185: How to Get Lab Tests at Home & Take Charge of Your Own Health With EverlyWell

Listen up, because today’s episode is going to be all about hormones and how to take ownership of your own health (a topic on the minds of just a few of us moms!). I am here with Dr. Marra Francis, an OB-GYN who focuses on helping women with genetic risk for certain cancers. Dr. Marra also serves as the Executive Medical Director for EverlyWell, a company we will talk about in depth today.

In a nutshell, her mission is to educate enough physicians so that no more women have to suffer a fate with terminal cancer that could have been prevented simply by taking an accurate family history, and ordering the correct diagnostic test.

Episode Highlights With Dr. Marra of EverlyWell

• why Dr. Marra chose women’s health as her passion and focus
• her tips on running a house with six kids underfoot (I get it!)
• the ups and downs of women’s hormones (and why men don’t struggle like we do)
• what you can learn by tracking your cycle every month, and apps that help
• how EverlyWell helps connect patients to the best laboratory testing for them
• changes in the health space that are making it easier to take control of your health
• and more!

Resources We Mention

• EverlyWell
• SteadyMD
• Samaritan Health Share

More From Wellness Mama

• 15: Hormones & How to Have a Healthy Baby
• 80: What Your Monthly Cycle Reveals About Your Hormones With Alisa Vitti
• 108: Why the Birth Control Pill Screws Up Hormones & What to Use Instead
• My Home Organization System & How I “Get It All Done”
• Why You Should Never Eat Vegetable Oil or Margarine
• 9 Tips to Help Balance Hormones Naturally
• Lab Tests You Can Order From Home (Without A Doctor)

Have you had trouble getting the right lab testing in your area? Could you use a service like EverlyWell? I’d also appreciate it if you would please take two minutes to leave a review on iTunes. I value knowing what you think and this helps other moms find the podcast as well!