From Fog to Focus: The Hormone Hierarchy with Dr. LeBlanc : 1105
The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey
Dave Asprey
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🗓️ 7 November 2023
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Today, we talk about one of my favorite biohacking topics: hormones. Starting way back before I first had kids, I’ve studied hormones as they relate to fertility – leading to the first of just a few books over the years, The Better Baby Book. And it's been an area of passion ever since because hormones also control your mood and your energy levels and your happiness.
So I wanted to invite Dr. Francesca LeBlanc on the show – someone who has a very interesting blend of being a board certified chiropractor, a doctor of natural medicine, and a clinical nutritionist – to take us through the winding roads of food, lifestyle, and hormones in women. You could call this functional medicine, but Dr. Francesca LeBlanc has a unique spin on it.
For years in her 20s and 30s, she suffered from brain fog, mood swings, irregular cycles, insomnia, depression, and anxiety. She spun her wheels with the allopathic model before discovering that the root cause of her symptoms could be traced back to hormone imbalances.
Now, Dr. LeBlanc helps patients understand that it’s not all in their heads, and that they can live normal, symptom-free, joyful lives.
In this conversation, we dive into her holistic healing journey, and how pioneers in the health biohacking space – including myself – guided and inspired her to create the hormone hierarchy; linking hormones to other chemicals in the brain. We explore what diet and lifestyle changes to make that can significantly improve not only how you feel but how your body functions, identify common deficiencies and inhibitors to healthy hormones, and share tools for stress management.
(02:25) Painful Early Steps on Her Journey to Wellness
(06:51) Basics of Hormones & Pregnancy
(11:39) How Mold & Environmental Toxins Damage Hormones
(21:03) Foods That Keep Your Hormones Healthy
(27:06) The Hormone Hierarchy
(34:44) Most Common Metals Impacting Women’s Hormones
(40:33) Tools for Stress Management
(48:03) Exploring Various Gateways to Holistic Health Hacking
(58:32) Addressing Mineral Deficiencies
Resources
Dave Asprey’s NEW Book ‘Smarter Not Harder’ is out now: https://daveasprey.com/books
Instagram: @drfrancescaleblanc
Website: labwellhealthcare.com
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