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Female Hormones: What Disrupts, Detoxes & Balances Them – Anna Cabeca, D.O. : 975

Sep 6, 2022

Dr. Anna Cabeca, a triple-board certified medical doctor and expert in women's hormone health, dives into the complexities of female hormones. She discusses how hormone disruptors like toxins and stress can lead to issues like brain fog and irregular cycles. With insights on transitioning through perimenopause and menopause, she shares tips on balancing hormones, detoxing the body, and the role of nutrition in hormone health. Discover how understanding your hormonal landscape can enhance well-being and longevity!

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Intro

2min

Exploring Women's Health: Hormones, Aging, and Nutrition

2min

Empathy and Advocacy in Women's Health

4min

Navigating Hormonal Disruption

7min

Navigating Pregnancy Ethics and Online Business Challenges

2min

Understanding Hormonal Health and Safety for Women

14min

Empowering Hormonal Balance Through Natural Methods

4min

Navigating Hormone Health: Detox, Replacement, and Personalized Approaches

2min

Unexpected Glucose Fluctuations and the Underappreciated Hormone

2min

10.

Hormones and Ketosis: A Balancing Act

4min

11.

Balancing pH for Metabolic Health

8min

12.

Navigating Menopause: Dietary Strategies for Hormone Balance

8min

13.

Navigating Women's Hormonal Health: Dietary Strategies and Collaborations

2min

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... you’ll learn about female hormones: what they are, what they do and what disrupts them. You’ll learn about the hormonal shifts that happen at different ages and life stages and get tips on how to balance hormones and make them work for you, not against you.

This conversation features Anna Cabeca, D.O., one of the 8th Annual Biohacking Conference keynote speakers. She’ll be on the main stage in Beverly Hills in September. Dr. Anna is a Doctor of Osteopathy who’s triple-board certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She has additional certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

She joins this special preview episode to talk about female hormones. It’s her particular area of expertise and one of The Human Upgrade’s all-time Top 10 podcast topics. Today’s hormone discussion includes:

How hormone disruptors go beyond stress to mold, and product and environmental toxins
How estrogen levels change over time
What’s going on with progesterone, pregnenolone and DHEA, too
What happens to hormones during perimenopause and menopause
What’s causing brain fog
What to know about bioidentical hormones
How detoxing affects hormones
How to keep your vaginal microbiome balanced
How “food as medicine” helps balance hormones
How hormones influence longevity
And much more!

For the past 20 years, Dr. Anna's educated and helped women with their hormones through her private practice, books, online videos and articles. Learn more about her work with women’s hormone health:

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