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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Andrea Salcedo is a Board Certified OBGYN with a Master’s in Public Health, a wife, and mother of three young boys. She is also a Certified Nutrition Network Practitioner, having completed a rigorous, evidence-based training program focused on addressing lifestyle and nutritional factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and chronic conditions (see links below). She is passionate about helping women understand the ‘why’ behind their chronic conditions and fix them with nutritional and lifestyle changes.
In this conversation, host Dr. Brian Lenzkes and Dr. Salcedo talk about…
- (00:00) Intro
- (04:47) Why Andrea went into medicine and became a doctor
- (06:35) Training to by a gynecologist
- (07:32) The role that faith and spirituality plays in Dr. Andrea’s practice, patient interactions, and life
- (11:07) Striking a healthy work/life/family balance
- (15:40) Keto, low carb, and gynecology
- (21:12) The metabolic basis of endometriosis
- (26:02) PCOS, difficulty getting pregnant, and how a low carb diet can help
- (28:30) Macrosomia, preeclampsia, and infant insulin resistance
- (36:56) Fasting and difficulty getting pregnant
- (38:31) Menopause and insulin resistance
- (42:12) The central role that finding peace in life plays in physical and overall wellbeing
- (43:30) Physician burnout
- (47:03) Plugs and Outro
For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!
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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
- Dr. Andrea’s Nutrition Network course: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/p/ketogenic-science-and-practice-therapeutic-carbohydrate-restriction
- Fast Like a Girl (book by Mindy Pelz): https://www.amazon.com/Fast-Like-Girl-Healing-Hormones/dp/1401969925
Dr Andrea Salcedo:
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@consciousgynecologist
- Conscious Gynecology: https://www.consciousgynecology.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consciousgynecologist
- Loma Linda University Health: https://lluh.org/provider/salcedo-andrea
