Dr. Jessica Shepherd

It's like, oh, well, no one's kind of keeping me down. I'm going to come out. And the hair cycle is impacted by hormones, right? So how our hair goes through cycles and phases of growth, when it falls out, when it's going to be what it wants to be within the cycle. Those can all change due to what our hormones are telling it, right? Hormones are chemical deliverers.

Absolutely. There are estrogen receptors all over the body. You know, in Generation M, there is like this. I was like, this diagram has to go in this book because we have typecast estrogen and progesterone just to the pelvis. Just to the pelvis.

Absolutely. There are estrogen receptors all over the body. You know, in Generation M, there is like this. I was like, this diagram has to go in this book because we have typecast estrogen and progesterone just to the pelvis. Just to the pelvis.

Absolutely. There are estrogen receptors all over the body. You know, in Generation M, there is like this. I was like, this diagram has to go in this book because we have typecast estrogen and progesterone just to the pelvis. Just to the pelvis.

I know it's talking to your brain. It's talking to your muscle, your heart, which is exactly why we see when estrogen goes down after menopause, what do we have? We have heart disease. Our bones are weaker. Our brain goes through this fog. And that's because estrogen receptors are there. So if it's not able to deliver the message...

I know it's talking to your brain. It's talking to your muscle, your heart, which is exactly why we see when estrogen goes down after menopause, what do we have? We have heart disease. Our bones are weaker. Our brain goes through this fog. And that's because estrogen receptors are there. So if it's not able to deliver the message...

I know it's talking to your brain. It's talking to your muscle, your heart, which is exactly why we see when estrogen goes down after menopause, what do we have? We have heart disease. Our bones are weaker. Our brain goes through this fog. And that's because estrogen receptors are there. So if it's not able to deliver the message...

then that area of your body is like, I'm not going to function the way that I used to or would like to because estrogen is not there.

then that area of your body is like, I'm not going to function the way that I used to or would like to because estrogen is not there.

then that area of your body is like, I'm not going to function the way that I used to or would like to because estrogen is not there.

You know what I say is the most fascinating is the brain. And you know why? Because even as an OBGYN, it's like you know it, but you don't know it. I don't think I realized how much of an impact that estrogen makes on the brain until maybe five, 10 years ago. So what impact does it make on the brain? It has an impact on mood.

You know what I say is the most fascinating is the brain. And you know why? Because even as an OBGYN, it's like you know it, but you don't know it. I don't think I realized how much of an impact that estrogen makes on the brain until maybe five, 10 years ago. So what impact does it make on the brain? It has an impact on mood.

You know what I say is the most fascinating is the brain. And you know why? Because even as an OBGYN, it's like you know it, but you don't know it. I don't think I realized how much of an impact that estrogen makes on the brain until maybe five, 10 years ago. So what impact does it make on the brain? It has an impact on mood.

It has an impact on cognition, how we're able to function, how we're able to use our prefrontal cortex. We become more limbic in our responses. What does limbic mean? Limbic means that emotional, right? That kind of jump to the, right? And what do we hear? That women who are in their perimenopausal phase are more moody, right?

It has an impact on cognition, how we're able to function, how we're able to use our prefrontal cortex. We become more limbic in our responses. What does limbic mean? Limbic means that emotional, right? That kind of jump to the, right? And what do we hear? That women who are in their perimenopausal phase are more moody, right?

It has an impact on cognition, how we're able to function, how we're able to use our prefrontal cortex. We become more limbic in our responses. What does limbic mean? Limbic means that emotional, right? That kind of jump to the, right? And what do we hear? That women who are in their perimenopausal phase are more moody, right?

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

It's a drop, so it's the fluctuation. It may go down, then come up really quick. But unfortunately, in perimenopause, it's going down, but it's not really coming back up. It's like, I'm really going down, and I'm not coming back up. And so that's why you start to see in between the ages of 45 and 55, we have the most diagnoses of anxiety and depression. It makes so much sense.