Why 80% of Autoimmune Disease Hits Women: The Chronic Stress Load Driving Chronic Inflammation And What To Do About It With Dr. Monica Shah [Ep 86]

What does a rheumatologist do when the unexplained fatigue you've been carrying for months doesn't lift no matter how much you rest?

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Monica Shah, a rheumatologist board certified in rheumatology and internal medicine, who has spent the last decade traveling the world on mission trips setting up medical clinics, and who also happens to be a working model walking New York Fashion Week this September.

Monica and I talk about the patients she sees most, and it might surprise you that women in their 40s fill more of her new appointment slots than anyone else. She explains why perimenopause fatigue gets waved off as hormones, the questions she asks every patient before she orders a single test, and why quality sleep sits at the top of that list.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How Monica knows the difference between ordinary tiredness and something worth a workup
• Why the first thing she asks about has nothing to do with bloodwork
• What two ingredients belong at the top of a turmeric label before you buy it
• Why blood work gives a rheumatologist clues and never a diagnosis on its own
• How to run a 30 day elimination diet on one food at a time without overhauling your life
• What happens in your body in the hours and days after a meal that doesn't agree with you, and how chronic inflammation builds from there
• Why turmeric takes three to six months before you notice a difference in inflammatory arthritis
• How to keep moving when high impact exercise hurts, and what Monica considers enough
• Why 80 percent of autoimmune diseases show up in women, and the chronic stress connection Monica traces it back to
• What to say when someone tells you you're too young for joint pain
• Why hormonal changes send so many women in midlife into a rheumatologist's office in the first place
• What Monica does every morning and every night, and why she says none of it has to break the bank

If you've been searching for answers about unexplained fatigue, inflammatory arthritis, chronic inflammation, and perimenopause fatigue, this episode is your invitation to start tracking what your body has been telling you.

Hit play and let's grow together,

Kimberly

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