The Bitch Fix: Health and Hormones for the Modern Woman Christine MacCarroll

Today we are dipping back into The Bitch Fix vault for a throwback to a classic episode. This was too good not to be highlighted another time. If you missed it the first go around, do yourself a favour and check it out now.

Intuitive eating sounds really great . . . but if we look under the hood, there are some legit challenges and hurdles to actually putting this ideal into practice. On this episode, I break it all down for you: the 5 major problems with intuitive eating, and what you can do to overcome them.

Today we are dipping back into The Bitch Fix vault for a throwback to a classic episode. This was too good not to be highlighted another time. If you missed it the first go around, do yourself a favour and check it out now.

Do you think of your period as a curse? I did for years before I learned that my hormones were out of whack . . . and how to fix them. Now I'm able to live in harmony with my hormones instead of fighting a monthly battle! What would that be like for you? ____ Ready to hop off the hormonal rollercoaster for good?

Did you know that the most prescribed medication is a hormone? It is; it’s synthetic thyroid hormone, Synthroid. And the majority of people who need it are women. And the majority of women who need it? They have an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto’s. Many of them don’t even KNOW this though, because of a lack of sufficient testing! Enter today’s expert speaker, Dr. Anshul Gupta, author of Reversing Hashimoto’s. Dr. Gupta shares with us why this common disease is often undiagnosed, and what you can do to actually reverse it. A must listen if you have or suspect thyroid issues!
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Mentioned on the episode: Reversing Hashimoto’s book https://amzn.to/3n42Etm

As women, our hormonal picture can literally look different every single day--which will impact our mood, energy, and even cognitive function. For women with ADHD, this may be amplified by the brain changes that come with varying levels of neurotransmitters like dopamine. On this podcast episode, pulled from the recent HerBrain Summit, I had a fun time interviewing MYSELF about this topic! Listen in to get the real scoop on what’s going on when hormones and ADHD intersect in women.

You might have heard of Catharine Arnston because she appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank. And even though she didn’t walk away with winning the show, she certainly has a winning PRODUCT. Everyone from elite athletes to everyday moms swears by the energy enhancing effects of her flagship products, ENERGYbits and RECOVERYbits.

Catharine and I talk about the history of algae all the way back from when it was used as warrior food in the ancient Americas to when the Rockafellers invested in researching it after WWII.This is a non-stop interview backed with both Catherine’s energy and thousands of papers investigating the benefits of spirulina and chlorella.

On a personal note, I have been taking the RECOVERY bits at night, and my Whoop has consistently been showing me getting into more restorative sleep, so for my n=1 experiment, I have a winner!

Bone-level fatigue, what is sometimes known as adrenal fatigue, can also look like feeling downright bitchy, or having trouble sleeping even when you’re tired, or feeling “tired but wired.” That’s where my guest today comes in.Today’s guest is Dr. Izabella Wentz. Izabella Wentz is known as “the thyroid pharmacist” and she has written multiple NY Times bestselling books all about thyroid health.

Her new book, The Adrenal Protocol, is all about going from just surviving to actually thriving. We talked about her personal journey, whether you have to give up coffee or take a thousand supplements, what sort of testing to consider, and why conventional endocrinologists unfortunately DON’T take adrenal issues seriously.