Angela Foster Performance Podcasts - Episode 200

EP 200 – Sex, Hormones, Birth Control & Everything You’ve Wanted to Know With Dr Jolene Brighten

In this two hundredth episode of the High-Performance podcast, Angela’s guest is Dr Jolene Brighten a women’s hormone expert and leading authority in women’s medicine
In this in-depth interview, she talks about oral birth control and its impact and explains the crucial role of hormones for women at differing stages of life as well as the influence of changing environmental factors on hormonal health
Dr Jolene is passionate about women having the right information and being empowered to take control of their health and shares great content about how women can be better informed

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Sex, Hormones, Birth Control & Everything You’ve Wanted to Know With Dr Jolene Brighten

Key Takeaways

Doctors put women on the pill to regulate periods but you aren’t actually having a period from the menstrual cycle and you are being put on a medication that can mask symptoms
PTOS is a lifelong chronic condition and you have to put work and effort into keeping it in remission
With a chronic condition, your body is faster signalling and you have an opportunity to be in tune with yourself and take the actions that help you to thrive
Oestrogen and progesterone are both needed to protect your body and mind but they need to be in balance
Your body is designed to create and grow life and to do that you have to be in tune with the environment if the environment has endocrine disruptors then there is an impact
There is research that indicates being part of a community around and following ovulation helps with progesterone levels
Women are more empowered to take care of themselves and speak up for themselves, asking more questions
There have been shifts in every aspect of life that have impacted the endocrine system and hormones
Bioidentical progesterone therapy in perimenopause to help with symptoms
New research indicates that mortality rates are affected by the loss of hormones
Eat a wide variety of vegetables and nutrients that help the liver to effectively detoxify oestrogen pathways
The foundational blocks for your hormonal pyramid are your adrenal glands and insulin

Best Moments

‘Testosterone replacement therapy is important in women’s health but often overlooked

‘Your adrenals are everything when you go into menopause’

‘Climate change and its issues are acknowledged but it’s not recognised that this impacts women’s hormones’

‘The cost of the individual over community has been women’s health’

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About the Guest

Dr. Jolene Brighten, NMD, is a women’s hormone expert and prominent leader in women’s medicine. As a licensed naturopathic physician who is board certified in naturopathic endocrinology, and clinical sexologist, she takes an integrative approach in her clinical practice. A fierce patient advocate and completely dedicated to uncovering the root cause of hormonal imbalances, Dr. Brighten empowers women worldwide to take control of their health and their hormones through her website and social medical channels. She is the best-selling author of Beyond the Pill and Healing Your Body Naturally After Childbirth. Dr. Brighten is an international speaker, clinical educator, medical advisor within the tech community, and considered a leading authority on women’s health. She is a member of the MindBodyGreen Collective and the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counsellors, and Therapists. Dr. Brighten serves as a faculty member for the American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine. Her work has been featured in the New York Post, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, Bustle, The Guardian, Sports Illustrated, Elle, and ABC News.

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About the Host

Angela Foster

Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance.

After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind:

To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.

Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.

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