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How to Eat and Fast around the Menstrual Cycle and Peri-Menopause.

2025-05-19 News & Politics
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Metabolic Insights from Lumen biometrics Best Times to Fast During Your Menstrual Cycle & peri-Menopause | Dr. Jason Fung Use this Coupon code for a special 10% promotion: Coupon Code: DRFUNG Link: https://www.lumen.me/?utm_source=sp-influencer&utm_medium=youtube&utm_id=sp1184&utm_banner=sp1184-yt-2025-05-31-1&utm_campaign=Dr._Jason_Fung&utm_term=2025-05-repeat&utm_content=mention&discount=drfung&inf_id=sp1184 Understanding how your body changes through the menstrual cycle i key to smarter, more effective fasting. In this video, Dr. Jason Fung breaks down the latest science and practical tips to help women fast in sync with their hormones. Whether menstruating, perimenopausal, or postmenopausal — this video will help you optimize your health and fat loss. What You'll Learn in This Video: - How estrogen & progesterone affect hunger and metabolism - Why fasting feels easier before ovulation - The ideal time to do longer fasts or intermittent fasting - How menopause changes fat burning vs. sugar burning - Why many women gain weight during perimenopause - Practical tips to adapt your diet through different phases of your cycle - Personalizing your fasting strategy using your hormone patterns Science-Backed + Practical Advice During the first half of your cycle (follicular phase), rising estrogen can suppress appetite and increase your body’s ability to burn fat. This makes it the best time to fast — your cravings are low and your metabolism is geared for fat-burning. After ovulation, progesterone increases appetite and shifts your metabolism toward storing fat, making it a better time to focus on low-carb eating instead of long fasts. In menopause, estrogen levels drop, appetite increases, and your bod starts burning more glucose than fat. This metabolic shift makes weight gain easier and fat loss harder — but it’s manageable with the right fasting strategies. BONUS: This video is sponsored by Lumen — get an exclusive discount with the code in the description! Lumen helps you measure your breath to know exactly whether you’r burning fat or carbs, so you can adapt your fasting and diet strategy in real time. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▶️ Timestamps/Chapters 00:00 – Intro (Women and Fasting) 00:43 – Women and Fasting 00:57 – Hormone level 01:50 – When is the best time for fasting? 03:30 – What type of body is used during the menstrual cycle? 03:51 – Body Fuel (1. Glucose 2. Fat) 05:02 – Follicular Phase 05:30 – What is the implication when you’re trying to lose body fat? 07:30 - What about menopause? ============================= �� BOOKS: �� The Obesity Code - Reviewing underlying physiology of weight loss an how low carb diets and fasting can help. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1771641258?... The Diabetes Code - Reviewing how type 2 diabetes is a reversibl disease and dietary strategies. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0795BLS8D?... The Cancer Code - Scientific exploration of how cancer develops https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062894005?... Amazon: USA - https://www.amazon.com/shop/jasonfung Canada - https://www.amazon.ca/shop/jasonfung ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Please visit our :- Website - https://www.doctorjasonfung.com ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ YouTube Medical Lectures (for specialist physicians) ▶️ The Roots of the Obesity Epidemic: https: // • The Obesity Epidemic, Explained ▶️ Therapeutic Fasting - The Two Compartment Problem:https: // • Fasting and Weight Loss - Solving the... ▶️ Does Calorie Counting work?: • Why Calorie Counting rarely leads to ... ▶️ Two Big Lies of Type 2 Diabetes: • Two Big Lies about Type 2 Diabetes ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ If you liked the video, Please Do Subscribe My Channel ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #Fasting #DrJasonFung #WeightLoss #IntermittentFasting #FastingForWomen Dr. Jason Fung

Top Comments (10)

@purplecaterpillarmassage 2025-05-19

What other women out there going through peri-menopause saw this and clicked immediately? This needs to be talked about more. What about if you had a hysterectomy Dr. Fung?

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@I-s-a-b-e-l-l-e--S 2025-05-19

I switched from a standard diet to a low carb OMAD diet, cold turquey right at the beginning of my menopause. I had no problems/symptoms whatsoever and I lost 27kg in 2.5 years. This also solved some minor health issues I had. Now at nearly 60 with no overweight I feel A LOT better than when I was 40 !!!

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@tateshevchenko6584 2025-05-19

I fast 36 hours every week and it is easier as more I practice it

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@mckohtz 2025-05-19

This is also my practical experience. I have been saying for years that fasting was easier in the first half of my cycle and harder in the second half of my cycle, But now that I am in peri-menopause with very irregular cycles and my estrogen dropping, I can't fast as much or as long anymore. Ugh!

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@snuffleupaguess180 2025-05-20

I found every time I was able to go on an extended fast it was immediately followed by getting my period,I am trying to now follow my body,not fight it.I am perimenopausal.Thanks Dr Fung for continuously updating yourself and us!

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@denisecooper1231 2025-05-19

Mindy Pelz has been talking about this for years

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@telaybalelay 2025-12-10

It’s great to see fasting advice that actually considers women’s hormonal changes — much needed!

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@mhiretasgedom4639 2025-05-19

I always had migraines during my period

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@DanielleWoodard 2025-12-09

I breastfed both my babies and was given a progestin only pill during that time. It all makes sense now why I was so ravenous. Add to that little sleep, stress, poor food choices, desk job and insulin resistance from pregnancy hormones and it’s no wonder I was heavier a year after giving birth to my 2nd than the day she was born. Dots connected 🤯 your advice helped me get back to a healthy weight. Thank you!

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@yamkaryee 2026-02-17

Thanks for putting out such a wealth of very accessible information for the improvement of the world!

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