Brigid Titgemeier explains that estrogen is anti-inflammatory, so when it drops during menopause, inflammation and insulin resistance spike. Inflammation then worsens hormonal imbalances in a feedback loop. She argues nutrition and lifestyle changes must come first, before HRT, or hormonal treatment won't work.
Estrogen is an anti-inflammatory hormone, and as women's estrogen levels go down, it can increase the risk of inflammation. It's harder for your body to combat inflammation and insulin resistance as your hormones are changing. And then, like I said, the inflammation drives more of those hormonal imbalances, which is why nutrition lifestyle cannot be skipped. I said last night, the two panelists that I was talking with that were doctors, you know, talking about hormone replacement therapy, and I kept having to go back to say, but none of these things matter if you have not changed your diet to be anti-inflammatory and insulin sensitivity promoting, that being the foundation. It has to be the foundation in order to support your hormones.
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