Welcome back to The Simplicity Sessions, I'm delighted that you've joined us today. My name is Jenn Pike, your host, registered holistic nutritionist, medical exercise specialist, the best-selling author of the Simplicity Project, and the creator of the women's revolutionary health program, The Hormone Project.

Today, we are joined by Dr. Anna Cabeca who's known as the Girlfriend Doctor, she's a triple board-certified Emory university-trained OB-GYN and author of two best-selling books.

Anna is the creator and author of The Hormone Fix, a groundbreaking holistic lifestyle program for menopausal women, as well as Keto Green 16, which is a comprehensive nutritional plan to help stay healthy and slim.

Dr. Anna Cabeca works tirelessly to help women reclaim their vibrancy, their sexuality, their health, and their happiness. She speaks from her experience. She speaks from the hip and she speaks from the heart and she has risen from her own ashes of personal tragedy that spiraled into depression from not one but two rounds of menopause.

You can find links to Dr. Anna Cabeca's multi-platform publishings, as well as social / websites below in the 'Connect with us' section of the show notes.

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Here are the main topics of today's episode:

• Introducing our guest, Dr. Anna Cabeca
• Supporting Moontime Sisters
• Jenn's recommendation
• Keto Green Lifestyle
• Hormones are our messengers
• Disciplining our mind and connecting our heart
• Manipulating our hormones
• Nutrition and Sleep
• Vaginal health
• DIY recipes
• Supplements and supports

Connect with us -

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To connect with Dr. Anna Cabeca and find direct links to her published works, programs, and supports, go to her website https://drannacabeca.com

If you order any of her products including those discussed on this episode, you can save 10% by entering in the code JennP10 at checkout - https://drannacabeca.com

To follow Anna on social media, find her on Instagram @thegirlfrienddoctor, and Facebook @thegirlfrienddoctor

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Quotes

• "Our lifestyle and our daily practices are one of the most powerful tools we can use to actually manipulate our hormones in a positive way"

• "This journey led me into what I call the keto green lifestyle. And it's not just about what we eat, but it's how we live when we eat, who we eat with"

• "Our hormones function in different ways. They relate. They are chemical messengers, writing a story, they are energetic messengers and they're led and driven."

• "When we focus on what's good in our lives, what we're focusing on is where we feel love, what you know is beautiful in our lives, the things that bring us joy and pleasure, that's oxytocin. That's the hormone of oxytocin. It's a different energy. It's the most alkalizing hormone in our body. It's the most healing hormone in our body. It's a hormone of fun and pleasure."

• "So what do I know to be true right now? That's the number one question I ask. What do you know to be true? What's your reality? What is good in your life? And let's focus on those things that are good, noteworthy, positive, beautiful, bring you pleasure, joy, connection, the relationships, and people that you love and laugh with"

• "You have to be very intentional nowadays to choose the joy, to find the happiness and the bliss. It's not going to be delivered to you."

• "One of the key aspects, lifestyle hacks is to practice gratitude before you get up"

• "No more snacking, snacking is destructive to our bodies, especially in perimenopause and menopause. So no more snacking and just creating these lifestyle practices to empower our physiology."

• "Keto green is really helpful at any part of the life cycle, but it is essential and mandatory in menopause and perimenopause. It is essential and mandatory in perimenopause because these hormone shifts and this declining glucose, you know, this decline in progesterone and estrogen Our brain needs estrogen."

• "How you're beginning the day to set yourself up before your breakfast is important, and then at the end of the day, priming your nervous system and getting your body ready for a good night."

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv, and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star, and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.