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A Healthcare Professional's Guide to Hormone Imbalance: Nutrition and Lifestyle Solutions to Rebalance Cortisol, Insulin, Thyroid, Estrogen, Progesterone & Testosterone


Speaker:
Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP
Duration:
7 Hours 11 Minutes
Copyright:
Feb 06, 2023
Publisher:
PESI Inc.
Product Code:
RNV065195
Media Type:
DVD - Also available: Digital Seminar | Live Webinar


Description

Weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, cravings for sugar or salt, constipation, brain fog, menstrual irregularities… many of these symptoms are tied to hormonal imbalances and seemingly everyone is dealing with at least one of them.

The hormonal web (HPATG Axis) creates a cascade of reactions throughout the entire body – it can seem daunting and overwhelming to decipher…

But with this evidence-based approach, you can accurately identify the root cause of imbalance and confidently create a customized treatment plan for your clients! Watch Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP, to learn how to curate a nutrition and lifestyle-based program to naturally rebalance hormones and reduce unwanted symptoms BEFORE your patient turns to meds! You’ll explore:

  • An in-depth tour of the HPATG axis and systemic implications imbalances with cortisol, insulin, thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone
  • How to identify triggers & root cause of hormone imbalance
  • Solutions for a variety of conditions: insulin resistance, hypothyroidism, estrogen dominance, endometriosis, adrenal fatigue, PCOS, perimenopause, andropause and more!
  • When to refer for lab testing…and what kind!
  • Proven methods to lock in long term behavior change

Hormonal disruption leads to crippling symptoms, but you will discover the keys to restoring the delicate balance and improving health. With solutions for seemingly healthy patients to those with chronic conditions, you don’t want to miss out on this new functional and integrative approach that gets results – purchase today!

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Lockhart Wellness Solutions, LLC


Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP, is board-certified as an integrative and functional nutrition practitioner with over 30 years in professional practice. She has trained nutrition, fitness, and medical practitioners throughout most of her career, yet maintains a personal practice with clients as she believes that the only way she can effectively educate and inspire other practitioners is through her own practical experience with clients. In addition to educating on how Food is Medicine, Cindi also specializes in coaching clients and practitioners on the importance of managing stress, optimizing sleep, proper exercise and movement, and reducing exposure to environmental toxins. Cindi has extensive expertise in women’s health issues including perimenopause/menopause and thyroid dysfunction as well as autoimmunity, gut health, weight management, cardiometabolic health (insulin resistance, diabetes, heart disease), fasting, histamine intolerance, mold detox, and long COVID.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cindi Lockhart is the owner and founder of Lockhart Wellness Solutions, LLC. She receives compensation from Fullscript. Cindi Lockhart receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Cindi Lockhart is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians in Integrative & Functional Medicine, the Institute for Functional Medicine, and the Integrative & Functional Nutrition Academy.

 


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Objectives

  1. Inspect the 6 core hormone systems and how they are inter-related – cortisol, insulin, thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
  2. Determine how the gut affects hormone balance via digestion, intestinal permeability, and the microbiome.
  3. Investigate common symptoms of specific hormone imbalances through subjective and objective assessments.
  4. Determine how to identify triggers and root causes of hormone imbalance.
  5. Differentiate how the 6 lifestyle-based root causes affect hormone balance - standard American diet, obesity, too much or too little exercise, chronic stress, inadequate sleep, and environmental toxins.
  6. Assess how the 5 key lifestyle strategies naturally rebalance hormone systems - diet, exercise/activity, stress management, sleep optimization, and reduction in toxin exposures.
  7. Determine a prioritized and systemized approach for effective lifestyle interventions.

