100: Understanding Your Fifth Vital Sign with Dr. Jolene Brighten

Today on Reset, Renew, Revive, we learn about your fifth vital sign with Dr. Jolene Brighten. She is a naturopathic endocrinologist, clinical sexologist, and expert in hormonal health. In this episode, she teaches you how to understand what your menstrual cycle tells you about your health and how you can protect your fertility. 

Your hormones change throughout your life; Dr. Brighten walks you through each phase of female development and gives you the tools to thrive in postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause. Your fertility reflects your vitality, so protecting your fertility is essential to living a long and healthy life. 

With the rise in fertility issues, Dr. Brighten investigates the environmental and lifestyle factors that impact the health of millions. She teaches you how to avoid harmful endocrine disruptors that disrupt your fertility and cell function. Join us to learn how you can take control of your fertility and thrive at every stage of your life. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

[1:30] The Menstrual Cycle is the Fifth Vital Sign 

[2:00] Working in Clinical Sexology 

[3:30] Dr. Brighten’s Hormonal Journey 

[6:00] The Spike in Fertility Issues 

[11:00] Fertility is Vitality 

[14:00] Your Body Doesn’t Ovulate on a Calendar

[19:00] Your Adrenals Glands Love Consistency 

[20:30] The Reality of Postpartum Depression

[22:00] Supporting Your Body During Perimenopause 

[25:40] Transitioning into Menopause 

[27:45] The Truth About Hormone Replacement 

WHERE TO FIND OUR GUEST

DrBrighten.com

Is This Normal?

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MEMORABLE QUOTES

“The things that it takes to be fertile are going to be the things that also help to save your heart, save your brain, save your bones, like save your vital organs, so this is a very good thing.”  [12:37] -Dr. Brighten

“If you start noticing a day or two before your period, you really can’t sleep, we’ve got progesterone problems going on.” [24:57] -Dr. Brighten

“When estrogen declines, our risk for dementia increases. Women are the majority of dementia and Alzheimer patients. Estrogen is so protective for brain health.” [28:12] -Dr. Brighten

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