S2E2: Dr. Stephanie Estima - Optimizing Your Diet and More Around Your Monthly Cycle

Dr. Stephanie Estima is a doctor of chiropractic with a special interest in metabolism, body composition, functional neurology, and female physiology. She’s also the author of the book, The Betty Body: A Geeky Goddess' Guide to Intuitive Eating, Balanced Hormones, and Transformative Sex, and she hosts the Better! podcast.  Dr. Estima has also been featured on Thrive Global, she’s had over 3.5 million article reads on Medium.com, and she’s helped thousands of women regulate their hormones, lose weight, and get off medications. In this episode, Dr. Estima chats with Chris Irvin about the different hormone changes that take place during a monthly cycle, how women should approach these changes, using keto throughout your cycle, why cravings are drastically different during your cycle, and more. Dr. Estima also dives into how keto can affect your thyroid, why you may do well on keto for a certain time only to find yourself craving carbs soon after, and what you can do to improve your hormone health starting today. Here’s a breakdown of the episode with Dr. Estima: 00:00 Introduction to the Keto Answers podcast   00:29 Introduction to this episode’s guest, Dr. Stephanie Estima 02:56 Dr. Estima’s background, how she found herself in this space, and what she noticed in her practice and through her research 09:14 The difference in nutrition for men and women 16:42 Understanding progesterone and its effects on cravings  21:59 Changing your diet throughout your cycle 33:22 The connection between hormonal changes and mental health 42:01 What to do when estrogen is higher in your cycle 47:19 Optimizing keto for women 53:14 Why women shouldn’t do keto forever and a better approach to take 59:29 Is keto bad for your thyroid? 01:05:09 The Estima Diet and Dr. Estima’s training program Resources mentioned in this episode: Dr. Stephanie Estima’s website Dr. Estima’s Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channel Dr. Estima’s book, The Betty Body: A Geeky Goddess' Guide to Intuitive Eating, Balanced Hormones, and Transformative Sex  The Estima Diet Dr. Estima’s certification program Dr. Estima’s podcast