July 26, 2025
Balancing Naturally: The New Wave of Women’s Hormone Health
Are your hormones making you feel like a stranger in your own body? In this powerful episode of ChasingEden, we explore the surging movement of women rejecting synthetic solutions and reclaiming their health through natural hormone balancing.
Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, battling PCOS, or feeling the weight of estrogen dominance, this episode unpacks holistic strategies that work with — not against — your biology.Featuring insights from leading voices like Gary Brecka, Dave Asprey, Dr. Josh Axe, Dr. Eric Berg, and Dr. Bryan Ardis, we take a deep dive into seed cycling, the benefits of castor oil packs, how to ditch birth control safely, and the truths behind bioidentical hormone therapy.
You’ll learn how to use food, detox protocols, and lifestyle upgrades to reset your hormones without relying on pharmaceutical Band-Aids.This episode is a must-listen for every woman who’s tired of being dismissed, overmedicated, or misinformed about her body.
It's time to return to wisdom, to root-level healing, and to a lifestyle that honors the cycles within. Tune in and take the first step toward natural hormonal harmony.
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Welcome back to Chasing Eden, the place where modern science
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the ancient wisdom, and you're invited take your health into
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your own hands. I'm your host, Carolyn Thompson, and today
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we're taking on one of the hottest and most important
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health topics right now, especially for women, natural hormone balance.
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This isn't just a wellness trend. It's a movement from
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pcos to perimenopause, from estrogen dominance to cycle sinking. Women
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are ditching the band aids and birth control pills in
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search of real, root level healing. We'll be talking about
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seed cycling and castor oil packs, the truth behind estrogen dominance,
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what bio identical hormones are really doing, why ditching birth
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control may help your fertility, and expert insight from thought
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leaders like Gary Breca, Dave Asbury, doctor Josh Ax, doctor
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Berg and doctor artists. So grab your magnesium tea or
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your adapted in latte and let's dive into the wild,
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wonderful world of hormones. Why do you think hormone balance
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is going viral? Well? Women today are fed up with
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being dismissed, over medicated, and underinformed. That's why hormone health
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has become a viral sensation on social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube,
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and substack because millions of women are finally realizing that
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their anxiety and their weight gain, the moods, and the fatigue,
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it might not be in their heads. They might be
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in their hormones. Here's what doctor Gary Bereca says. Hormones
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are messengers, not monsters. When your body's not producing the
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right message at the right time, your whole system suffers emotionally, physically,
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and mentally. And women are listening. We're seeing huge interest
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in natural ways to do things like ease perimenopausal symptoms
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or reverse estrogen dominance, treat pcos without synthetic birth control,
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and support fertility and libido naturally. So how do we
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understand estrogen dominance? It can be a bit complicated, but
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really it's not. Let's talk about the cause behind many
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of today's female hormone struggles. Estrogen dominance doesn't mean you
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have too much estrogen, contrary to popular belief. It means
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it's not balanced properly with progesterone. Doctor Eric Berg, a
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leading voice in natural health, explains, quote, you can have
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a normal estrogen level and still have estrogen dominance. If
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your progesterone is too low. This imbalance leads to mood swings,
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heavy periods, weight gain, and even fibroids unquote. Factors causing
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estrogen dominance may include high stress lifestyles, poor liver detalks,
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plastics and personal care products loaded with endocrine disruptors, and yes,
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birth control pills. Doctor Brian Artis has warned about synthetic
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estrogens in birth control. Quote. They're powerful in doctrine disruptors
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that interfere with your natural ovulation and may cause long
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term fertility issues unquote. So let's talk about something called
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seed cycling, also known as using food as hormone medicine.
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So how can we begin to rebalance. We can start
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with the trendiest and most natural methods. Okay. Doctor Josh
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Acts calls seed cycling quote a nutritional hormone hack unquote.
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Here's how it works. Days one to fourteen of your cycle,
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eat one tablespoon of flax seeds, preferably ground up. You
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want to buy them whole, and then grind them just
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before you go to eat them. The body isn't good
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at breaking down a whole flax seed unless you're planning
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on just chewing it. So I would say get yourself
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a little grinder if you don't have one again. It's
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a eat one tablespoon of flax seeds plus pumpkin seeds daily.
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This helps support estrogen in its follicular phase. On days
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fifteen to twenty eight, you want to eat one tablespoon
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of sesame seeds plus sunflower seeds. This will help to
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boost progesterone in the lutele phase or luteal phase. It's simple,
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it's food based, and many women report fewer PMS symptoms,
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more regular cycles, and clearer skin. Doctor X says this quote.
