Longevity Optimization with Kayla Barnes-Lentz Dr. Laura Briden - This Is The Biggest Health Crisis Of Our Time
Sep 18, 2025
Dr. Lara Briden, a naturopathic doctor and bestselling author with over 25 years of experience, shares her expertise on women's hormones and menstrual health. She emphasizes ovulation as a key vital sign for overall wellbeing and discusses how stress and birth control can disrupt this natural rhythm. Dr. Briden highlights the protective benefits of natural hormones like estradiol and progesterone, explores the complexities of PCOS, and provides insight into tracking ovulation and restoring menstrual cycles for long-term health.
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Ovulation As A Vital Health Signal
- Ovulation is both an indicator and creator of overall female health, reflecting nutrition, inflammation, and nervous-system balance.
- Regular ovulation produces estradiol and progesterone that support metabolism, bones, and brain function.
Birth Control Often Flatlines Ovarian Hormones
- Most combined hormonal contraceptives suppress ovarian estradiol and progesterone and replace them with synthetic hormones.
- Those synthetic progestins do not provide the same protective benefits as natural progesterone.
Natural Cycling Linked To Longevity Signals
- Large‑scale data now hints that natural cycling correlates with reduced early mortality compared with long‑term hormonal suppression.
- Multigenerational use of contraceptives creates an evolving population signal that requires long‑term study.
