Combat Endometriosis with Natural Solutions with Dr. Alexis Gonzales and Kaitii Bandura
The Root Cause Medicine Podcast
Kate Kresge
4.8 • 581 Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2024
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, we explore the nuances of endometriosis and fertility with Dr. Alexis Gonzales. You’ll hear us discuss: 1. How to diagnose endometriosis 2. Surprising symptoms of endometriosis 3. Natural solutions for endometriosis 4. Essential lab tests for assessing your health 5. Lifestyle changes to tackle endometriosis Dr. Alexis Gonzales is a renowned functional and naturopathic medicine expert specializing in endometriosis and fertility. With a rich educational background from Bastyr University, Johns Hopkins University, and Saint Mary’s College of California, Dr. Gonzales brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. She is also a Clinical Content Developer at the Institute for Functional Medicine and a passionate advocate for personalized, holistic care. Kaitii Bandura is a teammate at Rupa Health (a Fullscript Company), friend of Dr. Kate, and an endometriosis patient. Kaitii is passionate about helping to decrease the length of time to diagnosis for endometriosis by spreading awareness and helping patients learn to better advocate for themselves. Order tests through Rupa Health, the BEST place to order functional medicine lab tests from 30+ labs - https://www.rupahealth.com/reference-guide
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the root cause medicine podcast. |
| 0:03.3 | An important initial piece of information to know is that it can take up to seven to 12 |
| 0:08.6 | years to get a diagnosis for endometriosis. |
| 0:11.9 | That's seven to 12 years and 12, if you have a cycle every month, having cycles every month |
| 0:18.2 | for over a decade that are causing debilitating symptoms, |
| 0:21.7 | which in and of itself is a huge misstep. |
| 0:25.0 | I think in how we are addressing and acknowledging this condition. |
| 0:28.8 | A big part of that is really the path to diagnosis is tough. |
| 0:32.1 | Well, hello there. |
| 0:33.0 | I'm your host for today, Dr. Kate Kreske, |
| 0:35.1 | and we have an awesome episode for you on endometriosis. |
| 0:38.6 | This episode is like a handbook. If you want to understand how common endometriosis is, |
| 0:43.7 | what exactly we think the root cause may be, how to diagnose it, root cause tests to help you |
| 0:49.3 | identify contributing factors to you or a loved one's endometriosis picture. And I think most importantly, |
| 0:55.2 | how to navigate the health system if you are someone with endometriosis. It takes up to 12 years |
| 0:59.8 | for someone with endometriosis on average to get a diagnosis. And along the way, there's a lot of |
| 1:04.3 | interactions with medical professionals. And we're really lucky in this episode to have two experts |
| 1:08.7 | here to help us learn everything there is to know to help |
| 1:11.3 | make that transitions shorter and more seamless. We're joined by Katie Bandura, an operation specialist |
| 1:17.3 | at Rupa Health and one of my dear friends. Katie is being mentioned first and foremost because she |
| 1:21.8 | pushed for this episode. I really admire how much Katie's an advocate for people with any form of chronic illness, |
| 1:28.4 | but especially endometriosis. |
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