Review of “Women, Food, and Hormones” by Dr. Sara Gottfried, MD (3/3)

The Final Two Principles from Chapter One are 1. Because of their hormones, women react differently than men to keto and 2. Women can follow a ketogenic diet but they do better with a hormone balancing version such as the Gottfried Protocol. Because of their hormones, women react differently than men to keto. Three ofContinue reading “Review of “Women, Food, and Hormones” by Dr. Sara Gottfried, MD (3/3)”

Review of “Women, Food, and Hormones” by Sara Gottfried, MD – Chapter 1 (3/1)

Why I am even interested in this book and trying Sara Gottfried’s protocol: Let me give you a little of my back story. In 2014, my son Jake, who was then 3 years old, began to experience seizures. We immediately got him an appointment to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Being new to this wholeContinue reading “Review of “Women, Food, and Hormones” by Sara Gottfried, MD – Chapter 1 (3/1)”

Day 8- 25 Day Rotational Fasting Challenge (2/12)

Well, I’m back to work this week which means I have a little less control over the timing of my meals. I broke my fast this morning at 6 a.m. and went for a 3-mile run followed by 30 minutes of weightlifting. The run was pretty sub par. I felt super tired, and energy deprived. I was almost 1/2Continue reading “Day 8- 25 Day Rotational Fasting Challenge (2/12)”

Day 7 – Rotational Fasting Challenge (2/11)

My eating window was from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. today. I fasted from 8:00p.m. on the 10th until 1:00 p.m. on Sunday the 11th, for a total of 17 hours. I did not exercise today.  What I ate in my eating window today: clean protein bar, chicken breast stir fry, (cabbage and stir fry veggies) 1/2 cup OikosContinue reading “Day 7 – Rotational Fasting Challenge (2/11)”