#121 - Dr. Stephanie Estima: Nutrition For Your Cycle, The 4 Phases Of Menstruation, Ovulation & Fertility, Sex & The Female Orgasm, Bioidentical Hormone Therapy, PCOS, The Betty Body, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/bettybody 1:55 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:10 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon Stay Up To Date With All The News About Melanie's New Serrapeptase Supplement At melanieavalon.com/serrapeptase Or Head Straight Over To avalonx.us To Place Your Order Now! 10:20 - Stephanie's Background 16:25 - Stress And The Menstrual Cycle 19:30 - Amenorrhea And Menstrual Shame 23:30 - The Patriarchy And Consumerism Influence 24:30 - The Idea Of A Betty 26:40 - Women's Intuition 31:10 - Lack Of Women In Scientific Studies 34:15 - Bioidentical Hormones 35:50 - The Phases Of The Menstrual Cycle 37:55 - Follicular Stimulating Hormone (FSH) 40:55 - Luteinizing Hormone 41:30 - Ovulation And Fertility Window 44:20 - GI Influence During The Cycle 48:00 - Physical Manifestation Of The Phases 54:25 - Minding The Negativity Bias During Week 4 56:30 - Are We More Attractive During Ovulation 58:05 - Hormonal Birth Control 59:30 - The Concentration Of Estrogen Receptors 1:00:00 - Estrogen Metabolites 1:02:30 - Evolutionary Reasons For Variances In Estrogen 1:03:45 - APOE4 1:06:20 - Abnormal Or Out Of Balance Cycles 1:07:00 - Androgen Dominance And PCOS 1:09:30 - Hyperinsulinemia 1:09:45 - Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 1:10:40 - Declining Levels Of Progesterone 1:13:25 - Supporting Your Cycle Through Nutrition And Diet 1:20:30 - Progesterone And Diet 1:21:20 - Progesterone Creams 1:22:50 - The Benefits Of Sex And Orgasms 1:25:05 - The Plateau Phase Of Orgasm 1:26:00 - Manual Stimulation 1:31:00 - Consistent Engagement With Orgasm 1:31:35 - Sex Without Orgasm 1:33:10 - PMDD And Feeling Like A Slave To Your Hormones