#73 Dr. Anna Cabeca – The Hormone Fix: The Keto-Green Way

Meet Dr. Anna Cabeca

Dr. Anna Cabeca is an internationally-acclaimed menopause and sexual health expert, global speaker and pioneering promoter of women’s health. She is Emory University- trained and triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine and anti-aging and regenerative medicine, and is the author of “The Hormone Fix,” a diet and holistic lifestyle program for menopausal women. 

Her areas of specialty include bio-identical hormone treatments and natural hormone- balancing strategies, and she has received extensive notoriety for her virtual transformational programs including Women‘s Restorative Health, Sexual CPR® and Magic Menopause. She created the successful and popular alkaline superfoods drink Mighty Maca® PLUS, and a top-selling, rejuvenating feminine vulvar cream for women, Julva®. In her spare time, Dr. Cabeca hosts the highly-regarded series “Couch Talk,” featuring compelling podcasts focused on a wide variety of important health and wellness topics. 

She was named “2018 Innovator of the Year” by Mindshare, the #1 conference for health and wellness influencers, and was also honored with the prestigious 2017 Alan P. Mintz award, presented annually by the Age Management Medicine Group to the most outstanding physician who displays clinical excellence and entrepreneurship. 

Dr. Cabeca has reached hundreds of thousands of women around the globe, inspiring them to reclaim their optimal health and realize they can journey through menopause and find more purpose and pleasure than they ever dreamed possible. She balances her passion for women’s health with faith, grace and skill, while raising her four daughters, and leading the non-profit foundation she created in honor of her son, Garrett V. Bivens, who tragically died as a toddler. 

Dr. Cabeca infuses her presentations with humor, raw connection and passion, and she impacts lives each and every day. Follow her journey on her blog at DrAnnaCabeca.com and connect with her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Show Notes:

ABOUT DR. ANNA CABECA

• I am a triple board certified physician
• I have been in practice and have nearly 30 years of clinical experience
• One thing that I have discovered is, women are generally confused about our hormones
• I saw my mom struggle at an early age. We talked about our stories and how important it affects and shapes us for our entire lives
• When I was 16 years old, my mom was 52 years old and was undergoing her first heart surgery
• I recognized at that time how little research there was back in the early 1980’s
• So that let me to gynecology and obstetrics
• And I was diagnosed with menopause at age 38
• I was diagnosed of pre-menopause/ovarian failure and I was devastated with that
• I was over 240 pounds, I was struggling in every way and I was a top-notch world class physician and hormone expert
• I went around the world to get an answer and learn from healers
• Low and behold, I became pregnant and delivered when I was 41 years old. It was a miracle child
• When I turned 48 years old, that’s when I really dug into Keto and combined it with my detox and nutrition program. 
• This has been miraculous for so many women to help with their hormone balance. Especially during the transition of hormone irregularity with menopausal periods which can really last 10 to 15 years
• I hit menopause again at 48, the weight gain started coming back on
• And I was experiencing what my patients would tell me they experienced
• My patients would come in and tell me that they aren’t doing anything different and they are gaining weight
• And I have to rewire my metabolism because I have struggled all my life with weight
• That’s when I decided that I am going to make Keto work for me
• And I recognized that my urine pH will turn acidic and so I focused on getting my urinary pH alkaline and maintain that while I got into ketosis
• That combination of getting an alkaline urine pH or keto green by adding more greens and also the lifestyle changes because it is not just what we eat that affects our body and hormones, this made a huge difference
• I gained up to 20 pounds at that transition time period and within 6 weeks I lost 18 lbs
• I did it while feeling good
• Will power is hormonal, so we have to feel good in doing something
• It was 5 years ago when I was experiencing that
• And so, that’s when I initially started testing my most difficult patients
• I had them get keto alkaline or keto green, I called it my magic menopause program and I have had thousands of women through that program making them test their urine and follow my keto green nutrition and lifestyle plan
• It’s just tremendous the results we see
• The hormone balancing, the energy, the coming off meds and just feeling and looking better
• When progesterone levels start to decline, that’s a huge neuroprotective factor
• So, I was think that’s why it’s really hard for women that are 40-60 years old to really optimize without making sure that we have got that alkalinity component on board
• I was always on my detox diet and alkaline, but had a healthy amount of carbs
• I ate very healthy and yet, the weigh crept up, just like what my patients told me
• And then, I tried keto again and that’s when I noticed that I was irritable and you can’t do that with raising kids
• So, I figured out to test out my urine pH and I am so acidic and it increases the risk of osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, heart disease or cancer
• Science has shown that the lower your urinary pH the higher the risk for debilitating chronic diseases
• Then, I was doing Keto with the alkalinity, with no snacking, and with intermittent fasting
• These factors are what I put into my book called the “Hormone Fix” that releases February 26^th
• It’s my life’s work in there. From all the trials and tribulations and then, coming to solutions
• Your body tells you with signs as easy as checking your urinary pH, blood markers and you can figure this out early and change the trajectory of your health
• Not just that, it can also help your mental health
• And there’s an internal calm, that’s hormone balance and that goes beyond the numbers of the scale
• The green drink is Might Maca Plus
• It has 30 super foods in it with maca which is one of my favorite adaptogenic herbs and it’s great for women
• If you are struggling with fertility, have maca, if your babies are not thriving have maca and if you are tired, have maca
• I looked into the breakdown of it and it has its own specific proteins, it’s also high in arginine and it supports the adrenals
• And, I could not stand the taste of maca by itself, so hence all the other ingredients and really making it taste good
• I have had this product since 2009. Almost 10 years now
• It’s in over 30 countries, and there are 15 specialists that recommend Mighty Maca
• We have physicians around the world too that recommend it 

