431. Dr Leah Hechtman: Exploring the nuances and boundless capacity of the female, over a lifetime.

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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. @leahhectman 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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