Fasting With Grace: Mid-Life Edition Recipe eBook & Guide

A food-as-medicine recipe ebook + fasting guide for Orthodox women in perimenopause, menopause, and the changing seasons of life.

The Dormition Fast is a beautiful season of prayer, simplicity, and preparation — but in mid-life, fasting can feel different.

Maybe your energy feels less predictable.

Maybe blood sugar crashes hit harder. Maybe you’re noticing more inflammation, sleep struggles, bloating, cravings, hot flashes, joint stiffness, or that “wired but tired” feeling that seems to come out of nowhere.

Fasting With Grace: Mid-Life Edition was created to help Orthodox women approach the fast with wisdom, nourishment, and peace.

This is more than a recipe ebook. It is a 61-page food-as-medicine fasting guide designed to help you choose nourishing meals based on what your body may be asking for in this season of life.

Inside, you’ll find dairy-free, meat-free, whole-food-based fasting recipes, along with simple guidance for supporting blood sugar, protein intake, fiber, collagen, metabolism, digestion, inflammation, and hormone shifts during the fast.

Instead of leaving you to guess what to eat when symptoms flare, this guide uses a simple color-coded symptom support system so you can choose recipes based on how you feel.

The Color-Coded Recipe Key Includes:

Estrogen Support

For moodiness, breast tenderness, bloating, and excess fluid retention.

Progesterone Support

For anxiety, sleep disturbances, restless energy, and luteal dips.

Metabolic & Collagen Support

For sluggish metabolism, low energy, joint stiffness, skin dryness, muscle support, and collagen nourishment.

Thyroid & Cortisol Calm

For inflammation, high-stress days, and that “wired but tired” feeling.

Each recipe is tagged with colored dots so you can quickly find meals that fit your needs that day.

Inside You’ll Find:

• A 61-page digital recipe ebook + fasting guide
• Whole-food, dairy-free, meat-free fasting recipes
• Fish-friendly recipes for appropriate fasting days
• A gentle blood sugar balance breakdown
• A Lenten protein guide for mid-life women
• Fiber guidance for hormone and digestion support
• Lenten collagen support for skin, joints, and resilience
• Color-coded symptom support indicators on each recipe
• Recipes that support estrogen, progesterone, metabolism, collagen, thyroid, cortisol, digestion, inflammation, and steady energy
• Breakfasts, soups, stews, salads, smoothies, snacks, treats, main dishes, broths, and more
• A food-as-medicine framework for fasting with more peace and less depletion

This guide is especially for the Orthodox woman who:

• Is navigating perimenopause or menopause
• Is still cycling, but noticing new or unpredictable symptoms
• Wants to fast without feeling depleted
• Struggles with cravings, fatigue, inflammation, bloating, sleep changes, or blood sugar crashes
• Wants more nourishing fasting meals beyond bread, pasta, potatoes, and coffee
• Needs simple ways to add protein, fiber, minerals, and healthy fats during fasting seasons
• Wants to honor the fast while also honoring the body God gave her

This guide is not about perfection. It is not about rigid tracking. It is not about turning the fast into another burden.

It is here to help you listen to your body, choose your nourishment, and walk through the Dormition Fast with more wisdom, grace, and peace.

Important Note

This guide is not a replacement for guidance from your priest, doctor, or healthcare provider. Please follow the fasting rule given to you by your priest.