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#223: The Number One Hormone to Watch Out for At 40+ (Hint: It’s Not Estrogen)

Progesterone and estrogen may get all the attention, especially once you’re in perimenopause or menopause, but they aren’t the ones you really need to watch out for. It’s time to give some lesser-recognized hormones some well-deserved attention. Tune in today to hear which hormones are really the culprits for hot flashes, exhaustion, sugar cravings, weight gain, inflammation, and — down the line — problems with reproductive hormones.

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The Connection Between Declining Hormones and Depression

Depression is one of those not-so-pleasant symptoms of hormonal fluctuations that we don’t like to talk about.  Everyone is always telling us to think positive and look on the bright side. We’re worried that no one wants to hear how we really feel, so we put on our happy face and hide the fact that we’ve been struggling for some time now with feeling depressed, fatigued, overwhelmed, and we’ve lost interest in life.  You may be asking yourself, “How did I get here? Why do I feel so bad?” If you’re between the ages of 35-50 (or somewhere in that neighborhood) then your hormones are most likely to blame. Your reproductive hormones are fluctuating, and ultimately beginning to or finishing their decline to menopause. It can be a difficult time.  But it doesn’t have to be.

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