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Why Perimenopause

Why Perimenopause

Today we talk about perimenopause and how thyroid, stress, iodine, and diet can affect this area of women’s’ health. We also discuss testing, treatment and some over the counter options.

Peri Menopause

  • Hormones to test for Blood
    • Testosterone total and fee
    • Estrogen- Estrone, Estriol, Estradiol
    • Progesterone
    • Pregnenolone
    • DHEA
    • IGF-1
    • Cortisol AM/PM
    • Fasting insulin
  • 24 hour Urine Testing for Hormones
  • Salivary testing

Supplements for hormones

General

  • Prickly Pear
  • mother’s wort
  • lemon balm
  • Chinese sage
  • red clover
  • dong quai

Testosterone Type Hotflashes

  • Deer Antler Velvet
  • Stinging Nettle root
  • yohimbe
  • horny goat weed

For Estrogen

  • Black cohosh
  • blue cohosh
  • soy

Thyroid

Thyroid Testing

  • TSH
  • Free T3
  • Free T4
  • TPO
  • Reverse T3
  • T3 Uptake
  • Iodine

Herbs and Supplements for Thyroid Support

  • Bovine thyroid
  • iodine
  • kelp
  • fish
  • shell fish
  • Prescription Synthetic Thyroid
  • Armour
  • NP thyroid
  • WP thyroid
  • Nature throid
  • compounded thyroid porcine

Adrenal Health

Adrenal Testing

  • DHEA
  • Cortisol AM/PM
  • Circular 8 am, 12pm, 5pm, 10pm
  • Cortisol challenge
  • This can be done with salivary or blood testing

Supplements for the adrenals

  • Ashawaganda
  • L-theanine
  • holy basil
  • ginkgo
  • DGL
  • Siberian ginseng
  • astragalus
  • OTC hormone
  • DHEA- low dose

Brain Health Supplements

  • GABA
  • 5-HTP
  • Sam-E
  • Magnesium

Exercise

Low impact if there is adrenal fatigue.

  • yoga
  • pilates
  • walking

Diet

Remove From Diet

  • sugar
  • alcohol
  • processed meats
  • meats with hormones in them

Add Into Diet

  • Sprouted grain breads
  • stevia
  • agave nectar
  • hormone free chicken
  • meats
  • turkey

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