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The lignins in flax and sesame help modulate estrogen levels,
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while the zinc and selenium in pumpkin and sunflower support
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progesterone and thyroid health. You could blend them into smoothies,
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overnight oats, or sprinkle on salads. Just grind them fresh
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for best absorption. So let's talk about castor oil packs.
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It's like the ancient liver reset. Castor oil packs have
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been around for centuries and a lot of people claim
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some really significant results with them, and the past several
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years they made a huge comeback. Doctor Barbara O'Neil loves
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to talk about castor oil packs and all the many
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uses for them, and discusses how they help to shrink
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people's tumors. People claim that they've helped with their circulation,
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that they've helped with what do you call stones like
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gallbladder stone and kidney stones. Even now, I'm not stating
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that this is a fact. I'm just saying that people
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are making these claims, and there's quite a few people
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out there who are saying that they've seen a significant
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difference in their health as a result of using castor
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oil packs. So women are starting to rediscover the castor
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oil pack. It's a deeply nourishing old world remedy that's
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gone viral again. Here's how it works. Castor oil is
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applied to a flannel cloth placed over something like the liver,
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and then gently warmed, leave it on for thirty to
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sixty minutes, several times a week. Now, there are other
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ways to use castor oil packs. I would suggest that
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you do an Internet search, perhaps look up some of
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Barbara O'Neill's videos on castor oil packs and see the
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different ways that she demonstrates the use of them. Dave
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Asprey has also praised castor oil for stimulating lymphatic drainage
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and liver detox both which are critical for our hormone balance,
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and according to doctor Artists quote, if your liver can't
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eliminate excess estrogen properly, it recirculates and reeks havoc on
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your body. Castor oil packs help the liver do its
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job more efficiently without harsh detoxes unquote. Women using castor
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oil packs report less bloating, reduced cramps, better sleep, and
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even relief from ovarian cysts. So what about things like
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bioidentical hormones? Are they safe or risky? Let's shift gears.
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What about bioidentical hormone therapy? Bioidentical hormones are plant derived
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and molecularly identical to the hormones your body makes. Unlike
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synthetic versions. They're often seen as safer and more compatible
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with your body. Doctor Ax says this quote. Bioidenticals can
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be a powerful tool for perimental puzzle or menopausal women,
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especially when paired with lifestyle changes and proper testing unquote,
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But it's not a magic fix. Testing your hormones before starting,
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preferably through Dutch testing is key. Gary RecA emphasizes, quote,
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don't guess test. You need to know your hormone levels
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before you intervene. Otherwise you're playing roulette with your endocrine
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system unquote. And work with a practitioner who understands functional
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and docrinology, not just pharmaceutical symptom masking. A lot of
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women are choosing to ditch birth control and begin understanding
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their cycles. There's a major trend happening women ditching hormone
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birth control in favor of fertility awareness and cycle tracking.
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And it's not just about getting pregnant, it's about getting
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connected to your own biology. Doctor Brian Artists warns, quote
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birth control suppresses ovulation and shuts down the body's natural rhythm.
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Long term, it can impact libido, nutrient levels, and even
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mood stability. Apps like Natural Cycles and temp drop are
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helping women track ovulating using basal body temperature, cervical fluid,
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and cycle length, all without hormones, and for women with PCOS,
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tools like inocetol supplements, blood sugar balancing, and liver support
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are proving more effective than synthetic pills. Keep in mind
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there's a body mind connection. No discussion about hormone health
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would be complete without talking about the mind body connection.
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Dave Aspiry and doctor Axe both talk extensively about the
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role of stress and cortisol in hormone disruption. If you're
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stressed all the time, your body converts progesterone into cortisol,
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leaving you hormonally depleted. Start using things like breath work, walking, pilates,
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adaptogens like oshwagonda or Rodeola magnesium glystenate before bed. As
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doctor Berg notes, quote, hormone healing begins when stress slows
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down unquote. So here's some takeaways to start. Let's wrap
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this up with three simple steps that you can do today.
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Number one, try seed cycling for your next menstrual cycle.
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Number two apply a castor oil pack two to three
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nights a week to support detox. Three, track your cycle
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goal and ditch the synthetic hormones when possible. Women are
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waking up to the power of their own biology, and
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they're finding freedom not in a pill, but in nature,
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in food, and in their own intuition. Thanks for tuning
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in to Chasing Eden. Share this episode with the woman
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that you love, your sister, your mother, your best friend,
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and help her connect with her own hormonal wisdom. Follow
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us at at Chasing Eden podcast for daily natural health tips, recipes,
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and empowering tools to keep your body aligned and your
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spirit grounded. Until next time, stay rooted, stay radiant, and
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keep Chasing Eden.
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