Intermittent Fasting and the Menstrual Cycle: What Every Woman Needs to Know
How does intermittent fasting affect the menstrual cycle? Learn how to sync your fasting schedule with your cycle phases for better results and hormone balance.
Intermittent fasting can be genuinely powerful for women — but applying a one-size-fits-all approach without accounting for the menstrual cycle is one of the most common reasons women hit problems. Missed periods, worsening PMS, mood instability, and stalled weight loss are often not signs that fasting is wrong for a woman. They are signs that fasting needs to be adjusted for where she is in her cycle. Here is what the research and clinical experience show about fasting and the…
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