Dr. Jolene Brighten, a functional naturopathic doctor and expert in women’s endocrine health, dives deep into the effects of hormonal birth control. She tackles post-birth control syndrome, revealing how the pill can deplete essential nutrients, impacting energy and overall health. The conversation also addresses the neurological effects of synthetic progestins and the importance of informed choices in contraceptive methods. Brighten empowers women to take control of their reproductive health by advocating for awareness and nutritional support.
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insights INSIGHT
Birth Control and Mate Selection
Birth control impacts mate selection, shown by exotic dancers earning less when on the pill.
Men unconsciously react to pheromones and hormonal changes during ovulation.
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Mate Selection and Birth Control
Women on birth control select mates genetically similar to themselves, unlike those off the pill.
Pheromones and hormonal shifts during ovulation influence mate selection.
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Alternative Birth Control
If avoiding the pill, use barrier methods like condoms, especially outside monogamous relationships.
Consider HPV and HIV risks when choosing birth control methods.
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Beyond the Pill is a groundbreaking book that addresses the common hormonal struggles women face both on and off birth control. Dr. Jolene Brighten provides a proven 30-day program designed to reverse the myriad of symptoms women experience, including acne, PMS, menstrual cramps, PCOS, and Endometriosis. The book highlights the risky side effects of birth control pills, such as increased risk for autoimmune disease, heart attack, thyroid and adrenal disorders, and even breast and cervical cancer. It offers simple diet and lifestyle interventions to detox the liver, support the adrenals and thyroid, heal the gut, reverse metabolic mayhem, boost fertility, and enhance mood. Whether you choose to stay on the pill or not, this book provides an actionable plan for taking control of your hormonal health and well-being.
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Game changers
What Leaders, Innovators, and Mavericks Do to Win at Life
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Game Changers by Dave Asprey is a comprehensive guide that distills the wisdom from over 450 interviews with highly successful leaders, innovators, and mavericks. The book focuses on three main objectives: becoming smarter, faster, and happier. It offers 46 science-backed 'laws' that provide practical strategies for optimizing diet, exercise, sleep habits, and mental performance. Asprey combines insights from human biology and psychology with real-world examples to help readers upgrade their 'operating system' to better align with modern goals. The book covers a wide range of topics, including taming fear and anxiety, making better decisions, establishing high-performance habits, and practicing gratitude and mindfulness[1][4][5].
In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, I’m welcoming Dr. Jolene Brighten back to the show. She’s a functional naturopathic medical doctor and nutritional biochemist with a focus on women’s endocrine health. Dr. Brighten is recognized as a leading expert in post-birth control syndrome and the long-term side effects associated with hormonal contraceptives.
She and I talked on episode #415 about how women’s hormones affect all parts of their bodies and brains at different ages and stages of their lives, particularly after childbirth. In this conversation, we’re going in a different direction. We cover what happens to women’s body systems while they’re on hormonal birth control and then when they stop using it. There’s also research about what the pill depletes from women’s bodies. Essential supplementation is needed while taking birth control and also when stopping.
“There's a lot more going on with women's hormonal health that lends itself to this idea of, how crazy are we to give a medication, and to shut down a woman's reproductive system, and act like that's not going to have any long-term impacts, or any impact on her body as a whole?” Dr. Brighten says in our interview.
This is a must-listen episode for both women AND men. We get into alternative birth control methods—and how well they work. And why sex tends to get better when women go off hormonal birth control. The more we’re discovering about women’s hormones, the more important it is for us to understand how hormonal health is an integral part of women’s experience—both personally and within their relationships.
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