Harness Your Biorhythm for Better Wellbeing
The Root Cause Medicine Podcast
Kate Kresge
4.8 • 581 Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, we discuss the female biological rhythm (biorhythm) and its impact on women's health and well-being with Dr. Kayla Osterhoff. You’ll hear us dive into: 1. The missing piece in understanding women’s biological rhythm 2. Why medical data is failing women and what needs to change 3. How hormones shape the male and female brains 4. The science behind women's emotional and cognitive strengths 5. How hormones impact your mood during each phase of your menstrual cycle Kayla is a leading Neuropsychophysiologist and Women's Health Expert, as well as Founder of Her Biorhythm, a platform dedicated to closing gender gaps in health research and education. With an impressive background in health ecology, public health, and neuropsychophysiology, Kayla is committed to reshaping health policies and fostering inclusive, planet-friendly solutions. Her work empowers women and advocates for a healthier, more equitable future in both health science and corporate structures. 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. |
| 0:03.1 | The female brain actually has high densities of receptors for estrogen and progesterone |
| 0:09.9 | in certain areas that are related to emotional processing, discernment, decision making, |
| 0:16.5 | and emotional regulation, and things like that. |
| 0:19.9 | So that is the prefrontal cortex, the hippocampus, |
| 0:23.6 | the hypothalamus, the insula, and the interior cingulate gyrus. These are some areas that are |
| 0:29.7 | significantly affected and have significantly dense receptors for these two hormones. So this is a really interesting finding that only came |
| 0:40.8 | about in the last 10 years that really got neuroscientists scratching their heads and saying, |
| 0:46.3 | okay, if estrogen and progesterone are actually not only ovarian hormones, but they're important |
| 0:53.8 | neurotransmitters, What does that mean? |
| 0:57.6 | Hello, hello. My name is Dr. Carrie Jones, and I am so excited to bring on my friend, Dr. Kayla |
| 1:05.0 | Osterhoff. Dr. Kayla is a neuropsychophysiologist. She's an incredible researcher and a women's health expert. |
| 1:13.0 | She was a senior scientist at the CDC, |
| 1:15.5 | the Centers for Disease Control, |
| 1:17.3 | and has collaborated with the World Health Organization, |
| 1:20.2 | the WHO, and the Ministries of Health. |
| 1:23.0 | She is the founder of her biarrhythm, |
| 1:25.1 | which is a platform dedicated to addressing the gender disparities |
| 1:29.7 | and health research and education. In fact, that is what we are talking about today. She goes |
| 1:37.0 | well into the research on women, the difference between men and women, what makes us different, |
| 1:43.0 | why our brains work the way we do, |
| 1:44.8 | and how we are different throughout our cycle. It was an absolutely fascinating interview, |
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