"Essential reading for any woman wanting to improve her metabolic health and make sense of her body, hormones, and sustainable fasting strategies. "?Cynthia Thurlow, author of Intermittent Fasting Transformation

Foreword by Dr. Jason FungIntroductionPART ONEThe Roots of Our Resistance: Myths and Misunderstandings About Fasting, Fat, and Food1. The Benefits and Myths of Intermittent Fasting for Women2. Calorie Confusion: Why Conventional Dieting Advice Fails3. The Role of Insulin Resistance in Obesity and Poor Metabolic Health4. How a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet and Fasting Can Transform Your HealthPART TWOWhen Hormones Wreak Havoc: How Intermittent Fasting Can Help Regulate Female Hormones5. Cortisol: How Chronic Stress and Lack of Sleep Can Derail Weight and Fat Loss6. Female Sex Hormones, Part 1: How Estrogen Dominance Disrupts Menstruation and Metabolism7. Female Sex Hormones, Part 2: How Too Much Insulin Can Lead to Elevated Testosterone and Polycystic Ovary SyndromePART THREEFasting for Optimal Health: How to, When to, and Tips for Troubleshooting8. Prepare to Fast: Build a Healing Mindset and Cut Out Snacks9. How to Begin and Extend Shorter Fasts: Use Fat Fasting and Drop One Meal a Day10. Longer Fasting Strategies: Therapeutic Fasts to Reverse and Prevent Disease11. Tips and Tricks for Troubleshooting Fasts12. Tips and Tricks for Building a Healthy Relationship With Food13. How to Make Fasting and Healthy Eating a Lifelong HabitAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Sample Fasting PlansNotesIndex