#38 Dr Felice Gersh - Discover Hormones' Vital Role in Women's Brain Health

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In this episode of the Cutting Edge Health podcast, delve into the reasons why women are more vulnerable to Alzheimer's with Dr. Felice Gersh. As an expert in hormonal health, Dr. Gersh explains the crucial role that hormones and menopause play in increasing the risk of Alzheimer's in women. Discover why traditional solutions like exercise and meditation might not be enough and explore alternative approaches to safeguarding brain health. Join us for a deep dive into the complexities of women's health and learn how to better protect yourself from Alzheimer's.
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Felice Gersh, M.D. is a multi-award-winning physician with dual board certifications in OB-GYN and Integrative Medicine. She is the founder and director of the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine, a practice that provides comprehensive health care for women by combining the best evidence-based therapies from conventional, naturopathic, and holistic medicine.
For 12 years, she taught obstetrics and gynecology at Keck USC School of Medicine as an Assistant Clinical Professor, and she now serves as an Affiliate Faculty Member at the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the University of Arizona School of Medicine. Felice is a prolific writer and lecturer who speaks globally on women’s health and regularly publishes in peer-reviewed medical journals.
She is the bestselling author of the PCOS SOS series and her latest book, Menopause: 50 Things You Need to Know.
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[@reneewhittinghill3440]

37:55 Levels of estradiol now measured in picograms/mL and are:

[@zorinaganpaul1598]

Wow, This lady is a wealth of knowledge and experience. Every post menopausal woman should pay attention. I have and am celebrating a monthly bleed 🎉❤

[@heide-raquelfuss5580]

Btw. People DID live long before! It is not a modern trent! I see it in Spain for decades! In Belgium also! But nowadays people die YOUNGER and will live LESS years, NOT MORE YEARS! But old people do not eat like the ones today! They do not binge drinked. Fresh cooked foods at home, not eating out! We today do LOTS of bad things today!. Mind you, the old generations also did not have vaccines, did not take the medicines. I mean by older generations people who are now 90+. Every generation declines now. We have so much hormones disruptors, eat crap, eat less of good fresh foods. Do more chemicals everywhere! More stress than ever before.

[@AleahWicks-xb8xo]

Fantastic podcastI need to listen again to assimilate all the information. Thank you 🙏

[@cuttingedgehealthpodcast]

Thanks Aleah!! I agree. Dr. Gersh is fantastic. She’s coming back on again to talk more about hormones. I learned a whole lot. Appreciate you taking the time to comment.❤

[@jackiemansfield8325]

If Women were designed to manufacture babies, then, what to say about somebody like myself who never been interested in having offsprings? All that menstruation were good for nothing, ovaries, uterus? I’m post menopausal today, never had any meno symptoms, never took any hormones and feel perfectly fine in my mid 60’s…

[@pamelabondskinfitness]

Thank you for spreading the ❤️

[@lynng2886]

Is estradiol beneficial to someone who had a hysterectomy?

[@cindywhittaker3003]

Yes

[@reneewhittinghill3440]

Yes! You have estrogen and progesterone receptors on every cell in the body. These hormones are needed systemically in the body.

[@cathybell4295]

What if you no longer have a uterus and ovaries 🤔

[@lindajones4849]

You could take estrogen alone because you don't have a uterus . However some women find progesterone helpful for sleep. If you are under age 40 you should be on hormone replacement until the usual age of menopause to prevent an increased risk of dementia.