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Quick Hits: The Great Menopause Myth: The Truth on Mastering Midlife Hormonal Mayhem

Welcome to Quick Hits — where we bring you the most impactful moments from past episodes in under 15 minutes.

Today's clip comes from one of our most replayed conversations.

If you want the full episode, check the link in the description below.

If you have been told menopause is just hot flashes, aging, and something you have to "push through," this episode will challenge that entire narrative.

In this episode, I sit down with Maria Claps and Kristin Johnson, the founders of Wise and Well and authors of The Great Menopause Myth. Maria is an FDN practitioner, and Kristin is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner board-certified in holistic nutrition. They are plainspoken friends, practitioners, and menopausal women themselves who are deeply passionate about helping women thrive in midlife.

Maria and Kristin combine clinical experience, personal experience, nutrition, lifestyle strategies, lab testing, mindset coaching, and hormone replacement therapy education to help women understand what is really happening during perimenopause and menopause.

In this conversation, we talk about why hormone health matters far beyond symptom relief. We discuss estrogen receptors, hormone replacement therapy, estradiol, estriol, cyclical progesterone dosing, hormone cycling, senescent cells, aging, brain health, vascular health, hair, joints, and the myths that continue to keep women confused and under-supported.

This episode is for any woman who wants a more nuanced, educated, and honest conversation about menopause, HRT, bioidentical hormones, and what it means to truly age well.

In The Full Episode, We Cover:

Why hormone replacement therapy may impact overall health beyond hot flashes
How estrogen receptors are found throughout the body, including areas like the eyes and ears
Why optimal hormone levels may support hair, joints, brain health, vascular health, and quality of life
How hormone cycling may better mimic the body's natural rhythms
Why Maria and Kristin prefer cyclical progesterone dosing over static hormone dosing
How static hormone dosing may contribute to breakthrough bleeding, water retention, or other unwanted symptoms
Why estradiol is often misunderstood and feared despite its potential benefits
How high doses of estriol may cause unwanted effects in some women
Why topical progesterone may be helpful for women who do not tolerate oral progesterone well
Why hormone health matters beyond symptom management
How The Great Menopause Myth offers a different perspective on menopause and aging
Why many women still receive inadequate medical support during menopause
How misconceptions about hormone therapy can leave women isolated and misinformed
Why more research is needed using bioidentical hormones
How upcoming studies may compare traditional HRT to physiologic hormone restoration
Why achieving hormone levels closer to a healthy younger woman may be beneficial for some women
How proper hormone cycling may support lighter periods and fewer PMS symptoms
Why the current narrative around menopause can hurt women

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