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Energized with Dr. Mariza

203: Why Your Menstrual Cycle is a Key Indicator of Your Health

Energized with Dr. Mariza

Dr. Mariza Snyder

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8974 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The research says it all: your menstrual cycle is an essential indication of your overall health. So why do doctors continue dismissing it and just pushing hormonal birth control? Tune in to today’s episode to hear why your period should be treated as a vital sign and some of the root causes that lead to irregular periods in the first place. It’s time to understand what’s normal, what’s not, and how you can dial in to what your body needs to heal. Join me today to get started! Mentioned in this episode: The Fifth Vital Sign by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Fertility Friday Podcast Fix Your Period by Nicole Jardim The Period Party Podcast Essentially You episode #100: Why Food is Key to Balancing Your Hormones Plus Key Nutrient Deficiencies Top 11 Supplements for Hormone Balance Additional Resources: How to Navigate Your Menstrual Cycle with Essential Oils Essentially You episode #147: How to Use Your Cycle as an Instrument of Unfair Advantage with Kristen Karchmer Essentially You episode #186: Debunking Period Myths Once and for All with Nicole Jardim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.2

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0:32.0

welcome back to the Essentially You podcast all about reinventing your health

0:38.0

with safer, cheaper, more effective natural solutions and powerful lifestyle changes so that you become the CEO of

0:46.8

your health. I am your host Dr. Marissa Snyder. What if your menstrual cycle was your fifth vital sign? Just as

0:58.2

important as the other four vital signs as an indicator of your overall health and well-being.

1:04.0

Now these other four signs are body temperature, pulse rate, breath rate, and blood pressure.

1:10.0

Now if this statement is making you think, huh, why haven't I been taught this before?

1:16.0

That is a great question. And a question that Stacey Garvin sent into me last week.

1:22.0

After being offered the pill for the eighth time for her regular

1:26.3

menstrual cycle, she wanted to know why her doctors didn't understand that her cycle was trying

1:32.0

to tell her something. Here is Stacy's question.

1:35.2

Dr. Marisa, I am 31 years old and I've been struggling within a regular

1:41.8

mental cycle for over a year.

1:44.0

But every time I go to my doctor or get referred to another doctor,

1:48.0

all they have for me is hormonal birth control or the Marina IUD, which is another form of birth control or the marina IUD, which is another form of birth control.

1:55.7

Isn't my cycle a part of my overall health?

1:59.6

Stacy, yes it is, and those birth control pills have nothing to do in terms of addressing

2:07.4

your irregular monthly cycle. Now I promise to share later on what some of the most common root causes affecting our

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