Tackling Women's Health Taboos with Dr. Jolene Brighten

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

Kate Kresge

Alternative Health, Medicine, 810564, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 581 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In today's episode with Dr. Jolene Brighten, you’ll hear us take a deep dive on: 1. Is This Normal?: Answering Every Question You Have Ever Had About Your Body book 2. Women's hormonal and sexual health 3. The limitations of traditional medical education in women's health 4. Normal versus common when it comes to hormonal and sexual health 5. The intersection of physical and psychological factors in sexual health 6. Dr. Brighten's approach to hormone balance Dr. Jolene Brighten is a renowned expert in women's hormones and a trailblazer in the realm of women's health. As a board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist and a clinical sexologist, she adopts an integrative approach to patient care and empowers women globally to navigate their health and hormonal challenges. As an international speaker, clinical educator, and tech community medical advisor, Dr. Brighten stands as the foremost authority on women's wellness. She proudly affiliates with the MindBodyGreen Collective and the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists and is also the President and Chief Medical Officer of Rubus Health. 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, I think this is not talked about enough.
0:05.5	Then menstruation, ovulation, it's brain-down phenomenon.
0:09.7	The way the pill works, it's brain phenomenon.
0:11.9	That's where it's working in your brain.
0:13.2	Whenever doctors are like, it can't be affecting your mood.
0:15.7	I'm like, but everything's happening in the brain.
0:17.7	Like, I don't understand.
0:19.0	The same with your adrenal glands.
0:20.3	And to understand
0:21.3	that even the way you think and talk to yourself can be a stressor and can be inflammatory,
0:27.7	and if it's inflammatory and it raises cytokines, that demands a response by your adrenal glands.
0:33.5	People so often are like, cortisol is so bad, it gives you belly fat, it ages you prematurely.
0:37.9	That sucks.
0:38.5	Nobody wants that.
0:39.8	And yet, it is keeping inflammation in check.
0:43.2	Hello, hello.
0:44.1	I'm your host for today, Dr. Carrie Jones.
0:46.1	And I am so excited to talk with my friend, colleague, an absolute powerhouse of women's health
0:51.4	educator, Dr. Jolene Brighton.
0:54.0	She's a board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist, clinical sexologist, and as I said,
0:59.6	prominent leader in women's medicine.
1:01.5	She's authored several books, including the one we're going to talk about today.
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