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EP. 095 Humble Honest Hormones - Part One


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In this episode, you'll learn about hormones.

Included :

  • What are the main hormones?
  • E 2 Estradiol - the main oestrogen
  • E 1 - Estrone - the most common post menopausal oestrogen
  • E 3 - Estriol -  our protective oestrogen 
  • Dr. Ray Peat's perspective
  • Progesterone
  • Testosterone
  • Oestrogen dominance & its health implications 
  • Xeno-oestrogens 
  • Ratios of hormones (progesterone to oestrogen)
  • Low progesterone symptoms
  • Progesterone and its relationship to cortisol
  • Testosterone function  in women
  • If testosterone is low in women
  • Testosterone in men & keeping it balanced
  • High levels of testosterone and its effects
  • Methods of testing hormones
  • Blood tests for hormones - some downfalls
  • Saliva testing for hormones
  • Tracking & charting signs and symptoms for giving useful information on hormones
  • Basal body temperatures - what it means if its low or high
  • Ratio of progesterone to oestrogen (normal and best levels)
  • Reasons why progesterone is often low
  • Men benefit from progesterone too
  • Menopausal hormone levels
  • Where we get our hormones after menopause
  • Fats and their requirement for good hormone levels
  • Progesterone often goes low after menopause
  • Conventional methods of HRT
  • Bio-identical hormones
  • Natural methods of boosting hormones versus HRT
  • Difference between synthetic HRT and bio-identical HRT
  • Risks of synthetic hormones
  • How are bio-identical hormones made? 
  • Wild yam creams
  • Transdermal application of bio identical hormones
  • Vitamin E in progesterone creams
  • My preferred brand of progesterone creams
  • Other progesterone creams - what to look for
  • Sedative effects of progesterone
  • Progesterone cream for repeated miscarriages
  • Progesterone for menstrual problems
  • Progesterone cream for growths of women's tissue
  • Case of fibroids
  • How to use progesterone cream
  • Progesterone for anti-aging
  • Synopsis of benefits of progesterone cream
  • Cautions, signs of side effects of taking too much progesterone
  • Low oestrogen in menopausal levels - how to approach it
  • Hypothalamus and its role in regulating hormones


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