Hormonal and Thyroid Health chat with Dr. Lara Briden- Naturopathic medicine doctor.

Some Topics and time discussed (we flip around a bit on topics throughout):

2:00- Health and Hormonal Health- Periods a marker as health

3:00- Pill Bleeds are NOT periods

6:00-What does Birth control do and how does it affect our body, health, and fertility?

8:00- Estrogen’s roles & Hormonal birth control’s effects on gaining muscle and insulin levels

10:00- Microflora’s effects on your hormones

11:45- Long term side effects and post birth control?

14:45- Ovulation- why it’s important and what happens

16:00- Reasons why you can not ovulate or have a period

20:45- PCOS- Types (4 different)- Insulin resistance, Post Pill, Inflammatory PCOS, Thyroid, Vegetarian Diets?; What is it, why ultrasounds are NOT a diagnosis, and how you can help alleviate symptoms

29:45- Soy effects on hormones

34:00- Ways to help insulin resistance

35:15-Gut Microflora- what effect’s it and PMS- PMS isn’t normal?

37:15- Talking about Estrogen dominance and alcohol for hormones

39:45- Dairy talk

41:30- Thyroid issues and Irregular Periods- What to test for thyroid health

46:45- Endometriosis

You can find Dr. Briden and her "Period Repair Manual" at larabriden.com