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Jay Shetty PodcastThe Fastest Way To Lose Belly Fat (THIS Is The Best Kept Weight Loss Secret) | Dr. Mindy Pelz
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Dr. Mindy Pelz on Fasting, Belly Fat, Toxins and Hormones
- Pelz says the biggest fasting mistake is repeating the same fast daily, and argues people should vary fast length and eating windows to match lifestyle, goals and, for women, the menstrual cycle.
- She explains belly fat as the body storing excess glucose, hormones and toxins away from vital organs, and points to cortisol, chemical exposure and obesogens in food as key drivers.
- She argues blood sugar stability and meal composition matter more than counting calories, recommending protein at every meal, healthy fats such as olive oil, and fiber, while stressing that individual experimentation is needed.
- Pelz describes how female hormones shift across the cycle and through perimenopause and menopause, and urges lifestyle changes before or alongside medications like hormone therapy or weight loss drugs.
- She criticizes the FDA and food industry for allowing processed ingredients and says people should eat real food, read labels, and take responsibility for their health.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasDoing the same fast every day can backfire
Pelz says the body adapts to repeated identical fasting and slows metabolism, so fasts should vary in length in a feast-famine pattern.
Belly fat is a protective storage response
She says the body puts excess glucose, hormones and toxins around the belly first to keep vital organs safe, so shame and dieting miss the mechanism.
Blood sugar recovery matters more than calories
Pelz says people can't reliably track calories in and out, and prefers watching how quickly glucose returns to baseline after a meal, ideally within about 90 minutes.
Food chemicals can reprogram the body and cravings
She claims obesogens like BPA, pesticides and synthetic additives push stem cells toward becoming fat cells, and that processed foods are engineered to hijack taste buds.
Put protein first, but test amounts for yourself
She recommends building each meal around protein with fat, fiber and natural carbs, and shares that one gram per pound of body weight led to fat gain for her, so everyone should find their own N of 1.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesI really believe if you wanna be healthy, you don't need motivation, you need momentum. And once you have momentum, the motivation comes.
— Dr. Mindy Pelz
Can we start looking at food as hormonal medicine? Food isn't just pleasure. Food isn't just, you know, energy. Food is actually feeding these hormones.
— Dr. Mindy Pelz
You just trained your body to eat, and you could look at the same thing with the foods you're eating when you're like, "I can't, I can't overcome my sugar addiction." No, you should rephrase that, and you should say, "I've trained my body to crave sugar. I would like to train it to crave something different."
— Dr. Mindy Pelz
Yes, your poor health, your trouble losing weight is not your fault. But now that you've heard this, it is your responsibility.
— Dr. Mindy Pelz
Your body, if it could talk to you, was like, "Okay, listen. You just had a lot of extra stuff you've been giving me, and I didn't know where to put it, so I started in your belly."
— Dr. Mindy Pelz
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SPEAKERS
Dr. Mindy Pelz
guestWomen’s health and fasting expert and author of books including "Fast Like a Girl" and "Eat Like a Girl".
Jay Shetty
hostHost of the podcast "On Purpose" and interviewer for this episode.
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