Dr. Sara Naseri joins me on this episode to talk about the exciting, at home, affordable, easy to use, hemoglobin A1C testing her company QVin has developed that utilizes menstrual blood. Throughout this episode I just kept saying: why weren’t we always doing this??!! But the wait is over as QVin can send an FDA approved, CLIA certified and easy to collect test right to your door. H1C is a test we all need and may get pushback from our providers or our insurance about routinely checking it so it’s win, win, win, win and has some exciting prospects for future testing on other hormones and possibly even screening for conditions like endometriosis. 

Episodes referenced in this show:

Dr Brooke Show #398 Making Sense of Blood Sugar Testing: Hemoglobin A1C, Glycomark, CGMs and More

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If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can’t find anyone near you to help, Join MIDI! I’ve worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I’m so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link to check out MIDI! No membership fees and insurance billing available. 

Did you know that 95% of women taking a prenatal are still nutrient deficient? The founders of Needed saw this as a big problem and I couldn’t agree more! But Needed quickly became a bigger solution to a bigger problem by providing more options for moms and moms to be. Women need so much support during the time from thinking about getting pregnant all the way to having little ones and so often they are left with options that don’t address their needs (prenatals that have nutrients in the wrong forms or that they can’t take due to nausea) or they are left with low energy, anxiety or even colds/flus while they are pregnant or nursing because there aren’t natural products that are considered safe during these times. Needed solved all of these problems as well as created a community of no-guilt, education and support for new moms and moms to be. Learn more about Needed visit thisisneeded.com and save 20% off your first order with code BETTEREVERYDAY at checkout.

Don’t miss Organifi Gold Pumpkin Spice! Limited edition of their cozy cup of relaxing deliciousness with turmeric, passionflower, lemon balm and Reishi. Perfect end of a fall evening! Get it before it’s gone! Link www.organifi.com/bettereveryday saves you 20%. 

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review! 

It’s that annual Thanksgiving episode where I get to share some things I’m grateful for with you all that this year what tops my list is: YOU! Hear why I’m so especially grateful for you being here this year as well as the top three things I feel grateful to be honing this past year when it comes to being who I want to be in the world. I hope these perspectives help you be the best version of yourself in your health and in your relationships - with others and of course with yourself. 

As mentioned in the show, my annual 15% off gratitude sale is underway! Save 15% off all of the Better By Dr Brooke products including my new hormone supplement kits including a bundle of products for blood sugar, perimenopause, stress, gut health, PCOS and HRT support. 

Use code GRATITUDE15 at checkout on my site betterbydrbrooke.com! Just through 12/1.

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Did you know that 95% of women taking a prenatal are still nutrient deficient? The founders of Needed saw this as a big problem and I couldn’t agree more! But Needed quickly became a bigger solution to a bigger problem by providing more options for moms and moms to be. Women need so much support during the time from thinking about getting pregnant all the way to having little ones and so often they are left with options that don’t address their needs (prenatals that have nutrients in the wrong forms or that they can’t take due to nausea) or they are left with low energy, anxiety or even colds/flus while they are pregnant or nursing because there aren’t natural products that are considered safe during these times. Needed solved all of these problems as well as created a community of no-guilt, education and support for new moms and moms to be. Learn more about Needed visit thisisneeded.com and save 20% off your first order with code BETTEREVERYDAY at checkout.

NAD levels start to decline by up to 65% between ages 30 and 70 and this can lead to more signs of aging, less energy and worse recovery. Qualia NAD+ is formulated to target the entire process our cells undergo to make, use and then recycle NAD+ for optimal results that you can see and feel. With so many NAD boosting products out there, what sets Qualia NAD+ apart is that it uses three different precursors to support the various ways our cells make NAD+ and its very holistic formula supports this production pathway from start to finish with enzyme cofactors as well as raw materials. So spruce up your aging, tired mitochondria, improve genetic repar and stem cell renewal AND save big at Qualialife.com/bettereveryday that automatically gives 50% off the product AND if you enter code BETTEREVERYDAY you’ll get another 15% off! 

Don’t miss Organifi Gold Pumpkin Spice! Limited edition of their cozy cup of relaxing deliciousness with turmeric, passionflower, lemon balm and Reishi. Perfect end of a fall evening! Get it before it’s gone! Link www.organifi.com/bettereveryday saves you 20%. 

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!  

