In this episode, Jodi is joined by award winning naturopathic medical doctor, Dr. Elena Zinkov, who is on a mission to empower women to be their best health advocates, and is helping women break through the common myths they are taught about hormones and women's health. She specializes in endocrinology, with over 20 years of nutrition and exercise science. Her focus is on helping women from all stages of life, and especially women in perimenopause, to get out of the conventional way of thinking about hormones and to provide much needed answers to the most common hormone related symptoms. Like many women, she struggled with PCOS, poor gut health and infertility, and she shares the hidden truths in medicine about hormones and women's health. In this episode, we will discuss: -Metabolic health and hormones: the role hormones play in heart and brain health, and why they are a must for healthy aging -Busting myths: women don't need hormones in menopause, hormones cause cancer, we can't test hormones, and what combination of tests is the most effective -Talking to your provider about hormones and how to advocate for yourself: how to ask for the care you need -Essential nutrients and nutrient support for healthy hormones: the building blocks for hormone production -Difference between Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT): the most common mistakes, what women should watch out for, and are you too young or too old to start on this? -The role of peptides when hormones don't do the trick: from improving libido, to weight loss, metabolic health and building healthy muscles -Baseline tests all women should do in their 20s and 30s+, and it's not just hormones!