• #74 Over 30? A MUST-LISTEN for Women! Navigating Weight Loss, Moodiness, and More

  • Nov 8 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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#74 Over 30? A MUST-LISTEN for Women! Navigating Weight Loss, Moodiness, and More

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  • Are you irritable, moody, feeling defeated, gaining weight or not sleeping well? If you're a female close to or over 30, you're experiencing perimenopause and Dr. Deb is here to walk you through your options for managing stress, improving your mood, improving your sleep, and actionable items to get back to feeling like yourself. Hyperlinked show notes at: www.ashleydeeley.com/drdeb Episode brought to you by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Forefront Health Bioidentical Progesterone⁠ (Code: DEELEY10)Episode brought to you by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Methylene Blue⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Code: ASHLEY15) Episode brought to you by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thyroid Fixxr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Code: WELCOMEWELLNESS) 4:26: Birth control pills 6:23: Ready to get off birth control? 8:45: Birth control shuts off ovulation 9:25: Periods are a vital sign 10:26: What is perimenopause? 11:59: Progesterone starts to decline14:06: Symptoms of Perimenopause 16:15: Anxiety for no good reason 16:53: More symptoms 17:55: Symptom relief from perimenopause 18:54: First rule: must manage stress 21:12: Ovaries on a trajectory downwards 21:30: How to use Progesterone to manage symptoms 22:31: Only use Progesterone on days 14-28 of cycle 24:43: Progesterone in the form of soy and yams; can be used topically and orally 26:03: Not sleeping well? Try capsule form of Progesterone (must get prescription) 27:20: Some women don't do well on Progesterone 28:08: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones book by Suzanne Somers 28:55: My top hormone recommendations here 32:56: Estrogen helps our heart, brain, bones, and it's anti-inflammatory; avoid dry eyes, dry skin, dry hair, & dry vagina. Avoid high blood pressure, bladder leaks & UTIs 34:28: Estrogen can help ease joint pain and frozen shoulder 39:41: Breast cancer and estrogen (fear not!) 42:23: Estrogen Matters book by Avrum Bluming 43:40: Herbs to take the edge off 44:26: Why swallowing oral estrogen is not ideal 46:44: Estradiol vs estriol 46:57: Estriol is weaker form of estrogen 48:26: What estrogen Dr Deb recommends (she does NOT recommend estrogen pills) 49:14: Estriol is helpful to keep vagina thriving 50:08: Leans more towards Estradiol over Estriol 50:45: Will estrogen be transferred to partner during sex? 52:19: Estrogen should be used daily (and forever once you're on BHRT!) 53:10: Is BHRT safe if you haven't had a period for over ten years? 53:56: At bare minimum, begin BHRT within first ten years of final period 55:29: Why are hormones important as we age? 56:56: BIG MYTH: You do NOT have to stop hormones just because you turn a certain age 59:37: Estrogen is extremely protective after menopause 1:01:40: Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson on Welcome to Wellness 1:02:06: Hormones keep your voice box from aging (you can sound youthful into old age like Dr. Berkson!) 1:03:37: Testosteron keeps our bones and muscles strong 1:04:02: Full of aches and pain or autoimmune conditions? Might be time to try Testosterone 1:05:51: When and how to take Testosterone 1:07:55: Can try DHEA before Testosterone 1:08:12: Must get Testosterone prescribed by a doctor 1:09:27: Optimal level for Testosterone for women: ABOVE 20 AT LEAST 1:09:59: How to measure hormones1:12:10: Specific day of cycle to test hormones (if you still have a period): DAYS 19-21 1:13:16: Estrogen gives us our waist 1:14:41: The solution to lose weight after 40 (HINT: you'll want to take BHRT with a clinician's supervision) 1:17:40: Real life story of a woman who was told all her labs looked 'normal' even though she knew there was something wrong 1:18:51: If you're on Estrogen, you NEED Progesterone as well 1:19:43: How quickly do hormones start working? 1:20:18: If you begin taking hormones, you will WANT to take them forever 1:21:12: Can't find a doctor who will prescribe hormones? Find a new doctor (My secret tip: call your local compounding pharmacies and ask them to recommend doctors prescribing hormones) 1:22:30: Dr Deb's book (free on Kindle) This is Not Normal or buy the paperback version
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