The Hormone Solution with Karen Martel

Lee Bougie, MSC RHN (Master Of Science, Registered Holistic Nutritionist) is a researcher, science teacher, speaker, and holistic nutritionist. She leads the Research and Development Department at Nested Naturals, teaches at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, and runs workshops on various wellness topics. Lee is a writer for Contentment Magazine, and does media appearances focusing on Sleep, Stress and our Circadian Rhythm . Lee's biggest passion in life is learning and then teaching others how to live a balanced life. She is a Certified Stress Mastery Educator and is a Diplomate of the American Institute of Stress and is based in Vancouver, Canada. In this episode; Your stress and how it affects your sleep and circadian rhythm. The importance of a healthy circadian rhythm. Temperature changes in a 24 hour cycle and how it relates to our hormones. Cortisol dysregulation and it's cause. How to reset your rhythm to help beat insomnia. What the studies show about blue light and how it may not be as bad as you think. Genetics impact on insomnia. The best supplements and therapy for insomnia. https://nestednaturals.com/ If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Women's Wellness Shop for bioidentical hormone therapy and supplements. This episode is sponsored by LetsGetChecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

Dr. Bredesen is an internationally recognized expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, Dr. Dale Bredesen's career has been guided by a simple idea that Alzheimer's as we know it is not just preventable, but reversible. In this episode; Why every woman needs to be aware of her risks for Alzheimer's as it is a woman's centric disease. How your diet, hormones and toxic load can contribute to Alzheimer's. The importance of getting a cognoscopy done in your 40's. How we can all prevent Alzheimer's and stop it's progression. Why you want to test for the genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's and not ignore it. Get $50 off your DNA kit to find out your weight loss code when you use this link here use coupon code karenmartel If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Women's Wellness Shop for bioidentical hormone therapy and supplements. This episode is sponsored by Letsgetchecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

This week's Q&A ask me anything! Karen ~ I stumbled across your podcast and have been binging listening for the past week or so. thank you so much for all of the awesome content. I have my labs from my primary low T3, low estrogen and low Leutenizing hormone. I just sent in my blood sample for cortisol and thyroid plus from "lets get checked" (waiting on those results). I also completed your quiz and triggered for high cortisol, which is 💯 I work in healthcare and have extreme professional and personal stress for years, along with chronic exercise. I competed in 2 NPC bikini competitions last year. I've been monitoring my BS and ketone levels this week. As well as started a paleo/keto with root veggies for carbs. I've noticed some great changes. I also started the gut cleanse protocol from microbe formulas. I've struggled with GI issues, primarily constipation bloating for years. My question is how do I know where to start... your podcast stated fasting can increase stress ... my gut ... my thyroid... I want to start but just unsure where to begin 🙃 any advice is so appreciated!! TIA Hi Karen I love your podcast and I am learning so much! My question is What are the basic supplements every woman should be taking? How can you maintain a healthy eating lifestyle when your spouse/significant other is not on board? Hi Karen thank you for answering my questions I really have been enjoying your Q&A podcasts. I have a two part question for you What's your take on cbd and thc for therapeutic purposes and any suggestions on natural remedies for anxiety? Hi Karen love your podcast! I am 44 years old and relatively active I have been following a low carb diet now for a few years but have stopped losing weight. I would still consider myself overweight and could handle losing another 20 pounds. I love your idea on diet variation and have started to implement it into my diet. My questions is does a person need ot lower their fat intake in order to lose weight? In your diet variation protocol you talk about carb cycling but not fat cycling. I have always thought low fat the better but maybe that's not the case should we cycle the fat what is best for weight loss? Thanks. If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. This episode is sponsored by Letsgetchecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

When Dr. Mache Seibel's wife had surgery that threw her into early menopause only months after a study incorrectly reported that estrogen caused breast cancer, her doctors were reluctant to treat her with hormone therapy. He HAD to find out the truth. As a result, Dr. Mache transitioned from one of the leading fertility experts to researching estrogen and menopause. He's passionate about helping women around the world get the information they need to "figure it out" so they don't have to "tough it out." In this episode Why we have to look at menopause differently Early onset menopause Why the results of the Women's Health Initiative was misinterpreted and what the results really told us. The estrogen window what all women need to know what this is and when it happens Why estrogen could save your life and prevent some of the major killers of women like heart disease and Alzheimer's. Why estrogen can effect your weight and what replacing it can do for that stubborn belly fat. What happens to your libido and how estrogen is to blame. Dr. Mache Seibel Get $50 off your DNA kit to find out your weight loss code when you use this link here use coupon code karenmartel If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Women's Wellness Shop for bioidentical hormone therapy and supplements. This episode is sponsored by LetsGetChecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

