Typically, when somebody starts like progesterone or estrogen, whether it's a cream, pill,

tincture, whatever, those receptors are like, oh man, I'm getting fed, this is awesome.

However, if we have not addressed the reasons why, like for again, for one woman that could

be adrenal for another woman that could be a gut liver issue, right?

If we have not addressed the reasons why the body's not producing those things, then we're

going to see very, very temporary results, and typically it's like this crash and burn

that happens.

Hello, my friend.

I'm so glad we're hanging out today.

We are talking about menopause.

If you've been experiencing vaginal dryness, hot flashes, chills, night sweats, sleep issues,

mood changes, weight gain, slowed metabolism, and like, maybe noodles of more things, and

you're just really frustrated, you're not sure if the answer is hormone replacement therapy

or supplements or diets or working out or cardio, and you're just absolutely confused.

I wanted to have my friend Andrea on the show, who's a registered nurse.

She's a functional hormone coach and life coach.

This woman is brilliant.

She was actually on our podcast in episode 399.

So if you haven't listened to that episode all about hormones, go ahead, way back in

the archives from December, 2022, in an episode called Why Your Hormones Are Messed Up.

So today we're going to be talking about menopause, and what I love about Andrea's approach

is that not only is she understanding of the symptoms, what you're experiencing, what

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