How To Delay & Reverse Menopause With Lifestyle & Bio-Identical Hormones: Dr. Anna Cabeca

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Would you like to learn how to balance the symptoms of menopause, reduce hot flashes, not gain extra weight, improve your sex hormones and maybe even delay menopause?

My guest on this show is a triple board certified OBGYN who leads with holistic approaches to health and she answers a lot of questions about menopause on this special segment, so stay tuned.

Dr. Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG, is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She has special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

For the past 20 years, she’s served 10,000+ women in her private practice— and millions more through her multiple books, online videos and articles.

How Dr Anna Got Into Medicine

Trained as OBGYN and went to osteopathic medical school
Grew up in her family as food as medicine
Realized women’s hormonal health had little research
Had a private clinic in southeast Georgia

Dr Anna Went Through Menopause Twice

At age 39, she was diagnosed with early menopause and infertility
She reversed early menopause and became pregnant naturally at 41

When Do Women’s Hormones Start Changing For Women

DHEA levels start to decline in mid to late 20’s
Progesterone levels decline mid to late 30’s

How Did Dr. Anna’s Travels Inspire Changes In Her Practice?

Brought cultural inspirations into her practice
Community is a key concept she incorporates

Why Do Women Gain Weight In Mid-Life?

Reproductive hormones decline in mid life
Cortisol and insulin are increasing which are catabolic hormones
Physiology works against us
Dr Anna lost weight by following the keto-green way

Are Symptoms The Same For Women In All Cultures

Women in US have more symptoms than in other countries
High carb eating
Indoor lifestyle
Endocrine disruptors

What’s The Keto Green Way?

Get our body in ketosis amd minimize carbs
Get dark green veggies that are medicinal, alkalinize
Cortisol acidifies our body
Optimize oxytocin
Hydrate between meals
Continue to move to build muscle
Think well, eat well, move well, sleep well to be well

Can Women Push Back Age Of Menopause?

Yes, it’s totally possible
Dr Anna reversed menopause through the keto green way
Maintaining healthy ovarian function is important

What Is The Connection Between Inflammation and Menopause?

Decline in progesterone, pregnelonone, DHEA, testosterone and estrogen
Insulin resistance increases and cortisol increases as well
This can cause chronic inflammation in the body

How Does Dr. Anna Consider Hormone Replacement?

Estrogen is not the bad guy as was thought
Dr Anna starts women on keto-green
She also has women do the detox with mighty maca plus which increases dhea and progesterone
Maybe support thyroid, add multivitamins or minerals
Dr Anna created a progesterone and pregnelolone cream – balance cream
Julva cream with DHEA
Maybe add testosterone and estrogen depending on results
Its best to avoid oral estrogen and synthetic progestins and only do bioidentical
Avoid synthetic hormones and consider bio-identical hormones
Julva cream for vulva – reverses atrophy
Avoid oral estrogen and testosterone