BONUS: Addressing the Root Cause of Hormonal Imbalances with Dr. Sara Gottfried

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Today, I have the privilege of connecting with Dr. Sara Gottfried! Dr. Sara is a board-certified physician who graduated from Harvard and MIT. She practices evidence-based integrative, precision, and functional medicine. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University and Director of Precision Medicine at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health. She has written four New York Times bestselling books, including her latest book called WOMEN, FOOD, AND HORMONES. Dr. Sara is one of my favorite doctors in integrative medicine and GYN! In this episode, we dive into the infodemic, how stress impacts hormones, the impact of age-related changes on hormonal regulation, alcohol, and gender differences with ketogenic lifestyles. We discuss some of the lesser-known hormones, including growth hormone, and how to support it properly. We touch on disordered eating, how trauma influences our relationship with food, epigenetics, and the role of a lifetime relationship with food. We also look at methylation, glutathione, detox reactions, supporting physical detoxification, and our toxic diet culture. I hope you benefit as much from this episode as I did! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Dr. Sara explains what the infodemic is and discusses the impact it has had on how she communicates with her patients. What happens to our hormones as we age? The impact of stress on hormone regulation. Dr. Sara busts the myth that testosterone is a male hormone and discusses what testosterone means for women. How does alcohol consumption impact women’s hormones? Why do men tend to have an easier time with the ketogenic diet than women? The dramatic changes that occur in women’s bodies as they transition from perimenopause to menopause. Looking at the interrelationship between trauma, stress, and autoimmunity. The changes that occur with growth hormones as we age. How trauma affects the genes. How disordered eating impacts metabolism. How to support physical detoxification naturally, without going to extremes. How to address weight-loss plateaus. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Dr. Sara Gottfried On her website On Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Dr. Sara’s books are available at Amazon and major bookstores.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast. I'm your host, Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.0	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:14.0	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the
0:19.2	health and wellness industry each week and impact over a million lives. This is the start of Bonus Mondays, a compilation of the top episodes over the past three years for
0:39.4	everyday wellness.
0:40.8	And I have to tell you when I went through all of this research and data it was apparent to me that we have a very eclectic diverse
0:48.4	group of clinicians science writers, personal trainers, and experts.
0:55.4	I know you will love this new series every Monday.
0:58.4	We're dropping some of the biggest podcasts of the last three years.
1:02.6	These are your favorites, the most downloaded,
1:05.4	ones that have resonated with you.
1:07.7	And I love that we're gonna be able to share these
1:10.3	every Monday so that you can revisit
1:12.4	some of these amazing episodes.
1:14.0	Today I had the distinct honor of connecting with Dr. Sarah Gottfried, who is a board
1:22.4	certified physician who graduated from Harvard in MIT.
1:25.8	She practices evidence-based precision and functional medicine.
1:29.9	She is a clinical assistant professor in Department of Integrative Med and Nutritional Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University and the director of precision medical at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health.
1:41.0	She is also the author of four New York Times best-selling books,
1:45.0	including her latest book called Women, Food, and Hormones. She is one of my favorite
1:50.2	doctors in the integrative medicine,
1:52.8	GYN space, and it really was an honor
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