317. Perimenopause Symptoms Beyond Hot Flashes - Shahab & Durana Elmi
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Perimenopause is more than hot flashes, and Gary says it can start as early as your 30s. Gary Brecka and Sage Workinger sit down with Shahab and Durana Elmi to talk night sweats, crushing morning exhaustion, brain fog, bloating and mood shifts, what husbands often miss, and how the DUTCH hormone test helped Gary and Sage figure out what was going on. Plus, what it takes to build a business with your spouse. Don’t guess, test.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction: Perimenopause and Building a Business Together
02:37 - Night Sweats and the First Perimenopause Signs
04:49 - Starting a Business During Menopause
08:49 - DUTCH Test and Perimenopause Symptoms
09:23 - Early Onset and the Rocket Fuel Book
11:26 - Why Spouse Business Partners Can't Unplug
14:24 - Helping People as the Company's Why
23:41 - Hot Flashes and Broken Sleep
27:41 - Altitude Control Rooms and Intermittent Hypoxia
32:24 - Stepping Away Instead of Acting on Emotion
34:21 - Gummies vs Liposomal Supplements
36:46 - Single-Use Packets and Oxygen Degradation
39:30 - Why Vitamin C Needs Cofactors
41:20 - Underdosed All-in-One Multivitamins
43:34 - What It Means to Be an Ultimate Human
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