Dr. Mindy here and on this video we're going to go back to what do you break your fast with
but we're specifically going to talk about how do you break your fast to maximize dopamine and GABA
in your brain to bring you more joy so if you are new to my channel I just want to
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okay we're in fast training week so if you just happen to stumble up upon one of my videos here
this is a series of six videos that we take a time period every month as a community to fast together
and this month we are exploring the 48 hour fast the reason that I love the 48 hour fast is because
it has the potential to bring GABA up which is the calming hormone and to reboot dopamine pathways so
all this week I'm giving you all my strategies for improving dopamine improving GABA and making you
a healthier and happier person you know the world will benefit when we individually commit
to happiness so we always think everybody I'll be happy when everybody around me starts behaving a
certain way but it doesn't work like that if you get happy you'll start to see that
everybody around you will change so that's what I'm trying to show you guys this week through
the art of fasting on this video we're going to dive in specifically to breaking your fast so we
can maximize these neurochemicals and I want you to realize that your happy hormones are primarily
made in your gut now stop and think about this for a moment what have we done to our gut microbiome
we were raised in a healthcare system that has told us that bacteria and viruses are bad
and that we need to kill every single bad bacteria and bad virus that comes in our path
and in this focus, we have killed the good ones too and the problem with this is it's the good
bacteria that make dopamine and they make GABA so if you are anxious if you are depressed there is a
large chance that you just don't have enough of these bacteria and you may be closer to joy and
calmness and happiness then you might even realize so let's use the art of fasting to be able
to grow you some great bacteria that will make you more dopamine and make you more GABA now
remember to go back and listen to the videos that I talk about how fasting repairs this
in mucosal lining of the gut and it changes the terrain of the gut so that good bacteria can grow
this week we did a 48 hour fast that is not only repairing the gut but it's also resetting dopamine
pathways and dopamine receptor sites so when you go to break your fast as happy as you will be
to break your past I want to encourage you to not just jump into your favorite meal if you want
to maximize joy if you want to grow these good bacteria you're going to need to follow the rules
of what I call the three Ps this is probiotic prebiotic and polyphenol foods I want you any time
you need to improve the microbiome post fast I want you to think about the three p's so a classic
example of a meal that I break my fast with is sauerkraut I try to put sauerkraut on anything
so I usually mix it with some avocado sauerkraut is adding good bacteria in
I also will put some chia seeds and hemp seeds in there because those have a prebiotic
component to them that will feed this this bacteria I have a great farmer's market near
us and there's a vendor there called wisegoat and I will often use their gut tonics to break my fast
with you can use kombucha to break your fast with I've used beet kvass to break my fast but I've
used kefir to break my fast raw sheep's yogurt is another one that I'll use to break my fast
cocoyo I mean the list goes on and on and on but I'm strategic especially in these longer fasts
I'm very strategic about replenishing my good bacteria so I can have more dopamine so I can have
more GABA so that my immune system can be stronger so we love fasting but I want to encourage you
to really look at how you break your fast as important as the length of your fast so this week
since we have been working on dopamine and GABA and today is day four so if you're listening to
this you will end doing the 48 hour fast tonight I want to encourage you to eat a meal that's rich
in these three Ps and I talked about that on other videos going forward if you are
anxious a lot you're depressed a lot I want you to get to know these three ps and I want
you to start to integrate them into breaking your fast on a more regular basis so that you can get
more dopamine I promise you when you change your physiology your brain will change and when your
brain changes your life will change so something as simple as a step of breaking your fast with
the three ps can have a dramatic course or set you on an incredible course for health and happiness
so as always let me know if that helps those of you that break your fast with these three ps
please in the comments let us know what your favorite meal is to break a fast let us know
how you incorporate these three Ps so that we can all learn from you and as always you're the
miracle hope that helps and share this out into the world because the world needs more fasting