Estrogen Dominance Explained: What Every Woman on HRT Needs to Know - The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health | Lyssna här

If you are taking HRT, it is not enough to only ask how much estrogen you are using. You also have to ask a second question: how well is your body actually processing and clearing that estrogen?

In this episode, I sit down with David Roberts and John Gilday from Mara Labs to unpack estrogen metabolism, estrogen receptors, environmental hormone disruptors, detoxification pathways, and why the conversation around "estrogen dominance" is often way too simplistic. We talk about the difference between having high estrogen and having estrogen that is not being metabolized efficiently, especially in perimenopause when estrogen can fluctuate wildly while progesterone starts dropping.

We also get into xenoestrogens, microplastics, estrogen metabolites, the body's phase one, phase two, and phase three detoxification pathways, and why compounds like sulforaphane, resveratrol, black cohosh, and curcumin have become so interesting in the conversation around midlife health.

The big message here is that hormone optimization is not always about adding more. Sometimes it is about making sure the body has the tools it needs to use, metabolize, and eliminate hormones effectively.

In this episode, we cover:

What "estrogen dominance" can actually mean in perimenopause
Why low progesterone can change the way estrogen affects the body
Estrogen receptor alpha versus estrogen receptor beta
How xenoestrogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals may interfere with hormonal signaling
Why estrogen metabolism matters whether your estrogen is natural or coming from HRT
Phase one, phase two, and phase three detoxification explained
Why genetics may affect how efficiently women metabolize estrogen
What sulforaphane is and why broccoli sprouts get so much attention
Sulforaphane vs DIM for estrogen metabolism
The roles of resveratrol, black cohosh, carnosic acid, and curcumin
Why inflammation, oxidative stress, and detoxification are all connected
How supplements may fit into a broader midlife hormone strategy

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