Ep. 40: Why Estrogen and Birth Control Are Not The Solution (Women’s Hormonal Health Part 1‪)‬ The Energy Balance Podcast

In this episode we discuss:


Why estrogen dominance is one of the primary drivers of reproductive issues for women
The cost of suppressing hormonal and reproductive symptoms with birth control
Whether symptoms like breast soreness, bloating, cramps, heaviness, mood swings, migraines, PCOS, fibroids, and endometriosis can be resolved by correcting underlying dysfunction
Why estrogen is not the “female hormone” and is instead better classified as a stress hormone
The healthiest form of birth control/contraception
 
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Timestamps:
 

0:00 – intro
3:13 – the influence of industry in the perception of estrogen and birth control
18:18 – the harmful effects of estrogen and birth control
24:29–the balance between estrogen and progesterone and considering estrogen dominance as a major driver of reproductive issues for women
29:10 – the cost of the conventional medical approach to female hormonal health and reproduction
53:47 – the healthiest alternatives to hormonal birth control/contraception and using menstrual cycles as indicators of health status