254: The connection between cortisol & weight loss | Kyrin Dunston, M.D.

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🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Kyrin Dunston, M.D.: “Cortisol is the mother of all hormones. It determines our sleep wake cycle, energy, weight, immune system—it’s vital.” Dunston, a board-certified OB/GYN and functional medicine specialist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why balancing hormones is crucial for weight loss, plus: *The best herbs and vitamins for optimal hormone balance* *How to test your hormone levels & why a "normal" lab doesn't mean you're in the clear* *How to tell if your hormones are interfering with weight loss* *Why high-quality sleep is the number one action item for balanced cortisol* *Why your gut is your most intimate relationship with the environment* Enjoy this episode sponsored by CVS! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the My Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Walkab, founder and co-ceeo of My Buddy Green and your host.
0:07.0	And now a word from our sponsors at Betterment.
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0:47.0	Our guest today is board certified OBGYN and functional medicine specialist Dr Curin Dunstan, who specializes in bio-identical
0:57.2	hormones, gut restoration, and not to mention she lost a life-changing hundred pounds and healed herself from a chronic illness
1:05.8	when she discovered a natural root cause resolution approach to creating health
1:11.0	and well-being. It's an honor to have her here today.
1:15.2	Here and welcome, so great to have you here. Thank you, Jason. It's great to be with you today.
1:19.9	So before the podcast, we expressed our fondness for Morningside Heights.
1:23.6	You grew up there and I went to college there at Columbia and so it's great to
1:27.3	connect with someone else who has such an appreciation for one of my favorite
1:31.7	parts of New York City.
1:33.0	Yes, it's still, it will always be home.
1:37.0	You can take the girl out of New York.
1:40.0	You can't take the New York out of the girl.
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