High Performance Health22 Nov 2022

Bitesize Biohacks The Female Brain on Birth Control – What You Need to Know

In this Bitesize episode, hear an excerpt from Dr Sarah E Hill’s interview with Angela about hormonal birth control and post-pubertal brain development As the biological groundwork for the adult brain and body takes place during adolescence the introduction of synthetic hormonal birth control means that women who take hormonal birth control during adolescence have different brains than girls who don’t, listen in and hear more KEY TAKEAWAYS Brain development explodes during pubertal transition Post-pubertal brain changes are all coordinated by your sex hormones For millions of years, our bodies have had regular hormonal messages coordinating all the brain changes Hormonal messaging lays down the biological groundwork for our adult brain and body but it's interrupted and suppressed by synthetic hormonal birth control We don’t know how it's influencing the organisation of the brain The research seems to suggest that pill use during adolescence may increase your risk of depressive disorders across your lifetime Sex hormones play a really critical role in post-pubertal brain development BEST MOMENTS ‘It’s important for women to understand that this is at least a possibility’ ‘Who you are as a child and who you are as an adult are all post-pubertal brain changes’ ‘How many of us were on hormonal birth control when we didn’t need to be?’ RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE 101HPH How the Pill Changes Everything: Your Brain on Birth Control with Dr Sarah E Hill Get Your Free Personalised Health Report at www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Zen in a Bottle! Get 10% off Magnesium Breakthrough! UK customers visit www.bioptimizers.uk/angela and overseas customers visit www.bioptimizers.com/angela and enter code ANGELA10 at checkout. Get a year’s free supply of Vitamin D & 5 Free Travel Packs with your order of Athletic Greens (AG1) at www.athleticgreens.com/angela angelafoster.me/fbc VALUABLE RESOURCES High-Performance Health Podcast Series -https://angelafosterperformance.com/podcasts/ Biohack Your Way to Your Best Self - Join My Exclusive Female Biohacker Collective – angelafosteracademy.com/female-biohacker-collective-enrol Get a free health check and personalised report www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Watch my Free Masterclass on how to master your metabolism -www.angelafosteracademy.com/master-your-metabolism Download my free Guide to Harmonising Your Hormones -www.angelafosterperformance.com/hormones Download my free Fasting Guide - www.angelafosterperformance.com/fasting/ Download my free Guide to Sleep Like a Boss -www.angelafosterperformance.com/sleep Join my free Facebook Community -www.facebook.com/groups/femalebiohacker Get my bestselling book Rethink Health - https://amzn.to/3vbzYOV ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health, and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful, and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices, and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn

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