Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

#112 Post Birth Control Syndrome with Dr. Jolene Brighten

May 27, 2020
Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself
#112 Post Birth Control Syndrome with Dr. Jolene Brighten
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"π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘™ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘“π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 π‘Žπ‘  𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙. 𝐼 π‘šπ‘’π‘Žπ‘›, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘–π‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘£π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ ..."

"𝐼𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘œπ‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑠...𝑖𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘œπ‘›: β€œπ΄π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ž π‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’π‘Ÿ? π‘Šβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘”π‘’? π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘£π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘¦. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 𝑏𝑒 π‘ π‘œ π‘“π‘™π‘–π‘π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘, 𝑀𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘šπ‘–π‘ π‘  𝑖𝑑 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑀𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑒π‘₯𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑠."


You'll love Dr. Jolene Brighten, a fiery Naturopathic Physician and Nutritional Biochemist, in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life podcast as she shares her paradigm-shifting info about post birth control syndrome and real talk on women's health issues.

Here are some of the key takeaways:

  • 10:26 How birth control works?
  • 23:01 Post birth control syndrome
  • 38:22 Nutrient depletion and deficiencies while on birth control
  • 42:55 Post birth control pill impact on baby's microbiome while breastfeeding

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Dr. Jolene Brighten is a Naturopathic Physician, Nutritional Biochemist, and the best selling author of Beyond the Pill, a comprehensive women's hormone guide that also helps women navigate hormonal birth control. Dr. Brighten is an international speaker, a MindBodyGreen Collective member, and has been featured in Forbes, HuffPo, The Guardian, Bustle, New York Post, Well + Good, and many notable publications. She is a medical advisor for one of the first data-driven apps to offer women personalized birth control recommendations. DrBrighten.com is dedicated to bringing the most cutting edge information on women's hormones, birth control, post-birth control syndrome, and real talks on women's health issues.


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Important usage of birth control
How birth control works?
Post birth control syndrome
Symptoms of using different hormonal therapy
Post pill hair loss
Post pill acne
Nutrient depletions and deficiencies while on birth control
Post birth control pill impact on baby's microbiome while breastfeeding
Tapering off birth control