Today on The Woman's Doctor, we dispel common myths around women’s health with Dr.Susanne Bennett. She is an authority on hormonal and gut health with over 30 years of experience as a natural medicine doctor. Dr. Bennett holds specialties in clinical nutrition, environmental medicine, allergies, aging and gut health. She brings a fresh perspective on women's health that inspires hope for a healthy and happy life even into your menopausal years.   Society convinces women that life stops at menopause, treating it like a disease to be avoided and ashamed of. The reality is that menopause is nothing more than the end of your menstrual cycle. By committing to a healthy lifestyle and a diet that feeds healthy mitochondria, you can eliminate anxiety and expect to thrive in the later years of your life.    Hormonal imbalance is just one contributing factor to anxiety and irritability in women. Unhealthy diet and sleep habits influence your ability to deal with stress and lead to uncontrollable anger and chronic illness.Sometimes anxiety can simply be the result of a food allergy. If you truly want to improve the quality of your life, you need to get  to the root cause of your hormonal and gut imbalance.In this episode, Dr. Bennett teaches you everything you need to avoid and habits to adopt to support a healthy mind and body.   Takeaways: [3:48] When the ovaries are unable to ovulate, Menopause begins as the menstrual cycle ends [4:44] Menopause is not a disease it is a natural phase in a woman’s life [6:40] Your pituitary gland dictates the function of your thyroid, adrenals and female organs  [7:45] Aldosterone produced by your adrenals, controls your water metabolism in your body [10:58] Unhealthy mitochondria speeds the aging process and contributes to chronic illness [12:00] The luteal phase affects women’s mood often causing sleeplessness and irritability  [12:49] Women with low levels of the calming hormone progesterone have trouble sleeping [15:00] Gluten and dairy contain compounds that are considered opiates to the brain [18:30] Fat is our number one source for energy and is essential to mitochondria health   Mentioned in This Episode: DrSusanne.com Book: Mighty Mito Wellness For Life Radio   Twitter: “Your mitochondria has everything to do with the aging process, everything to do with every disease, chronic illnesses  that we deal with from diabetes to heart disease.”[11:10]   “You can get anxiety just from a food allergy!” [16:10]   “Mycotoxins, mold toxins! You’re exposed to mold in your environment. You breathe it in and boom! It goes right up through your nose into your brain, that will clearly cause anxiety!”  [16:36]     Podcast Disclaimer:  https://resources.thespadr.com/the-womans-doctor/#disclaimer