Digital Social Hour
Optimize Hormones to Thrive After 35 (It’s Easier Than You Think) | Dr. Christine Boev DSH #1160
Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Unlock the secrets to thriving after 35 with Dr. Christine in this must-watch episode of the Digital Social Hour! Whether you're navigating menopause, looking to boost your energy, or optimize your hormones, Dr. Christine shares expert tips that will change the way you approach aging. From debunking myths about hormone replacement therapy to practical lifestyle hacks like strength training, infrared saunas, and gut health strategies, this episode is packed with actionable insights you can apply today. Discover how your hormones impact your mood, relationships, and overall well-being—and why taking control can help you feel better than ever at any age. Plus, learn how to clean up your diet, manage stress, and even tackle surprising topics like cold plunges and visceral fat. Don’t miss out on this empowering conversation that’s all about helping YOU thrive, not just survive! Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening episodes on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! #dhea #menopause #estrogendominance #antiaging #hormonetherapy CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Hormones Overview and Imbalances 06:00 - Sponsored by Specialized Recruiting Group 06:49 - Hormone Testing: When and Why 07:55 - Average Testosterone Levels Explained 10:00 - Benefits of Infrared Saunas for Health 10:57 - Cold Plunging: Benefits and Tips 11:42 - Understanding Visceral Fat 13:38 - Effects of Nicotine on Health 15:00 - Marijuana and Its Health Implications 16:54 - Impact of Sports on Well-being 20:14 - Importance of Mobility in Daily Life 23:10 - Benefits of a Parasite Cleanse 23:50 - Individualized Health Prescriptions 25:57 - Feeling Better at 50 vs. 30 26:58 - Importance of Gut Health in Wellness 28:35 - Fasting: Benefits and Practices 29:40 - Finding Dr. Christine's Resources APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Dr. Christine Boev https://www.instagram.com/drchristineboev/ SPONSORS: Specialized Recruiting Group: https://www.srgpros.com/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/
Chapter 1: What are the signs of hormone imbalances after 35?
All right, guys, Dr. Christine here, and we are in Vegas. First time doing a podcast in Vegas for you.
It is, but I get to do it with you. So thank you so much for having me.
Yeah, I'm honored. How's the trip been treating you?
Oh, it's been amazing. We had smooth travels. We've got a great hotel. We're going to hang out and gamble.
Nice. What's your game?
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Chapter 2: How can hormone testing improve your health?
Blackjack.
Okay. That's one of the best ones to play statistically.
I don't follow any of the rules.
Chapter 3: What are the benefits of infrared saunas?
Oh, you don't follow the book?
Chapter 4: How does cold plunging benefit your health?
No. So last night I was doubling down on 11 when the dealer had whatever. And I'm like, why wouldn't you double down on 11? I'm probably going to get a 10. And it worked every time. Wow. It did.
Sometimes the people at your table get upset when you don't follow the book.
Chapter 5: What is visceral fat and why is it dangerous?
I know. But luckily it was just my husband and I and a very lovely dealer. So it was awesome.
I love it. What else you been up to lately?
You know, just working really hard. I'm a full-time professor, so I teach nurse practitioner students pathophysiology. So that's a big part of my life. And then I coach women on how to be healthy as they age and especially as they go through menopause. So that's been a big part of my work is coaching.
trying to help people not only survive during changes as you get older, but to really thrive because there's a lot of negative that goes along with it. And there's so much positive that can be had.
Yeah, because the mental side of menopause must be really tough on women, right?
It really is. It's the depression, the brain fog. You feel like you're a psychopath half of the time because your hormones are changing so much. And it not only affects you and your livelihood and your work, but it also affects your relationships. And that's something I'm seeing a lot of with my clients and people I talk to is.
The changes in their hormones are impacting their desire for intimacy, their desire to be close, to have healthy sexual relations with their partners. And the consequences can really be devastating. So I'm really helping women to navigate through that so that they can have strong, healthy, intimate relationships.
Right. Because a woman's hormone cycle is a full month, right? It's changing every day.
Well, a woman's, yes, their menstrual cycle is. But once you turn 35, you're really starting down that pathway of perimenopause, which means the amount of estrogen that you make goes down. And estrogen is your dominant intimacy hormone. Okay.
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Chapter 6: How does menopause affect mental health?
I didn't know that.
