Lara Briden

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Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor with more than 25 years of experience in women's health. Her books Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual, and Metabolism Repair for Women are practical guides to better health using nutrition, supplements, and body-identical hormones.

With a strong science background, Lara sits on several advisory boards and is the lead author of a couple of peer-reviewed papers about polycystic ovary syndrome.

Lara is Canadian but spent a couple of decades in Sydney, Australia. She currently has consulting rooms in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she treats women with PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, perimenopause, and many other hormone- and period-related health problems.

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Decoding Hypoglycemia: Is It Insulin Resistance or Dysautonomia?

Is your low blood sugar a symptom of insulin resistance or mild dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system? In episode 16 of my podcast, I return to the topic of hypoglycemia to discuss the difference between insulin resistance and dysautonomia, why unstable blood sugar does not automatically mean insulin resistance, and my concerns about continuous ... Read more

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“The pill does not regulate hormones. It switches them off entirely.”
Lara Briden, Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods

“Breastfeeding suppresses periods because it stimulates your pituitary gland to make a hormone called prolactin, which prevents ovulation. Your prolactin should drop within three months after you stop breastfeeding, but it can sometimes stay high. Prolactin can also be mildly elevated from thyroid disease and stress.”
Lara Briden, Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods

“The technology exists for a male contraceptive pill. We have the drugs to switch off testosterone and prevent sperm production. These drugs have never gone to market because developers know that men would never take something like that. Men would never agree to switch off their hormones. They would never put up with the side effects such as depression and low libido. And, honestly, why should they put up with it? Why should women?”
Lara Briden, Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods

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