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Dr. Sara Gottfried - The Hormone Cure • Prepare For Menopause • The Importance Of Carbs

Episode 164

Dr. Sara Gottfried is a wife, mother, friend, scholar, seeker, yoga teacher, and Harvard-trained medical doctor with over 20 years of experience. She's the author of the New York Times bestselling books The Hormone Cure and The Hormone Reset Diet, which are the focus of this interview. Sara also wrote the book Younger, which we dug into during of our previous chat with her.

In this episode, we discuss:

Sara's great grandmother Mud
Sara was a hormonal hot mess in her 30s
The impact of the birth control pill on your hormones
The hormonal Charlie's Angels
The 3 main jobs of cortisol
Chronic cardio (eg. running) raises your cortisol
90% of doctors are addicted to caffeine
The adrenal glands are important for maintaining homeostasis
The purpose of yoga is to still the fluctuations of the mind
Sara's omega-3 evolution
Carbs are important, too
Reset your thyroid gland by going grain-free
Is there a connection between weight loss resistance and grains?
7 hormones that could be influencing your weight
Men and women can both experience estrogen dominance
Sara bashes paleo?!?
What is your estrobolome?
CAFO vs. grass-fed meat
Menopause... prepare for it
Chasteberry can help with PMS
Maca is great for anxiety, depression, and low libido for women in perimenopause
Decrease hot flashes by 43% using your breath
Estrogen dominance tends to be at the root of endometriosis
A single bout of strength training improves your memory

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Dr. Sara Gottfried - The Hormone Cure • Prepare For Menopause • The Importance Of Carbs