BONUS: Mitochondria and the Impact of Hormone Imbalances in Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Carrie Jones

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

I am happy to reconnect with Dr. Carrie Jones today! (She was with me before in ⁠Episode 106⁠, in July of 2020.) Dr. Jones is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the topic of women's health and hormones. She has her Master's in Public Health and was one of the first to become board-certified through the American Board of Naturopathic Endocrinology and currently serves on the board. I like to think of Dr. Jones as the Queen of Hormones! In today’s episode, we dive into common hormone imbalances that occur in perimenopause and menopause. We discuss the difference between healthy and non-healthy mitochondria, the impact of toxins on our hormones, and thyroid function. We talk about the impact of puberty, pregnancy, post-partum, and perimenopause on our immune system. We also get into non-thyroidal illnesses, the role of skeletal muscle, things that no longer serve us in middle age, and why we tend to become more weight loss-resistant with age. I hope you enjoy listening to my conversation with Dr. Carrie Jones as much as I did recording it! Stay tuned for more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Understanding our changing hormones as we approach perimenopause or menopause. What happens to our mitochondria as we transition to menopause? Ways to support mitochondrial health. How hormonal shifts affect thyroid function. Why do we need to test for the less common autoimmune markers? Why we may still feel terrible after taking medication for an underactive thyroid. When to start advocating for additional thyroid testing. Why is the DUTCH urine test helpful as we approach menopause? Things, other than medications that may impact the ability to process estrogen properly. The most popular tests for gut health. The truth about testosterone. Why is it essential to have a healthy amount of skeletal muscle as we age? Three weight loss-resistant issues most people do not know about. Bio: Carrie Jones, ND, FABNE, MPH is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the topic of women's health and hormones with over 20 years in the industry. She has her Master’s in Public Health and was one of the first to become board certified through the American Board of Naturopathic Endocrinology and currently serves on the board. She was the Medical Director for the DUTCH Test for several years, and currently, she is the Head of Medical Education at Rupa Health and host of the Root Cause Medicine podcast. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Check out Cynthia’s ⁠website⁠ Connect with Dr. Carrie Jones On her ⁠website⁠ On ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:03.7	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.4	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and
0:21.5	impact over a million lives.
0:28.9	This is the start of bonus Mondays, a compilation of the top episodes over the past three years for everyday wellness.
0:40.7	And I have to tell you, when I went through all of this research and data, it was apparent
0:45.1	to me that we have a very eclectic, diverse group of clinicians, science writers, personal
0:53.1	trainers, and experts. I know you will love this new series. Every Monday,
0:58.1	we're dropping some of the biggest podcasts of the last three years. These are your favorites,
1:03.9	the most downloaded, ones that have resonated with you. And I love that we're going to be
1:09.2	able to share these every Monday so that you can
1:11.5	revisit some of these amazing episodes. Today I had the great fortune of reconnecting with Dr.
1:20.2	Carrie Jones. We last recorded for the podcast at episode 106 in July of 2020. And I like to think
1:26.9	of her as the queen of hormones.
1:29.3	Dr. Carrie Jones is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the
1:33.7	topic of women's health and hormones.
1:36.2	She has her master's in public health and was one of the first to become board certified
1:39.5	through the American Board of Naturopathic Endocrinology and currently serves on the board.
1:44.7	Today, we dove deep into common hormone imbalances that we see in perimenopause and
1:49.2	menopause, the impact of healthy versus non-healthy mitochondria, the impact of toxins on our
1:55.7	hormones.
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