How do you feel about yourself as you go through perimenopause or enter into menopause? Do you love your body are you embracing the grey hair and the softer body? Probably not and that is because society tells us we need to fight it every step up of the way. Botox, extreme diets, filler, breast implants, tummy tucks the list is endless when it comes to female interventions to help stave off the inevitable, getting old! But are men doing this? Heck no and it's time we started to change the way we see aging in women. We live in a time of both enormous progress and empowerment for women, but against a background of huge inequality, with a long way to go. Tune into this episode to find out how YOU can do just that and start paving the way not only for your own journey through to menopause and beyond but for those women that will be coming after us. Movie: The Shift with Wayne Dyer watch for free! If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Women's Wellness Shop for bioidentical hormone therapy and supplements. This episode is sponsored by Letsgetchecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

Dr. Lois Nahirney is the President and CEO of dnaPower Inc. She is passionate about empowering people to make smarter diet, fitness and health decisions based on their unique genetic makeup. She solved years of personal health problems by discovering simple diet weaknesses in her genes that helped her regain her health and lose weight, and is committed to bringing this knowledge to others. In this episode Lois goes through what genes can affect your ability to lose weight. What your genes can tell you about your ability to detoxify from toxins. How well you can break down certain hormones and if you are prone to certain hormone imbalances. What are the best exercises based on your genetic profile. What foods your body does best on and so much more! Lois also walks us through Karen's own DNA test results. Get $50 off your DNA kit when you use this link here use coupon code karenmartel Lois has a doctorate in business, has held a number of senior executive roles and has been honored with awards including Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100. She is highly active in the community and serves as the Co-Chair of WE for SHE and the Women's Executive Network. She has identical twins (one transgender) which led to a fascination in genetics and epigenetics and how it impacts our lives. If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Women's Wellness Shop for bioidentical hormone therapy and supplements. This episode is sponsored by Letsgetchecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

1. What is a good source of progesterone and estriol to buy in Canada. (I get into the different ways you can buy hormones in the States and Canada.) 2. I just heard a keto educator say that women with thyroid issues should not eat too many cruciferous vegetables. I haven't heard this before. What do you think about this? 3. I listened to your interview with Kate Deering who talked with you about eating more carbs. I've been on a very low carb diet. That talk made me think I should be adding more carbs, even as a diabetic. They do tend to make me gain weight, but maybe I should get my body more used to them. What do you think? 4. Does a person have to do keto or carb cycle when their hormones aren't functioning properly? Does cutting out things like gluten, sugar, dairy, eggs etc (intolerance foods) help speed up the healing? Or is it unnecessary? If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. This episode is sponsored by Letsgetchecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

Cristina Curp is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and former restaurant chef. After hitting her own rock bottom with a number of mystery symptoms and a diagnosis of an autoimmune disorder Cristina took to the kitchen to find wellness. Using her kitchen prowess and love of research, she began to discover the connection between her symptoms and the food she ate. This ongoing experiment birthed her blog, which is a collection of inventive, allergen-friendly, low carb, whole-food recipes that have helped her reverse autoimmune disease, lose weight, and take control of her own health and well-being. Her love of food, and particularly using real food to heal, birthed her popular food blog and wellness site, TheCastawayKitchen.com. Author of Made Whole cookbook and co-host of Kitchen Table Talks Podcast. Cristina Curp This episode is sponsored by Letsgetchecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is being called a silent epidemic with over 30 million Americans and 3 million Canadians being affected by this disease. Find out in this episode the best diet and supplements to reverse it. I will share with you how different types of toxins and hormones can also contribute to this deathly disease. This episode is sponsored by Letsgetchecked. Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked. Test lipid panel, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! Heavy Metals Test If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition

Susan Bratton is a champion and advocate for all who desire passionate relationships. Considered the "Dear Abby of Sex," Susan's fresh approach and original ideas have helped millions of people of all ages and across the gender, spectrum transform sex into passion. In this episode The best foods for your sexual health How your digestion can impact your sexual desire Why you need to increase your nitric oxide levels to help stay lubricated and to help increase your sex drive How women have erectile tissue just like men do and why that is so important to take care of and use to your advantage during sexual intercourse How to take care of your vagina health including hormone replacement therapy and blood platelet therapy Susan is a best-selling author and publisher of lovemaking techniques, bedroom communication skills and sexual vitality advice including Sexual Soulmates, Relationship Magic, Revive Her Drive, Ravish Him, The Steamy Sex Ed™ Video Collection, Hormone Balancing, The Pump Guide and Thrust-In-Time serve as examples of the exciting variety of her 34 books and programs. You can find the Susan Bratton Show® on at BetterLover.com, her more personal posts @susanbratton on Instagram, and her new sexual vitality supplements, Flow, Boost, Desire and Drive at The20.store If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. Order your hormone kit today and get a FREE 30 day Hormone Detox meal plan. Karen Martel Nutrition