I am grateful to have here with me someone who has worked with thousands of women one-on-one to help them understand and improve their health and manage their hormones, Dr. Anna Cabeca. She is committed to supporting women so that they can thrive physically, emotionally, sexually, and even spiritually as they go through the natural and inevitable life shift of menopause. Dr. Anna tackles a host of symptoms: fatigue, depression, weight gain, loss of libido, vaginal dryness, hair loss, and more. She shines a light on this time of change, sharing truths, and finding solutions to restore vitality and joy. Dr. Anna is proud to have published two best-selling books: The Hormone Fix, a groundbreaking holistic lifestyle program for menopausal women, and Keto-Green 16, a comprehensive nutritional plan to staying healthy and slim, at any age. She also spent years developing and perfecting a complete suite of life-changing products and programs. Everything Dr. Anna develops is part of her daily routine and based on exhaustive research and the never-ending quest to find solutions that help women reclaim their vibrancy, sexuality, health, and happiness. In this episode, Dr. Anna dives deep into her story and explains the health journey that led her to reverse both menopause and infertility. After finding a way of keto that worked for her, Dr. Anna realizes the importance that lifestyle can have on our mind, body, and spirit. Plus, Dr. Anna explains how to get more alkaline and why you may want to start testing your urine pH. Stay tuned as Dr. Anna speaks about her love for both MCT oil and Keto-Greens.  // E P I S O D E   S P ON S O R S  PureForm Omega Plant Based Oils (Best Alternative to Fish Oil): http://www.purelifescience.com Use ben4 for $4.00 off. [00:30] About Dr. Anna Anna’s mom died after 15 years of struggling. It inspired Dr. Anna to be an advocate for women’s health. Anna was diagnosed with infertility and early menopause. It took her on a journey to discover what was going on. As a result, she reversed the early menopause and infertility at the age of 41. Anna discovered detoxing. Our liver metabolizes our hormones. The hormone disrupters act as drugs; stress will disrupt our hormones. Nobody talks about reversing their diagnosis. The turning point for Dr. Anna recognized that her lifestyle could be the reason for her diagnosis. [12:50] Finding the Keto Way of Living After losing eighty pounds, Dr. Anna started gaining weight. She went keto immediately but felt terrible. Our urine pH can give signs of how we are doing. Anna’s urine pH was really acidic. It’s not just about what we eat; it’s about who we are eating with. It will show up in our urine. Cortisol can take us down. Lifestyle tweaks will help us with weight loss, moodiness, and sleeplessness. As women transition into menopause, they rely on their estrogen. Dr. Anna said she was going keto crazy because our brain uses glucose for fuel. In order for our brains to do that, we need estrogen. If we don’t have estrogen, then our minds will not function properly. We can use ketones for fuel because it is not estrogen-dependent. [20:30] How to Get More Alkaline Intermittent fasting and no more snacking. We will empower one of our three major hormones, insulin. We are naturally more insulin resistant as we age. It creates an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease. We have to become insulin sensitive. Integrate the concept of alkalization. Choose to focus on gratitude and a positive mindset. [25:45] How to Test Your Urine pH and What to Eat for Alkaline You can get pH paper from your drugstore. Beet greens are the best alkaline foods. Bitter greens can help with detoxification and liver support. Eat your collards without sugar. [28:30] Counterbalancing Cortisol    When cortisol goes up, oxytocin goes down. When cortisol is up for a long time, it shuts down oxytocin. Our burnout can feel like a disconnect. There is a physiology to divorce and grief that has to d