In today's Women Series episode, Tahnee dives deep into listening to your body's innate wisdom, with Dr Carrie Jones. Dr Carrie is the medical director of the DUTCH, which is a relatively new analytic to test hormones and safe to say it greatly differs from the traditional Western blood-test approach. The ladies discuss the HPA axis and how the thyroid is best tested. Adrenal fatigue is explored and the discussion around slowing down and not being a master of all the things, all the time, is covered. Keto and veganism lifestyles are discussed. This is a beautiful conversation around a woman's wellbeing and how it is a complex and dancing conversation between all the organ systems and hormones. You don't want to miss this one!

The ladies discuss:

- Blood tests show that moment in time; blood doesn't present what each constituent piece is doing, where it's going, or how the body is interacting with it

- Accurately testing cortisol via blood, is challenging

- DUTCH show the metabolites, which present how each hormone was processed

- The ideal Western standard range for blood test data is very arbitrary

- A slow thyroid slows down everything - hair, nails, metabolism, cortisol

- Thyroid testing is best via blood

- Cortisol and melatonin and sort of the like the sun and the moon, like Yin and Yang

- Circadian rhythm irregularities (e.g. poor sleep) will effect all our rhythms, our female cycle included

- We love routine and structure, honour the body by having positive sleep hygiene practices and routine meal time. Basics are key

- Why keto and intermittent fasting might not be for you

- How symptoms easily become the normal, but feeling anxious, feeling tired all the time, are not the sign of health

- How "adrenal fatigue" is the body's way of saying slow down

- Quality truely is key when it comes to supplements

- How veganism has the tendency to deplete a woman's systems

- What's leptin resistance?

- The physiology behind polycystic ovarian syndrome

- Biologically speaking, survival is the priority, reproduction is not. Hence why stress can play havoc with a women's cycle

- Libido is a strong sign of robust health, low libido is an indicator there is imbalance

- Why informed decision-making, regarding the Pill is critical

- Why menopause symptoms can differ so significantly between women

Resources:

For more: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/female-hormones-with-dr-carrie-jones-ep-19?_pos=1&_sid=c9ba8e99c&_ss=r

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