The Secret to Balancing Your Hormones & Burning Body Fat

Dr. Sara Gottfried (IG: @saragottfriedmd) is a hormone expert, a Harvard-educated physician-scientist, and a New York Times bestselling author. She practices evidence-based integrative, precision, and functional medicine.

Today we’re discussing Sara’s latest book… Women, Food, and Hormones.

If you’re a woman looking to balance your hormones so you can lose excess weight and feel better – this interview is for you. Don’t worry, lots in here for the men too.

Watch the full video version of this conversation below.

In this episode, we discuss:

The truth about Women, Food, and Hormones
What happens when your hormones are out of whack?
Test recommendations to assess your hormones
The 4-week protocol to balance hormones
Medicine for the individual
Reverse the epidemic of people with metabolic dysfunction
Detoxification is the first pillar of the Sara’s protocol
Sweating helps you detox
Supplements that enhance detoxification
The problem with classic keto for women
How to adapt the ketogenic diet for women
Sara’s typical meal which is 60-70% fat
Nutritional ketosis is healthy
The ketogenic diet lowers insulin
The keto adaptation phase
MCT oil helps reduce cravings
How to use MCT oil daily
Sara’s morning routine & meditation practice
Extending your intermittent fasting window
Does coffee break your fast?
Practice 1/3 cardio & 2/3 strength training
Your hormones depend on getting good sleep
Bedtime rituals to help achieve better REM sleep
Trauma is a hormone disrupter
The rise of psychedelic medicine to treat mental health
What’s your ACE score?
Autoimmunity and trauma

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