Episode #103: Tierra Duncan on the Birth Control Illusion

Episode #103: Tierra Duncan on the Birth Control Illusion

Tierra Duncan got diagnosed with endometriosis at 17 and spent over a decade on birth control before anyone tested her hormones. She joins Dr. Cindy to unpack what that pill is really doing, why "your labs are normal" doesn't mean you're fine, and what she'd tell her teenage self about advocating for her own body. Practical, overdue, and full of things nobody taught either of them in health class.

In this episode, we cover:

(5:00) How blackberry brandy relieves menstrual cramps.

(6:00) Why do most women think, “What’s wrong with my body”?

(8:00) Looking at blood levels to see why you are broken in the first place.

(9:00) Looking further into the birth control pill.

(15:00) What advice would you give your seventeen-year-old self?

(16:00) What is endometriosis, and what are ways to help support the body?

(20:00) The stages of sleep and how most women struggle to get good-quality sleep.

(22:00) Making fitness approachable for women.

(26:00) Do’s and don’ts with nutrition.