Menopause Expert: Belly Fat Grows During Menopause! Your Estrogen Levels Are Controlling You & This Hormone Is Quietly Killing Your Sex Life!

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🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Is your belly fat, stress, or burnout actually a hormone issue? Dr. Sara Szal reveals the hidden hormone connection and how to fix it for good Dr. Sara Szal (previously Gottfried) is a Harvard-trained medical doctor, scientist and researcher, with 30 years of experience. She is also the author of 4 bestselling books such as, ‘The Autoimmune Cure: Healing the Trauma and Other Triggers That Have Turned Your Body Against You’. 00:00 Intro 02:43 What Sara Does for People 04:16 Background and Training 05:56 Helping 40,000 People 08:44 What Is Precision Medicine? 10:19 What’s Wrong with Conventional Medicine? 13:04 Why Sara Chose This Career 15:10 Importance of Healing from Past Trauma 16:44 How Trauma Manifests into Health Conditions 20:43 Lack of Nutrition and Lifestyle Education in Medical Training 22:12 Cortisol and Stress 25:23 Is There a Link Between Cortisol and Trauma? 26:02 Daily Habits That Disrupt Hormones 29:15 How to Optimise Your Health 30:35 Is Sugar the Enemy? 31:56 Supplements for Hormonal Balance 32:52 Common Nutritional Deficiencies 36:54 How to Regulate Cortisol Levels 41:04 Is It Easy to Get Someone to Change? 42:20 Can Encouraging Change Cause Harm? 44:25 How to Support Someone Breaking Bad Habits 46:34 When Should Men Start Monitoring Testosterone? 47:58 Testosterone in Women 48:32 Signs of Low Testosterone in Men 49:02 Symptoms of Low Testosterone in Women 49:52 Symptoms of High Testosterone in Women 50:54 How to Regulate Testosterone Levels 53:08 Why Estrogen Is Important for Both Men and Women 58:40 Importance of Fibre in the Diet 59:30 Role of the Microbiome in Hormone Regulation 01:00:51 Fibre-Rich Foods 01:01:04 Sara’s Preferred Diet 01:02:53 The Ketogenic Diet 01:05:01 Side Effects of the Keto Diet 01:05:36 Can You Stay on Keto Long-Term? 01:07:00 Strategies for Effective Weight Loss 01:08:05 Fasting 01:12:05 What Is Perimenopause and When Does It Begin? 01:16:12 Can Menopause Symptoms Be Avoided? 01:16:47 Birth Control 01:17:37 Who Is Birth Control For? 01:18:28 How Is Sara Doing Today? 01:19:36 Whole Body Yes 01:20:39 How to Know If a Marriage No Longer Works 01:24:54 Sara’s Divorce: Could It Have Been Saved? 01:26:40 Are Women in Menopause More Likely to Divorce? 01:28:01 Do Happiness Levels Increase in Your 50s? 01:29:10 How to Better Support Women 01:32:38 How Gender Roles Can Be Harmful to Women 01:33:59 Why Women Are Generally More Stressed Than Men 01:35:11 Are Women More Sensitive Than Men? 01:35:46 Why Women Are More Prone to Autoimmune Diseases 01:38:13 Does Late Motherhood Increase Cancer Risk? 01:39:31 Are Gender Roles Misaligned with Human Biology? 01:40:44 What Is Polarity in Heterosexual Relationships? 01:44:52 How to Keep Sexual Attraction Alive 01:48:35 Building Emotional Connection with Conversation Cards 01:50:36 How Sleep Affects Hormonal Balance 01:52:18 Heart Rate Variability (HRV) 01:52:57 How to Improve HRV Follow Dr. Sara: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/eJThWwn62Rb Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/6kAPJDr62Rb You can purchase Dr Sara’s book, ‘The Autoimmune Cure: Healing the Trauma and Other Triggers That Have Turned Your Body Against You’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/Mt0ZFgF62Rb Get your hands on the Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://bit.ly/conversationcards-mp Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes Sign up to receive email updates about Diary Of A CEO here: https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt Ready to think like a CEO? Gain access to the 100 CEOs newsletter here: https://bit.ly/100-ceos-newsletter Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Vivobarefoot - https://vivobarefoot.com/DOAC with code DOAC20 for 20% off ZOE - http://joinzoe.com with code BARTLETT10 for 10% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	3 to 75% of women do not get the treatment for perimenopause and menopause that they deserve.
0:06.2	And women are asking, why is it that I can't manage stress the way I once did?
0:09.8	Why do I have this belly fat that appeared out of nowhere?
0:12.5	And my usual techniques for I to deal with that aren't working.
0:15.1	Why would I rather mop the floor than have sex with my husband?
0:18.2	But there's more than 100 plus symptoms that women aren't aware of.
0:21.6	But you believe many of the symptoms of menopause are avoidable?
0:25.3	Yes, and let's get into that.
0:27.3	Dr. Sarasal is the Harvard-trained physician and hormone expert.
0:30.8	Who's unlocking the science and simple tricks behind feeling your best, no matter your age.
0:36.1	Most people have imbalanced hormones.
0:38.8	Think of them as text messages that your body sends to keep everything functioning optimally.
0:42.8	But for example, out of the 40,000 people I've tested and treated, around 90% of them have a problem with their cortisol hormones.
0:49.1	And if my buddy's making too much cortisol, what is the hub?
0:51.4	It's associated with more belly fat.
0:53.2	We know that it shrinks the brain in women, but not men. It's associated with more belly fat. We know that it shrinks the
0:54.4	brain in women, but not men. It's associated with depression, but also if you're someone who's
0:59.3	making a lot of cortisol, you're going to make less testosterone. And that leads to a whole host
1:04.3	of serious problems. And what about trauma? Does that impact your hormones? Oh yes. And one of the
1:09.0	ways to measure trauma is the ACE test.
1:11.7	It's a validated questionnaire, and they found that people who had one or higher ACE scores
1:16.4	had a greater risk of 45 different chronic diseases.
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