Over 40 and want more juice and joy in your life? OBGYN and hormone expert Anna Cabeca—The Girlfriend Doctor—gives us the scoop on reclaiming our health, vitality, and sexual fire during menopause and beyond.  

Anna’s struggle with infertility, and early-onset menopause, at 39, prompted a global pilgrimage to study alternative healing practices. Combining Western and Eastern medicine optimized her hormones and she conceived naturally at 41. The experience fueled her mission to help other women take control of their bodies.  

Anna’s approach is holistic and human—a far cry from the typical “pop a pill or slap on a patch and hope for the best.” It’s about building a vibrant life from the inside out, with nutrition, movement, connection, community, pleasure, and purpose. And, hormone therapy is the icing on the cake!  

We go over all the critical things every woman needs to know. How to harness the power of the hormone hierarchy, which adaptogens and supplements actually reduce symptoms, and the importance of gut health, alkalinity, and detox. Anna also spills the secret to getting rid of belly fat, and why bioidentical hormones are the way to go.  

The two biggest secrets? Oxytocin… queen of all hormones, and getting serious about your sexual health. Anna lays out the science behind how love, connection, and intimacy are the keys to hormone balance and longevity. We celebrate self-pleasuring, and the best way to alleviate pain during intercourse and eradicate urinary infections and incontinence.  

This is a must-listen if you want to age like a goddess and suck the marrow out of life.  

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• Fixing your hormones takes more than hormones. Nutrition and lifestyle are foundational.  
• Bioidentical hormones are superior to synthetic products on offer.  
• Reversing early menopause is possible with strategic nutrition and lifestyle changes.  
• Cortisol (stress hormone) is the enemy of health and happiness. Regulating it is essential.  
• Microdose oxytocin daily by cultivating pleasure and joy to change your physiology.  
• Sexual health is critical. Our health span should equal our lifespan and our sex span.  
• There’s no age limit on sexual pleasure. Cultivate the sex life you want.  
• Self-pleasure is a powerful form of self-care that boosts longevity.  

ABOUT DR. ANNA 

Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG is the author of The Hormone Fix, Keto-Green 16, and MenuPause.  

Multi board certified, Dr. Anna is a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She also holds certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.  

Anna lectures frequently demystifying the complexities of women’s health. A cornerstone of her work is helping women manage stress and cortisol, and leverage oxytocin—the “love hormone” to restore connection, desire, libido, joy, vitality, and sexual pleasure.  

Through her practice and research, she developed a line of natural products, including Julva® vulva cream and MightyMaca® Plus, that help women thrive through menopause.    

Known as “The Girlfriend Doctor,” Ann is blunt and speaks from the heart, using sassy humor to make health and science relatable and fun.  

She lives in Dallas with her daughters, and their extended family of horses and dogs. 

CONNECT WITH DR. ANNA 

Website: https://drannacabeca.com?_ef_transaction_id=&oid=1&affid=5508080 

Breeze Through Menopause: https://drannacabeca.com/pages/breeze-live?oid=10&affid=5508080 

Books: https://drannacabeca.com/collections/books?uid=181&oid=1&affid=5508080 

Julva: https://drannacabeca.com/pages/offers-julva-trial?uid=42&oid=1&affid=5508080 

Mighty Maca Capsules: https://drannacabeca.com/products/mighty-maca-menopause-capsules?uid=9&oid=1&affid=5508080 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAnnaCabeca 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegirlfrienddoctor 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drannacabeca/ 

MEET TESS MASTERS:   

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.       

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.    

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.    

CONNECT WITH TESS:  

Website:  https://tessmasters.com/     

Podcast:  https://ithastobeme.com/      

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/  

Delicious Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/  

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/     

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/     

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl    

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessmasters/ 

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