277. Everything Women Need to Know About Perimenopause, Menopause & Hormone Therapy - Compilation

“Let's look at everything and not just take a snapshot. So not just take a blood test. So we did this Dutch test. We, she did this blood test, Dutch test. And I had to pee on a stick five different times throughout the day.”

“So let's head back to the whiteboard. And let's take a look at what we learned from this test. So this is Sage's Dutch test. And this is a 24-hour urine test. I think this is the gold standard for women's hormones. Especially if you are perimenopause, premenopause, or postmenopausal.”

“Perimenopause can start in your late 30s. Standard blood tests miss it. The Dutch test doesn't. Hormone therapy is a critical window, and the women who benefit the most start it early, not late. Muscle is your metabolic currency. Build it, lift heavy, and don't skip the self-care.”

“Mm-hmm. This is where we're going to start. Now the Dutch test, I think, is good for looking at metabolites or variations of your estradiol Mm-hmm. and your progesterone and what they're actually doing, right? Yeah. It's a good follow through to see exactly where— Yeah.”

“Creation made this stuff up. I was fascinated when I found out it came from yams too. Yeah, right. So, okay, estradiol, your body's... There are three or four kinds of estrogen, but this is the main one to restore to your body.”

“Your melatonin was off the charts. She wasn't even taking melatonin. But her melatonin was off the charts. So imagine that it's like taking an Adderall to go to bed and then taking a sleep medication to wake up. That feels exactly what life was like.”

“for cortisol, her sleep cycle. Started to normalize. As her melatonin started rising at night and falling in the morning, she was less exhausted in the morning. I noticed that almost right away. She was more on her game. You know, we have a huge project going on in Colorado and she was managing all the contractors and that took a nosedive for a little while.”

“And just so you know, we were doing all the things. Red light therapy, sauna, cold plunging. We have a hyperbaric changes. She eats extremely clean. When I went to doctors so we tried acupuncture, cupping, physical therapy. I mean, we tried so much stuff. When we did this Dutch test, getting that test was a game changer.”

“And we make cortisol, we make aldosterone, we make other hormones from pregnenolone. But it's this DHEA. It's this precursor in the body that acts like a construction material. And I don't care how good your contractor is. If you don't deliver materials to the job site, they're not accomplishing anything.”

“Yes. Microdoses of estrogen on the face... Me too. ...can restore the collagen build to an extent. Yeah. So, much better than superficial things we pat on, you know. So, facial estrogen, vaginal estrogen, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone is the complement that gives our body back the building blocks that it needs.”

“She founded Modern Meno. She wrote the book Generation M, and shes made it her mission to capture women before they fall off the hormonal cliff,”

“We have a hyperbaric Chamber, she eats extremely clean. When I went to doctors”

“simple raw materials might be missing. What kind of B12 is missing? What is good for you? What kind of, do you need five methylfolate? Those are such important pieces to the methylation balance that leads to the hormones getting out of control. But also recognize like if, when you're in your 30s and you're like probably in baby making phase, you're not thinking about menopause.”

“but this is the main one to restore to your body. If you have a uterus, you must protect the endometrium with micronized progesterone, not artificial progesterone, micronized progesterone.”

“and start reading about it was my frozen shoulder. Yeah. So the only book that I read that linked frozen shoulder to perimenopause was Dr. Mary Claire Haver's book, which I think is brilliant. And it's called The New Menopause. And I think she's coming out with a new one”

“Figure out what raw materials, simple raw materials might be missing. What kind of B12 is missing? What is good for you? What kind of, do you need five methylfolate? Those are such important pieces to the methylation balance that leads to the hormones getting out of control.”