Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill
Changing Conversations Around Age, Potential, and Possibility for Women in MIDLIFE
Sidenote: in interviewing Dr. Mindy I learned that HRT and Bioidentical hormones are NOT the same thing! HRT = synthetic estrogen (e.g. pellets) and Bioidentical = the natural micro-dosed version. #themoreyouknow 😁 I do bioidenticals — NOT HRT — and adding the lowest dose made a HUGE difference for me!
There are SO many things happening in our brain in midlife — and we seem to gravitate toward our “circumstances”. There are so many things hitting us all at once — from what is going on in our bodies to the hormone shifts to appearance changing and sometimes even midlife crisis stuff like marriage changes, career changes, etc. So how do you find Magic in the Mess?
Regardless of how big or small your chest is, natural or implants — you have breast tissue. And if you have breast tissue, technically you are susceptible to breast cancer. It’s common practice to get a mammogram, but often times, mammograms can miss a cancer diagnosis.
The problem with synthetic hormones is that they don’t work the way we need them to within our bodies, unlike the bioidenticals. It’s really important that women understand which hormones they are being put on. We have 3 different receptors in the body and only estradiol provides a balanced action.
Dr. Tabatha Barber is triple board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, menopause, and functional medicine. She has the unique situation of being licensed to practice medicine in over half the country, so you now have the ability to work with a functional physician virtually.
