Let's Talk Hormones‪!‬ Dr Jessica Stefanski

Dr Jessica Stefanski discusses your treatment options for menopause in this 2 part series. In Part II, she discusses: 
✅What symptoms and health concerns are common after menopause
✅What can make hot flashes worse
✅Whether soy is safe and effective for menopausal symptoms
✅The foods you should be adding to your diet and the foods you should avoid
✅The 3 best types of exercise for women who are menopausal
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Dr Jessica Stefanski discusses your treatment options for menopause in this 2 part series. In Part I, she discusses: 
What happens to your hormones during menopause
What symptoms and health concerns are common after menopause
What the hormone treatment options are for menopausal symptoms
Bioidentical versus non-bioidentical hormones
What you absolutely need to know if you’re on thyroid medication 
Part II will address non-hormonal options for menopause like nutrition, botanical medicine and the best exercises after menopause. 
 
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Dr Stefanski breaks down all the latest research on why we sleep and how to get the best night's sleep without resorting to sleeping pills. She discusses the following:
How sleep restores brain health and helps prevent cancer and diabetes. 
How much sleep you really need.
How alarm clocks damage your creativity. 
Why we need more REM sleep (and dreaming!) than other mammals. 
How sleeping pills destroy your sleep and your long term health. 
Why teenagers are impossible to get out of bed. 
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In this episode, Dr Stefanski discusses how to use intermittent fasting to transform your health. She talks the nuts and bolts of fasting and topics like...
The health benefits of intermittent fasting, like weight loss, mental clarity, improved insulin sensitivity and blood sugar balance and regeneration of your cells. 
Important things you need to know about electrolytes, hydration and exercise during fasting. 
The use of fasting with cancer treatment and chemotherapy. 
How fasting impacts your hormone systems and how it can be helpful in the case of estrogen dominance and high insulin. 
Who should avoid fasting and why. 
An easy way to get started if you're interested in trying fasting. 
How to use dinner to set yourself up for a successful fast. 
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In this episode, Dr Stefanski discusses
What a healthy daily cortisol rhythm looks like
How daily and chronic stress can affect adrenal health and our cortisol levels
Why you need higher morning cortisol to help with pain and inflammation
The kind of weight gain caused by elevated cortisol
How to know if you have a cortisol imbalance
Natural treatments to restore adrenal health and recover from fatigue
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In this episode, Dr Stefanski discusses:
Your options for thyroid medication including levothyroxine, liothyronine (Cytomel), natural dessicated thyroid/thyroid USP brands like Nature-Throid, Armour, WP Thyroid and NP Thyroid, thyroid supplements that contain glandulars, and compounded thyroid medication.
Ingredients in thyroid medications that you should be aware of and how medications like Tirosint and WP Thyroid can be great options for people with gut issues like celiac, IBS, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis. 
Which thyroid medication may be better for your individual health situation. 
The medications, foods and health conditions that can interfere with your thyroid medication and keep it from working. 
How to improve the effectiveness of the thyroid medication you are taking. Feel better and avoid having to take more medication.
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