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Welcome to Our Skin, a Personal Discovery Podcast. Each week, host Holly Frey showcases a personal story from someone who lives–and thrives!--while managing psoriasis. Being diagnosed with a chronic skin condition can throw anyone off track, but Our Skin guests have a message of hope: a diagnosis can be an opportunity to discover new things about ourselves, our grit, and our power. In addition to these tales of hope, Frey and her guests plunge into the jaw-dropping, bizarre, and occasionally ...
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In today's Quick Hits blast from the past:
As Medical Director of the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine, Dr. Gersh focuses on understanding women's innate physical and emotional make-up. Through her research and practical experience, she has come to understand that women have internal, natural rhythms that are absolutely essential to female health. These rhythms are controlled by hormones, particularly estrogen, and may be kept in balance through both conventional and holistic treatments. You can find her at integrativemgi.com.
Listen to the full episode here.
In this episode:
- what is physiologic restoration of hormones
- when should a woman start using BHRT?
- why do our hormones fluctuate during the month and what are the health benefits of these rhythms
- what else does our cycle do besides makes us fertile?
- anti-cancer effects of hormones
- why you don't want the lowest possible dose of hormones
- how estrogen affects our immune system
- why we don't want to use estriol or BIEST in our HRT
- why we need to take a break from using progesterone during the month rather than take it daily
- how long is it safe to use hormones
- is there an age that is too old to start BHRT
- what are the ideal hormone levels when you are on BHRT
- why pellets are not a good way to replace hormones
- why you have to be careful not to overdose your HRT
- what estrogen can do for weight loss
- why mitochondria dysfunction and inflammation can affect your HRT and more!
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Certified Hormone Specialist, Transformational Nutrition Coach, & Weight Loss Expert
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