The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast Estrogen Dominance & Detox: What You Need to Know
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May 21, 2024 Learn about estrogen dominance symptoms and the importance of regular bowel movements. Discover how the liver, kidneys, and GI tract work together for detoxification. Explore food and supplements to balance hormones and the impact of genetics and plastics on detoxification. Understand the role of gut health in estrogen clearance.
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Teaching A User's Manual For The Body
- Erin shares that low progesterone often co-occurs with estrogen dominance and that many symptoms overlap.
- She emphasizes teaching physiology so women stop outsourcing their health answers entirely.
Why She Calls Out The Industry
- Erin reads a negative review and explains her blunt critique of practitioners comes from wanting better patient care.
- She defends pushing the functional field to improve and educating patients rather than protecting colleagues' feelings.
Support Phase 1 With DIM Carefully
- Support phase 1 with DIM (or indole-3-carbinol from cruciferous veggies), 100–300 mg DIM daily if appropriate.
- Prefer DIM supplement over I3C when stomach acid is low, and avoid if total estrogen is already low.