There is a huge spectrum of opinions on the use of hormone replacement therapy. On one side, it’s presented as the only option to balance your hormones, and on the other, it’s villainized.  Today, Erin unpacks it all with Alise Greenfield, a Funk’tional Nutrition Academy graduate and NP with over a decade of experience in both conventional and functional medicine. Their discussion dives into the nitty-gritty of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), how it’s used, and what options are available on the market today. This episode offers a fresh perspective, challenging the narrative that aging for women must simply be accepted as "it is what it is." Timestamps (9:46) HRT vs BHRT: is BHRT really “natural”? (20:07) Signs & symptoms that you may (or may not) be a good candidate for BHRT (21:45) The 3 forms of estrogen & how each are dosed (27:31) An unexpected protective benefit of bioidentical hormone therapy (34:10) Monitoring BHRT & why the delivery method matters (45:22) Debunking the history of fear behind BHRT - what the data tells us This is the last day to shop the Funk'tional Friday sale! FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO:  https://thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/292-bioidentical-hormones Check out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | Instagram  Alise Greenfield is a functional medicine nurse practitioner with a focus in women’s health and wellness. Her expertise includes hormone health, period problems, bio-identical hormone replacement and gut health, as well as skin health from an inside out perspective. She received her degrees from the University of New Hampshire. She has over a decade of experience in conventional and functional medicine in various settings. She has also been a patient herself with chronic Lyme and overcame complications by blending these two medicines. These experiences led her to the conviction there is no one right way to health and when combined appropriately, these two modalities can drastically improve people’s lives. Her practice is located in Dover, NH. When she’s not working, you can find her in the kitchen cooking or baking gluten free treats, in the ocean on her stand up paddle board, spending time with her young daughter and husband, at the gym or reading an entertaining book.