Could women be caught in a hormone trap and not even know it? Dr. Sarah Daccarett says yes.
Could a lot of our chronic health issues be hormonal in nature and actually being misdiagnosed as something else- like a mental health issue? That’s scary when you think about it, because diagnoses often come with prescriptions…so if we are getting it wrong, is it helping or hurting?
On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I was excited to chat with Dr. Sarah Daccarett about the “hidden hormone crisis” affecting women long before menopause. In today’s world, we tend to only think of menopausal women as suffering from hormone imbalances, but Dr. Daccarett believes the hormonal imbalances set in at much younger ages. She talks a lot about that in the podcast.
We also dive into the basics of hormones—what they are, how they function, and the signs that something’s off when imbalances occur. Dr. Daccarett shares her thoughts on birth control, hormone replacement therapy, and the myths surrounding both. She also explains her unique, all-natural, bio-identical hormone approach to helping women feel their best. Dr. Daccarett is a physician, hormone specialist, anti-aging expert and founder of Inner Balance.
While hormone replacement therapy remains controversial, there’s a lot of fear-mongering around the subject. I believe a woman deserves as much information as possible, and then it is a deeply personal decision she should make with her health team. One reason I was excited to have Dr. Daccarett on the podcast is because even today, in 2025, women’s health issues are far behind men’s when it comes to research and understanding. Clinical trials are historically biased towards men and men’s health issues, so we have a lot of catching up to do. Part of that “catching up” is simply discussing these issues openly- women’s hormones, birth control, menopause, periods, etc. All of it. It’s part of nature, that’s it: Nothing to cover up and nothing to be ashamed of. (And I’m based in the US! In some parts of the world, women still have to “go into hiding” when they get their periods.)
Please tune in to the Hormone Trap for Women Here.
And if you are into the “SHORT SHORT” CLIPS- I started posting them to my Youtube channel. This is a clip in which Dr. Daccarett describes how many women are being diagnosed with mental health disorders and being prescribed psychiatric medication, when it is actually a hormonal issue.
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