060: What To Know About Perimenopause and Birth Control w/ Dr. Jolene Brighten

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Dr. Mariza Snyder

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

What we're talking about it this episode! The phenomenon of women's symptoms being dismissed in medicine Tips on how to get off of birth control in the least painful way Ways to protect and optimize the hormonal integrity of your body Tests and nutrients you want to be discussing with your doctor Why menopause can be more of a stress issue than a hormone issue Episode Summary: Most women get on hormonal birth control for symptom resolution, yet many doctors view birth control as a ‘one pill fits all’ that is used as a band-aid to cover up the root cause of your symptoms. Dr. Jolene Brighten realized this and took her hormonal expertise to set out and create Beyond the Pill, a book aimed at helping control understand post birth control syndrome and the long term effects associated with hormonal birth control. Today Dr. Brighten is here to shed some light on a topic many women know little about, but which impacts almost all of us. We are diving into everything you need to know about perimenopause, menopause and birth control, plus what symptoms you should be looking for, and more. Learn what post birth control syndrome is, how birth control could be impacting everything from your digestion to liver function, and the best ways to support your blood sugar, and everything in between. If you are currently taking the pill, are suffering from post control backlash or dealing with perimenopause or menopausal symptoms, Dr. Brighten is here to help you create a powerful game plan and get your body back on track. Whether you decide to remain on birth control or not, Dr. Brighten is all about helping you create a safe and optimal health plan. Together we can focus on feeling better right away, learn what our hormones can do for us right now, and how you can change your symptoms for good. Resources Mentioned: Download Dr. Brighten’s Free Hormone Balancing Starter Kit Beyond the Pill by Dr. Jolene Brighten Dr. Brighten’s Website Follow Dr. Brighten on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube EY 004: Dr. Jolene Brighten Register for your Hormone Masterclass Here Pre-Order the Essential Oil Hormone Solution Other Resources: Check out the full show notes page Keep up with everything Dr. Mariza Follow Dr. Mariza on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube

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0:00.0	I think it's very much a phenomenon of what we see in women's medicine and that is
0:05.9	women's symptoms are outright dismissed and this is really what fuels me is that
0:11.2	women are telling the truth about their bodies. They need to be heard and
0:14.3	the idea that just because there's no research study to support what a patient's
0:18.2	saying does not give you the right as a physician to dismiss that woman. And I don't know about you, but for me, I don't have 20 years to
0:25.7	wait around for science to come out with a study to validate what I'm experiencing and what I'm going
0:30.4	through. And I don't think any other woman does either.
0:33.4	Welcome back to the Essentially You Podcast all about reinventing your health with
0:40.6	safer, cheaper, more effective natural solutions and powerful lifestyle changes
0:46.7	so that you become the CEO of your health.
0:50.3	I am your host, Dr. Marissa Snyder.
0:53.0	Today we are exploring an important topic for millions of women,
0:57.5	a topic that many women can personally relate to,
1:00.5	and that is, what to know about perimenopause and birth control with my
1:05.8	dear friend and fellow hormone expert Dr. Jolene Brighton. I am
1:10.2	thrilled to have Dr. Jolene Brighton come on for a second time onto the show and I'm excited
1:16.0	to dive into a topic that is near and dear to me because it's an area of women's health that is often
1:22.2	ignored even though it affects so many women in
1:25.0	their 20s, 30s, and beyond. You know, I myself struggle with birth control from the moment
1:30.0	I started taking it. My symptoms became so debilitating that I had to stop taking hormonal birth
1:35.8	control altogether. And the post birth control backlash was so scary and confusing.
1:43.7	You know, I had no idea that hormonal birth control
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