“The Hormone Fix is a holistic approach at optimizing body function with the foundations of better health: Clean air and water, good sleep, detox, better liver, kidney and bowel function, community, relationships, positivity, and joy. Being healthy during menopause is 99% nutrition and lifestyle, and 1% hormones.”

“Oxytocin is the queen of the hormone hierarchy. We need to microdose oxytocin throughout the day by doing things with the people we love. Enjoying nature, listening to music, singing, dancing, laughing, and playing with animals all increases oxytocin throughout our bodies. Physical touch, sex, self-pleasuring, spiritual practice, prayer, meditation, gratitude, and positive thinking stimulates production.”

“As our hormones are changing, there is a shift in our gut microbiome. During menopause, we have to put more effort into keeping our gut healthy with plant foods and fermented foods to get the probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics. Rebuilding gut health helps with insulin sensitivity and estrogen metabolism and detoxification.”

“We want to optimize hormones in a restorative and supportive way. Detoxification of estrogen and progesterone is critical. You wouldn’t keep putting oil in your engine without ever changing the filter. Support better detox in the liver by improving your gut microbiome. We have to keep the organic nature of our bodies in balance.”

“Incorporate high quality protein, healthy fats, and medicinal foods such as maca and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and sprouts to support estrogen detoxification. These foods combat insulin resistance, which interferes with pregnancy and fertility, and increases ovarian aging.”

“Whether you're wired or tired, maca is Peruvian Viagra. It’s rich in L-arginine, which increases nitric oxide formation to increase blood flow; and adaptogenic to support your adrenals. It also promotes natural hormonal production and detoxification, improves sexual function, decreases hot flashes, and is breast protective and anti-inflammatory.”

“Checking the pH of our urine upon waking and before bed can direct us as to how to improve our physiology. It should be more alkaline—greater than 7. Cortisol is acid-forming, and oxytocin is alkaline-forming. Engaging in fun activities to increase your oxytocin is a proactive strategy for better health.”

“There is no age limit on feeling your best. But, it takes more than hormones to fix your hormones. Nutrition and lifestyle factors are foundational, and hormones are the icing on the cake. As a physician, I want to optimize body function. I’ll use low levels of bioidentical hormones with holistic practices so the heart, brain, gut, adrenals, ovaries, and thyroid function well.”

“Vaginal estrogen is good, but vaginal DHEA is even better. It’s great to focus on the vagina, but what about the clitoris? Julva contains alpine rose plant stem cells and DHEA to drive hormones deep into the tissue to nourish and rejuvenate the most prime real estate of the body for sexual health and pleasure. It also helps with urinary infections and incontinence. Vaginal estrogen doesn't significantly help with incontinence, but DHEA and testosterone do.”

“Our health span should equal our lifespan and our sex span. There is not an age limit on pleasure when we keep our bodies healthy. There are pleasure zones in our clitoris and anus, with over 8,000 nerve endings in our clitoris for pleasure. Keep your vulva, vagina, and anal tissue healthy by adding hormones back to these areas with Julva®.”