a plant-based, cleansing lead-in.

You’ll also discover how gender plays a role in metabolic responses, why hydration and adaptogenic herbs are non-negotiables, and how choosing the right prep method protects your nervous system and enhances detoxification. This is fasting for real women—with real lives, real bodies, and real goals.

If you're forty or older it appears to be crucial to engage in exercises that targets a large portion of

your muscle mass. And then if you consuming amino acids or protein within an hour if

your going to take advantage of the blood flow from your workout,

If you think raw milk or anything else is harmful then it may be harmful to you - it is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Protein is my priority for breakfast during my luteal phase of the menstrual as to keep my mental and physical energy sustained until my next meal 🥣

For Lacto-fermentation, firm vegetables, such as beets and turnips, are best. I’ve found the softer vegetables, such as tomatoes and cucumbers, can be more challenging.

Warning ⚠, when fermented, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and other "gassy" foods produce a strong odor, it's best to blend them with other vegetables to avoid this perfuming of your kitchen 😉

Point Me to the research that shows that drinking juice, instead of chewing, will help your organs do their jobs better? I’ll argue that our bodies were designed to chew. And personally, I feel more full and more satisfied from chewing than from drinking 🍏 🥤

Eating probiotic strains that thrive in fermented foods and beverages can boost your overall intestinal and respiratory health and even slash your risk for chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes and heart disease! It’s all connected to taming inflammation

There is now no doubt that the number of diseases in the Western world is growing at an ever-increasing rate. It seems as though everyone has something that needs attention or conditions that are not improving. With disease and obesity ever increasing in our world, we have to stop and ask the question, ‘What are we doing that is not working?’

Green tea and matcha share the same health benefits, however, Matcha has 10 times the nutritional value of regular green tea and up to 137 times the amount of antioxidants ♡

Don’t confuse raw cacao (food of the Gods) with cocoa which is highly heat-processed

Probiotic foods go above and beyond to support the body’s immune system 🍀

Embracing bacterial allies!