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Posts by Dr. Sara and David Gottfried

Kickstarting Health in the Gottfried Home: Our Morning Rituals

By Dr. Sara and David Gottfried | December 11, 2017

Do you race out of bed to get your morning caffeine, or do you meditate quietly for thirty minutes? Do you take the time to eat a nutritious breakfast, or consciously skip it as you rush out the door? What measurements or supplementation, if any, do you perform or take each morning? In the Gottfried…

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Over the last few years, my metabolic health began Over the last few years, my metabolic health began to decline. I had prediabetes with a fasting glucose that hovered from 95 to 115 mg/dL. Ugh. It would take me hours to get dressed, because nothing in my closet would fit—and it saddened me that what worked in the past no longer worked for me. That experience frustrated me for many reasons. How do we define health given the societal and cultural pressures on women’s bodies to be a certain way? How do we rise about the diet trope? How do we define health in a way that works for us, and isn’t just buying into someone else’s idea, AND in that definition include a healthy sustainable weight? My new book WOMEN FOOD AND HORMONES answers to these questions. The book: ▪️Provides a fat-burning solution that gets results, based on the best science and research ▪️Exposes the keto paradox and identifies the reasons why so many women fail to lose weight on the classic ketogenic diet ▪️Shows you how to improve metabolic flexibility and flip your metabolic switch to transform your body ▪️Features intermittent fasting combined with a ketogenic diet that is customized for women and honors our hormones, challenges, and unique biology ▪️Focuses on hormones that are rarely addressed in women’s health and fitness, namely growth hormone and testosterone It’s out Sep 21st🎉 BUT if you pre-order now, you gain access to BONUS GIFTS including a recipe for a keto-friendly Tahini Bread that is really yummy. How do you claim your gifts? ➡️Pre-order the book from your favorite bookseller. 👉Head to the BONUS GIFTS link in bio @saragottfriedmd to access the bonus content. (If you have already pre-ordered my book, this link is for you, too!) ⁠This book is the personal transformation that I needed and couldn’t find. It got me to a healthy and sustainable weight that I’ve maintained for the past two years. If you’re >35, let me save you decades of struggle.⁠ #womenfoodhormones #ketodiet #ketogenicdiet #ketofriendly #simpleketo #ketoforwomen #veganketo #metabolicbalance #metabolic #metabolicflexibility #metabolichealth #metabolicprecision #metabolicreset #weightlosstips #weightlosshelp #weightlossinspiration #weightlossresistance
What are some top reasons for low progesterone? 🟢Aging Especially relevant from thirty-five onward as you march toward menopause, age is associated with fewer ripe eggs, less ovulation, and low progesterone. 🟢Stress If your problem is unmanaged and chronic emotional stress, cortisol blocks your progesterone receptors, and your body will make cortisol at the expense of pregnenolone and progesterone, causing Pregnenolone Steal. 🟢Little or no ovulation Ovulation is key to the regular, monthly production of progesterone during your fertile years. If you don’t ovulate, either because you’ve run out of eggs or you have another hormonal problem such as excess testosterone, you will have progesterone deficiency. 🟢Low thyroid Thyroid hormone is essential to the smooth operation of various hormone pathways. You need adequate thyroid hormone to make pregnenolone from cholesterol, and then to make progesterone. If you are low in thyroid hormone, you will not make as much progesterone. Additionally, there’s a vicious cycle that occurs: when you have low progesterone, it raises thyroid requirements. Your thyroid gland has to work harder. If your thyroid gland is already borderline, it will worsen your low progesterone. 🟢High prolactin Some women make too much prolactin, a hormone in the pituitary of the brain that controls lactation in women. High blood prolactin interferes with the function of the ovaries in premenopausal and perimenopausal women, and as a result, secretion of ovarian hormones such as progesterone, and eventually estrogen, decreases. Live, save and share😍 #thehormonecure #hormone #hormonehealth #hormonebalance #hormoneimbalance #hormones #hormonesupport #hormonebalancing #hormonereplacementtherapy #hormonetherapy #hormonereplacement #hormonehealing #hormonereset #healthyhormones #hormonen #hormoneoptimization #hormonal #hormonalimbalance #hormonalhealth #hormonalbalance #progesterone #progesteronedeficiency #estrogendominance #perimenopause #menopause
Few things on earth are as misunderstood as women, Few things on earth are as misunderstood as women, food, and hormones. Most diets were created by men for men, but women’s bodies don’t work the same way. Learning to speak the language of hormones is the empowering way forward. When you speak the language of hormones, you can improve metabolism, lose fat, and finally maintain a healthy body weight. It took me a few decades to understand that balancing your metabolic hormones is the key to true and lasting health, the type of health that makes you feel grateful and brimming with joy when you wake up in the morning, ready to make the world a better place for yourself and the people you love. If you follow me here, I’m sure you know by now that hormones are the key that most people miss. But I learned what helped me at age 35 no longer works now that I’m older, so I had to seek a new strategy and look to new metabolic hormones to optimize. The result is my new book WOMEN FOOD AND HORMONES. The book offers a groundbreaking new health plan that integrates an evidence-based approach to the ketogenic diet for women. The 4-Week Protocol includes detoxification, nutritional ketosis and intermittent fasting​​. It’s out Sep 21st 🎉 BUT if you pre-order now, you gain access to BONUS GIFTS: keto-friendly recipes, a cooking demo, and more! How do you receive the gifts? It’s easy. ➡️Pre-order the book from your favorite bookseller. 