Episode 105: Perimenopause & Menopause with Dr. Lara Briden

Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Eileen Laird

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

There is a complex connection between hormone balance and autoimmune health. The more balanced our hormones, the more balanced our immune system (and vice versa). Over the years, I've dedicated many podcasts to this topic, and in this episode we'll be focusing on the menopausal transition. While smooth for some, this time of life can be rocky for others, leading to sleep issues, mood swings, hot flashes, and autoimmune flares. I'm 49 years old and currently in this transition myself. My guest, Dr. Lara Briden, is a naturopathic doctor who is passionate about women's health. We'll be talking about diet, lifestyle, supplements, and bio-identical hormones - all strategies that can restore balance in this important time of life.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health through the paleo diet and lifestyle.
0:07.3	While there is no cure for autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel.
0:14.4	I'm Eileen Laird, your host from PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95% which took me from a life of excruciating
0:24.7	pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life. A short disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor
0:30.8	nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal. Always consult with your
0:35.5	health care team before making medical decisions. Now let's get
0:38.7	on to the show. Welcome to Episode 105.
0:57.3	Our topic today is perimenopause and menopause and how these life stages can impact women's health overall and autoimmune health specifically.
1:06.4	This is a topic very close to my heart because I'm 49 years old and I have experienced some pretty
1:12.1	big hormone swings over the past decade.
1:14.6	In fact, I developed autoimmune disease during perimenopause.
1:18.4	At first, the paleo diet, along with some simple supplements, balanced my hormones and my immune
1:23.5	system.
1:24.6	However, as I got closer to menopause, that balance became harder and harder for me to
1:29.5	maintain. I've experienced hormone-related autoimmune flares, adrenal fatigue, and most recently
1:35.5	dramatic mood swings. And many of you have had similar experiences, and we found that this can
1:41.6	happen in spite of excellent self-care. So I thought it was time to dedicate a podcast to this topic.
1:47.3	And today we're going to talk about why this happens and hopefully how we can fix it.
1:52.2	My guest is Dr. Lara Bryden, a naturopathic doctor who specializes in women's health.
1:57.4	She's written a book called The Period Repair Manual.
2:00.7	In it, she shares advice for every
2:02.6	stage in a woman's reproductive life from the first period through menopause. In this podcast,
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