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Hormones Flex Their Superpowers – Dr. Jolene Brighten : 670

Feb 20, 2020

Dr. Jolene Brighten, a leading expert in women's health and a functional naturopathic doctor, discusses the powerful impact of hormones on women's well-being. She challenges myths about strength and highlights how hormonal cycles can enhance muscle recovery. The conversation delves into personalized hormone therapy, biohacking strategies for optimal health, and the importance of detoxification for hormone balance. With humor and personal anecdotes, Dr. Brighten advocates for empowering women by understanding their hormonal superpowers, while critiquing conventional birth control methods.

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INSIGHT

Strength During Menstruation

Societal narratives often portray menstruating women as weak.
However, this is a time of strength, with less pain and better exercise recovery.

INSIGHT

Follicular Phase Benefits

Women experience less pain and recover better from exercise in the follicular phase.
Muscle mass gain is also enhanced during this phase due to estrogen and testosterone.

ADVICE

Bioidentical Hormones

Consider bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to manage perimenopause or menopause symptoms.
Address the root causes of hormonal imbalances rather than solely focusing on synthetic birth control.

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In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Dr. Jolene Brighten returns to the show with more wisdom and honest talk about hormones. As an international speaker, clinical educator and medical advisor within the tech community, she’s considered a leading authority on women’s health.

She’s a prominent voice in the field of women’s medicine and the emerging science of Post-Birth Control Syndrome. As a Functional Naturopathic medical doctor and nutritional biochemist, she concentrates her efforts on the effects of hormonal birth control on female health. She works to uncover the root cause of hormonal imbalances.

“We can acknowledge that all medical interventions have risks and that all forms of hormones that you are on internally making and also exogenous also have side effects,” says Dr. Brighten, “They can be out of balance, they can be used in the wrong way. Your genetics can come into play with all of this.”

When she was on the show for episode #617, we talked about her new book “Beyond the Pill: A 30-Day Program to Balance Your Hormones, Reclaim Your Body, and Reverse the Dangerous Side Effects of the Birth Control Pill” and how to have way better sex without it—among other things. Before that, we looked at how women’s hormones affect their bodies and brains at different ages and stages of life in episode #415.

This time—we’re heading right into hormonal superpowers and why women are stronger in every way when their hormones are working in sync with their natural rhythms. When hormones—and even the immediate environment—are not aligned, gut health, brain health and virtually every body system is affected.

“When I talk about your hormones giving you superpowers,” says Dr. Brighten, “it's understanding how to leverage their strengths throughout your menstrual cycle.”

She offers up knowledge and real solutions so you can manage your hormones at any age in ways that are as individual as you are.

(And for our guys listening who want to understand how hormones affect the women in their life, this information is for you, too.)

Enjoy the show!

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