Optimizing Hormones for Menopause and Beyond with Dr. Sharon Stills
Dr. Jockers Functional NutritionShow Notes
In this episode, Dr. David Jockers sits down with Dr. Sharon Stills, a licensed naturopathic medical doctor with over 25 years of experience and founder of the Lasting Wellness Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, to break down how women can thrive through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.
You will learn why some women sail through this transition while others feel completely wrecked, how Dr. Stills uses bioidentical estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone (and why the delivery method matters so much), and why she relies on 24-hour wet urine testing instead of dried urine panels. She also explains how to read thyroid labs the right way and the unique symptoms that point to low estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, or thyroid.
Dr. Jockers and Dr. Stills also cover the best diet for women in midlife, why sunlight and true darkness are so powerful for your hormones and sleep, the key supplements most women need, the best forms of magnesium, and why skipping meals and chronic dehydration quietly drain your adrenals.
"There's nothing that our hormones don't touch." - Dr. Sharon Stills
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In This Episode 00:00 Hormones and Longevity Preview 00:27 Podcast Intro and Dr. Stills 06:18 What Happens in Perimenopause 08:46 Root Causes of Severe Symptoms 13:49 Why Balance Hormones First 15:09 Best Hormone Delivery Methods 16:56 Why Estriol Matters 29:30 Hormone Symptom Overlap 32:26 Signs of Low Progesterone 33:08 Best Diet for Menopause 39:18 Fixing Your Sleep Routine 42:47 Vagus Nerve Regulation 43:24 Key Supplements for Women 45:56 Fermented Foods and Gut 48:24 Topical Magnesium Benefits 49:07 Best Forms of Magnesium 50:30 Signs of Low Magnesium 56:08 Closing Thoughts
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