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Cortisol, Mold Exposure, and Gut Health w/ Lacey Dunn, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, Coach Travis Mash #771

Nov 6, 2024

Lacey Dunn, a functional medicine dietitian and author of "The Women’s Guide to Hormonal Harmony," shares her journey from hormonal chaos to wellness. She discusses the impact of mold exposure on health, emphasizing the importance of gut health and cortisol management. Practical strategies for improving hormonal balance are explored, including lifestyle choices and light exposure. The conversation also highlights the dangers of microplastics and their potential links to cognitive decline, stressing the need for holistic approaches in modern health.

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Quick takeaways

Mold toxicity often goes unnoticed and can lead to severe long-term health issues, including hormonal imbalances and immune suppression.

Chronic high cortisol levels can disrupt various bodily functions, including sleep, menstrual cycles, and overall hormonal balance.

Functional medicine's personalized approach utilizes lab testing and lifestyle changes to uncover root causes of health issues often overlooked by conventional medicine.

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Understanding Mold Toxicity

Mold toxicity is highlighted as a significant environmental stressor that often goes unnoticed in people's lives. It can be hidden within homes, behind walls, or in HVAC systems, leading to severe health issues many years after exposure. Symptoms of mold toxicity include chronic stress responses, increased anxiety, immune suppression, and hormonal imbalances, particularly in testosterone levels. Individuals may only discover the presence of mold after years of unexplained health problems, often necessitating extensive testing and possibly costly remediation.

Intro

2min

Navigating Health: Hormones, Stress, and Healing

15min

The Hidden Dangers of Mold

11min

Understanding H. pylori and Its Health Impacts

9min

Microplastics and Mind Health

3min

Navigating Health in Modern Society

9min

Creating a Loving Family Environment and Embracing Pet Stories

2min

Exploring FOMO and Social Media's Influence on Mental Health

2min

Lacey Dunn is a functional medicine dietitian with a fiery passion for helping women feel and look their very best! People call her their “Hormone Fairy Godmother” as my one mission in life is to help women go from surviving to thriving. Dunn has an obsession for all things hormones, thyroid, gut, and metabolism. Aka - a nerd.

Dunn says her job is to help people like you to reclaim their health, hormones, and become the master of their own bodies. I am committed to help my clients take their life back into their control.

As a functional medicine dietitian, Dunn is passionate about helping women because she has been in the trenches of hormonal chaos herself. Before discovering functional medicine, she was burnt out. Her hypothyroidism and cortisol issues left her suffering with chronic fatigue, random weight gain, hair loss, anxiety, and depression. Dunn had primary ammennrohea until age 25 (aka no menstrual cycle), and was left frustrated and confused. Her years of bodybuilding and weight training were no longer showing in her physique and she felt like she was hit by a truck on a daily basis.

Conventional doctors would not listen so Dunn listened to herself. Dunn found (and treated) her own hypothyroidism and got her period finally, naturally. She became my own health advocate.

Lacey’s best-selling book “The Women’s Guide to Hormonal Harmony” which is available on Amazon gives women the knowledge, tools, and confidence to rebalance your hormones, master your metabolism, and become the boss of your own body. I am very thankful to have been featured in top media outlets, such as TIME magazine, Forbes, US News, Eat This Not That, Popsugar, Health, Well + Good, 30 seconds, Bodybuilding.com, and Paste Magazine! My goals as a dietitian are to give people like you the tools, confidence, and knowledge to take your health back into your own hands and be the master of your body and life!

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