Castor oil packs have been around for a very long time but historically have been a bit messy and cumbersome, but Dr Marisol flipped that idea on its head with her Queen of the Thrones brand organic, easy to use castor oil packs. Did she make castor oil cool and sexy? Somehow, yes! Many of you know this brand as I’ve recommended it for years but finally I got Dr. Marisol on the show to talk about castor from energetics to practical use. 

And Queen of the Thrones has some great holiday and Black Friday sales going on so check them out with this link! 

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If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can’t find anyone near you to help, Join MIDI! I’ve worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I’m so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link to check out MIDI! No membership fees and insurance billing available. 

Don’t miss Organifi Gold Pumpkin Spice! Limited edition of their cozy cup of relaxing deliciousness with turmeric, passionflower, lemon balm and Reishi. Perfect end of a fall evening! Get it before it’s gone! Link www.organifi.com/bettereveryday saves you 20%. 

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!  

Should ovarian health be considered a marker of longevity? Yes. Our ovarian production of adequate hormones impacts us on a daily basis including effects on cognition, energy, mood, sleep and metabolism. When our production of these hormones are low  we can deal with cyclical symptoms and PMS, infertility and a more difficult struggle into perimenopause and beyond. In this episode I talk about the biggest impacts I see in my practice on our ovarian health and what we can do to improve our sex hormone output and balance whether you want to feel better, get pregnant or just optimize your health overall.

Items mentioned in this episode: 

Article: Oxytocin, the Antidote to Cortisol

Free guide for Finding Your Inner Compass (Core Value Exercise)

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If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can’t find anyone near you to help, Join MIDI! I’ve worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I’m so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link to check out MIDI! No membership fees and insurance billing available. 

Did you know that 95% of women taking a prenatal are still nutrient deficient? The founders of Needed saw this as a big problem and I couldn’t agree more! But Needed quickly became a bigger solution to a bigger problem by providing more options for moms and moms to be. Women need so much support during the time from thinking about getting pregnant all the way to having little ones and so often they are left with options that don’t address their needs (prenatals that have nutrients in the wrong forms or that they can’t take due to nausea) or they are left with low energy, anxiety or even colds/flus while they are pregnant or nursing because there aren’t natural products that are considered safe during these times. Needed solved all of these problems as well as created a community of no-guilt, education and support for new moms and moms to be. Learn more about Needed visit thisisneeded.com and save 20% off your first order with code BETTEREVERYDAY at checkout.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!  

Dr. Zach is back to talk about something very cool: ZBiotics new probiotic product that turns sugar (sucrose) from your diet into fiber. Sounds like magic, right? Almost. This probiotic strain normally found in our gut and on our food has been engineered to produce an enzyme called levansucrase which will produce a unique fiber rarely found in our daily diets. All of this lends to better microbiome diversity and gut health. We cover how Sugar to Fiber works and how easy it is to add to your busy day on this episode. 

Previous Dr Brooke Show episode with Zach: Alcohol & Your Microbiome 

Try Sugar to Fiber and save 15% with code BETTEREVERYDAY!

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NAD levels start to decline by up to 65% between ages 30 and 70 and this can lead to more signs of aging, less energy and worse recovery. Qualia NAD+ is formulated to target the entire process our cells undergo to make, use and then recycle NAD+ for optimal results that you can see and feel. With so many NAD boosting products out there, what sets Qualia NAD+ apart is that it uses three different precursors to support the various ways our cells make NAD+ and its very holistic formula supports this production pathway from start to finish with enzyme cofactors as well as raw materials. So spruce up your aging, tired mitochondria, improve genetic repar and stem cell renewal AND save big by visiting Qualialife.com/bettereveryday that automatically gives 50% off the product AND if you enter code BETTEREVERYDAY you’ll get another 15% off! 

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can’t find anyone near you to help, Join MIDI! I’ve worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I’m so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link to check out MIDI! No membership fees and insurance billing available. 

Give your body the support it needs to repair and recover everything from joints to skin and hair to your gut lining with Organifi’s Multi Collagen. It is unflavored, non-GMO and glyphosate residue free. Made from real food ingredients including including pasture-raised cows, wild-caught fish, eggshell membrane and organic bone broth protein, Organifi Collagen contains five types of collagen and 19 essential amino acids and you can save 20% off with this link: www.organifi.com/bettereveryday. It’s the only collagen you’ll need!

Listen to What Women Need To Know About Collagen for more info as well!

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review! 

