Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 6 of The PCOS Revolution Podcast: Taking Charge of Your Hormones & Sugar Cravings With Dr. Mariza Snyder The world full of toxins that we live impacts our health and hormones every single day. Hormones are simply chemical messengers. Many women face hormonal imbalances or struggles. Essential oils can be used for a variety of purposes, including balancing hormones. Learn more about managing hormones, essential oils and different ways to practice self-love. This week on PCOS Revolution Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Mariza Snyder. Dr. Snyder is a functional practitioner as well as a national best-selling author. For the past 10 years, Dr. Snyder has lectured at wellness centers, conferences and corporations on essential oils, nutrition, health and detoxification. She has been featured in various publications. In this episode, Dr. Snyder and I dive into a variety of yummy topics related to self-care, women’s health and essential oils. Mariza was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and wanted to provide more options to women. During the episode we discuss topics such as how to advocate for yourself, using essential oils to balance hormones and how to get started. Episode Spotlights: What inspired Dr. Mariza Snyder to get into women’s health and essential oils (1:26) How she found out she had Hashimoto’s disease (4:36) Medical professionals downplaying hormonal issues (9:15) Where do you start? (10:17) Things you can do as a woman to reset hormones and metabolism (10:45) Radical self-care, self-love and nutrition (11:28) Making a joy list and having a morning routine (12:15) Examples of morning routines for self-care (13:16) Is it possible to heal your thyroid and Hashimoto’s? (18:45) TSH is never going to give you exactly what you need, requesting a full panel (22:13) Recommendations for experimenting with essential oils (24:21) Diving into Dr. Mariza’s book (30:04) What every woman in the world with PCOS should know (32:51) To learn more about the brand new PCOS Revolution Academy,  go to www.thepcosrevolution.com! Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is intended for general audience only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or replace professional medical advice.