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

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