Summary of Aviva Romm's Hormone Intelligence

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The stories I’ve heard from women about their experiences with hormonal health challenges are astounding. Too many have been made to feel invisible by medical providers, and many have struggled to find a provider they can trust.
#2 The women who come to see me are mothers, teachers, students, executives, actors, doctors, nurses, wives, yoga teachers, bartenders, writers, pilots, lawyers, salespeople, entrepreneurs, and more. They are part of an alarming trend: a growing frequency and intensity of women’s hormone-related conditions.
#3 We live in an amazing time where women are owning their power, learning to speak out, and standing up for their rights. With the power of social media, women’s magazines, and podcasts, we’re claiming our power with a new fierceness and freedom.
#4 The medical field has seen a rise in women suffering from hormone problems and reproductive health conditions, such as premenstrual syndrome, painful or heavy periods, pelvic pain, and endometriosis.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Diététique
• diététique
• Diet
• Health
• Fitness
• Nutrition

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 30 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669395744
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Aviva Romm's Hormone Intelligence
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The stories I’ve heard from women about their experiences with hormonal health challenges are astounding. Too many have been made to feel invisible by medical providers, and many have struggled to find a provider they can trust.

#2

The women who come to see me are mothers, teachers, students, executives, actors, doctors, nurses, wives, yoga teachers, bartenders, writers, pilots, lawyers, salespeople, entrepreneurs, and more. They are part of an alarming trend: a growing frequency and intensity of women’s hormone-related conditions.

#3

We live in an amazing time where women are owning their power, learning to speak out, and standing up for their rights. With the power of social media, women’s magazines, and podcasts, we’re claiming our power with a new fierceness and freedom.

#4

The medical field has seen a rise in women suffering from hormone problems and reproductive health conditions, such as premenstrual syndrome, painful or heavy periods, pelvic pain, and endometriosis.

#5

The rise in premature puberty is another example of how the health of women is being challenged by the CDC. Eighty percent of us will have a hormonal imbalance in our lifetime, and the trend is skewing younger and younger: girls as young as twelve are getting their periods.

#6

The hormone epidemic is made up of a lot of silent suffering. But how can these two realities coexist. They do so by liberating women’s empowerment while also exposing them to chronic, silent suffering.

#7

The medical community’s systematic failure to study and take women’s health concerns seriously is reflected in the fact that women are consistently the least-prioritized, least-funded areas of research.

#8

We’ve inherited a culture of shame that tells us we’re alone in our struggles, and that it’s normal to suffer. We’re also told that our hormones make us unreliable and irrational.

#9

Women are often ignored in medical offices, and when they try to press for deeper answers, ask for alternative solutions, or mention something they’ve read on the internet that might be helpful, they’re often met with skepticism or outright disrespect.

#10

Women’s bodies are constantly being medicalized by the pharmaceutical and medical industries. This is done to sell medications, which are the only real solutions and right answers that these industries believe can be found.

#11

The overmedicalization of women’s bodies is a result of the direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical industry making us believe there are diseases lurking around every corner.

#12

The answer to the epidemic of hormone-related conditions is a holistic approach to gynecology, which is more than just pink bathrobes and fuzzy stirrups. It’s based on a deep understanding of the factors affecting women’s lives and their hormones.

#13

Hormone imbalances happen a lot like the game Telephone, where you pass on a word or phrase until it reaches the last person in a circle, who then announces the message to the group. The goal is to pass the message on down the line without it becoming garbled along the way.

#14

Exposome science is a field of medicine that looks at how different factors impact our health. It divides our total ecology into two realms: inner and outer ecosystems. The variables that conventional medicine overlooks are largely because physicians aren’t taught to explore them.

#15

The two questions I ask myself when treating a patient are: What’s overwhelming this woman’s healing potential. And what’s missing that her body needs to activate innate healing. These questions form the basis of my entire medical practice and Hormone Intelligence.

#16

Conventional medicine is not enough to treat the symptoms of hormonal imbalance. You must also address the root causes, which are interconnected. As you begin to heal the roots in one or several areas, you’ll experience whole-system improvements.

#17

Your hormones and cycles not only give you physical signals as to what’s going on, but you also have a whole under-the-radar navigation system of subtle cues that can help you live a more harmonious and empowered life.

