About this episode
How can stress be a tool for hormone balance? My guest and I dish on the topic of stress in this episode and how you can harness stress as a tool for your hormone balance. Knowing exercise is stress and that may be what led you here, we all have to deal with stress not only of the emotional, relationship, financial type but of the physical kind that comes from sleep deprivation or exercise or skipped, skimpy or less than ideal in some other way meals. My Guest: Dr. Amy Day is a women’s health and hormone expert who has been at the forefront of the natural women’s health movement since 2004 when she received the 4th Naturopathic Doctor license in the state of California. She is a sought-after speaker, the founder and clinic director of The Women’s Vitality Center in Oakland, CA, and creator of The Vitality Club an online perimenopause support community. Using a unique approach called The VITAL Method her team offers care that combines lifestyle counseling, functional lab testing, nutritional supplements and bioidentical hormones to help women 40+ feel great in and about their bodies, and stay vital throughout all stages of life. Questions We Answer in This Episode: Tell us about you and what got you into women’s health Why does stress matter so much when it comes to hormone balance? Since stress is such a big factor in so many people's lives, what can we do about that? What distinguishes eustress (positive stress) from distress or negative stress? When is stress actually a good thing? What do you think are the biggest myths about bioidentical hormones for women? Connect with Dr. Amy: Website: www.WomensVitalityCenter.com On Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womensvitalitycenter/ Other Episodes You Might Like: Turn Midlife Stress into Strength | Victim to Victorious Author https://www.flippingfifty.com/midlife-stress/ Cortisol Hormone: Don’t let it derail your fat loss efforts https://www.flippingfifty.com/cortisol-hormone/ Your Hormones and Skin in Midlife | Interview with TheSpaDr https://www.flippingfifty.com/hormones-and-skin/ Resources: https://womensvitalitycenter.com/checklist the Hormone Balancing Checklist and join the free online community the Vitality Club. The Upside of Stress - Dr Kelly McGonical