Thyroid Answers #46: Hormones and Hypothyroidism with Dr. Jolene Brighten

Drs. Eric Balcavage and Erica Riggleman discuss hormones and Hypothyroidism with Dr. Jolene Brighten.

This interview is loaded with amazing information that every woman needs to hear. Topics include:

• Post Birth Control Syndrome
• Impact of Birth Control on thyroid physiology
• Impact of Birth Control on overall health
• Long term consequences of birth control
• Estrogen and thyroid physiology connection
• Birth control and weight gain
• Birth control, hashimoto's and autoimmunity
• Birth control and GI function
• Hormones and acne
• More ....

Dr. Jolene Brighten is a Functional Naturopathic Medical Doctor and nutritional biochemist with a focus in women’s endocrine health. She is recognized as a leading expert in Post-Birth Control Syndrome and the long-term side effects associated with hormonal contraceptives.

Dr. Brighten is the author of Beyond the Pill, a 30 day plan to support women on birth control, help them transition off, and eliminate symptoms of post-birth control syndrome. She is a speaker,
women’s health advocate and a medical advisor for one of the first data-driven apps to offer women personalized birth control recommendations.

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