Dr. Stacy Sims

fat as a fuel. Women, we're born with more of those oxidative fat burning fibers. So when we go and we don't provide fuel, the body's like, I'm going to store fat because I'm going to need it because that's the preferred fuel for your muscles. So men's bodies will start to adapt to be able to use more fat, which is why you see fasting and holding a fast working so well in men, but

fat as a fuel. Women, we're born with more of those oxidative fat burning fibers. So when we go and we don't provide fuel, the body's like, I'm going to store fat because I'm going to need it because that's the preferred fuel for your muscles. So men's bodies will start to adapt to be able to use more fat, which is why you see fasting and holding a fast working so well in men, but

fat as a fuel. Women, we're born with more of those oxidative fat burning fibers. So when we go and we don't provide fuel, the body's like, I'm going to store fat because I'm going to need it because that's the preferred fuel for your muscles. So men's bodies will start to adapt to be able to use more fat, which is why you see fasting and holding a fast working so well in men, but

But for women, it doesn't do the same because we have different feedback mechanisms from the brain. We have different muscle requirements because of different morphology, we call it, or different muscle fiber types.

But for women, it doesn't do the same because we have different feedback mechanisms from the brain. We have different muscle requirements because of different morphology, we call it, or different muscle fiber types.

But for women, it doesn't do the same because we have different feedback mechanisms from the brain. We have different muscle requirements because of different morphology, we call it, or different muscle fiber types.

Because if we're looking at decreasing our overall stress response, so that cortisol, bringing the cortisol down, over the course of time, you're gonna have a lower baseline of that cortisol. If you have a lower baseline of cortisol, then your body can get into what we call parasympathetic. So that's what you need to sleep. If you have this high elevation of cortisol all the time,

Because if we're looking at decreasing our overall stress response, so that cortisol, bringing the cortisol down, over the course of time, you're gonna have a lower baseline of that cortisol. If you have a lower baseline of cortisol, then your body can get into what we call parasympathetic. So that's what you need to sleep. If you have this high elevation of cortisol all the time,

Because if we're looking at decreasing our overall stress response, so that cortisol, bringing the cortisol down, over the course of time, you're gonna have a lower baseline of that cortisol. If you have a lower baseline of cortisol, then your body can get into what we call parasympathetic. So that's what you need to sleep. If you have this high elevation of cortisol all the time,

we're always sympathetically wired. So we can't get into deep reparative sleep. So you see a lot of awakenings. The other thing that happens when women front load their food, so we have a lot of our calories in the day, which we should, then when we go to sleep, we aren't waking up with hypoglycemia. So that means we're not waking up with low blood sugar.

we're always sympathetically wired. So we can't get into deep reparative sleep. So you see a lot of awakenings. The other thing that happens when women front load their food, so we have a lot of our calories in the day, which we should, then when we go to sleep, we aren't waking up with hypoglycemia. So that means we're not waking up with low blood sugar.

we're always sympathetically wired. So we can't get into deep reparative sleep. So you see a lot of awakenings. The other thing that happens when women front load their food, so we have a lot of our calories in the day, which we should, then when we go to sleep, we aren't waking up with hypoglycemia. So that means we're not waking up with low blood sugar.

Because a lot of women who under eat or hold a fast and they aren't eating enough, their awakenings at night is due to low blood sugar.

Because a lot of women who under eat or hold a fast and they aren't eating enough, their awakenings at night is due to low blood sugar.

Because a lot of women who under eat or hold a fast and they aren't eating enough, their awakenings at night is due to low blood sugar.

I needed me then too. It's taken me this long to be able to acquire all the knowledge and the research. So now I'm hoping that we can hit all of the listeners and so that they will learn what we should have known decades ago.

I needed me then too. It's taken me this long to be able to acquire all the knowledge and the research. So now I'm hoping that we can hit all of the listeners and so that they will learn what we should have known decades ago.

I needed me then too. It's taken me this long to be able to acquire all the knowledge and the research. So now I'm hoping that we can hit all of the listeners and so that they will learn what we should have known decades ago.

It's a hard one because people have different food preferences. How about an avatar? What's an avatar? A makeup person. Okay, a makeup person. Makeup person. So we'll say there's a woman who is plant-based but not vegetarian, so she has a preference for plants. Three kids, super busy, wakes up, has been waking up, tired but wired, didn't sleep well. It's like, okay, I need to make this change.

It's a hard one because people have different food preferences. How about an avatar? What's an avatar? A makeup person. Okay, a makeup person. Makeup person. So we'll say there's a woman who is plant-based but not vegetarian, so she has a preference for plants. Three kids, super busy, wakes up, has been waking up, tired but wired, didn't sleep well. It's like, okay, I need to make this change.