133: From Burnout to Balance: Understanding Cortisol, Oxytocin & Women’s Hormones
Hormones, Metabolism & You!Show Notes
Dr. Anna Cabeca joins me to talk about why so many midlife women are told their labs are normal while they feel exhausted, foggy, and out of step with their own bodies. We talk about what shifts in perimenopause, how falling progesterone and insulin resistance can show up as everyday symptoms, and why Dr. Cabeca treats hormone imbalance as a metabolic question first.
We also look at how cortisol and oxytocin work together, what burnout can look like physiologically, and simple ways to support oxytocin. From there we get into keto and urine pH, what the research says about hormone therapy, and how the vaginal and urinary microbiome may relate to bladder symptoms.
Topics We Cover in This Episode:
Why "normal" labs don't always mean you feel normal
What happens to progesterone and estrogen between ages 35 and 50
Why hormone symptoms may start as metabolic ones
How cortisol and oxytocin interact, and what burnout can look like
Free, everyday ways to support oxytocin
Why keto doesn't work the same way for every woman
What the research says about hormone therapy, and why the environment matters
How the vaginal and urinary microbiome may connect to bladder symptoms
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