Miranda Popen: Defining Female Hormones- Hormone Health Week I

Miranda Popen is a women's health expert who specializes in  female monthly cycles and hormone imbalances. In this episode, Rivki and Miranda sit to talk about the female's 3 reproductive hormones: progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone, how to recognize the signs of imbalanced hormone, and some practical tips on how to optimize them. This episode is all about laying the groundwork for the next couple of episodes which will be focused on female hormone health. CHAPTER MARKERS Miranda's intro - 1:28 Definition and purpose of hormones - 5:57 Factors of varying progesterone levels - 9:52 About Estrogen - 12:25 Alcohol, brain fog & estrogen -14:08 What low estrogen looks like - 19:36 About testosterone- 22:09 How to manage testosterone - 27:03 Dealing with imbalances- 29:41 Training around your cycle - 33:15 How to expect to feel when hormones are rising l falling-37:46 Mood changes within the phases - 46.18 Skin during the phases - 49:39 Using the phases of the moon to match your cycle - 53:05 Metabolism changes within the phases of the cycles and how to eat within the phases -56:26 The connection between cravings and hormones - 1:00:00 blood sugar levels and hormonal levels connection - 1:02:05 Practical tips to stabilize the 3 hormones - 1:06:25 food items to incorporate to stabilize the hormones- 1:10:10 Find Miranda: Miranda's Instagram. Find Rivki: Rivki's Instagram, Rivki's Blog  Produced by https://greenfreshmedia.com