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Better Everyday #45 Hormone Testing Options, Deciphering Menstrual Bleeding & Statins

May 12, 2017

We were due for a Q&A ladies and today’s the day!

We covered a question that comes in to us a hundred different ways: what testing should you get to assess your hormones?

So we walked through the difference between blood/serum, saliva and urine testing, the pros and cons, accuracy and the most important part: is that test evaluating what you really need to know about?

There was also a great question about spotting with ovulation so we gave a quick tutorial on interpreting menses and hormone related bleeding as well as reminding you all to always look past the ovaries when thinking about an estrogen-progesterone problem by evaluating stress, sleep, diet, and of course thyroid. Finally we tackled a big, big question on lowering cholesterol without statin medications.

Is a swap for a more natural cholesterol lowering supplement the way to go? Or is it part of a much bigger issue?

As always, keep those questions coming to bettereverydaypodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Facebook together or keep up with Dr Brooke here and Sarah here. Learn more about working with Dr Brooke at betterbydrbrooke.com and with Sarah at sarahfragoso.com (obviously). Oh and you can find Dr Brooke and on Instagram as well.

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