In This Episode, You Will Learn: Challenges men and women face with hormone imbalances. How to read a Steroid Pathways Hormone Chart. The importance of a healthy diet for healthy hormones. The dangers and risks involved in hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Consideration for scientific and physiological information regarding transitioning gender.   Resources + Links:   Shoot us an email at info@docjacque.com Or call the office 412-828-6000   Follow Doc Jacque on Instagram | @doc_jacque Subscribe to our YouTube Channel | Doc Jacque    Schedule a Full Immersion New Patient Consultation with Doc Jacque Schedule your 15 Minute FREE Consultation   Check out the Supplement Shop   Find more resources on our website | https://www.docjacque.com/ Show Notes: In today's episode, I focus on health from a hormonal standpoint and hormones from a health standpoint. Bottom line, when you take hormones you are trying to force your body to change. There are risks involved in taking bioidenticals and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) that most people are not aware of. I’m here to inform you with truth and knowledge to take care of your health. My purpose in going deep on this topic is for you to be your own health advocate. I hope this episode empowers you with knowledge about how to approach hormone health. The goal is to understand all of your hormones, not just the ones a regular doc tests. This is a crucial episode to tune into if you or a loved one has experienced any hormonal imbalances or changes, and you need to know where to start to improve or correct these symptoms.    05:20 What can interfere with hormonal production and what can be done to fix it? 07:05 What are the risks of having low testosterone? 09:00 What happens to your body when you are stressed? 12:55 What  health risks are there with taking synthetic hormones for men and women?  14:15 Steroid Hormone Pathway Chart explained. 22:45 What is insulin resistance? 24:15 Why are so many men suffering from estrogen dominance? 29:10 The correlation between diet and hormone health. 30:50 What are the three primary types of estrogens?  32:00 How should the estrogen pathways (detox pathways) properly break down? 36:10 What happens in phase 1? 36:25: What happens in phase 2 and how does phase 2 affect your liver? 40:25 What are the 2 most common genetic snips and which type of vitamins should you take for them? 41:00 Why should someone take folate instead of folic acid? 43:00 Why you should always ask WHY to get to the root cause of issues and symptoms? 47:15 The importance of testing hormones early and consistently for long term health. 50:15 Possible risk factors of vaccines.  51:20 Scientific and physiological standpoint on transitioning genders. 54:40 The best question to ask: “What would you test for these symptoms?”