Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary
Leading the change to better periods and hormones
How the microbiome and gut health affects period problems including PCOS, endometriosis, PMDD, estrogen excess, and perimenopause. Treatments discussed including the use of probiotics to treat period and hormone problems.
If you’ve been diagnosed with endometriosis, the big question is: What type of lesions? Because if they’re only superficial lesions, they might not be the explanation for what’s going on.
In episode 17 of my podcast, I dive into the three types of endometriosis lesions, emerging evidence that superficial lesions may not explain pain or other symptoms, alternative explanations for pelvic pain and infertility, and an update on the bacterial contamination hypothesis.
High estrogen can contribute to heavy periods, breast pain, fibroids, and premenstrual mood symptoms. It can also suppress thyroid function and increase the risk of breast cancer.
To lower estrogen, you need to understand all the types of estrogen and why they’re high.
Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease that’s affected by hormones but is not caused by hormones. Instead, endometriosis is, at least in part, a disease of immune dysfunction.
In episode 4 of my podcast/YouTube video (released in March 2022), I discuss some of the new endometriosis research, including the link with genes that increase the risk of autoimmune disease, the role of a bacterial toxin called lipopolysaccharide or LPS, and new targets for natural immune-modulating treatment.
Did you know that what’s happening in your gut can affect your periods and hormones?
In episode twelve of my podcast and YouTube video, I discuss small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and its role in IBS; how SIBO can drive or worsen endometriosis, insulin resistance, premenstrual mood symptoms, and the fibromyalgia of perimenopause; plus how to treat SIBO.