The Stress Factor on Female Hormones

According to womenshealth.gov  S T R E S S is defined as a reaction to a change or a challenge. In today's modern time women are experiencing more stress than our male counterparts. The demand for women to wear "many hats" from being a mom to career to wife forces our hormonal system to go into fight or flight responses on a daily basis. If left untreated, S T R E S S can have a detrimental effect on a woman's health.

Join returning Special Guest, Dr Jenna Jorgensen and your host Layla Smolock in this discussion - The Stress Factor on Female Hormones

Bio:

Dr Jenna is a naturopathic physician and founder of Northwest Life Medicine Clinic in Bellingham, WA, a multidisciplinary wellness centre with a collaborative approach integrating naturopathic medicine, nutrition, neurofeedback, and biofeedback to help people live life well.  With a background in community health education, she obtained her medical degree from Bastyr University followed by two years of residency at Emerald City Clinic in Seattle, WA.  Over her years of practice, she has developed a passion for environmental medicine, integrative mental health and neuroendocrinology, and lifestyle medicine.  She believes compassionate listening and education are key for instilling hope in her patients which is the first step needed for lasting, and sustainable, health and healing. She works with patients of all genders and ages and most commonly works with folks to treat the underlying cause of their fatigue, anxiety, depression, digestive complaints, and hormone imbalances. In her spare time, she can be found tending to her urban garden or exploring the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest via bike, foot, paddle, or ski with her husband and four-legged sidekick, Indie.

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