Right. And there's a little bit of a backstory. There was a big study that was done in the early 2000s called the Women's Health Initiative. And it was a very flawed study. Everybody scientifically in the community has been like, wow, I can't believe they did that. But the sample was women, predominantly older, 60s, 70s, and they were giving them estrogen derived from horse urine.
Whoa.
Yeah. Well, guess what? A bunch of people got cancer and got really, really sick. And this went all over media, the television news, and it scared the crap out of women. And so pre-Women's Health Initiative, 40% of women were on some sort of hormone replacement therapy. Now, because of the Women's Health Initiative, 1.8% of menopausal women are on hormone replacement. Wow.
Even though we know, based on the research, it's safe. It is safe to supplement. And it's important so that you feel like yourself again, like you feel like a human again. So it's been really a disservice to women that... You know, hormonal replacement therapy has been villainized. And even to this day, it's hard to get prescriptions for it.
Yeah, it's like looked down on, right?
It's looked down on. Oh, my gosh, I'm going to get cancer. I'm going to have a stroke. When in fact, what we know is it protects your heart. It protects your brain. And it has anti-aging properties. potential. So I think that is something, you know, being on this sort of podcast, people need to understand that hormone replacement is actually incredibly beneficial.
Yeah. Is that the only way to get your estrogen levels back to normal once you're a certain age?
No, and there's a lot of other ways. So a couple of things that I think is really important is... Shout out to today's sponsor, Specialized Recruiting Group.
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Chapter 7: What lifestyle changes can optimize hormone levels?
So I think the earlier you get your hormones checked, the better. So you mentioned that you had your hormones checked when you were much younger because you were feeling sluggish. So if you notice any changes in your libido, in your energy levels, go ahead and get them checked because women's estrogen level starts to decrease when they're 35. And that's a lot sooner than people think.
Some women are like, I'm going to hold off on having kids till I'm in my late 30s. But by then, their reproductive hormones have really changed. So It's really better to be proactive when it comes to understanding what's going on with your own hormones and to get a baseline. Right. So if you were 500 when you were 19, then that's your baseline.
How can we work to increase your endogenous testosterone that your body makes? And there's lots of really easy ways to do that. But if you don't know there's a problem, then you don't know how to fix it.
Right. And when it comes to testosterone levels, you said it's also important for women to have decent levels too, right?
Yeah. So testosterone is just as important for women as it is for men. Although our levels are a lot lower because I don't want to have like
chin hair and like a big jaw but I started doing testosterone replacement probably five years ago I do a cream and I put it behind my kneecaps and I get my levels checked every six months and I like to be in the 70s that's where I look and feel my best I have the best clarity in my mind And that's so important. Yeah.
Yeah, you probably have hundreds of clients. Where are you seeing their testosterone and estrogen levels on average? Are they not enough or too high?
They're pitiful. Honestly, once people come to me, their testosterone and estrogen levels are so low and they're feeling like a shell of themselves. So it's almost like you're starting over. It's not standard practice to go at the age of 30 and say, hey, I wonder what my testosterone is. It needs to be.
And this is a whole cultural shift of really taking proactive care of our health and understanding where we're at.
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Chapter 8: What dietary habits should you avoid for better health?
Right. So if you looked at your grandfather's testosterone, he was probably easily twelve, fifteen hundred. Right. Because he was probably out working, had normal circadian rhythms, wasn't eating a bunch of ultra processed foods and didn't have all of the plastics and things in our environment that are absolutely crushing us.
Now, because of our environment and the amount of endocrine disruptors, we're in big trouble as a society. So men are walking around, they call it hypogonadism. That's like the fancy word for low testosterone. And it's really epidemic in terms of what's happening to men in this country. Y'all are a lot more feminine than you used to be, right? And so we're dealing with erectile dysfunction.
We're dealing with low sex drives. We're dealing with man bobs and man boobs, and none of that is okay.
Yeah, that must be frustrating for your woman clients. I'm sure they're complaining about that.
Well, it depends, right? If you're a woman who wants to be in charge, then this works out really well. But in my opinion, that's not how it's supposed to be, right? I want my man to be my provider and my protector. Like if a lion comes in, I want you to go kick its ass. Like I don't want that kind of man in my life. And our son is not going to be like that.
What's your son's testosterone level?
I don't know, but it's probably pretty high. He's 20.
Okay.
So it's probably pretty high. He's very muscular. He works out every day. So my assumption is that it's pretty high.
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