#55 SuperFeast Rewind: Female Hormones with Dr Carrie Jones

<p>In today's Women Series episode, Tahnee dives deep into listening to your body's innate wisdom, with Dr Carrie Jones. Dr Carrie is the medical director of the DUTCH, which is a relatively new analytic to test hormones and safe to say it greatly differs from the traditional Western blood-test approach. The ladies discuss the HPA axis and how the thyroid is best tested. <a href= "https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/superblog/tagged/stress-and-fatigue"> Adrenal fatigue</a> is explored and the discussion around slowing down and not being a master of all the things, all the time, is covered. Keto and veganism lifestyles are discussed. This is a beautiful conversation around a woman's wellbeing and how it is a complex and dancing conversation between all the organ systems and hormones. You don't want to miss this one! </p> <p> </p> <p>The ladies discuss:</p> <p>- Blood tests show that moment in time; blood doesn't present what each constituent piece is doing, where it's going, or how the body is interacting with it</p> <p>- Accurately testing cortisol via blood, is challenging</p> <p>- DUTCH show the metabolites, which present how each hormone was <em>processed</em></p> <p>- The ideal Western standard range for blood test data is very arbitrary</p> <p>- A slow thyroid slows down everything - hair, nails, metabolism, cortisol</p> <p>- Thyroid testing is best via blood</p> <p>- Cortisol and melatonin and sort of the like the sun and the moon, like Yin and Yang</p> <p>- Circadian rhythm irregularities (e.g. poor sleep) will effect <em>all</em> our rhythms, our female cycle included </p> <p>- We love routine and structure, honour the body by having positive sleep hygiene practices and routine meal time. Basics are key</p> <p>- Why keto and intermittent fasting might not be for you</p> <p>- How symptoms easily become the normal, but feeling anxious, feeling tired all the time, are not the sign of health</p> <p>- How "adrenal fatigue" is the body's way of saying slow down</p> <p>- Quality truely is key when it comes to su