We covered a wide range of topics, including:

• Introduction to Dr. Carrie Jones and her work at DUTCH Analytical
  

• The real reason why people don’t hear more about this topic 
  

• The symptoms of perimenopause that women can expect 
  

• The environmental factors that can affect the severity of perimenopause symptoms
  

• Why women experience mental health-related symptoms like anxiety, brain fog, and memory loss
  

• What happens to women’s bodies on a cellular level that causes the symptoms
  

• How estrogen and progesterone work
  

• What is estrogen dominance and why it happens to women 
  

• How common estrogen imbalance is especially during this pandemic and the common reasons behind it
  

• The huge role that the GI tract plays in causing hormonal imbalance 
  

• How women experience estrogen dominance during perimenopause
  

• What is the best-case scenario for perimenopause  
  

• What can women do to prepare for a much easier perimenopause 
  

• [BONUS] The science behind blue and amber lenses in eyeglasses
  

• How important sleep is with hormone production and our risk for disease
  

• Practical tips to sleep better
  

• Tips for men to support the women in their families better 
  

• Herbs and supplements to mitigate the effects of perimenopause
  

• The challenges of testing perimenopausal women
  

• The different hormonal transitions men go through
  

• Should you get hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
  

• What to consider when you’re thinking of getting HRT
  

• The lowdown on synthetic, bioidentical, creams, and pill forms of hormone administrations
  

• Can perimenopausal women do HRT?