Can one podcast hour cover how eating carbs before bed likely puts you in progesterone deficiency and explain the many reasons that play into a female “turning out to be them/do what they do” in life?

Yep. @drleahhectman and I start with ‘what happens from the moment you have the extra X chromosome and are defined as female, and go where the exploration took us: It’s quite a ride.

You were never meant to be like ‘every other female’. What a relief. This week we unpack this science - there’s so much more that makes you, you and I hope, even for all humans, it makes you feel empowered to know how much plays into ‘you-ness’, whatever your sex or gender.

This week with Dr Leah Hechtman, we learn the many things that make us our unique selves when we have the XX chromosome:

Hormone receptors + qty of them for different hormones, unique to you!
Types of hormones,
Metabolic type
Genes
Life stages and transitions
Environmental inputs laid over the top of these…

You were never meant to be like every other female. There is a reason you’re you and, as you might have guessed, it’s due to many things. The rising awareness of the perimenopause/menopause experience adds the need to ensure we feel ‘true to ourselves’ on that journey into a new life chapter, however we choose to navigate that.

Enjoy the show. Tell your friends - it’s knowledge and understanding everyone should have.

Alexx Stuart,

Your Host.

Connect with Leah:

Instagram— @drleahhechtman

Website— drleahhechtman.com

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