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Menopause Reimagined with Andrea Donsky
Ep #56: Reducing Inflammation in Menopause with Dr. Isaac Eliaz
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On this episode of the Menopause Reimagined Podcast, Andrea Donsky, Nutritionist (16+ years), Menopause Educator and Menopause Researcher speaks with Dr. Isaac Eliaz, a Physician, Researcher, and Best-Selling Author. His in-depth training in Western medicine and research, Traditional Asian medicine, and complementary healing modalities has earned him recognition as a leader in integrative wellness and medicine. On this episode you'll learn how inflammation affects your overall health, especially during perimenopause and menopause, and how a simple solution can help reduce the inflammation in your body.
Are you interested in trying PectaSol? Dr. Eliaz has offered our listeners a discount. To take advantage, visit https://econugenics.com/?a_aid=morphus and use the code TRY15ECO.
Here are some of the highlights of the show:
00:58 The research Dr. Eliaz has focused on throughout his career and how he integrates different modalities of medicine
02:17 The power of citrus fruit and citrus pectin
03:15 The Survival Paradox and its connection with inflammation and fibrosis
05:30 The definitions of inflammation and fibrosis
08:40 Explanation of Galectin-3, organ dysfunction, and how it works synergistically with other treatments
12:27 How Galectin-3 changes as we age and why supplementing is important
14:30 Inflammation in perimenopause and menopause
15:05 Memory, neuroinflammation and Galectin-3
17:28 Other research in cancer, kidney disease, sepsis, and removal of pesticides
19:00 More discussion on pesticides
22:10 Detoxification in perimenopause and menopause
25:15 Reactive vs responsive transformation of health
26:20 Blood sugar effects, insulin resistance, diabetes, and kidney disease relationship with Galectin-3
30:15 Testing for Galectin-3 levels and autoimmune conditions
32:40 PectaSol formulas and how it can help. The differences between active phase and maintenance phase
40:40 Does PectaSol count towards fiber in our diet?
41:30 The properties of pectin
42:30 Summarizing of how we can affect the quality and quantity of our life
44:15 Mind-body connection and it's importance to feeling well
Links:
Are you interested in trying PectaSol? Dr. Eliaz has offered our listeners a discount. To take advantage, visit https://econugenics.com/ and use the code TRY15ECO.
The Survival Paradox: Reversing the Hidden Cause of Aging and Chronic Disease by Dr. Isaac Eliaz: https://amzn.to/3wykJB8
Dr. Eliaz's products are available here.
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