WHEN DO YOU RECOMMEND TAKING THE MIGHTY MACA PLUS

• What works best for energy throughout the day is to take the Might Maca first thing in the morning
• Especially if you check your urinary pH in the morning and you are acidic, you definitely want to put off that cup of coffee
• Let’s get alkaline before we add stress into it
• Just drink 1 glass of water with lemon juice, then have shot of Mighty Maca
• I have an energy elixir and it’s a scoop of Might Maca, a Tbsp of Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar, a half teaspoon of lemon juice and warm water. Stir that up and drink that down
• If you are acidic in the morning, switch to green tea
• We are totally designed on how we nourish our body, not just how we eat but also how we think and what is possible
• If we can believe that cancer can be reversed, then faith with action gives us results
• Nutrition and lifestyle makes a difference and this keto-green approach makes a difference and it is essential
• Alkalinizing your body and getting keto, even up to before chemo therapy, you are going to be a better-looking chemo patient
• You are going to have less side effects from the chemo
• I really believe that 90% of everyone’s health is achievable through lifestyle
• I am empowering every individual to take back their health and be their own physician
• Otherwise, 90% is lifestyle 

TYPICAL DAY FOR YOU WITH YOUR NUTRITION

• I get up in the morning and drink a tall glass of alkaline water, and sometimes I put some lemon juice in it
• I also take a little apple cider vinegar, and chug down my Mighty Maca
• I read all my devotionals
• Then, I’ll have my cup of coffee
• I put a tablespoon of MCT oil in it and less than a teaspoon ghee
• Then, I’ll work out
• And I’ll drink my keto green smoothie
• I have a green smoothie in a chocolate shake formula that’s just being released
• If I did not have my shake, I will have a tablespoon of almond butter, a handful of greens, chia seeds, flaxseed, a tablespoon of MCT oil, combine in one little bowl, add a scoop of Mighty Maca and blend that up
• Chia seeds and flaxseeds are good for hormone balancing especially for menopause because we want to have that fiber
• I typically range from a 13 to 15 hour fast
• I like to eat at 5:00 and have to have my shake before 10:00 AM
• For lunch, a green salad
• Some parsley, baby kale, avocado, almond, pumpkin seeds and add some protein with that
• I typically have lemon juice with olive oil, garlic and salt
• That’s the perfect alkaline side dressing
• 3 meals, no snacking – very simple
• Because I have Mighty Maca, I don’t do juicing
• I am more of a blender person than a juicer
• I have a keto green chocolate shake, zero grams of sugar, 14 grams of protein per scoop 

ABOUT DR. ANNA’S BOOK

• My book is my life’s work
• I put everything in it to empower the individual to improve their health
• I am 52 years old and my kids are 10 to 30 years old and I want to live and see them grow up
• I want to enjoy my grandkids
• My mom was not able to do that and not only did she missed out on them, but my kids missed out on getting to know her
• And so, wherever we are in life, I want to create an affordable solution that you can take care of yourself with
• I feel it’s a very empowering book that can change lives
   

ADVICE

• Get tuned in to yourself
• If you can believe it, you can achieve it
   

FAVORITE RECIPE

• My keto green salad recipe
   

FAVORITE QUOTE

• She believed she could, so she did

FAVORITE BOOK

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

MOST GRATEFUL FOR

• My family
• My children

GUILTY PLEASURE

• Dark chocolate
• Coffee
• Red wine

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT

• My own home

Dr. Anna Cabeca’s links ⬇:

Book Bonus – Preorder Your Copy Today!

Website: drannacabeca
Might Maca Plus to Alkalinize Your Body
Julva: The Dream Cream Anti-Aging for your girlie bits
Women’s Restorative Health 

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