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My guest is Sara Gottfried, M.D., a Harvard-trained, board-certified gynecologist and clinical assistant professor of integrative medicine & nutritional sciences at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Gottfried specializes in hormone health, vitality and longevity using precision/personalized approaches. We discuss female hormone health, puberty, perimenopause, and menopause, hormone testing, the microbiome, stress related hormone challenges, their causes, and various treatments. We also discuss fertility, birth control and tools for improving microbiome health, treating PCOS, insulin management, and the best nutrition, supplementation, and exercise programs for women. While the episode focuses mainly on female hormones, males will also benefit from our discussion because it includes actionable tools suggested for managing stress, bolstering the gut microbiome, and immunity—all of which stand to improve overall health, vitality and longevity in males and females.
Dr. Sara Gottfried
- Website
- Academic Profile
- Medical Practice
- TikTok
- YouTube
- The Critical Link Between Healthy Hormones and Your Relationships (Live Call on Feb. 14, 2023 at 10 AM PST)
Articles
- Women: Diet, Cardiometabolic Health, and Functional Medicine (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America)
- Continuous glucose monitoring metrics for earlier identification of pre-diabetes: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis (BMJ Open)
- Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal (Cell Reports Medicine)
Books
- The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep and Sex Drive; Lose Weight; Feel Focused, Vital, and Energized Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol
- Women Food and Hormones: A 4 Week Plan to Achieve Hormonal Balance Lose Weight and Feel Like Yourself Again
Other Resources
- Genova Diagnostics Metabolomix Test
- Genova Diagnostics NutrEval
- SpectraCell Laboratories Micronutrient Test
- Omega Quant Tests
- Cleveland HeartLab® Cardiometabolic Disease
- Genova Diagnostics Stool Test
- Thorne Gut Health Test
- “Men are not the patriarchy,” Pat McCabe
Timestamps
- 00:00:00 Dr. Sara Gottfried
- 00:03:51 ROKA, Thesis, LMNT, Momentous
- 00:07:50 Women, Family History, Heredity & Environment
- 00:11:00 Puberty, Stress, Menstrual Cycles, Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)
- 00:17:26 Tool: Sex Hormones, Microbiome, Estrobolome & Disease; Biomarker Testing
- 00:25:11 Nutritional Testing; Vegetables, Microbiome & Disease
- 00:31:13 AG1 (Athletic Greens)
- 00:32:22 Microbiome, Prebiotics & Probiotics, Inflammation
- 00:36:08 Microbiome Testing, Magnesium, Constipation & Thyroid
- 00:42:25 Female Colonoscopy; Network Effect & Modern Medicine, Stress Factors
- 00:45:13 Constipation, Stress & Trauma, Autonomic Balance
- 00:55:35 Constipation Relief, Stress, Breathwork & Meditation
- 01:02:58 Systemic & Societal Stress Unique to Females
- 01:08:19 InsideTracker
- 01:09:23 Testing & Future Behavior
- 01:11:55 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) & Cardiometabolic Disease; Stress
- 01:22:57 PCOS, Insulin, Glucose Monitoring and Management; Data Access
- 01:29:48 Behaviors for Vitality; Exercise & Body Phenotype; Cortisol
- 01:36:40 Cortisol Supplements: Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Fish Oil, Phosphatidylserine
- 01:42:36 Cortisol, Anxiety & Immune System; Adrenal Function, Resilience
- 01:48:07 Tool: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Inflammation, Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators
- 01:54:20 Oral Contraceptives, Benefits & Risks; Ovarian Cancer; Testosterone
- 02:06:50 Fertility, Follicular & Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Assessments
- 02:10:29 Menopause & Hormone Replacement Therapy; Women’s Health Initiative
- 02:15:30 Perimenopause, Cerebral Hypometabolism, Metabolism & Estrogen
- 02:21:49 Intermittent Fasting, Ketogenic Diet, Metabolic Flexibility
- 02:23:29 Stool Testing
- 02:25:32 Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Test, ACE Score & Disease
- 02:31:56 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter, Momentous