Outline

The Hormone Web: An Inter-Connected System
  • How each hormone affects the other vs in isolation
  • Lab testing:
    • Subjective vs objective
    • Options available
    • Pros/cons to each
  • Conventional vs functional lens
  • Who can order?
  • When to refer out
Gut Function Impact on Hormone Balance
  • You are ‘what you digest, absorb, and use’
  • Intestinal permeability: leaky gut
  • Microbiome: enter the estrabolome
  • How the gut impacts each of the 6 hormone systems
  • 5R protocol: 5 steps to repairing your gut
  • Lab testing options

REBALANCE Hormones and Reduce Unwanted Symptoms 

Cortisol

  • Related disorders/conditions: anxiety, insomnia, high blood sugar, high blood pressure
  • Underlying causes: stressors – physical, emotional/psychological, nutritional, environmental, physiological
  • Common symptoms:
    • High: nervousness, irritability, anxiety, insomnia, sugar cravings, belly fat
    • Low: apathy, fatigue, low libido, insomnia, lightheaded when rising, salt cravings
  • Lab testing options
  • Lifestyle strategies to naturally rebalance cortisol

Insulin

  • Related disorders/conditions: prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia
  • Underlying causes: high sugar diet, deficient minerals/vitamins, obesity, environmental toxicity, lack of exercise, stress, lack of sleep
  • Common symptoms: energy roller coaster during the day, headaches, foggy brain, weight gain around spare tire or scapular region
  • Lab testing options
  • Lifestyle strategies to naturally rebalance insulin

Thyroid

  • Related disorders/conditions: hypothyroidism,
  • Hashimotos thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, Grave’s disease
  • Underlying causes: stress, nutrient deficiencies, toxins, estrogen dominance, liver or kidney dysfunction, gut dysfunction, infections
  • Common symptoms:
    • Persistent fatigue, weight gain, fluid retention, depression, constipation, cold extremities; dry hair/ skin, brittle nails, hair loss
  • Lab testing options
  • Lifestyle strategies to naturally rebalance thyroid

Estrogen

  • Related disorders/conditions: estrogen dominance, PMS, fibrocystic breasts, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, perimenopause, menopause
  • Underlying causes: gut dysfunction, stress, xenoestrogen exposure, obesity, medications (oral contraceptives, HRT), conventional animal products
  • Common symptoms:
    • Low: menopause, depression, increase in UTI’s
    • High: fibrocystic & swollen/painful breasts, cystic ovaries, uterine fibroids, endometriosis
  • Lab testing options
  • Lifestyle strategies to naturally rebalance estrogen

Progesterone

  • Related disorders/conditions: infertility
  • Underlying causes: stress, xenoestrogen exposure, obesity, medications (oral contraceptives, HRT), conventional animal products
  • Common symptoms:
  • Headaches, mood changes, irregular menstrual cycle
  • Lab testing options
  • Lifestyle strategies to naturally rebalance progesterone

Testosterone

  • Related disorders/conditions: andropause, hypercholesterolemia, increased blood pressure, pre-diabetes, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, dementia, PCOS
  • Underlying causes: stress, xenoestrogen exposure, obesity, insulin resistance, poor diet, gut dysfunction
  • Common symptoms:
    • High: acne, hair loss on head, facial hair (women), deeper voice, increased muscle mass, irregular periods, mood changes
    • Low: burned out, belly fat, decreased libido, decreased strength & stamina, muscle loss, mood changes, erectile dysfunction, poor concentration & focus
  • Lab testing options
  • Lifestyle strategies to naturally rebalance testosterone

Help Clients Prioritize an Effective Lifestyle Intervention

  • Client assessment first – what do they need?
  • Prioritize lifestyle factors for:
    • Sleep & circadian rhythms
    • Food as medicine approach
    • Stress management
    • Exercise
    • Simple ways to reduce exposure to environmental toxins
  • Case Studies related to estrogen dominance, andropause, & hypothyroid

Target Audience

  • Dietitians
  • Nutritionists
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Registered Nurses
  • Dietary Managers
  • Chiropractors
  • Physical Therapists
  • Coaches
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Personal Trainers
  • Athletic Trainers

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