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480: Sara Gottfried on Women, Food and Hormones (Calories Matter but Hormones Matter More)
480: Sara Gottfried on Women, Food and Hormones (Calories Matter but Hormones Matter More)
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today’s guest is Dr. Sara Gottfried and this episode goes deep on women, food and hormones. She is such a wealth of knowledge and she is also a personal friend. She is a board-certified physician and practices evidence-based, integrative, precision and functional medicine and we touch on so many different areas today.
We talk about new studies on when metabolism actually changes, a better model of health for women and how to reverse the negative diet mindset, why BMI is a poor metric, the reason that hormone-related problems are on the rise right now, and why hormones are more important than calories. We also touch on the most common endocrine abnormalities, why women are more sensitive to stress, how testosterone is the most abundant hormone in the female body (which I didn’t know), and so much more. Such a fun and informative episode as always!
Let’s get ready to join Dr. Sara!
Episode Highlights With Dr. Sara Gottfried
Why doctors are trained to gaslight women about weight and metabolism
How metabolism doesn’t change until over age 60
A better model of health for women and how to reverse the negative mindset
Why BMI is a poor metric that is often not helpful for women
The reason hormone related problems are on the rise right now
What the most common endocrine abnormality is in women and why this is important
Why women are more sensitive to stress and how to understand how to manage it
How cortisol can disrupt other hormones in a cascade
Why testosterone is the most abundant hormone women have
The 400 jobs estrogen has in the body
What range to aim for optimal testosterone for women
Natural ways to balance hormones, especially testosterone
How coffee can lower testosterone in women
The way to leverage exercise to improve hormone levels
Why calories matter but hormones matter more
The reason some people don’t do well with high levels of saturated fat
Why keto doesn’t work for some women and how to adapt it
How to be metabolically flexible and how to know if you aren’t
A reason to cycle everything
How to support hormones through menstrual cycles, perimenopause and menopause
Resources We Mention
Sara Gottfried MD website
Dr. Sara’s books
Become a patient of Dr. Gottfried’s
Levels monitor
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
Dr. Christiane Northrup’s PBS Special
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We talk about new studies on when metabolism actually changes, a better model of health for women and how to reverse the negative diet mindset, why BMI is a poor metric, the reason that hormone-related problems are on the rise right now, and why hormones are more important than calories. We also touch on the most common endocrine abnormalities, why women are more sensitive to stress, how testosterone is the most abundant hormone in the female body (which I didn’t know), and so much more. Such a fun and informative episode as always!
Let’s get ready to join Dr. Sara!
Episode Highlights With Dr. Sara Gottfried
Why doctors are trained to gaslight women about weight and metabolism
How metabolism doesn’t change until over age 60
A better model of health for women and how to reverse the negative mindset
Why BMI is a poor metric that is often not helpful for women
The reason hormone related problems are on the rise right now
What the most common endocrine abnormality is in women and why this is important
Why women are more sensitive to stress and how to understand how to manage it
How cortisol can disrupt other hormones in a cascade
Why testosterone is the most abundant hormone women have
The 400 jobs estrogen has in the body
What range to aim for optimal testosterone for women
Natural ways to balance hormones, especially testosterone
How coffee can lower testosterone in women
The way to leverage exercise to improve hormone levels
Why calories matter but hormones matter more
The reason some people don’t do well with high levels of saturated fat
Why keto doesn’t work for some women and how to adapt it
How to be metabolically flexible and how to know if you aren’t
A reason to cycle everything
How to support hormones through menstrual cycles, perimenopause and menopause
Resources We Mention
Sara Gottfried MD website
Dr. Sara’s books
Become a patient of Dr. Gottfried’s
Levels monitor
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
Dr. Christiane Northrup’s PBS Special
More From Wellness Mama
506: Dr. Daniel Kalish on Aging, Mitochondria, Hormones, and Longevity
309: How I Overcame Trauma (and Lost 50 Pounds)
Released:
Sep 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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