The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

My top 10 lessons learned in 2020 Lesson 9 Night sweats. Mood swings. Insomnia. Hot flushes. Weight gain. Headaches. Depression. Anxiety. Dry Skin. Vaginal Atrophy . . . I could go on. It's a sad list, isn't it? Yet these are just a few of the often times debilitating side-effects of peri-menopause and menopause. You would hope that a list of such symptoms in women in their 40s and 50s would be en...

Lesson #8 in my top 10 lesson learned in 2020 Dr. Pizzorno has been a leader in advancing science-based natural medicine for several decades. He has authored/coauthored 7 books, including The Toxic Solution, for consumers and his 6 textbooks have set the academic standards for the field. He has been licensed as a naturopathic doctor in Washington State since 1975 and has served on 2 federal commit...

My top lessons learned in 2020. Keto, carnivore, fasting and one meal a day (OMAD) have taken the dieting world by a storm for the last few years. In 2017-2018 I was all over the ketogenic, fasting based diets. These diets work and they can provide easy weight loss for many people.  But over the last few years I started seeing negative side effects from these diets. Including weight gain, thyroid...

My top lessons learned in 2020. In this episode I share my own story of weight loss resistance and how I am actively preparing my body to lose weight. I am also joined by my good friend Helen Marshall from Primal Alternative and she shares her story of how she prepared her body for weight loss, broke through weight loss resistance and is now successfully losing weight. Helen Marshall Primal Altern...

My top 10 lessons learned in 2020. We tend to look for the next best protocol, diet or supplements to heal our body. But when, no matter what you do, you still can't seem to heal then it is time to go deeper and use this tool that is often under rated and extremely  powerful. If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form out. Women's Wellness Shop for bioidentical hormone therapy a...

My top 10 lessons learned in 2020. If you could see the inside of my cupboards and the loads of supplements that I own. I spent years chasing down my ailments wondering do I have candida, Lyme, mold, parasites, estrogen dominance, histamine intolerance, SIBO etc. etc. Buying 1000's of dollars worth of supplements, products and programs. When I really should have just tested! Why do we do that? Why...

My top 10 lessons learned in 2020! Social media has been linked to higher levels of loneliness, envy, anxiety, depression, narcissism and decreased social skills. I realized this year that often times after scrolling through Facebook and Instagram that I felt less then. Without meaning to I was comparing myself to women that I was seeing online. Our expectations of what we should look like is bein...

My top 10 lessons learned in 2020! Lesson 2  We tend to depend on our doctors for things that they are not trained in and it's time we looked elsewhere to get the help we need.  In 2020 I didn't have the best experience with my doctor when it came to my hormone health. I have realized time and time again in my coaching business that I am not the only one who is frustrated with the lack of attentio...

My top 10 lessons learned in 2020! Starting with lesson 1 Law of Attraction Doesn't Work Here is What Does.  This episode is sponsored by LetsGetChecked . Get at home testing through Letsgetchecked . Test omega 3 to omega 6 ratio, hormones, thyroid panel and more! Get 20% off your first order when you use coupon code: KAREN at checkout! If you have a question for our next Q&A please fill this form...

Dr. Deb Matthew The Happy Hormones Doctor, is a best-selling author, international speaker, educator, wife and mother of four. After suffering for years with fatigue and irritability, her quest to resolve her personal health led her to change everything about her practice of medicine. She has been featured on national podcasts, radio, and broadcast shows, including NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX In this e...

Joseph Oniwor is a transformation trainer. He has been in the fitness industry for 28 years. In his past, he was a college athlete and a pro arena football player. Joseph's passion is helping women transition into menopause in the best shape of the lives. He is on a mission to help women take back control over their bodies while they are dealing with energy loss and weight gain that comes along wi...

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Palmer Kippola is a #1 Amazon best-selling author, Founder & CEO of Beat Autoimmune Academy, and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach (FMCHC). Palmer developed a system called F.I.G.H.T.S. to help others beat autoimmune conditions based on her 26-year battle to overcome multiple sclerosis. Listen to Palmers incredible story of waking up one day unable to walk and being diagnosed at 19 years...

