EP 44: On Women’s Hormone Health with Dr. Soyona Rafatjah

If you are confused about women's hormone health or what foods fuel inflammation, this podcast episode is for you. Dr. Soyona Rafatjah, a board certified Family Physician and the Founder of Prime Health in Denver, CO. joins us for episode 44 on The School of Unlearning podcast. We discuss her origin story and what fueled her to embrace the tenets of Functional and Integrative Medicine and why women's thyroid health is so importance for metabolic and immune function. Dr. Rafatjah helps us understand the power and importance of informed consent and how most medical science and pharmaceuticals are designed for men. Women's health involving stress management, toxins and dietary modifications are baseline for Dr. Rafatjah and this episode is filled with clinical gems.  

In this episode, we cover: 

• Soyona's origin story 
• Why Functional medicine is rooted in health outcomes vs sick care
• Why the thyroid is importance for women's health and why most doctor's don't run comprehensive labs
• The benefits of birth control for family planning
• Why birth control is being over prescribed and prescribed for the wrong reasons - how it can act as a bandaid for hormone health issues
• The importance of informed consent in women's health 
• What 3 foods fuel inflammation
• What foods calm inflammation 
• The root causes of depression and how to proactively work with brain health  
• How much protein a day women should aim for 
• Soy? What are the health benefits and risks and why to always aim for organic 
• What Dr. Raftajah is currently unlearning

You can learn more about Prime Health by visiting their website here.  Prime Health offers private and group Functional Medicine care to those in the Colorado area and select states for virtual care. 

Elisa Haggarty is a Conscious Leadership Coach and Organizational Consultant, click here to learn more about her work.  Follow The School of Unlearning on Instagram @thesoulpodcast.