HEY GUYS, welcome back to Waist Away: The Intermittent Fasting Podcast! Today’s guest is actually a second-time guest! I had the best time recording with her, and you all must have had a good time listening to her because we received a bunch more questions for her! We are so excited that she agreed to come back on! She is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist in California, and has been recognized as the Orange County Medical Association’s “Physician of the Year” for 14 years in a row! Please welcome back, Dr. Felice Gersh!

 

If you haven’t listened to Dr. Gersh’s first podcast with us, you need to go back and listen to that right away because she shared so much good info with us.

First Podcast w/ Dr. Gersh: CLICK HERE

Video Version: https://youtu.be/hiKaAxQW2RU

More on Dr. Gersh: http://www.felicelgershmd.com/ 

Listener Questions:4

Q1 - 2:49

Q: In her last podcast, Dr. Gersh said that birth control pills can alter the gut microbiome in negative ways. There isn’t a lot of info about this online, so I am hoping she can explain it a little more. I don’t want to be on the pill, but I also do not want to be pregnant. Can you talk about healthier alternatives for birth control? What about the IUDs?

* Regina in Florida

Q2 - 8:09

Q: I've been wanting to get pregnant and I'm struggling. I'm eating clean, I'm having sex when I'm supposed to and the doctors can't figure out why I'm not getting pregnant. Can you give me any ideas of what I'm doing wrong to not get pregnant?

*Anonymous

Q3 - 11:22

Q: I wanted to let you know before I did intermittent fasting, my period was all over the place. Once I started doing intermittent fasting the first few weeks my period was still all over the place. After I did it for 30 days and consistently did intermittent fasting eating in a 6 hours window, my period is now perfect every time. I am exactly going by my app, and im getting my period when I'm supposed to!

Q4 - 14:17

Q: I consider myself to be pretty organic, I eat really clean and use a lot of all natural body products and home products. One thing I haven’t really switched is to organic tampons, mostly because they are so expensive! Do you think there is a big difference in organic tampons and regular? What kind do you recommend?

-Carmen in Lubbock, TX

Q5 - 16:51

Q: In your last podcast, you talked about taking Lysteda to help with bleeding during your period. I mentioned it to my Doctor, and he has never heard of it. Can you talk more about the use and dosage of this, is it just something I take during my period? I don’t like to take a lot of medicine, but I would consider something that’s only taken as needed a few days per month. Is this how it works?

* Courtney in South Carolina

Q6 - 19:21

Q: I had a radical hysterectomy in my early 50’s because of a cancerous cyst. At the time, my Dr didn’t want me to take any hormones because of the cancer scare. It’s been about 7-8 years since the surgery, and I haven’t found any good alternatives to use as natural hormone replacement. What would you recommend?

* -Terri in Fluvanna

Q7 - 23:31

Q: I recently was tested for BRCA and tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation. I am overwhelmed with decisions on how I should move forward, should I freeze my eggs, should I remove my breasts, have a hysterectomy…I don’t know where to begin. On top of all these big decisions I am facing, I am also thinking about the little ones like what should I be eating, and what can I be doing to make myself as healthy as possible? I want to do anything that I can, what do you recommend?

-Anonymous

Q8 - 28:03 

 

 

Q: I was talking with a few close girlfriends the other night about our stress and anxiety. Several of them are on anti depressants/anti anxiety medicine but that is not something that I am ready to explore, mostly because of the side effects, and also because I hate taking medication. I focus a lot on prayer, meditation, bubble baths..all the natural stuff but I have been doing s