Managing Long Term Illness and Chronic Conditions with Dr. Jill Carnahan
The Woman's Doctor
What if your most challenging moments were valuable teachers? Today on The Woman’s Doctor, we redefine resilience with our guest Dr. Jill Carahan: a former workaholic who reevaluated her priorities after an aggressive breast cancer diagnosis. Her constant stress and self-doubt severely crippled her immune system and made her susceptible to severe health issues. Dr. Carahan describes how she used work as a coping mechanism and what her life-threatening diagnosis taught her about living life to the fullest. These moments of turmoil can make or break you. Dr. Carnahan recalls the...
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Adrenal Reset for Thyroid Thrive: Adrenal Transformation Protocol with Izabella Wentz
The Woman's Doctor
Today on The Woman’s Doctor, we discuss a better way to overcome the hormonal imbalance. Dr. Isabella Wentz joins us to review her new book, “Adrenal Transformational Protocol” where she outlines a 4-week process to rebalance hormones, get better sleep, and regain your energy. Women are naturally in tune with their environment. Subconsciously you’re assessing threats, opportunities, and safety which dictate your body's survival strategy. When you are under chronic stress, your body retreats into survival mode. Dr. Wentz teaches you to recognize the danger signals in your life and shows...
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Getting to the Root Cause for Hormonal Health with Dr. Darin Ingels
The Woman's Doctor
Today on The Woman’s Doctor we discuss how an unhealthy gut leads to chronic illness and what you can do to heal your microbiome. Dr. Darin Ingels is the author of The Lyme Solution and has treated thousands of patients with practical and cost effective therapies that you can implement today. Whether you are facing lyme disease, autoimmune symptoms or even brain fog, all can be healed by healing the gut first. The microbiome thrives on leafy vegetables and fermented foods, just some of the first things you can add to your diet to improve the diversity in your gut. If you want...
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How To Restore Your Hormonal Intelligence with Dr. Aviva Romm
The Woman's Doctor
Every day, the average American is exposed to 80,000 chemicals in their food and water. It is impossible to reduce your toxin burden to zero but today on The Woman’s Doctor, best selling author of Hormone Intelligence, Dr. Aviva Romm joins us to share simple ways that you can lessen your exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in your home. Dr. Romm is a midwife, a Yale trained MD and a board certified family physician that is helping patients balance their hormones and establish healthy habits to reduce the risk of developing diseases. It can be overwhelming as you begin your...
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The Role and Challenges Women Face In our Society with Kimberly Seals Allers
The Woman's Doctor
Today on The Woman’s Doctor, Kimberly Seals Allers joins us to discuss the unfortunate state of maternal care in America. Kimberly is an award winning journalist and advocate for breastfeeding and infant health. Giving birth opened her eyes to the harsh reality that women face in modern hospitals, even in a developed nation. Most medical institutions are informed by and dominated by men, which has left a detrimental gap in the education available to most women, especially women of color. The average woman does not have a grasp of the female anatomy or the importance of hormonal...
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Busting Myths Around Women’s Health, Aging and Menopause with Dr. Susanne Bennett
The Woman's Doctor
Today on The Woman's Doctor, we dispel common myths around women’s health with Dr.Susanne Bennett. She is an authority on hormonal and gut health with over 30 years of experience as a natural medicine doctor. Dr. Bennett holds specialties in clinical nutrition, environmental medicine, allergies, aging and gut health. She brings a fresh perspective on women's health that inspires hope for a healthy and happy life even into your menopausal years. Society convinces women that life stops at menopause, treating it like a disease to be avoided and ashamed of. The reality is that menopause...
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Dry January
The Woman's Doctor
Today on the Woman’s Doctor, I wanted to share just how impactful, sobriety has been on my physical and mental well being. Dry January is a great exercise to test out an alcohol free lifestyle so that you can check in and understand exactly what role alcohol is playing in your life. Even light social drinking can have dramatic effects on your daily life that you may not be conscious of. In this episode, I will first be reviewing some of the negative side effects that are commonly associated with any alcohol consumption. Everyone knows the awful feeling of a hangover but we never talk...
