SNR #135: Nicola Rinaldi, PhD - Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

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🗓️ 10 August 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Episode 135: Nicola Rinaldi, PhD discusses the causes, treatment interventions and science of hypothalamic amenorrhea. Hypothalamic amenorrhea is a condition in which menstruation stops for several months (or more) due to a problem involving the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is in the center of the brain and controls reproduction.

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0:00.0	I think it's great to be healthy and muscular,
0:05.0	but it's great to be healthy and muscular, but it's important to also be fueling yourself
0:26.5	adequately.
0:28.6	It makes a lot of sense to me that once you've got that cycle going, it's much easier for
0:32.6	it to continue than it is for it to start in the first place. So many women that I've helped recover have found afterwards that they actually think they look better.
0:47.8	Hello and welcome to Sigma Nutrition Radio.
0:51.8	My name is Danny Lennon and you are listening to episode 135 of the podcast.
0:58.4	For those who are new to the show, welcome. This is the podcast that gives you weekly access
1:04.5	to in-depth interviews with leaders in evidence-based nutrition and related fields.
1:10.7	And for those you regular listeners,
1:12.2	thank you so much again for downloading the show
1:14.8	and for your continued support.
1:16.7	I can't tell you how much it means to have you continually support the show
1:20.7	and find value in it.
1:22.3	It means a lot to keep hearing that.
1:23.6	On today's episode, I'm joined by Dr. Nicola Rinaldi, and Nicola has a PhD in computational and
1:31.8	molecular biology from MIT, and has done academic research in that area. But over the past three years or so,
1:39.4	Nicola has taken that science background and her skill in trawling through research to put together
1:46.3	evidence-based information on hypothermic amenorrhea, which is an issue that she herself
1:51.6	has battled in the past. And it's something, as we've mentioned before, is becoming increasingly
1:56.1	prevalent and is something that many of you out there have probably dealt with or maybe are
2:00.5	experiencing right now.
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