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The Girlfriend Doctor w/ Dr. Anna Cabeca

Celebrating Menopause with Tracy Slavik

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Tracy Slavik shares how she broke the habit of eating cake alone to cope with stress, using pH strips to track her body's alkalinity.
The episode begins with Dr. Anna Cabeca introducing Tracy Slavik, a woman who has experienced significant weight and hormonal challenges. Tracy recounts her childhood in the 1980s, marked by poor nutrition and early weight gain, leading to a size 14 in middle school. By her mid-20s, she weighed 220 pounds and joined Weight Watchers, losing 100 pounds over a year. However, this weight loss unveiled underlying hormonal issues, including irregular periods and PCOS symptoms like facial hair and acne. In her early 30s, after moving to Florida, Tracy gained weight despite healthy eating and was diagnosed with PCOS and premature ovarian failure, entering early menopause. She tried various diets, including South Beach and keto, but struggled with imbalances, such as low protein intake on keto. A switch to the carnivore diet in 2018 resulted in a 70-pound weight gain and elevated liver enzymes. In 2020, Tracy reconnected with Dr. Anjali Aiki, who referred her to Dr. Anna's Keto Green program. Starting Keto Green in February 2020, Tracy focused on alkalinity, increased protein to 110-120 grams daily, and incorporated supplements like balance cream and Mighty Maca. Within two weeks, her liver enzymes normalized, and she began losing weight, reaching her goal by 2022. Tracy emphasizes the importance of managing stress through faith, meditation, and journaling, alongside dietary changes. She practices intermittent fasting, avoids caffeine, and uses pH strips to monitor alkalinity, which she finds more crucial than ketosis. The episode concludes with Dr. Anna promoting her Magic Menopause program and Balance cream, encouraging listeners to take small steps for hormonal health.

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A candid hormone and weight story about dietary experiments, BHRT, stress, and the body signals that changed course.

Hormone upheaval is framed as a story of trial, stress, and hard-won pattern recognition. The guest describes how Weight Watchers reshaped her thinking around emotional eating, then recalls turning to a carnivore diet during an intensely stressful period.

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Press play if hormone advice has ever made you desperate enough to try a dramatic diet.

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