Jul 09 2022 18 mins 5
Today’s episode is part 2 of my 3-part series on estrogen, where I’ll be covering the nuts and bolts of how we properly eliminate estrogen from the body, what’s needed to do so and some reasons for why that process may become suboptimal. I also discuss the timing of testing as well as how and why that detail can render greater value for some people.
2:58 - Does the day of the month you test for estrogen matter? If so, when should you test and why
4:52 - Mid-luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and its importance with estrogen testing
6:24 - Estrogen clearance 101
6:52 - The gallbladder’s, liver’s and bile’s impact on estrogen clearance
7:53 - Bile production, bile flow, bile acids vs. bile salts and glycine/taurine and how they all impact estrogen clearance
9:50 - Phosphatidylcholine, PEMT gene and their impact on bile and the gallbladder
11:13 - Gut dysbiosis
14:11 - Calcium D-glucarate
15:29 - Some potential reasons for high estrogen in men
