STNH 15: Dr Carrie Jones – Hormones, cortisol and why we’re so broken

Straight Talking Natural Health

“Hormones are like children – they need to be attended to at all times.”

Today’s guest is someone that I only recently discovered when watching some seminars online… but when I came across her, I was hooked! She boils the hard stuff down to make it easy, her talks are super relatable, and dare I say it, maybe even a little bit entertaining. Yep – she’s my new functional medicine nerdy girl crush.

She’s also the Clinical Medical Director of Precision Analytical, a company that does some pretty cool functional medicine testing. So of course I did what any nerdy girl would do – I asked her to come on the show so that I can pick her brain about her zones of genius – women’s hormones, adrenals, and functional testing.

Yep, we’re getting into the technical stuff today – so grab a pen and paper, strap yourself in, and soak up the wisdom that is Dr Carrie Jones.

In this episode you will learn:

• The reason that women are more affected than men when it comes to toxic exposure.
• Why plastics (and bottled water!) are so bad when it comes to hormone disruption.
• The causes of PMS, endometriosis and fertility problems.
• The rise in weight gain and moodiness in men, and what to do about it.
• Which hormones to test for and why.
• How to re-balance your hormones (there’s plenty that we can do!).
• Why liver detoxification is key to hormone balance.
• Why TSH is not a TRUE marker of what your thyroid is doing (and what you should be testing instead).
• DUTCH Testing for female hormones – what it is, and who can benefit from it.
• The different markers on a hormone test and what they mean.
• Why estrogen-dominant cancers can be affected by our hormone detoxification pathways.
• Why broccoli and brassica-based foods and supplements can help with hormone balance.
• The COMT gene and its role in hormone metabolism.
• A supplement called DIM – when to use it, when NOT to use it, and why you need to be super careful with it.
• The link between elevated histamine and oestrogen.
• Why getting your cortisol tested via a single blood test is NOT the most accurate way to do it.
• Why issues with cortisol balance can lead to autoimmune disease (and how to prevent it!).
• How to reset your circadian rhythms, and why deep sleep is EVERYTHING.

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