Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity

My guest is Sara Gottfried, M.D., a Harvard-trained, board-certified gynecologist and clinical assistant professor of integrative medicine & nutritional sciences at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Gottfried specializes in hormone health, vitality and longevity using precision/personalized approaches. We discuss female hormone health, puberty, perimenopause, and menopause, hormone testing, the microbiome, stress related hormone challenges, their causes, and various treatments. We also discuss fertility, birth control and tools for improving microbiome health, treating PCOS, insulin management, and the best nutrition, supplementation, and exercise programs for women. While the episode focuses mainly on female hormones, males will also  benefit from our discussion because it includes  actionable tools suggested for managing stress, bolstering the gut microbiome, and immunity—all of which stand to improve overall health, vitality and longevity in males and females.

Articles

• Women: Diet, Cardiometabolic Health, and Functional Medicine (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America)
• Continuous glucose monitoring metrics for earlier identification of pre-diabetes: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis (BMJ Open)
• Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal00474-8?returnURL=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2666379122004748%3Fshowall%3Dtrue) (Cell Reports Medicine_)

Books

• The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep and Sex Drive; Lose Weight; Feel Focused, Vital, and Energized Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol
• Women Food and Hormones: A 4 Week Plan to Achieve Hormonal Balance Lose Weight and Feel Like Yourself Again

Other Resources

• Genova Diagnostics Metabolomix Test
• Genova Diagnostics NutrEval
• SpectraCell Laboratories Micronutrient Test
• Omega Quant Tests
• Cleveland HeartLab® Cardiometabolic Disease
• Genova Diagnostics Stool Test
• Thorne Gut Health Test
• “Men are not the patriarchy,” Pat McCabe