In this Q&A episode I cover all manner of aspects of this soothing, helpful hormone. Progesterone can start to dip as early as our 30s creating more problems with mood, sleep and periods as the years go on, but even in our 20s we can experience low progesterone due to PCOS, stress and other reasons as well. I talk about how to naturally raise progesterone as well as how to know when to use herbs or HRT to support your progesterone levels.

I reference in this show a past progesterone Q&A from 2023, here is that show as this episode covers other aspects of progesterone as well:  

Dr Brooke Show #324 All Your Progesterone Questions Answered

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Give your body the support it needs to repair and recover everything from joints to skin and hair to your gut lining with Organifi’s Multi Collagen. It is unflavored, non-GMO and glyphosate residue free. Made from real food ingredients including including pasture-raised cows, wild-caught fish, eggshell membrane and organic bone broth protein, Organifi Collagen contains five types of collagen and 19 essential amino acids and you can save 20% off with this link: www.organifi.com/bettereveryday. It’s the only collagen you’ll need!

Listen to What Women Need To Know About Collagen for more info as well!

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can’t find anyone near you to help, Join MIDI! I’ve worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I’m so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link to check out MIDI! No membership fees and insurance billing available. 

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!  

Is it the baby blues? Exhaustion? Expected overwhelm with a new baby? Or is it something more worrisome? In this episode I talk about the hormonal changes postpartum that can lead to anxiety, depression and sadness and what to look out for, when to get help and simple suggestions for nutrition, exercise and supplements that can help. I also cover a lesser talked about mood issue for breastfeeding moms known as Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex. I also talk about how to be a good support person for a new mom beyond offering to hold the baby - but who doesn't want to hold a new baby?! I hope this show is helpful for partners, friends and family as well as new moms to please share! 

I talk a bit about my experience with DMER this in this article as well:  Three Horrible Things About Breastfeeding. 

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Did you know that 95% of women taking a prenatal are still nutrient deficient? The founders of Needed saw this as a big problem and I couldn’t agree more! But Needed quickly became a bigger solution to a bigger problem by providing more options for moms and moms to be. Women need so much support during the time from thinking about getting pregnant all the way to having little ones and so often they are left with options that don’t address their needs (prenatals that have nutrients in the wrong forms or that they can’t take due to nausea) or they are left with low energy, anxiety or even colds/flus while they are pregnant or nursing because there aren’t natural products that are considered safe during these times. Needed solved all of these problems as well as created a community of no-guilt, education and support for new moms and moms to be. Learn more about Needed and save 20% off your first order with code BETTEREVERYDAY at checkout.

Don’t miss Organifi Gold Pumpkin Spice! Limited edition of their cozy cup of relaxing deliciousness with turmeric, passionflower, lemon balm and Reishi. Perfect end of a fall evening! Get it before it’s gone! Link saves you 20%. 

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!  

Covering a lot of your questions on this show! Symptoms of low testosterone and deciding if replacement therapy is right for you, hair loss from high androgens and is that a no go for replacement, what supplements you can safely take during breastfeeding, what it means when your cycle is getting shorter, is your joint pain due to perimenopause and women’s infradian rhythm.

Products I mentioned in this episode: Androgen/Testosterone Metabolism Support: clear+normalize

Powerful, Emulsified and Micronized Turmeric Liquid: better+turmeric

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Support: ThisIsNeeded (use code BETTEREVERYDAY at checkout for 20% off) 

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NAD levels start to decline by up to 65% between ages 30 and 70 and this can lead to more signs of aging, less energy and worse recovery. Qualia NAD+ is formulated to target the entire process our cells undergo to make, use and then recycle NAD+ for optimal results that you can see and feel. With so many NAD boosting products out there, what sets Qualia NAD+ apart is that it uses three different precursors to support the various ways our cells make NAD+ and its very holistic formula supports this production pathway from start to finish with enzyme cofactors as well as raw materials. So spruce up your aging, tired mitochondria, improve genetic repar and stem cell renewal AND save big by visiting Qualialife.com/bettereveryday that automatically gives 50% off the product AND if you enter code BETTEREVERYDAY you’ll get another 15% off! 

