Episode 494: Hormones and Alternative Medicine with Margaret Romero

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">**Before we jump in, I wanted to remind you that you’re invited to join me for a special Ask Me Anything Episode recording. It’s happening tomorrow, December 15th at 1pm ET (10 am PT)! All you have to do is go to</span></em> <a href="http://andreaowen.com/ama"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://andreaowen.com/ama</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. You can submit your questions beforehand by emailing support(at)andreaowen.com or come live to ask. Hope to see you there! </span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Margaret Romero returns to the podcast!  She is a Columbia- trained board certified nurse practitioner. She utilizes functional medicine to treat chronic illness, hormone imbalances, and autoimmune conditions. In this episode, we explore some of the things women should know about hormones and hormone imbalances and the difference between conventional medicine and functional medicine. We also touch on the topic of misogyny in medicine. </span></p> <p><strong>Some of the topics we also discuss include: </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Is it normal for women in their 40s, 50s, or even 60s to have low libido? (17:06)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why masculine energy is creating havoc in women’s bodies (21:31)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Can you talk about the connection between what we eat and how we feel? (IE: if we eat this often, we’ll feel like that) (30:29)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://andreaowen.com/494">http://andreaowen.com/494</a></span></p> <p> </p>