Today’s guest is Dr. Sara Gottfried and this episode goes deep on women, food and hormones. She is such a wealth of knowledge and she is also a personal friend. She is a board-certified physician and practices evidence-based, integrative, precision and functional medicine and we touch on so many different areas today.We talk about new studies on when metabolism actually changes, a better model of health for women and how to reverse the negative diet mindset, why BMI is a poor metric, the reason that hormone-related problems are on the rise right now, and why hormones are more important than calories. We also touch on the most common endocrine abnormalities, why women are more sensitive to stress, how testosterone is the most abundant hormone in the female body (which I didn’t know), and so much more. Such a fun and informative episode as always!Let’s get ready to join Dr. Sara!Episode Highlights With Dr. Sara GottfriedWhy doctors are trained to gaslight women about weight and metabolismHow metabolism doesn’t change until over age 60A better model of health for women and how to reverse the negative mindsetWhy BMI is a poor metric that is often not helpful for womenThe reason hormone related problems are on the rise right nowWhat the most common endocrine abnormality is in women and why this is importantWhy women are more sensitive to stress and how to understand how to manage itHow cortisol can disrupt other hormones in a cascadeWhy testosterone is the most abundant hormone women haveThe 400 jobs estrogen has in the bodyWhat range to aim for optimal testosterone for womenNatural ways to balance hormones, especially testosteroneHow coffee can lower testosterone in womenThe way to leverage exercise to improve hormone levelsWhy calories matter but hormones matter moreThe reason some people don’t do well with high levels of saturated fatWhy keto doesn’t work for some women and how to adapt itHow to be metabolically flexible and how to know if you aren’tA reason to cycle everythingHow to support hormones through menstrual cycles, perimenopause and menopauseResources We MentionSara Gottfried MD websiteDr. Sara’s booksBecome a patient of Dr. Gottfried’sLevels monitorHow to Change Your Mind by Michael PollanDr. Christiane Northrup’s PBS SpecialMore From Wellness Mama506: Dr. Daniel Kalish on Aging, Mitochondria, Hormones, and Longevity309: How I Overcame Trauma (and Lost 50 Pounds)

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