Do you feel hungry all the time? Abnormally hungry? If so, it’s worth trying to figure out why. Potential drivers of abnormally high hunger include insulin resistance, gut and microbiome issues, low blood sugar, and food addiction—just to name

What's the story with dairy and periods problems?

Jan 22nd, 2024 16m 17s

For some women, stopping normal dairy products can relieve period symptoms. But why?In this episode, Lara discusses:the inflammatory effects of A1 casein how a mast cell histamine response can drive period problems such as premenstrual mood sy

Ep 12: How IBS and SIBO can affect periods and hormones

Apr 18th, 2023 12m 15s

Did you know that what’s happening in your gut can affect your periods and hormones? In this episode, Lara discusses:small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and its role in IBS,how SIBO can drive or worsen endometriosis, insulin resistance

How IBS and SIBO can affect periods and hormones

Apr 18th, 2023 12m 15s

Medications that cause weight gain

Jan 16th, 2023 11m 55s

Why do antihistamines cause weight gain? And how does hormonal birth control affect metabolism?In this episode, Lara looks at:how common medications affect metabolismwhy birth control that is *androgenic* is more likely to cause weight gain, an

Does your chronotype affect your ability to lose weight?

Nov 22nd, 2022 12m 40s

Are you a morning person or an evening person? And could that affect your ability to lose weight?In this episode, Lara looks at chronotype, which is your individual disposition to be awake or asleep at certain times. And how that might affect y

Inositol for mood, sleep, and PCOS

Sep 30th, 2022 10m 15s

The supplement inositol is a superstar for treating polycystic ovary syndrome. It’s also been clinically trialled for weight loss, thyroid disease, anxiety, insomnia, and premenstrual mood symptoms. In this episode, Lara looks at:"what is inosi

Help for post-pill acne, hair loss, and weight gain

Jul 11th, 2022 11m 57s

What do post-pill acne, hair loss, and weight gain all have in common? They can all be the result of a temporary surge in androgens when trying to come off certain types of hormonal birth control.In this episode, Lara discusses post-pill androg

Top 6 natural treatments for premenstrual mood symptoms

Jun 1st, 2022 13m 14s

Are premenstrual mood symptoms caused by progesterone or helped by progesterone? And why do antihistamines give such relief?In this episode, Lara discusses premenstrual mood symptoms including:the role of histamine and mast cell activationproge

The most common cause of weight gain

May 10th, 2022 14m 26s

There can be a strong hormonal component to abdominal weight gain. And in most people, that hormone is insulin. In this episode, Lara discusses insulin resistance including:why you could have insulin resistance even if your blood sugar is norma

A safer type of hormone therapy

Apr 5th, 2022 12m 39s

If you're going to take hormone therapy, it's safer to take hormones that are identical to human hormones. In other words, hormones that are body-identical or bioidentical. The concept of bioidentical used to be controversial but is now convent

Endometriosis is a disease of immune dysfunction

Mar 20th, 2022 12m 3s

Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease that’s affected by hormones but is not caused by hormones. Instead, endometriosis is, at least in part, a disease of immune dysfunction. In this episode, Lara discusses some of the new endometriosis rese

Why PCOS cannot be diagnosed by ultrasound

Mar 8th, 2022 12m 9s

Were you told you have polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS based on a pelvic ultrasound? That may or may not be an accurate diagnosis because PCOS cannot actually be diagnosed or ruled out with ultrasound.In this episode, Lara discusses PCOS incl

Natural treatment of heavy periods

Feb 18th, 2022 10m 48s

In a normal period, you should not lose more than about 80 mL of menstrual fluid over all the days of the bleed. That’s equivalent to about five tablespoons spread over all the days of the bleed. In this episode, Lara discusses heavy periods in

Pill bleeds are not periods

Feb 3rd, 2022 12m 9s

The pill is commonly prescribed to "regulate periods," but it can't actually do that because withdrawal bleeds from contraceptive drugs are not real menstrual cycles. In episode one of The Lara Briden Podcast, Dr Lara covers:what is a real mens

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