Kyle and Candace chat with Natalie Gustafson, PharmD, pharmacist/owner of Lloyd Central Compounding Pharmacy: https://lcrx.com whose expertise and insights on bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) we have relied upon for nearly 2 decades! In today’s episode, we review the basics of how and why bioidenticals work, who benefits, how to relieve symptoms, if and when you can’t take hormones, along with other important awarenesses – from bone, breast and cardiovascular health – to the threat from Big-Pharma that could limit our access to BHRT compounding and what we can do to protect our access to bioidenticals. Some of the key talking points from our wide-ranging discussion : The numerous benefits of BHRT and how without them disease risks increase dramatically after menopause The results of the Women’s Health Initiative Study (WHI, 2002) that led to a 60-70% drop in prescribing of synthetic hormones and skyrocketing demand for BHRT Non-hormonal, natural options for symptom relief in women with a history of breast cancer Smart use of Calcium, Vitamin K2, & Magnesium to protect bone health/prevent osteoporosis Why cardiovascular disease is actually a greater threat to women than breast cancer; what we can do to reduce the risks How pushback from Big-Pharma since the WHI aims to limit the types of hormones compounding pharmacies can produce. We encourage you to contact your local representative/Senator to voice your concern, share your personal story and protect your access to bioidenticals: https://p3rx.org/ Information for patients about hormone compounding restriction concerns: https://compounding.com/ To help offset costs of BHRT not covered by insurance, get a GOODRX card https://www.goodrx.com &/or a Health Savings Account (HSA) to help cover costs. CONNECT W/CANDACE + KYLE Candace Burch: YourHormoneBalance.com [email protected] Kyle McAvoy: [email protected]

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