EB. 125: Wendy Sellens on Estrogen: What She Got Wrong

In this episode we discuss: Whether estrogen is just a reproductive hormone Whether you need to be concerned about testosterone converting to estrogen How you can have excess estrogen production even after menopause The best way to use progesteron Whether Calcium D-glucarate is effective for lowering estrogen   Check out the Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/ Check out the Energy Balance Food guide here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide/ Check out the Energy Balance Solution program here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/solution/   Click here to check out the show notes: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-124-forget-about-cico-a-smarter-approach-to-fat-loss/     Timestamps: 0:00 – intro  1:07 – our thoughts on Wendy Sellens’ recent interviews with the Strong Sistas (Ashley and Sarah Armstrong)  6:30 – the importance of reviewing research with an open mind, avoiding any rigid or authoritative stance  9:38 – whether all research should be rejected due to Rockefeller funding and whether Dr Ray Peat was “Rockefeller trained”  15:47 – whether reproductive hormones affect only reproductive organs  20:35 – how hormonal imbalances affect all areas of health—reproduction, digestion, edema, bloating, cancer risk, weight gain, brain health, bone health, and muscle growth  23:38 – whether Dr Hobbins’ experiments proved that there are no receptors for reproductive hormones in non-reproductive organs  26:51 – why Wendy’s claim—that the rise in estrogen during pregnancy is caused by exogenous compounds (phytoestrogens and xenoestrogens)—is incorrect  29:29 – estrogen’s role as a growth-promoting hormone and how progesterone counterbalances it by promoting cellular differentiation  35:47 – whether testosterone can be converted into estrogen  36:52 – how you can have excess estrogen production even after menopause and problems with estrogen testing  40:19 – body fat as a major source of estrogen  44:33 – why Wendy’s claim that calcium D-glucarate increases estrogen is incorrect  46:56 – the mechanism through which calcium D-glucarate effectively lowers estrogen levels  50:28 – confounding variables that make it difficult to accurately interpret the results of breast thermography scans