On this week's Q&A 1. Dominique "Hi - I have come round to the fact that I have a food addiction but here's the thing.... is not junk food - I eat very healthy paleo/carnivore. But it's the quantity and emotional eating. Do you, or do know anyone who I can go to for help with this. Any website I can turn to? I trust you and your advice so much I would love some direction." 2. Ketograms5 "Should al...

Joel Green is the creator of The VEEP Nutrition System, the world's first commercially available program based on targeting gut communities to affect health and body composition. His system has been used by some of the nation's largest employers, including major cities and hospitals and featured on the Dr. Phil Show. Joel is also a featured author, speaker, and consultant for nutrition companies,...

In this episode I give my best tips, tools and tests to help you find your weight loss code.  Links mentioned in the podcast OnTrack women's group coaching Gut Bacteria Test (at home) use coupon code KAREN for 10% off Episode: Everything You Need to Know About Hormone Testing  Episode: Discover Your Weight Loss Code Through Your DNA DNA Power kits use coupon karenmartel for $50 off Thyroid Panel H...

Dr. Molly Maloof mission is to radically extend healthspan--the number of years free from disease or disability—and maximize human potential by promoting wellness lifestyles that generate optimal health. She is a lecturer within the Wellness Department of the Medical School at Stanford University where she created a course entitled, "Live Better Longer: Extending Health span to Lengthen Lifespan."...

Q&A with Karen 1. Can low Iron cause secondary thyroid issues? 2. If you do resistance training 2 weeks of the month and something lighter the other 2, will you loose the gains every 2 weeks?  3. Hi I recently found your website via your interview with Dr Paul Saladino and I am fascinated with your approach to balancing hormones. Every month, my 21 year old daughter, on her first day of her period...

Part 2 Dr. Saladino is the leading authority on the science and application of the carnivore diet. He has used this diet to reverse autoimmunity, chronic inflammation and mental health issues in hundreds of patients, many of whom had been told their conditions were untreatable. In this episode; Paul's journey through the dieting world trying to cure his lifelong eczema. Why vegetables may not be a...

Part 1 Dr. Saladino is the leading authority on the science and application of the carnivore diet. He has used this diet to reverse autoimmunity, chronic inflammation and mental health issues in hundreds of patients, many of whom had been told their conditions were untreatable. In this episode; Paul's journey through the dieting world trying to cure his lifelong eczema. Why vegetables may not be a...

One of the most hotly debated topics in the ketogenic sphere is "Does the keto diet affect thyroid function?" In this episode I end the battle once and for all!  Find out in this episode How the keto diet can negatively and positively affect thyroid function. The different types of hypothyroidism and how that can help you determine if the keto diet is right for you. What the science tell us about...

We all know that alcohol is not our friend when it comes to weight loss and hormone health. But it seems that most therapies and therapists offer an all-or-nothing solution give up completely or give in to the drink. However, there is good news for those of you who would like to reduce your intake without giving up completely. Clinical hypnotherapist Georgia Foster offers us a middle way and even...

Lee Bougie, MSC RHN (Master Of Science, Registered Holistic Nutritionist) is a researcher, science teacher, speaker, and holistic nutritionist. She leads the Research and Development Department at Nested Naturals, teaches at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, and runs workshops on various wellness topics. Lee is a writer for Contentment Magazine, and does media appearances focusing on Sleep...

Dr. Bredesen is an internationally recognized expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, Dr. Dale Bredesen's career has been guided by a simple idea that Alzheimer's as we know it is not just preventable, but reversible. In this episode; Why every woman needs to be aware of her risks for Alzheimer's as it is a woman's centric disease. How your diet, hormones and toxic load can contrib...

This week's Q&A ask me anything! Karen ~ I stumbled across your podcast and have been binging listening for the past week or so. thank you so much for all of the awesome content. I have my labs from my primary low T3, low estrogen and low Leutenizing hormone. I just sent in my blood sample for cortisol and thyroid plus from "lets get checked" (waiting on those results). I also completed your quiz...