Woman Nearly Entered Menopause at 45 Due to Extreme Fasting

What was said

"I started to notice like anxiety crept up. I started going into menopause at 45 and I was like, this doesn't seem right. I ran a Dutch hormone test on myself and my hormones were completely tanked because I was fasting too much."

Dr. Mindy Pelz revealed her own hormones crashed and her menstrual cycle stopped for 3-4 months at age 45 after a year of aggressive fasting including one meal a day and multiple 3-day water fasts annually. She only recovered after breaking down the menstrual cycle and adjusting fasting timing to match hormonal phases, regaining her cycle within 90 days. This personal health crisis led her to develop the fasting protocols in her book Fast Like a Girl.