In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Thierry Hertoghe where he gave 6 cent solutions for these $64,000 questions:   Are hormones perhaps the best psychedelics?  How can we use the hormones produced in the seven neuroendocrine axis to anti-age? Can doctors and health care practitioners be taught to include spirituality in practice?     Dr. Thierry Hertoghe is the global pioneer of using physiologic doses of hormones for anti-aging purposes. He represents the fourth consecutive generation of physicians who have worked in the field of hormone therapy, and spoke about the shift into each reversal medicine from anti-aging medicine decades ahead of everyone. Dr. Hertoghe is an internationally recognized authority regarding medical therapies designed to correct hormonal deficiencies, extend lifespan and slow down for potentially reverse aging. He is also an author, his works include the worldwide best seller Hormone Handbook.     What we discuss: 00:00:33 - About Dr. Thierry Hertoghe 00:03:52 - Melatonin  00:05:41 - What causes us to produce less melatonin? 00:07:02 - Dr. Hertoghe’s opinion on using fluoride to calcify the pineal gland 00:07:59 - What’s considered a low dose for melatonin? 00:09:51 - What does a growth hormone do for us? 00:12:12 - Is there any hard and fast rule for cancers, and use of growth hormone with cancers?  00:15:05 - Peptide versus growth hormone.  00:18:50 - Dr. Hertoghe’s opinion on giving IGF-one or IGF-One long reacting 00:20:47 - What are the guidelines for monitoring your thyroid function and the use of the thyroid hormones in the body? 00:26:11 - Is there any merit to giving a thyroid glandular? 00:27:54 - Dr. Hertoghe’s opinion on giving thymus glandular or injecting thymusin? 00:31:51 - Dr. Hertoghe’s thoughts on using natural substances that the body uses to bring down its ow blood sugar in order to control weight, minimize the risk of diabetes, etc. 00:36:15 - Is there any merit to computing the HOMA-IR for insulin resistance? 00:41:07 - How should we manage cortisol in our bodies both behaviorally and with hormone balancing? 00:44:24 - Why is there a knee-jerk response against cortisol? 00:46:21 - The male and female hormones 00:53:01 - How would Dr. Hertoghe deal with patients that just want the testosterone replacement therapy? 00:54:56 - When would Dr. Hertoghe give transdermal? 00:57:06 - Dr. Hertoghe’s thoughts on subcutaneous depo? 00:57:57 - What’s the strategy for women in their perimenopause? 01:02:33 - The use of estrogen and progesterone on someone with breast or ovarian cancer 01:04:56 - What are the effects of estrogen and testosterone on the brain? 01:10:37 - How does spirituality fit into the framework of health optimization or hormone balancing?  01:15:22 - How would Dr. Hertoghe make physicians more aware of the spiritual aspects of healing? 01:16:44 - Dr. Hertoghe’s journey into realizing spirituality’s role in the healing process 01:21:14 - Dr. Hertoghe and his spirituality 01:22:07 - Dr. Hertoghe’s plans on teaching about spirituality’s role in healing 01:26:15 - Three things to make your life smarter, not harder 01:27:59 - Did Dr. Hertoghe try any psychedelics?     Find more from Smarter Not Harder: Website: https://troscriptions.com/blogs/podcast | https://homehope.org Instagram: @troscriptions | @homehopeorg   Find out more from Dr. Thierry Hertoghe: Website: https://www.hertoghe.eu/en/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrHertoghe/ Instagram: @dr.hertoghe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thierry-hertoghe-md-839386b7/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HertogheMedschool     Get 10% Off Your Purchase of Metabolomics Module by using PODCAST10 at https://www.homehope.org   Get 10% Off your Troscriptions purchase by using POD10 at https://www.troscriptions.com   Get daily content from the hosts of Smarter Not Harder by following @troscriptions on Instagram.