VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
What's up, everybody? This is Tanya Zucco. Hope you're having an amazing week, amazing day so far. Really excited to talk to you about a very important topic today, and something that comes up a lot within within my practice. And that is the question of bio identical hormone replacement therapy. And, you know, a lot of people don't really know what it is. And so today, I just wanted to give you a real quick one-on-one rundown of what is BHRT. And why and when is it something that we use.
So again, for you guys who who don't know me, I'm Tanya Zucco. I am a PA. I'm a functional medicine practitioner and hormone expert. And my passion and expertise is helping women over 40 look, feel and perform their best by managing their hormones and optimizing their health.
So let's get back to the topic of BHRT, which is bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for short. So again, this is something that comes up a lot, especially when we talk about women 40 and over dealing with the changes that we deal with, you know, major complaints of inability to lose those annoying 10 to 15 pounds. Those symptoms of hot flashes, mood swings, inability to sleep, and just feeling that sort of aging come on way too fast. And so, while there is no magic bullet or cure to effectively reverse or stall the aging process, many experts do believe that BHRT or bioidentical hormone replacement therapy comes pretty darn close. So BHRT technically refers to the use of hormones that mimic the hormones produced by our bodies, okay. And this affords our body the ability to restore normal physiological pathways with optimal bodily responses, means our body, our metabolism, our immune system, everything can function well again, okay.
Now, for the most part, especially, like I said, women dealing with hormonal changes and weight gain and all those unpleasant things like that are told to grin and bear it. You know, when they go to their conventional doctors, and, and yes, conventional doctors are often reluctant to prescribe hormones, except in the most severe symptoms such as severe hot flashes. But we know and especially if you've been listening to me, there's way more symptoms that come along with the changes of hormone changes and others, than just hot flashes. Okay.
Now, I will say that you know, what was once thought to be a risky treatment is has now been proven to be a very safe and effective treatment. And when it's prescribed properly and monitored, it can be very safe, and it can mitigate hot flashes, alleviate night sweats, clear brain fog, help with weight gain, and reverse weight gain. And so, so again, something that was once you know, thought to be risky and not done in the last few years has become a transformative treatment helping women all over the world achieve their best life and body after 40.
So I want to leave you with a couple of points to consider if you are considering BHRT, or even just opening up the conversation about it, is that initial dosing must be closely monitored, okay, until the balance is achieved. And then it has to be monitored on a yearly basis. It's not just a one-and-done thing, because, of course, our body changes. Okay.
The other thing about BHRT is that it can be used indefinitely. There is no upper age limit. And in fact, there are many studies that show that continuing BHRT can help prevent cancers, heart disease, osteoporosis as well.
And the third key point and very important key point to remember is that lifestyle factors such as your eating strategy, a personalized eating strategy, sleep hygiene, stress management, and exercise and self-care also affect hormone balance and has to be addressed along with BHRT. In addition to looking at the other hormones, as well, you all have heard me say this many times is all the hormones play in the same sandbox, and they all have to work together and therefore be looked at and addressed and balanced to really have optimal results and help you achieve the results that you want.
So thank you for tuning in today. I really do appreciate it. My hope is that my videos and the work that I do helps women 40 Plus really look, feel and perform your best. And so, if this is something of interest to you, as I always say, please do reach out. I would love to chat. If you think this could help somebody, please do share this video and have an amazing day. I will catch you guys on the flip side.