Perimenopause is usually expected to begin in the 40s. But more and more women are starting to see signs of it much earlier than that. Night sweats in the late 30s. Hot flashes that feel way too soon. Cycles changing earlier than expected. Trouble conceiving under 30. And most of the time, these symptoms are brushed off as stress, bad luck, or just part of being a woman.

What most women do not know is that those symptoms are not just a normal part of aging, or being a 'woman'. They are a sign that the body is aging hormonally faster than it should be. And brand new research has just revealed why. Scientists have discovered that the ovary is not just a storage facility for eggs. It is an incredibly sensitive organ that is picking up signals from everything you eat, every chemical you are exposed to, and every stressful season of your life. And it is using all of that information to decide how fast to age. So you may be only 30 chronologically, while your hormones are already behaving like those of someone much older.

In this first episode of The Ovary Club, I get into what this research actually means for you, why your hormonal age and your actual age can be two very different numbers, and what you can start doing right now to slow this down, no matter what decade you are in, and feel like yourself again.

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What's Discussed:

• (00:00) Why hormonal symptoms are not a normal part of aging and what they are actually signaling.

• (02:17) The alarming statistics showing women are aging hormonally faster than ever before.

• (05:30) The groundbreaking new research on the ovarian ecosystem that changes everything.

• (07:21) The newly discovered structures in the ovary that are literally keeping score of your lifestyle.

• (10:21) Why the ovary is the first organ in the female body to age and what that means for your longevity.

• (13:00) What to focus on decade by decade to protect your hormonal health.

• (17:22) Why synthetic birth control interrupts a critical conversation in the brain and the ovary.

• (24:07) The key lifestyle levers that slow hormonal aging at any stage of life

• (31:00) The cycle syncing clinical trial results and what they mean for your hormonal health

If you have been wondering why your body feels off and nobody has been able to give you a real answer, this episode is where that changes.

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