estrogen has a positive effect on serotonin, which is our happy hormone and

dopamine, which is our reward hormone that gives us that motivation.

And a student also makes us insulin sensitive and so when we've got lower levels of

each of them we become more insulin resistant so a lot of women say oh I eat

exactly the same I exercise the same but I'm putting this this fat on around

the central wheel and then progestrome with that being lower

that causes us to have low gabber which is a calming chemical neurotransmitter in the brain

so we too tend to get a bit more irate more angry.

That is the voice of Dr. Millie Rosada.

She is a lifestyle medicine doctor who believes that

understanding our hormones can unlock the key to our health.

I'm Liz Earl and this is the Liz Earl Well-being show,

the podcast helping us all have a better second half.

And as I'm sure you know by now I am on such a mission to find ways for all of us to thrive in later life, not just survive, but thrive, by investing in our health and our well-being today.

And we do have more control than we might think over our ability to thrive as we age.

You know by now that I'm incredibly interested in functional and lifestyle medicine. I love the fact that we can

take control of our health and well-being, certainly up to a point, our mood or energy levels,

resilience, resistance to disease, so much more.

All this by how we actually live and I find that hugely empowering.

How we work, eat, sleep, move even down to what we think about, all important elements we largely

have complete control over. Well, amidst all of this, of course, lies hormonal dysfunction,

the root cause of many chronic health conditions,

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