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Energized with Dr. Mariza

314: Why So Many Women Struggle with Stubborn Weight and the Benefits of Keto for Hormone Health w/ Dr. Sara Gottfried

Energized with Dr. Mariza

Dr. Mariza Snyder

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8974 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

If You Want To Heal Your Hormones and Lose Stubborn Weight, You Should: Use your fork to make diet decisions every day that help your hormones and improve metabolic flexibility Empower yourself with the knowledge needed to stop outsourcing your hormone health Embrace an adapted version of the ketogenic diet that is personalized to you and your body's needs When it comes to the women I work with, the number one concern as we get older tends to be that stubborn weight gain that we just can't seem to get rid of. But have you ever considered that this weight could be directly related to your hormones and metabolic flexibility? By understanding how your hormones affect your metabolism, you can adopt a diet and lifestyle that suits you and helps you get rid of the stubborn weight gain for good. Transform Your Health Dr. Sara Gottfried is a board-certified physician who graduated from Harvard and MIT. She practices evidence-based integrative, precision, and functional medicine. She has authored multiple books, including the breakthrough and instant NYT bestseller Women, Food, and Hormones. She has dedicated herself to helping women unlock their ability to fix their metabolism, heal their hormones, and lose stubborn fat for good. Adapt the Ketogenic Diet for Your Unique Body Have you ever had a male coworker or friend experience massive success with a keto diet but have not seen those results yourself? This is because men and women have a different genetic makeup that can lead to hormone disruption when going on an elimination diet. These gender differences inspired Dr. Sara to start her research and why she created an adapted version of the ketogenic diet for women. Dr. Sara has literally discovered the key to unlocking our ability to lose stubborn weight, and it all comes down to metabolic flexibility and our hormones. Taking Back Control of Your Hormones So often, women are gaslit or faced with a double standard when it comes to traditional medicine. But the truth is the power to take back control of your hormones and get your body working for you instead of against you exists within yourself. While it may seem daunting to think you have to do it yourself, nobody knows your body better than you. By improving your metabolic flexibility, you can ensure that you have a fully functioning body for years to come. Through Dr. Sara’s new book, you can transform your health, lose stubborn weight, and address your symptoms before it is too late. Are you ready to find a personalized way to balance your hormones, improve your metabolic flexibility, and take back control of your health? Share what you are most looking forward to in Dr. Sara’s new book with me in the comments section of the episode page. In This Episode The inspiration for the new book, Women, Food, and Hormones by Dr. Sara Gottfried (7:18) How to improve your metabolic flexibility as you pivot into your 30’s, 40’s, and beyond (16:14) Tips for reversing insulin resistance and pre-diabetes through food (28:28) Why pregnancy can influence your risk of cardiometabolic disease (39:33) How to feel more empowered when it comes to taking back control of your hormones (46:30) Resources Mentioned: Food, Women, and Hormones by Dr. Sara Gottfried Dr. Sara Gottfried Website Follow Dr. Sara on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok Other Resources: Check out the full show notes page Keep up with everything Dr. Mariza Follow Dr. Mariza on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube Podcast production & marketing support by the team at Counterweight Creative Related Episodes: Essentially You Episode #192: How to Makeover Your Metabolism for Long-Term Success with Mark Sisson Essentially You Episode #268: The Number One Hormone Imbalance Connected to Stubborn Weight Gain Essentially You Episode #285: The Lowdown on Declining Hormones and How They Impact Weight, Mood, and Sleep with Maria Claps and Kristin Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Essential for their overall well-being and a happy healthy life they give you plenty of smiles so look after

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theirs with dental life pick up dental life in the pet food aisle

0:30.8

The most effective way to deal with insulin resistance is with your fork.

0:37.0

But I can tell you, since I went through conventional medical training, we're not taught how to do that.

0:42.0

So even though it's the most effective way to reverse

0:45.2

pre-diabetes, the most effective way

0:46.9

to help you with insulin resistance,

0:49.2

the most effective way to deal with type 2 diabetes, we're not taught how to counsel people about that.

0:56.2

So there's a real mismatch here, a gap that exists in Western medicine, and so that leads to

1:02.1

us as women, as CEOs of our families, as caretakers, to say,

1:09.2

okay, my doctor's kind of failing me here.

1:12.0

Let me take this on myself.

1:13.4

Welcome back to the Essentially You podcast. I am your host Dr. Marissa Snyder and I'm

1:20.6

here to help you rock your hormones and feel great in your body so that you can reclaim more energy, vitality, and joy and become the CEO of your health.

1:31.0

Let's jump on in. of your wedding dress on on my wedding day I put my size zero wedding day I put my size zero

1:40.3

wedding dress on at the age of 35 to go and get married.

1:44.1

And let me tell you, I worked my booty off

1:46.3

to get into that dress.

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Now, little did I know, I was already showing

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