Today on the root cause medicine podcast.

I feel like sometimes in the health and wellness space, people feel overwhelmed.

They're like, I have to cut this out.

I have to be restrictive.

I can't eat this.

I have to have three hour morning routine and a bedtime routine.

And I have to devote so much time and so much energy to supplement.

It doesn't have to be that way.

I really like to make things as easy as possible and show you that you can make these small changes. And it's just about finding what's going to work best for your body. And once you figure that out, within a couple of cycles, you're going to feel so much better. And it's just so exciting because you don't have to feel like you're cutting out all your favorite foods and feeling

like you're spending hours in a day, counting how many pills you need to take, and making up this

huge routine for your bedtime and morning. It really is just small, simple changes that can make a

big difference over time. Well, hello there. I'm your host for today, Dr. Kate Henry, and today

I'm talking with Dr. Saru Bala, a natupeptic doctor and creator

of the Period Solutions Academy. Dr. Bala has a degree in neurobiology from the University of Texas

at Austin and is a naturopathic doctor who helps people find and heal the root cause of their

hormonal issues using natural methods first.

In this episode, we go in depth about the true causes of hormonal issues, heavy bleeding,

painful periods, and more.

Did you know, for example, that your gut and liver health directly impact your ability

to metabolize your hormones?

Or that insulin is also a hormone that many functional

medicine doctors check along with estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone when they're working

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