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#112 Post Birth Control Syndrome with Dr. Jolene Brighten

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"π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘™ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘“π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 π‘Žπ‘  𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙. 𝐼 π‘šπ‘’π‘Žπ‘›, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘–π‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘£π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ ..."

"𝐼𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘œπ‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑠...𝑖𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘œπ‘›: β€œπ΄π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ž π‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’π‘Ÿ? π‘Šβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘”π‘’? π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘£π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘¦. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 𝑏𝑒 π‘ π‘œ π‘“π‘™π‘–π‘π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘, 𝑀𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘šπ‘–π‘ π‘  𝑖𝑑 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑀𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑒π‘₯𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑠."


You'll love Dr. Jolene Brighten, a fiery Naturopathic Physician and Nutritional Biochemist, in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life podcast as she shares her paradigm-shifting info about post birth control syndrome and real talk on women's health issues.

Here are some of the key takeaways:

  • 10:26 How birth control works?
  • 23:01 Post birth control syndrome
  • 38:22 Nutrient depletion and deficiencies while on birth control
  • 42:55 Post birth control pill impact on baby's microbiome while breastfeeding

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Dr. Jolene Brighten is a Naturopathic Physician, Nutritional Biochemist, and the best selling author of Beyond the Pill, a comprehensive women's hormone guide that also helps women navigate hormonal birth control. Dr. Brighten is an international speaker, a MindBodyGreen Collective member, and has been featured in Forbes, HuffPo, The Guardian, Bustle, New York Post, Well + Good, and many notable publications. She is a medical advisor for one of the first data-driven apps to offer women personalized birth control recommendations. DrBrighten.com is dedicated to bringing the most cutting edge information on women's hormones, birth control, post-birth control syndrome, and real talks on women's health issues.


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