This week I had a wide ranging, super informative, conversation with Dr. Gillian Goddard, endocrinologist and assistant professor at NYU Langone Hospital. With 15 years of clinical experience, Dr. Goddard specializes in thyroid health, PCOS, menopause, nutrition, weight management, and diabetes. This episode dives deep into the complex world of hormones during perimenopause and menopause, going far beyond just estrogen to explore the full endocrine picture.

Let’s start with this quote from Dr. Goddard: “The endocrine system is endlessly complex.” And so no conversation on hormones at perimenopause and menopause is going to be complete in 35 minutes. But I did my best to ask Dr. Goddard the questions I think cover what we experience and have questions about.

The Hidden Hormone Story

• Why estrogen is just one piece of the menopause puzzle
• The role of FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) in symptoms
• How thyroid, cortisol, aldosterone, and parathyroid hormones are affected
• The metabolic hormone connection: insulin, glucagon, and blood sugar regulation

Finding the Right Healthcare Provider

• How to assess your GP's comfort level with menopause
• Questions to ask your doctor to gauge their expertise
• When to seek out a specialist vs. staying with your current provider
• Using The Menopause Society to find certified practitioners

Telehealth and Online Menopause Care

• What to look for in online menopause platforms
• Pros and cons of virtual care vs. traditional practice

GLP-1 Agonists (Ozempic, etc.) in Menopause

• Why these weight loss drugs are actually hormone analogs
• How they might interact with other menopause treatments
• Potential effects on oral hormone absorption
• The complexity of introducing new hormones during perimenopause

Natural Alternatives and Supplements

• Berberine and inositol for insulin sensitivity
• The truth about allulose as a "natural Ozempic"
• Why current natural options pale in comparison to prescription medications

Birth Control Pills During Perimenopause

• How low-dose pills can regulate heavy, irregular periods
• The contraception factor: pregnancy is still possible
• How birth control acts like hormone therapy
• Safety updates from early high-dose formulations

Non-Hormonal Treatment Options

• SSRIs vs. SNRIs for mood and physical symptoms
• Viosa: the current non-hormonal option for hot flashes
• Upcoming Bayer medication targeting mood and sleep
• The expanding pharmaceutical interest in menopause

Individual Variability in Menopause

• Why some women "sail through" while others struggle significantly
• The mystery of symptom variation between women
• Potential connections between childbirth experiences and menopause

• The Menopause Society: For finding certified menopause practitioners
• MIDI: Telehealth platform example (fee-for-service, accepts insurance)

Ready to rebel against the idea that environmental toxins are just something you have to live with? This episode will completely shift how you think about the air you breathe and its impact on your health and aging.

Meet Eric Klos, CEO and founder of Daily Breath, the revolutionary app that's challenging how we approach environmental health. While conventional wisdom treats air quality as background noise, Eric's platform puts you in control of understanding and preventing environmental health impacts before they become chronic conditions.

✓ The sad story that inspired Eric to create Daily Breath - and how it could prevent premature deaths

✓ Why waiting for symptoms is the old paradigm - and how to get ahead of environmental triggers

✓ The hidden pollutants in your home that are impacting your health right now

✓ How weather conditions multiply the impact of allergens and pollutants on your body

✓ Revolutionary wearable technology that's making personal air quality monitoring possible

✓ Why women may experience environmental health impacts differently than men

✓ The connection between air quality and cardiovascular disease - the #1 killer

"Why are we pinpointing the triggers after the fact? Why aren't we trying to pinpoint the triggers and associate them with your risk personally?"

"We're not at the mercy of the weather and the environment. We can do things that will prevent negative health outcomes from occurring and take action."

"Without a data platform that tracks environmental exposures and your health, how can we possibly make these correlations?"

"The medical community has been neglecting environmental determinants of health for years. We have a system that's driven by what I call sick care codes."

Here's what the healthcare system doesn't emphasize: Your environment is continuously impacting your health, and you can take proactive action instead of just reacting to symptoms.

While conventional medicine waits for you to develop asthma, allergies, or cardiovascular issues, Eric's approach arms you with:

• Personalized environmental forecasts that predict when conditions will trigger your symptoms
• Community mapping that shows where symptoms are clustering in real-time
• Actionable recommendations for everything from air purifiers to timing your outdoor activities
• Long-term tracking to understand your personal environmental health patterns

✓ People with allergies, asthma, or environmental sensitivities

✓ Parents wanting to protect their children from developing chronic conditions

✓ Anyone interested in preventive health and biohacking

✓ Health-conscious rebels who want to take control of their environment

✓ People living in areas with air quality challenges

✓ Anyone ready to stop accepting "that's just how it is" when it comes to environmental health

Download the Daily Breath app (available free, premium version just $0.99/year) and start tracking how your environment impacts your daily wellness.

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Welcome back, rebels!

Are you exhausted by the "no pain, no gain" mentality that's creating an adversarial relationship with your body? Ready to rebel against the toxic messages about aging, body size, and what it means to move with joy instead of judgment?

Then this transformative conversation with Jennifer Joy Jimenez will liberate you from every limiting belief you've ever had about your body and show you how conscious dance can literally heal trauma while reversing the aging process.

🎬 Special Note: This episode features a visual presentation with scientific slides AND we actually dance together! For the full multimedia experience, watch the video version on my YouTube channel: Rebellious Wellness Lifestyle

• Jennifer's incredible transformation journey - From body-hating professional dancer graded on her body size to movement medicine pioneer helping thousands worldwide

• The pregnancy paradigm shift - How learning to love the baby in her body taught Jennifer to finally listen to her body's wisdom instead of suppressing its signals

• The birth trauma revelation - Why her 50-hour labor became the greatest gift, exposing the adversarial relationship she still had with her body

• The conscious dance breakthrough - How her first conscious dance class made her feel like "a caged bird finally set free"

• The science that will blow your mind - Research proving dance outperforms antidepressants, reduces Alzheimer's risk by 76%, and creates new neural pathways

• Practical tools you can use today - Simple ways to create your own dance breaks and "body part dance" practices

• BONUS: Live dance demonstration - Experience the transformation yourself with Jennifer's guided movement practice

Jennifer Jimenez: "Your body is your first born... Who puts you to bed at night? Who feeds you? Who bathes you? Who dresses you? You do. You are your own caretaker."

Jennifer Jimenez: "When you let your body dance, you strip away the lies and the dogma until all you're left with is the spirit of life itself. Movement is medicine, and if you put the psyche in motion, it will heal itself."

Gregory Anne: "There's nothing like your favorite song to get you out of your head... You just can't think negative thoughts when you're letting the music lead."

Jennifer Jimenez: "Most people don't realize this, but the heart has an electromagnetic energy field that is 5,000 times greater than the brain's. How do we activate our heart energy? Dance is one of our greatest tools for that."

While the fitness industry promotes punishment-based approaches, Jennifer's work reveals that joy-filled, intuitive movement is actually more powerful for both physical and mental health:

• 21-year New England Journal of Medicine study: Dance reduced Alzheimer's and Parkinson's risk by 76% • UCLA research: Conscious dance produced mental health benefits in 98% of participants • Comparative studies: Dance alone outperformed antidepressants, weightlifting, and walking for mental wellness • UK study: Dance outperformed weight resistance training for people over 70 • Neuroplasticity research: Creative movement creates new brain pathways that keep you mentally young • Happy hormone...