S2E2: Dr. Stephanie Estima - Optimizing Your Diet and More Around Your Monthly Cycle

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Stephanie Estima is a doctor of chiropractic with a special interest in metabolism, body composition, functional neurology, and female physiology. She’s also the author of the book,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Betty Body: A Geeky Goddess' Guide to Intuitive Eating, Balanced Hormones, and Transformative Sex</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and she hosts the Better! podcast. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Estima has also been featured on Thrive Global, she’s had over 3.5 million article reads on Medium.com, and she’s helped thousands of women regulate their hormones, lose weight, and get off medications.</span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Estima chats with Chris Irvin about the different hormone changes that take place during a monthly cycle, how women should approach these changes, using keto throughout your cycle, why cravings are drastically different during your cycle, and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Estima also dives into how keto can affect your thyroid, why you may do well on keto for a certain time only to find yourself craving carbs soon after, and what you can do to improve your hormone health starting today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s a breakdown of the episode with Dr. Estima:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">00:00 Introduction to the Keto Answers podcast  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">00:29 Introduction to this episode’s guest, Dr. Stephanie Estima</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">02:56 Dr. Estima’s background, how she found herself in this space, and what she noticed in her practice and through her research</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">09:14 The difference in nutrition for men and women</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">16:42 Understanding progesterone and its effects on cravings </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">21:59 Changing your diet throughout your cycl