19. How to Balance Women’s Hormones Naturally - A Guide to Fertility, Menopause and Beyond with Dr. Carrie Carda MD

Join our FREE 3 Day Water Fast: https://fast.garybrecka.com/go-1 Get weekly tips from Gary Brecka on how to optimize your health and lifestyle routines - go to https://www.theultimatehuman.com/ For more info on Gary, please click here: https://linktr.ee/thegarybrecka BODY HEALTH - USE CODE ULTIMATE10 for 10% OFF YOUR ORDER https://bodyhealth.com/ultimate Today’s episode is all about women’s health, and to help us cover this topic we have brought on one of our favorite experts, Dr. Carrie Lynn Carda MD, Board certified OBGYN, FACOG, MMS MHS Functional Medicine / Nutrition, to help us answer your top questions about women's health! Dr. Carda is a board certified OBGYN and regenerative medicine physician who has delivered over 8,000 babies and specializes in bio-identical hormone therapy. She joins Gary Brecka and Sage Workinger to share her expertise on balancing hormones naturally and helping women through menopause. Together they answer questions about estrogen dominance, progesterone deficiency, fertility struggles, and more - all while bringing humor and hope to these sensitive subjects. Listen in to learn Dr. Carda's insights on achieving balance and peace through every stage of a woman's life! 0:00 - Who is Dr. Carrie Carda? 03:40 - What is menopause and how do you get through it? 05:00 - When do women typically hit menopause and what are the main symptoms? 07:45 - What are the impacts of estrogen dominance? 13:00 - Do women need to get rid of estrogen as they go? 16:45 - What’s the difference between bio-identical and synthetic hormones? 20:00 - How to eat to balance your hormones. 22:00 - Why do women have hot flashes? 24:45 - How the gut impacts your thyroid hormones. 29:45 - What test should women have done to check their hormones? 33:00 - How much iron do women need and why is it important? 34:30 - What’s the difference between folic acid and folate? 39:00 - Why are rates of miscarriages going up? 42:30 - Why you should be taking Celtic sea salt. 45:30 - What to do if you’re struggling with fertility. Gary Brecka: @garybrecka The Ultimate Human: @ultimatehumanpod Connect with Dr. Carrie Carda: https://www.drcarda.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: @ultimatehumanpodcast Disclaimer: The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices