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Latest Episodes
ADHD in Women: How Your Periods, Progesterone, PMS, and PMDD Can Change Your Brain Every Month
If you’ve ever wondered why your ADHD feels manageable one week and completely unhinged the next—why your medication suddenly feels useless, your focus evaporates, your emotions feel impossible to regulate, and even simple tasks like making dinner feel overwhelming—this episode was made for you. In this episode of The Dr. Brighten Show, Dr. Jolene Brighten breaks down what a major …
ADHD Sex Drive Explained: How Executive Dysfunction, Sensory Overload, and Hormones Affect Desire | Dr. Leann Borneman
When your ADHD sex drive doesn’t match what you “think it should,” it’s easy to assume something is wrong with you—or that you’ve fallen out of love. But in this episode, Dr. Jolene Brighten sits down with Leann Borneman to unpack a radically different truth: for many women with ADHD (and many women in perimenopause), the problem often isn’t a …
ADHD and Perimenopause: Why Perimenopause Is Worse for Women With ADHD | Dr. Jolene Brighten
If you feel like your ADHD symptoms exploded in your late 30s or early 40s—your focus vanished, your sleep fell apart, your body started hurting, and your brain felt like it stopped working—you are not imagining it. And you are not failing. This episode explains why perimenopause is worse for women with ADHD, why it often begins years earlier than …
Articles
Best Supplements for Endometriosis (Evidence-Based Guide)
Anyone who has endometriosis knows that it's more than simply a “period problem.” It’s a complex, inflammatory, hormone-driven condition that affects the immune system, gut, nervous system, and energy production. That’s why many people with endo find that their pain, fatigue, bloating, mood changes, and brain fog persist even outside of their cycle. While supplements are not a cure for …
Omega-9 Benefits for Women: Heart Health, Menopause, and How It Fits with Omega-3
When most people think about healthy fats, they jump straight to omega-3 fatty acids. But there’s another group of fats that supports your heart, hormones, and metabolism too: omega-9 fatty acids. Omega-9s, especially oleic acid, are among the most abundant fats in your diet, especially if you cook with olive or avocado oil. They belong to the family of monounsaturated …
Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis (APD): Symptoms, Causes, Foods to Avoid, and Treatment Options
Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis (APD)—also known as progestogen hypersensitivity—is a rare immune-mediated reaction in which the body mounts an allergic or autoimmune response to endogenous progesterone or synthetic progestins, leading to cyclical skin and systemic symptoms that worsen during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. What's unique about APD compared to other types of dermatitis is that it's cyclical, with …
Magnesium Supplementation for Anxiety: Benefits, Best Types, Dosage, and Safety
Regularly feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or struggling with poor sleep are all signs that your body might be missing one key nutrient: magnesium. Magnesium supports your nervous system and mental health in many ways, such as by helping to regulate neurotransmitters1 like GABA and serotonin, lowering levels of stress hormones like cortisol, and reducing inflammation in the brain. A well-balanced magnesium …
Magnesium for ADHD: Benefits, Evidence, and Why It Helps
Magnesium for ADHD is one of the most researched and promising nutrient-based approaches for improving focus, emotional regulation, impulsivity, and sleep. Many adults and children with ADHD show low magnesium status, and correcting this deficiency can support more balanced neurotransmitter activity and a calmer, more resilient nervous system. This article explains how magnesium works in ADHD, which forms are best …
Bacopa Monnieri Benefits: Memory, Mood, Sleep, Hair & Brain Health
If you’ve ever looked into natural remedies for improving focus, learning, or mental clarity, chances are you’ve come across Bacopa monnieri, also known as brahmi. This ancient Ayurvedic herb is a homeopathic medicine that people have turned to for hundreds of years to naturally support brain function, mood, and even hair health. As you'll learn more about below, today, bacopa …
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Dr. Brighten's work is so important for women's health. Whenever women with thyroid, menstrual or fertility issues come to work with Dr. Brighten they find have better periods, feel better, they have more energy and in many cases they are able to reverse their conditions. I highly recommend Dr. Brighten's work.Dr. Izabella Wentz, Thyroid Pharmacist, NYT Best Selling Author of Hashimoto's Protocol
Dr. Jolene Brighten is a powerful force supporting women’s health and well-being. In a world where oral contraceptives are doled out like candy, Dr. Brighten guides women through reestablishing hormonal balance and reclaiming their lives. This book will help countless women in great need.Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD, author of The Dirt Cure
If you are a woman and you are dealing with hormone issues, adrenal issues or a thyroid condition then this is your go-to doctor. Her clinic will help you restore your hormones, get your energy back and improve your period. I have been recommending my readers to her for many years because she gets the results that you are desiring.Dr. Mariza Snyder, Best Selling Author
Dr. Jolene Brighten and her women health clinics help women address their hormone imbalances and autoimmune disease by getting to the root cause.Dr. Trevor Cates, Spa Doctor, Best Selling Author
Dr. Brighten is someone I look to help me often with patients that I have questions about with women's health issues. I find that her wisdom and knowledge of women's health is unparalleled. I really value her expertise.Dr. Alejandra Carrsaco Functional Medicine MD