Fasting, High Cortisol, & The Truth About Women’s Metabolism | Dr. Molly Maloof

About this episode

Dr. Molly Maloof discusses the impact of cortisol, fasting, and wellness on women's metabolism and health.

371: Dr. Molly Maloof joins me to discuss cortisol, burnout, fasting, women’s metabolism, and why so many women may actually be overdoing wellness in the name of health. We break down how chronic stress, over-exercising, under-eating, and high cortisol can impact weight gain, hormones, metabolism, and overall well-being, along with who should and shouldn’t fast, low-carb eating, intermittent fasting for gut health, boundaries, emotional health, human connection, and why learning to slow down may actually improve your health more than constantly pushing harder. Topics Discussed: → Cortisol, stress, & burnout → Fasting for women → Women’s metabolism & biohacking → Over-exercising & under-eating → Weight gain & high cortisol → Intermittent fasting for gut health → Low-carb eating & metabolic flexibility → Boundaries, emotional health, & human connection → Burnout recovery & nervous system regulation → Exercise, muscle health, & longevity As always, if you have any questions for the show please email us at digestthispod@gmail.com. And if you like this show, please share it, rate it, review it and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app. Sponsored By: → Timeline | Timeline’s…

People in this episode

Host: Bethany Cameron

Guest: Dr. Molly Maloof

Topics covered

• cortisol
• fasting
• women's metabolism
• burnout
• emotional health
• intermittent fasting
• low-carb eating

Keywords

• cortisol
• fasting
• women's health
• metabolism
• burnout
• intermittent fasting
• low-carb
• emotional health
• wellness

Sponsors

Timeline, Kasandrinos

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