In This episode, Dr. Carrie Jones reveals how your hormones affect your mood, sleep issues, metabolism, stress, and body shape. She tells about hormones that EVERYONE should know about [female/male hormones, insulin, melatonin, cortisol, thyroid hormones, etc] and how women and men can balance hormones. We also discuss is fasting for women, melatonin for sleep support, using light for hormonal balance, and other tips and tricks for hormonal balance. Dr Carrie Jones is an internationally recognized functional medicine doctor, speaker, and educator. She has taught advanced endocrinology in University and been the Medical Director for 2 large integrative clinics as well as for the creators of the DUTCH hormone test. Currently, she is the Head of Medical Education at Rupa Health.   02:30 Dr. Carrie Jones background 03:50 What are hormones? 04:40 Hormones that everyone should know about (estrogen, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, DHEA-S) 05:30 Hormonal differences between men and women 07:30 What is hormonal balance and hormonal balance for women 09:40 Hormonal balance for men 11:15 What is cortisol the stress hormone? 12:20 Cortisol balance for women 13:15 Everyday habits that affect hormonal balance 16:35 Insulin, intermittent fasting, and hormones 22:00 How to make intermittent fasting easier 23:00 How hormones affect women’s brain and serotonin? 25:20 Estrogen and anxiety in the female brain 26:45 Hormones, estrogen and male brain 29:00 Measuring hormones to men 31:10 Measuring hormones for female 33:15 Thyroid hormone and thyroid problems 34:30 Symptoms of hormonal imbalance 37:00 Sleep and hormones 38:00 What is melatonin, should you take melatonin, and is melatonin safe 40:50 Can melatonin cause depression 42:30 Balance hormones with optimizing light and circadian rhythm 50:00 Insulin and hormone 53:30 Measuring hormonal baseline 58:50 Dr. Carrie Jones links   LINKS http://www.drcarriejones.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dr.carriejones/?hl=fi https://www.rupahealth.com/   FOLLOW https://www.instagram.com/iaminkaland/ www.inkaland.co/newsletter