For this episode, Thiemo has once again invited Dr. Helena Orfanos-Boeckel to talk to her about hormones, bone metabolism and menopause. The two of them discuss the most important hormonal relationships in the human body and explain why so many diseases of old age are related to hormonal imbalances. They illustrate this using a patient example and also explain what should be taken into account when diagnosing and treating hormonal disorders. Get GAP Premium & the podcast transcripts: https://thiemoosterhaus.com/gap-syste... Helena on Instagram: / dr.orfanosboeckel Helena's website & information about the practice: https://www.praxis-dr-orfanos.de/ Helena's book - Nutrient Therapy: https://shop.thieme.de/Naehrstoff-The... Helena's new book - Nutrient Therapy - The Practical Guide: https://shop.thieme.de/Naehrstoff-The... Are you a trainer or therapist and would like to further your education on the subject of health? Take a look at the Medletics Academy! *MY ACADEMY / TRAINING TO BECOME A HEALTH COACH: https://medletics-academy.de/health-c... FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: / doc.thiemoosterhaus MY PODCAST ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast... MY PODCAST ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v8wHm9... Timestamps: - Who is Helena and what approach does she take? [00:02:01] - How did Helena get into nutritional therapy and her first book? [00:03:50] - Nutritional therapy for at home [00:06:40] - How do nutrients and hormones fit together? [00:08:23] - Criticism of nutritional supplements - where does the defensive attitude come from? [00:10:59] - The problem with good studies [00:12:48] - Misunderstood hormones - how the fear of them arose [00:14:00] - Growing old better - bone health and hormones [00:17:45] - Bioidentical hormones vs. hormone-like substances [00:19:50] - The wording in medicine must become more neutral [00:21:34] - The most common problems in old age - the fascination of bone metabolism [00:22:45] - Do bioidentical hormones have side effects? [00:25:51] - Bone metabolism in nephrology [00:27:58] - Kidney protection is vascular protection is bone protection - Helena's practical experience [00:30:01] - Osteoporosis is on the rise [00:33:58] - Stress on bone protection [00:36:16] - Patient example 1 - Prevention, thyroid protection and Hashimoto [00:38:00] - Should men be treated differently than women? [00:41:38] - Diagnosis of hypothyroidism or Hashimoto - neglected in therapy? [00:43:46] - L-thyroxine, Thybon, rT3 and atrial fibrillation [00:47:09] - Thyroid hormone disorder - the problem at the cellular level [00:50:11] - The desire to have children and thyroid health [00:52:00] - Conversion of fT4 to rT3 - what (psychological) triggers are there? [00:54:20] - We are not made for chronic stress - adrenal cortex, cortisol and rT3 [00:58:32] - Making hormones measurable - how do you do it correctly? [01:05:31] - Patient case 2 - Cycle irregularities [01:10:15] - Metabolism of progesterone and estrogen [01:14:08] - Secondary hypothyroidism - why TSH is "useless" in hormone diagnostics [01:16:01] - There needs to be more exchange in the medical world [01:22:23] - Conventional medicine vs. holistic medicine - don't the two complement each other? [01:26:28] - The Big Five (preventive) lifestyle factors [01:32:12] - Hormone therapy as "ultra-prevention"? [01:35:18] - Patient case 3 - Secondary amenorrhea [01:39:49] - Patient case 4 - Menopause and hormone replacement therapy [01:49:29] - Patient case 5 - Breast cancer [01:55:34] - Window of opportunity [02:00:01] - Who doesn't benefit from bioidentical hormones? [02:03:01] - The system is fundamentally doing too little [02:09:10] - Takeaway from today's episode [02:12:17]