Perimenopause & Autoimmunity Look Identical. Here’s How to Tell the Difference with Mickey Trescott, MSc

Is it perimenopause or autoimmunity? The symptoms are similar, and most women don’t ask. Mickey Trescott, founder of the Autoimmune Protocol movement, explains the overlap between hormonal changes and immune dysfunction in midlife.

🎤 EPISODE OVERVIEW:
(00:00) Introduction — Is It Perimenopause or Autoimmunity?
(01:17) Rapid Fire: Hashimoto's Personality, Worst Doctor Quote & More
(05:00) You Either Get Autoimmunity or You Have to Be a Bitch
(06:32) What Is Autoimmune Disease? The 140-Condition Landscape
(11:03) The Thyroid as Canary in the Coal Mine
(13:53) Thyroid Medication Is a Band-Aid — Here's What It Doesn't Fix
(16:26) Leaky Gut Is Present in Every Autoimmune Disease Tested
(24:23) Food Reactions Can Take Six Days — and Alcohol Makes Everything Worse
(31:29) How to Track Your Symptoms: Two Buckets to Watch
(34:43) Perimenopause and Autoimmunity Look Identical. Here's How to Tell Them Apart.
(38:40) How Progesterone Stopped Mickey's Autoimmune Flares
(42:49) Estrogen, Histamine, and Why Your Food Reactions Change in Midlife
(49:06) The Autoimmune Protocol Explained: Core AIP vs. Modified AIP
(57:45) Nightshades, Oxalates, and the Foods Most People Worry About Unnecessarily
(01:04:48) Movement and Autoimmune Disease: The U-Shaped Curve
(01:13:31) Six Doctors Said Nothing Was Wrong. She Was Bedridden.
(01:22:38) Advocacy, Early Detection, and Where to Find Mickey
(01:25:35) After Party: Stephanie's Highlights

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