Fasting Without Fear
Intermittent fasting, extended fasting, and the faith that makes it possible – a practical guide for women who’ve tried fasting and felt terrible. Get the free guide that explains why, and what to do about it.
“It is not that your body cannot fast. It is that your body has forgotten how.”
— Dr. Tabatha Barber, DO, FACOOG, MSCP, IFMCP
A Letter to the Woman Who Is Afraid to Fast
If the word “fasting” makes you nervous, you are not alone. Most of the women who come to Fast to Faith say the same thing: “I want to fast. I know it would help me spiritually. I just feel terrible every time I try.”
Here is the truth your doctor probably never told you: if fasting feels miserable, it is not a willpower problem. It is a metabolic problem.
The Standard American Diet has trained your body to run entirely on sugar. So the moment food goes away, blood sugar crashes, cortisol spikes, and ketones haven’t risen yet to take over as fuel. Your body panics. You feel shaky, foggy, irritable, exhausted. And you conclude that fasting isn’t for you.
But fasting is for you. God designed your body to fast. The problem isn’t fasting – it’s the food that came before it.
Your Body Was Built for This. It Just Needs to Remember How.
This guide walks you through exactly how to prepare your body to fast the way it was always meant to.
Inside, you’ll learn:
- Why fasting feels terrible — the science of glucose vs. ketones, and the gap that causes shakiness, fog, and panic
- How to break up with the SAD — the exact foods to remove first, and what to eat instead
- How to shift into fat-burning mode — a week-by-week breakdown of what’s happening in your body during the transition
- How to build a fasting practice step by step — starting at 12 hours and working toward a sustainable 16:8 window
- The spiritual foundation that makes fasting work — daily Lectio Divina practice to renew your mind while your body heals
- What nobody tells women about fasting — electrolytes, hormone cycles, breaking a fast correctly, and why you should never fast alone
The Hunger Is Not the Enemy. It’s the Invitation.
You were made for this. Not to white-knuckle your way through fasting, but to fast from a place of metabolic freedom and spiritual clarity – the way your body and spirit were always designed to.
Get the free guide and take the first step.
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” — Isaiah 43:19
Meet Dr. Tabatha
As a triple-board-certified functional doctor, I’m known as the go-to doc for fasting, faith, and functional menopause.
✔️ I’m known for my podcast, app, and bestselling book, all by the same title: Fast to Faith™
✔️ Many know me as a hormone and weight loss expert for peri and postmenopausal women
✔️ Others know my Fast to Faith Health & Weight Loss Supplements
✔️ Many knew me as the chief of staff at the hospital
But most importantly, I am a mother, a grandmother, and a “messy” Christian;)