#18

Women have a powerful capacity for transformation. We change monthly and throughout our life’s seasons, and we shift through our life cycles like a vinyasa flow. Knowing where you are on your hormone arc can help you understand what you might be experiencing and why.

#19

The endocrine system is the biological system that produces all our hormones. It is composed of glands and receptors, and it regulates millions of functions. The hormones must be present in specific amounts to do their jobs properly.

#20

Feedback loops are similar to a thermostat in a house. When the temperature reaches the set point, say 68°F, the thermostat slows heat production to keep your home at the desired temperature. When your house cools below that, the heater kicks back on.

#21

The holy trinity of women’s hormones is the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian (HPO) Axis, which stimulates and regulates female hormone production and your monthly cycles. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis regulates your stress response, sleep, inflammation, blood sugar, and much more.

#22

Hormone health requires a well-tuned symphony. Your hypothalamus serves as the conductor, and your pituitary gland is the baton conveying the conductor’s messages to key sections of the orchestra, which includes your ovaries, thyroid, and adrenals.

#23

The three leading ladies of women’s health are estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, collectively known as sex hormones. They are responsible for your menstrual cycle, your puberty, your pregnancy, and menopause.

#24

The healer hormone cortisol is released when the brain detects a threat, and it helps regulate sleep, immunity, and inflammation. It also helps your body use sugar from carbohydrates for energy, or to store glucose for future use.

#25

Many other important hormones influence our cyclic, reproductive, and sexual health. They include follicle-stimulating hormone, which stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles prior to ovulation and increases estradiol production; luteinizing hormone, which drives ovulation and stimulates the ovarian follicles to produce estradiol; and prolactin, which plays a role in the complex feedback loop that tells your brain when to produce more or less of the hormones I’ve introduced you to.

#26

A basic Women’s Hormone Panel can be helpful in confirming a diagnosis or root causes of gynecologic problems. It can also help you identify when your hormones are in the appropriate ranges for your age.

#27

There are many signs and symptoms of stress, and they can be difficult to manage. They can include: chronic stress, overwhelm, low motivation or drive, trouble falling asleep, waking up tired, insomnia, craving sweets, chocolate, and salty foods.

#28

If you’re experiencing any of the above symptoms, it’s time to evaluate your diet. If you’re eating healthy, exercising regularly, and still aren’t losing weight, it may be time to consider a dietary change.

#29

The majority of girls do not know what’s happening to them when they have their period. Teens and women report that the sex education classes they had were useless, and a 2006 study of Ivy League college students found that only 27. 5 percent were able to correctly identify when a woman is fertile during her menstrual cycle.

#30

The menstrual cycle is a window into the general health and well-being of women, and not just a reproductive event. It is important to understand your cycle so that you can recognize when your symptoms are becoming worse or abnormal, and understand that these symptoms are not body betrayal, but a natural response to changing conditions.

#31

There is no such thing as a perfect period. You don’t have to menstruate every 28 days like clockwork to be normal, and even mild, occasional cramps or other mild symptoms can be perfectly normal. The key is to look for major deviations from your own typical normal, and anything affecting your quality of life.

#32

The signs that indicate whether your hormones and cycles are in balance are normal body functions, such as discharge, odors, desire, energy, mood, and all sorts of physical sensations.

#33

The four phases of the menstrual cycle are called the ovulatory cycle, the luteal phase, the proliferative phase, and the secretory phase. They all last about 28 days, and are based on a typical 28-day cycle. If your cycle length, time of ovulation, or hormonal signs occur within a few days either way of the suggested weekly time frame, and you’re not having problems with your cycle or gynecologic health, then no sweat.

#34

The menstrual cycle is made up of four phases, and it repeats every month for about 40 years of a woman’s life, except when she’s pregnant.

#35

There are over 5,000 euphemisms for Aunt Flo in the English language. Some of them are funny, such as the term Lady time. Others are just to avoid awkwardness.

#36

The first day of your period is day 1 of your cycle, and it can feel like the end since you’re not ovulating. But technically, it’s a chance to start anew.

#37

The symptoms of a heavy period are: lasting 8 or more days, interfering with your day-to-day activities, needing a pad plus a tampon to contain the flow, and passing blood clots the size of a quarter or larger.

#38

Your period should never be more than a mild inconvenience. Period pain is a signal that something is amiss, which we’ll discuss in the next chapter.

#39

The color of your period blood is not medically significant. It changes when it’s exposed to air, and the more it oxid