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Welcome to the Naturally Nourished podcast - your resource for cutting-edge food-as-medicine information! Functional Medicine applied with use of food-as-medicine. Join Ali Miller RD and her cohost Becki Yoo RD as they navigate you through nutrient deficiency, gut health, hormone balance, and optimizing metabolism through a keto reset. Each episode provides research supported approaches to optimizing your health and empowering you and your household.
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Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Have you heard of pregnenolone, the “mother of all hormones?” Wondering about the concept of the pregnenolone steal and whether this applies to you? Want to know how to balance pregnenolone for optimal hormonal balance? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki break down symptoms of low pregnenolone and provide practical guidelines for testing, supplementation and food as medicine recommendations for optimal hormonal balance.
In this episode, Ali and Becki break down the function of pregnenolone from its role in sexual hormone and cortisol production to its applications for neurological disorders, depression and beyond. Learn about the role of cholesterol and why having too low of cholesterol can negatively impact your hormonal balance. Plus learn why supporting the detox process and reducing stress is essential to balanced pregnenolone levels in the body.
Also in this Episode:
- Ali’s Updates
- What is Pregnenolone?
- The Cholesterol Connection
- How Does Pregnenolone Get “Stolen”?
- Symptoms of Low Pregnenolone
- Testing for Low Pregnenolone
- Treating Low Pregnenolone
- Liver Function and Hormonal Balance
This episode is sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch. Click here for more on why I love FBomb!
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