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I am excited to welcome a fellow nurse practitioner, Dr. Stephanie Gray, as my guest for today\u2019s show!\xa0\nStephanie Gray, DNP, MS, ARNP, AGNP-C, ABAAHP, FAARFM, is a functional medicine provider who helps men and women build sustainable and optimal health and longevity so that they can focus on what matters most to them!\xa0\xa0\nStephanie helps women in mid-life, who feel like their bodies have betrayed them, step back into their bodies by restoring optimal hormone levels so they can regain their sleep, figure, mood, and feel amazing once again. She is known for keeping hormone replacement therapy sexy, safe, and effective.\nStephanie saw a lot of incontinence while doing her graduate training in nursing homes. She realized that urinary incontinence was the primary reason for people being admitted to long-term care facilities. So she learned the art of pessary fitting, and through that, discovered that there were non-surgical and non-pharmacological options for urinary incontinence. Those options helped people regain some dignity and allowed them to stay in their own homes. Stephanie decided that there had to be a similar approach for every other condition, so she sought out the necessary training, became a nurse practitioner, and started a practice of her own. Be sure to listen in today, to hear Stephanie\u2019s story, and learn all you need to know about hormones and hormone therapy.\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n\nStephanie discusses what motivated her to focus on hormone therapy.\n\nStephanie\u2019s health journey led her along the route of learning functional medicine, which involved optimizing her hormones.\n\nThe first signs of hormonal imbalance in the body, which could tip people off that there is something wrong.\n\nStephanie discusses pellets, BiEst, and TriEst and talks about the age at which people can start using hormone therapy safely, and the length of time that hormone therapy can continue being used.\n\nSome of the reasons for women getting hot flashes.\n\nStephanie discusses the tests that she prefers for her patients.\n\nStephanie explains why it is vital to find someone who can test your hormone levels effectively.\n\nStephanie talks about hormones, bone density, osteoporosis, and osteopenia.\n\nThe difference between bioidentical and synthetic hormone medications.\n\nStephanie explains what having a hysterectomy represents for a woman.\n\nSome tips to help middle-aged women to optimize their estrogen metabolism.\n\nStephanie owns Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic in Hiawatha, Iowa.\n\n\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\nFollow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\nCheck out Cynthia\u2019s website\xa0\nConnect with Dr. Stephanie Gray\nThe website for her book podcast/blog/supplements\nThe Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic Website\nOn Social media: stephaniegraydnp\nResources:\nThanks10 will provide 10% off purchases at www.yourlongevityblueprint.com (including Stephanie\u2019s book, Your Longevity Blueprint.)\nIf you purchase Stephanie\u2019s book, she has 2 free pdfs, a quick start guide, and a pdf of questionnaires to help you determine where you need to start. Go to https://yourlongevityblueprint.com/ylb-bonus/