What You Don't Know About Hormone Tests (Wish I'd Known Sooner!)
Release Date: 02/04/2025
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info_outlineIn this special episode, you get to join me in a doctor’s appointment and lm tell you… what you don’t know about hormone tests could be the difference in feeling 10x better and aging better too!
If you don’t know about hormone tests that there are not only different test, but different ways to interpret them from norms to optimal….if you don’t know that some doctors don’t know all test and couldn’t order them if they did because they don’t know how to interpret them… then you’re in for a treat…. And education!
My Guest:
Dr. Sharon Stills is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor providing comprehensive health care, therapeutic and diagnostic services to patients worldwide. She combines her conventional medical training, data-driven science, cutting-edge diagnostic tools and a deep knowledge of natural healing to effectively identify and treat health concerns ranging from allergies to end stage cancer, and everything in between
Questions We Answer in This Episode:
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Why do a Wet Urine Test? [00:02:18]
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What are Metabolites? Why do they matter when it comes to your hormones? [00:04:35]
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How does Estrogen impact your body and what can you do to keep them in balance? [00:04:41]
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Why is Testosterone important to women? How can you support healthy levels? [00:27:01]
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What does DHEA do and how can you optimize it? [00:29:17]
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How can you accurately Cortisol? What does it mean for your stress levels? [00:37:01]
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How can you boost Oxytocin naturally? [00:38:37]
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How does Thyroid affect your metabolism, energy, and mood? What can you do to balance it? [00:43:17]
Connect with Dr. Sharon:
https://www.flippingfifty.com/drsharon
On Social:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/drsharonstills/
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Circadian Rhythm Hacks for Muscle in Menopause:
https://www.flippingfifty.com/Circadian-Rhythm-Hacks
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https://www.flippingfifty.com/start-hormones-10-years-after-menopause
Which Hormones Matter Most in Meno(pause):
https://www.flippingfifty.com/which-hormones
Resources:
5-Day Flip:
https://www.flippingfifty.com/5dayflip
Sleep Yourself Skinny:
https://www.flippingfifty.com/sleep-yourself-skinny