312. Perimenopause Symptoms Can Start in Your Late 30s - Dr. Remina Panjwani

“start in your late 30s, and what the Dutch test shows that a standard blood panel simply misses. And we go somewhere we've never really gone on this show, generational trauma. Because here's the truth: you cannot outperform a dysregulated nervous system.”

“But even before you get there, there's more you could do, right? The lifestyle. And then adding my favorite is the Dutch test. I pretty much have a huge fan. We talked about this before the podcast. The Dutch test. And why the Dutch test over a standard hormone panel?”

“And you're missing out everything to give you the whole picture. The Dutch panel gives you everything personalized to your body, like the breakdown of the pathway. If you're having the good form of estrogen, right? It's not just one form of estrogen.”

“And so how do you test for it? Of course, I'm going to, I love the Dutch test. I'm going to say yes. I love that for women for sure because it tests all that. You can do a Dutch test too. Yeah, but it pulls that in. But if we go even further, you can look at your metabolism, right?”

“So, tell me a little bit about the book. Tell me about Odd Girl Out. Because why are you the odd girl? Because you went to the military? Because you defied modern medicine?”

“life that there's a whole world out there and we can come together. So odd girl out and the doctor within. So despite all the odds against me, I created my own with, of course, the help with mentors and all those fortunate things that I found along the way.”

“Thank you so much for coming on to the Ultimate Human podcast. I'll make sure that I put a link to Odd Girl Out. How does my audience find you if they want to follow your work or find out more about you? It's been an honor. Thank you so much for having me. I enjoyed this. And feel free to reach out.”

“It's so boring, but I eat the same thing every day. It's good. It tastes good. It's good for your gut.. I'm going to stick with those. Yeah. Okay. So, fermented foods, kefir, maybe, maybe, maybe raw dairy, sauerkrauts, those, those kinds of things.”

“I actually enjoy them. I just didn't eat them for years. So I put a lot of fermented foods and a lot of fiber back into my diet. And I actually really like it now. In fact, they're soft and kind of watery.”

“Exactly. And you want it, you want to metabolize. You want to see if you're metabolizing appropriately, if you're deficient in certain vitamins, because maybe it's a simple B vitamin that you need to help regulate how your hormones are metabolizing and where your progesterone is, where everything else is.”

“Like GI effects. It can GI map, gut. Exactly. There's pick your do you have any favorites? It depends. Lately, I've been doing GI effects because just the clientele that I've been in, you know, seeing yes, it is.”

“Wow. And that's like your book to wellness. That is so amazing. You know, I read a book called The Grain Brain, and then another one called The Gut-Brain Connection. It was written by Dr. Perlmutter years ago. That was my first foray into the gut-brain connection and how much our gut microbiome influences everything in our”

“super ready for the day. Even more than me getting in this crazy hyperbaric chamber or the red light bed or, you know, my cold plunge or my sauna. It's just an hour and 15-minute walk in nature with a little bit of weight, you know, a little bit of stress, you know, as I'm going up and down around the hills, 10,000 feet.”

“So, yes, I'm for those if you have a targeted goal. And then, with resetting it, I love going for, you know, kefir, kimchi. Um, oh, I'm a big fan of like, I've got a plate of sauerkraut sitting on my desk right now. There you are. Yeah, I have sauerkraut berries and a slice of sourdough toast every day.”

“So, yes, I'm for those if you have a targeted goal. And then, with resetting it, I love going for, you know, kefir, kimchi. Um, oh, I'm a big fan of like, I've got a plate of sauerkraut sitting on my desk right now. There you are. Yeah, I have sauerkraut berries and a slice of sourdough toast every day.”

“But yes, if you want to, especially if you're triggered, you're trying to build up the good gut bacteria, start it then, probiotics, as well as, yes, if you had antibiotics. So yes, I'm for those if you have a targeted goal. And then with resetting it, I love going for kefir, kimchi, yogurt.”

“It's so boring, but I eat the same thing every day. It's good. It tastes good. It's good for your gut.. I'm going to stick with those. Yeah. Okay. So, fermented foods, kefir,, maybe raw dairy, sauerkrauts, those, those kinds of things.”

“And then, with resetting it, I love going for, you know, kefir, kimchi. Um, oh, I'm a big fan of like, I've got a plate of sauerkraut sitting on my desk right now. There you are. Yeah, I have sauerkraut berries and a slice of sourdough toast every day.”

“But I say all the time, you know, we have a, we have a home in Colorado in the mountains, like 10,500 feet. I'll throw a weighted vest on, a little zip-up weighted vest, and go for a three and a half mile walk this loop that I go through the woods. I don't think anything makes me feel better than that.”

“So yes, I'm for those if you have a targeted goal. And then with resetting it, I love going for kefir, kimchi, yogurt. Oh, I'm a big fan. I've got a plate of sauerkraut sitting on my desk right now.”