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Stress and Hormones
The Woman's Doctor
Today on the Woman's Doctor, I discuss the detrimental effect stress has on our hormones and equip you with simple tools to mitigate stress’ effect on your physical and emotional health. Stress cannot be eliminated, at times, stress is even necessary but constant unmanaged stress leads to dangerous cortisol imbalances that can affect your mood, cravings, sleep and mindset. While cortisol is dangerous in excess, it is a crucial hormone that your body needs, especially in the morning. Simply exercising in the morning sun can improve your cortisol levels allowing you to manage stress...
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Hormones and Mood: The Hidden Opportunity in Emotional Distress
The Woman's Doctor
Today, on the Woman’s Doctor Podcast, I am sharing my own experience balancing my hormones in hopes of inspiring you along your own journey. Hormonal imbalances tend to make women more emotional but those emotions are a window into deeper issues you may be avoiding. I believe there is an opportunity, in these moments, to break the cycle of escapism. After noticing my own avoidant habits, I decided to face my emotional distress with stillness and silence. Instead of reaching for a drink, a distraction or even going shopping when you’re feeling emotional discomfort, sitting with...
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New Year's Resolution: Set Yourself Up for Success with Kathy Smith
The Woman's Doctor
Today on the Women’s Doctor, Kathy Smith joins us to discuss how to boost vitality in your later years. Kathy has been a fitness icon since the 1980’s and continues to inspire women to strive for progress not perfection. In this episode, she brings you the best strategies to stay consistent in your new year's resolutions. She believes that consistency in the process will always supersede the results. Resolutions often fail because we are taught to rework our entire life around a singular goal. Incremental changes centered around fun, community and feeling great will not only be...
info_outlineInspired to become a dermatologist after dealing with her own skin blemishes; Dr. Keira Barr is now a dual board-certified dermatologist and menopause specialist. Her passion is empowering women with simple advice to build resilience and age gracefully. She recognizes how tempting it is to cover up your imperfections but inspires you to investigate their causes so they don’t develop into a lifelong struggle.
Your skin is a reflection of your overall health so those blemishes are an SOS from your body!
Dr. Keira Barr encourages you to be your own advocate when shopping for products because there are so many deceptive labels claiming to be healthy. While Dr. Barr advocates for a simple skin care routine, she shares what sunscreens are essential and what products to absolutely avoid. If you are seeking to limit your exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals this episode is going to be worth listening to.
Takeaways:
[3:10] When your hormones are out of balance it can disrupt your cycle, skin and overall health.
[5:00] Most women use 12 products that have been shown to negatively affect hormonal health
[6:50] Products claiming to be natural can still often contain harmful ingredients
[7:10] Titanium dioxide and Zinc oxide are the only ingredients recognized as safe in sunscreen.
[8:00] The Skin Care and Supplement industry are not regulated as thoroughly as Food and Drugs
[10:00] Use the Environmental Working Group’s “Skin Deep” App to research products while you shop
[11:42] Your skin tells the story of your life
[13:20] You can look better in your 60’s than you did in your 20’s
[15:30] When you see a blemish arise it is a sign from your body to take action not cover up
[17:50] What you eat will directly affect your skin health: Tomato paste can reduce risk of melanoma
[18:45] Sleep is so important because it is when your skin rejuvenates
[20:00] Managing your stress hormones has a direct effect on your skin's ability to repair itself
[20:50] You should also wear sunscreen indoors because UVA rays can penetrate your glass windows
[22:30] Skin Cancer is the most prevalent cancer around the world
[23:30] You probably are not using enough sunscreen or reapplying it often enough
[24:10] Tighter woven clothing, including work out and synthetic fabrics, are the best sun protection
[25:40] Stress suppresses our immune system
Twitter:
“Even products that are labeled as clean or natural doesn't always mean that they are safer for you.” [6:52]
“90% of visible signs of aging come from UV exposure.” [7:00]
“You have to be your own advocate and know what it is that you’re putting on your skin because ,it is, the onus is on us, to take the best care of ourselves that we can and do our research.” [8:53]
“The fewer products the better! Keep it simple.” [10:40]
“When you buy a sunscreen you have to make sure it says broad spectrum coverage, so that you know that you’re getting coverage from UVA and UVB.” [23:20]
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