Episode 329: EXPERT STACK Menopause, HRT & Gut Health: What Every Woman Should Know

Here are the amazing 3 women's health experts on today's show:

Esther Blum is the bestselling author of Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat, Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, Secrets of Gorgeous, and The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project. She is credentialed as a registered dietitian, a certified dietitian-nutritionist and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), the certification from the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS). 

Dr. Maria Sophocles is as a board-certified gynecologist, sex therapist, leading menopause expert, and a popular TED talk speaker. She has taught clinicians this technology on five continents. Her Princeton clinic and virtual practice serves 30,000 women in the US and globally. 

Dr. Lisa Pomeroy is a traditional naturopath with extensive training in functional medicine, lab test interpretation, and gut microbiome balancing through the Kalish Institute, The Microbiome Restoration Center, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN), and other organizations. In addition to being a graduate of the Kalish Institute Mentorship Program, Lisa is a Certified Microbiome Analyst.

In this episode, Esther Blum, Dr. Maria Sophocles and Dr. Lisa Pomeroy unpack perimenopause with practical insights on hormones, gut health, and HRT so women can make safer, more empowered choices in midlife.

RESOURCES:

• Learn more about Esther Blum here: http://www.estherblum.com/ | Instagram @gorgeousesther
• Learn more about Dr. Maria Sophocles here: https://mariasophoclesmd.com/ | Instagram: @mariasophoclesmd 
• Learn more about Dr. Lisa Pomeroy here: https://www.pomeroyinstitute.com/ | Instagram: @lisapomeroy_nd 
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CHAPTERS:

00:00 – Expert stack intro: 3 perimenopause powerhouses

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03:30 – Alcohol, estrogen spikes and brutal perimenopause symptoms

05:55 – Caffeine, stress and finding calmer nervous system energy

06:55 – Gut, estrobolome and stomach acid in perimenopause

10:40 – PPIs, bone density and hot-flash relief

12:50 – Client story: healing H. pylori, bad breath, hot flashes and sleep

14:45 – HRT basics, “bio-identical” myths and finding a real menopause expert

23:00 – Why midlife hormone clinics, pellets and “optimization” can mislead

29:30 – Gut–hormone signatures, beta-glucuronidase and estrogen recirculation 

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