In this Guest Expert segment, recorded on June 4, 2024, Gina talks hormones and weight loss with Dr. Olinca Trejo. Dr. Olinca is a licensed, board-certified Naturopathic Doctor in the province of Ontario. She also holds an honours degree in Kinesiology and has achieved her certification and internship in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).

You can find the full video hosted at:

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Topics covered:

• Intro - today we’re talking hormones with Dr. Olinca
• The hormone conversation is getting bigger - women’s health research is finally being funded
• Are hormones complicated or are we making them complicated?
• Balancing hormones - is that the goal?
• Hormones - What even are they?
• Weight loss - which hormones are involved? 
• Dopamine - what is it responsible for? 
• Gut health - the link to the hormone GLP1
• Insulin - its connection to fat and glucose storage
• Chronic dieting - the effects on your body composition and hormones
• Thyroid hormones - what are they responsible for and what impacts them?
• Cortisol - how it can wreak havoc on our health
• Stress - the impact on hormones
• Antidepressants - how to have a more informed conversation with your healthcare provider
• Stress and self-preservations - why your body locks up your fat 
• When the scale isn’t reacting the way you want - managing stress when you’re not where you want to be yet
• The Livy Method - how it impacts stress management and hormonal health

You can find Dr. Olinca at info@drolinca.com

To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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