Female Hormones: What Disrupts, Detoxes & Balances Them! – Anna Cabeca, D.O.

Dave Asprey

Apr 4, 2024

Episode description

Today you’ll learn about female hormones: what they are, what they do, and what disrupts them. You’ll learn about the hormonal shifts that happen at different ages and life stages and get tips on how to balance hormones and make them work for you, not against you.

This conversation features Anna Cabeca, D.O.. Dr. Anna is a Doctor of Osteopathy who’s triple-board certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She has additional certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

She joins this special preview episode to talk about female hormones. It’s her particular area of expertise and one of The Human Upgrade’s all-time Top 10 podcast topics. Today’s hormone discussion includes:

How hormone disruptors go beyond stress to mold, and product and environmental toxins
How estrogen levels change over time
What’s going on with progesterone, pregnenolone and DHEA, too
What happens to hormones during perimenopause and menopause
What’s causing brain fog
What to know about bioidentical hormones
How detoxing affects hormones
How to keep your vaginal microbiome balanced
How “food as medicine” helps balance hormones
How hormones influence longevity
And much more!

For the past 20 years, Dr. Anna's educated and helped women with their hormones through her private practice, books, online videos and articles. Learn more about her work with women’s hormone health:

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Choose organic products to protect pelvic floor health

The pelvic floor is highly vascular, meaning chemicals from non-organic tampons or personal care products are absorbed directly into your system.

#organic

#pelvic-floor

Apply estrogen transdermally to reduce risks

Taking estrogen orally increases inflammatory markers and stroke risk, making transdermal (skin) application a safer method of delivery.

#estrogen

#transdermal

Recognize impact of endocrine disruptors on future generations

The effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals like DES have been shown to cause hormonal and fertility issues in the third generation.

#fertility

#hormones

Manage stress to prevent body acidity

Psychological stress and PTSD can make your body acidic by increasing cortisol, which alters your kidney function.

#cortisol

#stress

Choose bioidentical progesterone over synthetic progestins for health protection

Synthetic progestins are linked to increased cancer risk, while bioidentical progesterone is not and offers protective benefits for the brain and body.

#cancer

#progesterone

Switch to ketones to clear hormonal brain fog

The brain's ability to use glucose is estrogen-dependent, so switching to ketones for fuel can resolve brain fog when hormones decline.

#estrogen

#metabolism

Manage stress and detox for effective hormone balancing

The hierarchy for balancing hormones is to first manage stress and detox, then use precursors like DHEA, and only then consider testosterone or estrogen.