Let's Talk MENOPAUSE with Occupational Therapist and Functional Wellness Practitioner, Jen DeYoung!

Are you experiencing BRAIN FOG? Mood swings? Hot Flashes? Weight Gain? General feelings of things just being off? Then this episode is for you! Don't think you have to be IN menopause for you to start experiencing symptoms. In fact, you could be 10 years away from actual menopause (or more, eek!) so now is the time to start taking care of your health with someone who has an actual education and background in this area (not all "lady docs" do nor do all health and wellness/fitness people). A little more about Jen: At 37, I stopped taking the pill but rarely had a menstrual cycle after that and I, simply put, just felt "unwell." It dawned on me that maybe I was going through some kind of early menopause and that’s why I was feeling so terrible! My traditional medical doctors ran my blood labs to check my hormone levels, but ultimately, the labs came back “normal.” I felt so deflated, even more so because my doctors could offer nothing much more than antidepressants. I felt they gave up on me — there was little empathy and no reassurance that they would work with me to get to the bottom of it.At that moment something in me changed and I knew I had to take charge of my own health, so I set out on a long and exhausting path to solving my health mystery. I learned that not only could my overall health be better by implementing the use of digestive enzymes, supplements, probiotics, and specific food combinations, my menopausal symptoms could be influenced for the better as well! But I also had to truly understand the root cause of what was triggering my issues because, without that, these solutions were still just a band-aid. This is when I became a true student of Functional Medicine.As time went on and I engaged with holistic, functional practitioners and further testing, I learned that my perimenopausal symptoms had been legit for a while, but also deeply connected to stress levels, and underlying autoimmune and gut issues (all of these conditions can have similar symptoms). With an understanding of the body’s interconnections, my unique patterns, and taking the right steps, I’ve been able to make the positive changes in my life needed to heal and live a full and healthy life (yes, even in menopause)!If you are suffering from ongoing health issues and frustrated with the limitations of traditional medicine, or you are being told to simply take hormones and “deal with your menopause symptoms,” I am here to help because you deserve a happy, healthy life! Please check out Jen's website for more information: https://www.thriveandshinefw.com/About         Privacy Policy     Terms & Conditions     Disclaimer