Welcome to Episode 70!

In episode 70, we talk all about progesterone with naturopathic doctor and women’s hormone expert, Dr. Carrie Jones. Progesterone is one of our most important hormones for reproductive health and we know many of you have been wondering about how to look into the root cause of low progesterone and, of course, how to increase your levels to support fertility and a healthy, full-term pregnancy. Tune in to learn from Dr. Jones about:

• Where and how progesterone is made in the body and why it’s so important for reproductive health

• How to properly assess your progesterone and what level is optimal for fertility

• Specific health and lifestyle factors that influence progesterone production and what symptoms might point toward low levels

• Why it’s important to focus on more than just the luteal phase when trying to improve progesterone production

• The most effective natural approaches to getting progesterone back on line so you can support fertility and a healthy menstrual cycle

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Show Notes:

5:10        How, where, and when progesterone is made in your body

7:00        Why progesterone is vital to fertility and early pregnancy

9:45        When in your cycle you should be testing to get an accurate measurement of progesterone levels

11:10     Optimal serum (blood) level of progesterone for fertility

12:30     Other ways progesterone can be tested and some important thing to consider with testing

15:55     Why a single progesterone test doesn’t always tell you the whole story

18:50     Signs and symptoms of low progesterone and how tracking can help you identify this issue

25:55     Important factors that influence progesterone production

                26:15     Psychological or situational stress

                29:05     Physical stressors

                32:00     Nutrients, antioxidants, gut health, and inflammation

                32:55     Cholesterol availability and body fat

36:00     Why you have to focus on the WHOLE cycle (not just the luteal phase) to rebalance progesterone

39:30     Taking bioidentical progesterone doesn’t fix the root cause of low progesterone

42:10     Effective natural therapies that can help support progesterone production and fertility