Sunlight does far more than help your body make vitamin D. In this Quick Hits episode, Gerardo "Guti" Gutierrez explains how UVB, UVA, infrared, and blue light send different signals...
That nightly glass of wine may be doing more than helping you unwind. In this solo episode, Karen Martel looks at alcohol and menopause: how drinking can affect sleep, cortisol,...
Most of us have heard of breathwork, but few of us truly understand what it can unlock — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. In this Quick Hits episode, certified breathwork practitioner...
You're taking the supplements, drinking the water, maybe even on HRT — and you still feel tired, puffy, foggy, and wired at night. What if one of the missing pieces...
If you've been told your thyroid labs are "normal" while still dealing with fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, and hair loss, Hashimoto's thyroiditis may be the missing piece. In this...
Starting HRT or a GLP-1 should feel like progress — but for many women, something feels off instead. Fatigue, puffiness, hair loss, stalled weight, or symptoms that simply won't budge...
Struggling to lose weight no matter what you try? In this Quick Hits episode, Karen Martel cuts through the noise around dieting and exercise myths and gets to what actually...
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are everywhere — but almost no one is talking about how they work differently in the context of perimenopause and menopause. In this...
If you're on HRT, dosage isn't the only question that matters — how well your body clears and metabolizes that estrogen matters too. In this episode, Karen Martel talks with...
Why do healthy habits sometimes stop working in midlife? In this episode, Karen Martel talks with Debbie Potts about what she calls "metabolic chaos" — the way chronic fasting, intense...
If your mood has shifted in ways that feel completely out of nowhere — more anxious, more easily overwhelmed, more prone to sadness — your hormones may be driving more...
In this solo episode, I'm breaking down one of the most frequently misunderstood aspects of hormone replacement therapy: how to actually know whether your dose is right. Not just "right...