What Social Media Gets Wrong About Hormones: A Guide To What's Real & What's BS

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Lauren Papanos, RDN, discusses what’s REALLY impacting your hormones and how, what you need to know to reach optimal hormone health, and peels back the curtain behind social media’s biggest hormone trends. In this episode of the Liz Moody Podcast, host Liz Moody and guest Lauren Papanos, a registered dietitian specializing in integrative nutrition and functional endocrinology, explore the intricate world of hormones. They address common misconceptions and delve into the effects of cortisol, exercise, and diets like intermittent fasting on your body as well as managing its effects such as hormonal acne and hair loss. The discussion highlights how diet, exercise, and stress influence hormonal balance, and offers practical advice to help listeners manage and identify imbalances. 00:00 Intro 01:59 Understanding Hormone Imbalances 05:09 The Role of Hormone Testing 08:33 Diet and Lifestyle for Hormonal Health 10:48 Intermittent Fasting and Women's Hormones 20:19 Cortisol and Stress Management 34:58 Controversy Around Zone 2 Training 35:48 Resistance Training Benefits 36:24 Ideal Weekly Workout Plan 38:28 Walking and Hormonal Health 39:47 Pre-Workout Nutrition Tips 40:49 Cold Plunging and Hormones 43:14 Lifestyle Practices for Cortisol Regulation 50:15 Hormonal Acne Insights 53:36 Hair Loss and Hormones 58:39 Endocrine Disruptors to Avoid 01:03:02 Final Thoughts and Recommendations For more from Lauren, you can find her on Instagram at @functional.fueling or her website, www.functionalfueling.com. You can listen to her podcast, The Strength In Hormones Podcast, on whatever platform you love to listen on. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order my new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! This episode is sponsored by: Puori: go to puori.com/LIZMOODY and use promo code LIZMOODY for 20% sitewide. LMNT: go to DrinkLMNT.com/LizMoody to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order. Lumen: head to lumen.me/LIZMOODY for 15% off your purchase. Osea: get 10% off your first order at oseamalibu.com with code LIZMOODY10. Seed: go to seed.com/lizmoody and use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first month. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 258. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where every week we're sharing real science, real stories and realistic tools that actually level up every part of your life.
0:10.5	I'm your host Liz Moody and I'm a best-selling author and longtime journalist. Let's dive in.
0:17.2	There's so much information on social media about your hormones and today we're
0:21.0	going to break down what's fact, what's fear-mongering, and what's just plain wrong.
0:25.0	Do you really have high cortisol? How can you tell and what can you do about it?
0:29.0	How does intermittent fasting actually impact women's hormones.
0:33.4	Are spin classes and cold plunging bad for women?
0:36.6	What really causes hormonal acne
0:38.7	and harmonally rooted hair loss?
0:40.4	And how can we get to the bottom of it? This is just the beginning of the questions
0:44.6	that we ask in this episode. There is so much more incredible stuff.
0:49.4	Joining me today is Lauren Papanos, a registered dietitian with a Masters in Integrative Nutrition.
0:55.0	She is Board certified in Sports Dietetics and Functional Endocrinology.
0:59.6	Lauren is the founder of the Integrative Nutrition Practice, Functional Fueling, she hosts the podcast
1:04.4	Strengthen Hormones.
1:06.0	And she's been featured in outlets like Forbes, Shape Magazine, Insider, Pop Sugar, and
1:09.9	more.
1:10.6	She is the perfect person to explain to us the ins and outs of hormones, how they impact our whole body health, and what the internet just gets so wrong about them, so let's dive right in.
1:23.0	One super quick note, I know that 50% of you listening to this episode do not follow the
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