👉Head to the BONUS GIFTS link in bio @saragottfriedmd to access the bonus content. (If you have already pre-ordered my book, this link is for you, too!) Pre-order your copy today and get a few copies for your besties and follow the Gottfried Protocol together. Results are double to triple when you do it with a friend and accountability partner! I can’t wait to journey together with you on this new path. #womenfoodhormones #ketodiet #ketogenic #ketosis #ketogenicdiet #cleanketo #ketolife #lowcarbhighfat #ketoweightloss #ketotransformation #ketofriendly #simpleketo #ketoforwomen #veganketo #metabolicbalance #metabolic #metabolicflexibility #metabolichealth #metabolicprecision #metabolicreset #weightlosstips #weightlosshelp #weightlossinspiration #weightlossresistance
Looking back, I’ve always been integrative when Looking back, I’ve always been integrative when it comes to health because I grew up with a great-grandmother who believed nutrition/lifestyle was the most important lever for having a full, rich, deeply-lived experience on this planet. In this fun conversation with @drpattidevers and @michaelchapmannd from @genovadiagnostics we talk first about my journey to root-cause medicine and my personalized lifestyle approach. Then we move onto the relationship of diet, metabolism, and hormones before discussing pre-diabetes and continuous glucose monitoring. Next up, cortisol and its effects on other hormones before talking about hormone replacement, including bioidentical hormones. This is such an enjoyable podcast to listen to, perfect for a Sunday. Follow the link in bio @saragottfriedmd #prediabetes #prediabetesawareness #womenfoodhormones #diabetesawareness #diabetestype2 #diabetes #metabolicflexibility #metabolicsyndrome #metabolicbalance #metabolicnutrition #metabolichealth #metabolicreset #nutrientdensity #insulinresistant #metabolicflexibility #hyperinsulinemia
Addressing low progesterone is sometimes more comp Addressing low progesterone is sometimes more complicated than simply adding more hormone to the equation. The problem of progesterone resistance means that some women don’t respond to the addition of progesterone cream or pills. You can increase your body’s progesterone level in several ways: ✔️Lifestyle changes and nutraceuticals - vitamin C, no caffeine, reduce or eliminate alcohol ✔️Herbal therapy - chasteberry, bladderwrack, saffron, I recommend vitamin C and chasteberry for women who are premenopausal, over-the-counter progesterone cream or progesterone pills for women who’ve reached menopause. When you’re premenopausal, your ovaries still may be able to produce progesterone, but they need a nudge. Once you’ve had your final period and a year has passed (the official definition of menopause), topical or oral progesterone is the best choice. Low progesterone also occurs in men and can accompany low testosterone. More on that soon if you’re interested! LMK ❤️ I will discuss bioidentical progesterone in an upcoming post. Save this post, like or share😍 #hormone #hormonehealth #hormonebalance #hormoneimbalance #hormones #hormonesupport #hormonebalancing #hormonereplacementtherapy #hormonetherapy #hormonereplacement #hormonehealing #hormonereset #healthyhormones #hormonen #hormoneoptimization #hormonal #hormonalimbalance #hormonalhealth #hormonalbalance #progesterone #progesteronedeficiency #estrogendominance #perimenopause #menopause
When I say a patient needs to balance their estrog When I say a patient needs to balance their estrogen and progesterone, I have something quite specific in mind, a clear solution based on solid numbers. It differs in women compared to men. Here it is for women: You want your serum progesterone on day 21 or 22 of your menstrual cycle to be 10 to 25 ng/mL, ideally 15 to 25 ng/mL. Additionally, you want the ratio of your salivary progesterone to your estradiol to be approximately 100 to 1. To put it another way, during the luteal phase, the amount of progesterone in a normal woman who is fertile and ovulating is 100 times the concentration of estradiol, ideally measured five to six days before your period starts. I find that 100 is ideal for most women. That’s what helped me prevent the symptoms I had related to low progesterone, such as PMS, fibroids, painful periods, and mood problems. If you’ve been low in progesterone for a while, see your clinician. You may need to have a pelvic ultrasound or a biopsy to make sure you don’t have an excessively thick uterine lining. (If you do have a thickened lining, your doctor may want to perform a biopsy to exclude abnormal growth of cells in your uterus). If your menstrual cycle is shorter than 21 days, you must see a medical professional to investigate for pre-cancer or cancer of the uterine lining. Solutions for low progesterone coming soon. Like, save and share😍 #hormone #hormonehealth #hormonebalance #hormoneimbalance #hormones #hormonesupport #hormonebalancing #hormonereplacementtherapy #hormonetherapy #hormonereplacement #hormonehealing #hormonereset #healthyhormones #hormonen #hormoneoptimization #hormonal #hormonalimbalance #hormonalhealth #hormonalbalance #progesterone #progesteronedeficiency #estrogendominance #perimenopause #menopause
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