Did you know that 95% of women taking a prenatal are still nutrient deficient? The founders of Needed saw this as a big problem and I couldn’t agree more! But Needed quickly became a bigger solution to a bigger problem by providing more options for moms and moms to be. Women need so much support during the time from thinking about getting pregnant all the way to having little ones and so often they are left with options that don’t address their needs (prenatals that have nutrients in the wrong forms or that they can’t take due to nausea) or they are left with low energy, anxiety or even colds/flus while they are pregnant or nursing because there aren’t natural products that are considered safe during these times. Needed solved all of these problems as well as created a community of no-guilt, education and support for new moms and moms to be. Learn more about Needed and save 20% off your first order with code BETTEREVERYDAY at checkout.

Give your body the support it needs to repair and recover everything from joints to skin and hair to your gut lining with Organifi’s Multi Collagen. It is unflavored, non-GMO and glyphosate residue free. Made from real food ingredients including including pasture-raised cows, wild-caught fish, eggshell membrane and organic bone broth protein, Organifi Collagen contains five types of collagen and 19 essential amino acids and you can save 20% off with this link: www.organifi.com/bettereveryday. It’s the only collagen you’ll need!

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!  

For more info about how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.com. 

A daily multi to cover your nutritional bases seems like a good idea right? Our soil is depleted, our life is depleting and many of us are dealing with some sort of chronic issue, making extra support something to think about. On the flipside, many are dealing with supplement fatigue and it’s worth talking about if a multi is worth it at this stage in your health and healing. As well, some women’s multis are severely lacking in what women need yet others are full of things you do not need. In this episode I talk about what to look for in a multi that that suits your hormones and health goals.

In this show I talk about my women’s multi that includes optimal doses of what women need for blood sugar balance, better energy, brain health, optimal aging and hormone balance. I put my balanced+beautiful multi on sale this weekend only with code BEAUTIFUL15 at checkout. 

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If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can’t find anyone near you to help, Join MIDI! I’ve worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I’m so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link to check out MIDI! No membership fees and insurance billing available. 

Did you know that 95% of women taking a prenatal are still nutrient deficient? The founders of Needed saw this as a big problem and I couldn’t agree more! But Needed quickly became a bigger solution to a bigger problem by providing more options for moms and moms to be. Women need so much support during the time from thinking about getting pregnant all the way to having little ones and so often they are left with options that don’t address their needs (prenatals that have nutrients in the wrong forms or that they can’t take due to nausea) or they are left with low energy, anxiety or even colds/flus while they are pregnant or nursing because there aren’t natural products that are considered safe during these times. Needed solved all of these problems as well as created a community of no-guilt, education and support for new moms and moms to be. Learn more about Needed and save 20% off your first order with code BETTEREVERYDAY at checkout.

NAD levels start to decline by up to 65% between ages 30 and 70 and this can lead to more signs of aging, less energy and worse recovery. Qualia NAD+ is formulated to target the entire process our cells undergo to make, use and then recycle NAD+ for optimal results that you can see and feel. With so many NAD boosting products out there, what sets Qualia NAD+ apart is that it uses three different precursors to support the various ways our cells make NAD+ and its very holistic formula supports this production pathway from start to finish with enzyme cofactors as well as raw materials. So spruce up your aging, tired mitochondria, improve genetic repar and stem cell renewal AND save big by visiting Qualialife.com/bettereveryday that automatically gives 50% off the product AND if you enter code BETTEREVERYDAY you’ll get another 15% off! 

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review! 

For more info on how I can helpy you visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.com.

Summer is wrapping up and fall always feels like a fresh start for me so I want us to revisit this episode and be sure you’ve all filled out the Finding Your Inner Compass Guide to identif your core values. As we go into the next season I will have a lot more content for you around stress skills over stress management, value driven living for less stress and an entire framework that is better than “finding work life balance”. So be sure you listen to this show, share it with a woman who needs it and fill out the guide. You can grab that here.

In this episode I also reference a Part I, previous episode and you can listen to that also here. 

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Give your body the support it needs to repair and recover everything from joints to skin and hair to your gut lining with Organifi’s Multi Collagen. It is unflavored, non-GMO and glyphosate residue free. Made from real food ingredients including including pasture-raised cows, wild-caught fish, eggshell membrane and organic bone broth protein, Organifi Collagen contains five types of collagen and 19 essential amino acids and you can save 20% off with this link: www.organifi.com/bettereveryday. It’s the only collagen you’ll need!

Listen to What Women Need To Know About Collagen for more info as well!

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can’t find anyone near you to help, Join MIDI! I’ve worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I’m so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link to check out MIDI! No membership fees and insurance billing available. 

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, 

I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I’d like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!