In her 30s, Dr. Sara Gottfried’s metabolic function was closer to that of a woman in her 50s. After applying integrative medicine principles on herself, within six weeks she had fixed the root cause of her discomfort, reversed her prediabetes, and lost more than 20 pounds. In this episode, Dr. Gottfried and Jeff dive into the metabolism and why metabolic dysfunction is the upstream cause of 9 out of the top 10 killers in the U.S. today. This episode originally aired on September 1, 2022 Watch Dr. Sara Gottfried’s Commune course, Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause, with a 14-day trial of Commune Membership. Sign up for free at onecommune.com/trial. Or, for a deeper dive with Sara, check out her Communiversity program, Beautiful Hormones at onecommune.com/beautifulhormones. This podcast is supported by: Timeline: Timeline is offering the Commune community 10% off your first order at timeline.com/partners/jeff-krasno-commune SEED: Get 25% off your first month of Seed’s DS-01® Daily Synbiotic.with code 25COMMUNE. Head to Seed.com/commune Apollo Neuro: Get 20% off your purchase of the Apollo wearable at ApolloNeuro.com/commune LivOn Labs Get free samples with any purchase at livonlabs.com/commune Timeline: Timeline is offering the Commune community 10% off your first order at timeline.com/partners/jeff-krasno-commune LMNT Get a free sample pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/COMMUNE