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Podcast: The Iron Butterfly
Episode: Competing on Your Period? Menstrual Cycles, Women's Hormones, and Birth Control Effects on Female Athletes With Dr. Jolene Brighten
Description: I sit down with board certified naturopathic endocrinologist Dr. Jolene Brighten to get more informed on an extremely important topic for female athletes: the menstrual cycle + women’s hormones, how to work with them naturally for higher performance, and how going on birth control to “control” for your period may not be the best option for female athletes.
-women’s hormones and how they affect the body
-the four stages of the menstrual cycle
-why ovulation is essential to the female body
-how food plays a role in balancing hormones
-under...