Can Balancing Hormones Help With Weight Loss – Dr. Beth Westie

Today, we welcome Dr. Beth Westie! Dr. Beth Westie has made it her mission to help women use nutrition to work with their natural cycle to achieve lasting weight loss results. She spent years struggling with ovarian cysts, thyroid issues, and weight until she really dove into a background in Eastern Medicine. She has made it her mission to help women regain control of their health and nutrition! To learn more, click that play button above!

Dr. Beth Westie is the author of the best selling book, The Female Fat Solution, the creator of the Eat for Your Cycle Method and the host of The Female Health Solution Podcast. And you can find more resources & tools from Dr. Beth Westie on her website (drbethwestie.com), Podcast,  Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube!

If you’re interested in more information about Dr. Beth Westie’s best selling book and / or her popular 12 Week Challenge, read on! 

From our podcast today with Dr. Beth Westie, we learned that the answer to this question is yes, but it depends.

Since women with PCOS are predisposed to hormonal imbalances that affect weight, Cyster’s oftentimes experience weight gain and/or trouble losing weight. So, getting your hormones in check and making lifestyle changes to keep them in a more balanced state can most certainly help Cyster’s overcome weight issues. Especially weight issues can stem from insulin resistance and high cortisol levels.

However, for women with PCOS, hormonal imbalances may not be the only cause of weight gain / trouble losing weight. These issues can also stem from poor diet and exercise, poor mental health (depression, mood swings, anxiety, etc.), and other underlying thyroid issues.

So, while balancing your hormones will more than likely assist with weight loss, it’s possible that the root reason of a Cyster’s inability to lose weight could be stemming from another underlying issue. For more on the answer to this question, click play!

What is Dr. Beth Westie’s 12 Week Challenge?

Dr. Beth Westie’s 12 Week Challenge is a weight loss program for women that promotes sustainable weight loss, without dieting. The program focuses on teaching women how to eat and exercise to maintain a healthy hormonal balance in the midst of constant cyclical hormone fluctuations.

Here are just a few key tenants of the program and how they may benefit women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

DUTCH Hormone Test

As an initial part of the program, participants are given a DUTCH Hormone Test in order to gain a comprehensive analysis of their sex and adrenal hormones and their metabolites. This includes stress hormones from the adrenal glands, testosterone levels, estrogen levels, and more.

As a Cyster, it is particularly useful to know this information so that you can make the necessary life changes to get your hormones back on track.

Customized Nutrition & Supplement Recommendations

No two women are the same, as no Cyster’s are the same. Participants in Dr. Beth Westie’s program will receive a totally customized nutrition & supplement recommendation to help balance their hormones.

Women with PCOS oftentimes need supplements to support their immune system, thyroid, and more, but don’t know where to start. Dr. Beth Westie’s customized approach can be a good start point by helping you identify your deficiencies.

10 Fat Burning Tactics for Women

In addition to a customized nutrition plan, Dr. Westie’s 12 Week Challenge also includes a tutorial for 10 different fat burning tactics for women. These include carb cycling, intermittent fasting, protein pacing, and more.

Since women with PCOS often struggle to lose weight, these key exercises may come in handy and help promote a healthier lifestyle. These exercises are specially curated for women and their specific hormone cycles and can help burn belly fat at a quicker rate.

Other program inclusions:

Dr. Westie’s 12 Week Program is so comprehensive, we’ve just barely scratched the surface with our examples above.

Here are some other inclusions that may benefit women with PCOS:

• Lessons on seed cycling, detoxing, removing hormone disruptors, fasting, gut health, cortisol, and more
• Coaching audios and weekly email checkins
• Exclusive access to a Facebook Group for support
• Weekly group coaching calls 
• Mindset work for living a healthier lifestyle

For more information about the course, click here. And for the answers to all your FAQ’s about the program, click here.

The Female Fat Solution Book

Dr. Beth Westie’s best-selling book is a must-read for women with PCOS. Like we briefly touched on earlier, womens’ hormones not only change as they age, but they cycle every. single. month. So, it’s important for women to understand their bodily cycles and use that information to curate the ideal meal plan and workout schedule.

If you’re interested in learning more about these cycles, as well as hormones and weight loss, we recommend checking out The Female Fat Solution Book. Readers can learn about hormone levels and the nervous system, estrogen imbalance and the thyroid gland, fat cells and processed foods, fatty acids and chemical messengers, and so much more.

Most of all, though, readers can learn about hormone imbalances, why they happen, and how to make the necessary life changes to promote their hormonal balance. Thus, supporting their overall health.

If you have any questions, comments, or thoughts on our episode today, drop them below!

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