Hormones and what affects them, pt. 2 with Dr. Jon Romney, ND

Hormones! What helps or hurts them? More than you may know! In this episode we build on part one and explore how cortisol, gut, liver, mindset, food, and some medical or herbal medicine may hurt or restore hormone balance. Time to dive in!Testosterone…Responsible for FAR MORE than just sex drive! Who wouldn’t want enough of this!6:20 What destroys testosterone in frogs, as well as men and women…and it is in more of your food than you think8:47 Does marijuana use affect testosterone? What about lavender?9:58 How female hormones affect our body shape, mood,concentration 11:15 Sooo many reasons we could be estrogen dominant. (Liver, gut, caffeine, oh my!)14:53  How can we help teenage girls to balance? Is birth control the only way? (Spoiler: NO!) And what does that have to do with the gut?19:00 A new take on what to eat and how to build your microbiome. “Find the foods you like that like you back”21:20 How do you know when it’s time to supplement hormones in menopause? Or if you need to? And how to do it safely?22:59 Introducing…progesterone! Ahhh…It’s all good in hunter/gatherer land. And how cortisol changes all of that to hypervigilance and fatigue. The thief…25:39 How do we heal Progesterone balance? What do we heal first?29:50 What if I just need to feel better now?30:31 Okinawan seniors are rocking it. Menopause doesn’t have to be horrible. What are they doing that we are not? And how do we change that?35:01 Is adrenal fatigue a thing? And what IS actually fatiguing?38:00 Which hormone replacement therapies are safer than others?40:19 Why birth control is one of Dr Jon’s least favorite topics44:26 What about bone loss? Bad news about a broken hip51:46 time and a place, firefighters and house rebuilding crew55:10 What Dr Jon has seen really make a difference in whether people heal…or don’t.Dr Jon can be reached at Red Mountain Integrative Health, 435-586-9904