✓ Reviewed for medical safety by a gynaecologist, MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), on 18 October 2026.
Note from the reviewing doctor: If you are new to fasting, do not start at 16 hours. Build up your fasting window gradually over several weeks until you reach 16 hours.
This is one person's experience, shared with their consent. Every body is different. It is not medical advice, so please keep working with your doctor, and never change or stop medication without them.
Vidhi's story at a glance
- Who: Vidhi Tulsyan, 23, graphic designer from Surat, Gujarat
- Condition: PCOD since age 13, with missed periods, long heavy bleeding and cramps, plus insomnia and anxiety
- Program: Satvic Movement's 3-day juice fast workshop (April 2020), after finding the YouTube videos
- What she changed: green juice and fruits in the morning, sunbathing, home-cooked Satvic meals, evening walks and salad dinners
- What she noticed: in her words, within a month her periods came on their own, her skin glowed, she felt much calmer and she loved waking with the sun
At 13, living away from home and trying to keep up with her studies, Vidhi was struggling with a number of health problems. Whether it was annual sports day or weekly class tests, she found herself missing out on more than just her school life. Ten years later, she came across a YouTube video that changed the direction of her life. Let’s learn what changed.
“How funny yet beautiful is the thought that a young girl who used to seek happiness and bliss in branded shoes and clothes finally found it in simply sitting under the sun with nothing but nature & her thoughts to keep her company."
A childhood full of struggles
I was living away from home in an all-girls boarding school in Rajasthan when it began. From early on, I didn't get my periods for months but when it came the bleeding lasted for 15- 20 days straight. Along with excruciating stomach cramps & body ache, my confused 13-year-old self had to figure out ways to make up for all the classes missed at school. The following days were even worse; my body felt 100 times weaker, there was nausea, fatigue & severe weakness all over. I couldn't take part in any sports or cultural activities or focus on studies. I feel, more than my health it was my school years that were being sacrificed. I had to constantly look out for myself while my friends were living their best carefree lives; eating junk, attending fests, having fun and all the way making me question, why only I have to go through all this?
Vidhi with her friends from boarding school
When children my age were conducting experiments in the school's chemistry lab, I was testing out a new PCOD medicine, hoping to see some miracle happen. In the past 10 years, I have tried every possible medical treatment; from having birth control pills to popping homoeopathy medicines throughout the day, to horrible & heavily dosed ayurvedic tablets. Growing up my room’s cabinet had more variety of medicines than stationary or books.
A random encounter with hope
10 years down the line, when the whole world was in lockdown, one random Saturday evening while searching for a soup recipe on YouTube, I came across a video by Satvic Movement that gave me hope. I watched one video, then another, then another and with each video I found my 13-year-old self smiling back to me bigger and bigger. She was finally getting all her answers. My journey began with a 3-day juice fast in April 2020. (Juice fasting is not for pregnant or breastfeeding women, children under 14 or anyone severely underweight.) It was challenging yet I was more excited than ever. In those 3 days, I learned more about my body and health than 13 years of school education could ever teach me. My mornings started with a big glass of green juice, followed by a platter of fresh fruits combined with heartwarming sunbath. I was finding joy in cooking my own meals, my all-time favorite being coco-quinoa bowl. Instead of anxious thoughts and tears, my days ended with a refreshing brisk walk in nature followed by a colorful bowl of salad.
Embarking upon a journey
The first weeks were not easy. Within a week, I was losing weight quickly and new pimples were popping up on my skin. If you are losing weight fast or are already underweight, please slow down and speak to a doctor. People started commenting on how I looked & and the weight I was losing. Kuch kha liya kar kitni kamzor hogai hai ( You should eat something, you ‘ve become so weak) was the first thing coming out of all my relative's mouths. But there was something in me that asked me to hold on and continue down this way. I was feeling a wave of change stirring inside me, I knew what was coming was far more valuable and beautiful than this. Within a month of following the Satvic lifestyle my periods came on their own for the first time in a long while, my skin was glowing, I felt much calmer, and to my mother’s relief the insomniac millennial in me fell in love with waking up with the first rays of the sun.
Finding the peace within
From posting Instagram stories about new TV series I am watching to now sharing smoothie and salad recipes. From recommending new products to pleading with everyone to go watch the documentary Minimalism, this journey has given me more than I asked for. However, the most beautiful part of this journey was not how much better my body and mind felt, or my mother bragging about how health-conscious her daughter has become (which definitely is a close second), but developing a deeper connection with God and everyone around me. It was not only the lifestyle or the food that changed me but the people I met in Satvic community that made me realize the power of faith and love in God.
Vidhi spending her morning hours in a park while sunbathing
How funny yet beautiful is the thought that a young girl who used to seek happiness and bliss in branded shoes and clothes finally found it in simply sitting under the sun with nothing but nature & her thoughts to keep her company.
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