5 Years of 'Your Hormones Are Fine’

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Five years of perimenopause symptoms and three doctors telling me my hormones were "in range" while my body was falling apart. This is the story I've never told -- and the night a friend handed me two things that changed everything.Take the free Hot AF quiz: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/quizJoin The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AF: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/vanityclubRewritten Beauty. The serum I built when I refused to disappear at 40: https://rewrittenbeauty.comI had every reason to know something was wrong. I'm a Certified Clinical Nutritionist. I founded an accredited school that trains health professionals. And I still sat in a doctor's office and let him tell me my hormones were fine. For five years. The weight gain, the night sweats, the brain fog, the rage -- I thought I was losing my mind. Then one night, sobbing on a lake in Austin, a friend looked at me and said, "I've got you." This is that story.In this episode, you'll discover:The two things a friend handed me at midnight that made me sleep better than I had in yearsWhy "your hormones are in range" is the most dangerous sentence a woman over 40 can hearThe night sweats, the brain fog, the rage -- what perimenopause actually looks like vs. what the brochure saysThe skincare products that were secretly interfering with my hormones while I was paying doctors to figure out what was wrongWhy one estrogen patch and one progesterone tablet changed everything in a single nightWhy I almost committed a small, tasteful crime every time my husband exhaledThe two voices every woman has -- and which one is lying to youWhat it really costs to be told "you're fine" for 5 years (it's not money)If you're a woman over 40 who has sat in a doctor's office, been told everything is "normal," walked out still feeling like something is off, and wondered if you're losing your mind -- this episode is for you. You're not crazy. You're not dramatic. And you're not alone.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com#skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

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