Show Notes 
Struggling with fatigue, cravings, or energy crashes? In this episode of Hello Hot Flash, Dr. Kourtney Simms shares how Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) helps women in perimenopause and menopause understand their bodies in real-time. Learn how fasting, hormones, and daily choices affect metabolism — and how to use data instead of guesswork to take control of your health.
What You’ll Learn:
<ol>
<li style="font-weight:400;">The link between estrogen and insulin sensitivity. 
 
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">How personalized fasting supports metabolic health. 
 
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Why CGM is a game-changer for midlife women. 
 
</li>
</ol>
About Our Guest:
https://hellohotflash.com/episodes/weight-loss-and-cgm-for-menopause
Additional Resources:
<ul>
<li>Looking for a community of like-minded women navigating menopause?  Join our community The Change - <a href='https://hellohotflash.com/the-change'>https://hellohotflash.com/the-change</a> </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Ready to launch your podcast:<a href='https://hellohotflash.com/podcast-production'> https://hellohotflash.com/podcast-production 
</a></li>
<li>Grow your business through speaking:<a href='https://www.hellohotflash.com/speaking-engagement-finder'> https://www.hellohotflash.com/speaking-engagement-finder</a></li>
</ul>

Show Notes Struggling with fatigue, cravings, or energy crashes? In this episode of Hello Hot Flash, Dr. Kourtney Simms shares how Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) helps women in perimenopause and menopause understand their bodies in real-time. Learn how fasting, hormones, and daily choices affect metabolism — and how to use data instead of guesswork to take control of your health. What You’ll Learn: The link between estrogen and insulin sensitivity. How personalized fasting supports metabolic health. Why CGM is a game-changer for midlife women. About Our Guest: https://hellohotflash.com/episodes/weight-loss-and-cgm-for-menopause Additional Resources: Looking for a community of like-minded women navigating menopause? Join our community The Change - https://hellohotflash.com/the-change Ready to launch your podcast: https://hellohotflash.com/podcast-production Grow your business through speaking: https://www.hellohotflash.com/speaking-engagement-finder

Show Notes&nbsp;
Struggling with fatigue, cravings, or energy crashes? In this episode of Hello Hot Flash, Dr. Kourtney Simms shares how Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) helps women in perimenopause and menopause understand their bodies in real-time. Learn how fasting, hormones, and daily choices affect metabolism — and how to use data instead of guesswork to take control of your health.
What You’ll Learn:
<ol>
<li>The link between estrogen and insulin sensitivity. 
 
</li>
<li>How personalized fasting supports metabolic health. 
 
</li>
<li>Why CGM is a game-changer for midlife women. 
 
</li>
</ol>
About Our Guest:
https://hellohotflash.com/episodes/weight-loss-and-cgm-for-menopause
Additional Resources:
<ul>
<li>Looking for a community of like-minded women navigating menopause?&nbsp; Join our community The Change - <a href="https://hellohotflash.com/the-change" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://hellohotflash.com/the-change</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Ready to launch your podcast:<a href="https://hellohotflash.com/podcast-production" rel="noopener noreferrer"> https://hellohotflash.com/podcast-production 
</a></li>
<li>Grow your business through speaking:<a href="https://www.hellohotflash.com/speaking-engagement-finder" rel="noopener noreferrer"> https://www.hellohotflash.com/speaking-engagement-finder</a></li>
</ul>

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Hello, Hot Flash - A Weekly Conversation About Perimenopause, Menopause And Women’s Midlife Health: Real Talk, Expert Advice, and Practical Solutions This show will empower you to learn more about your changing body and teach you how to navigate perimenopause, menopause, post-menopause, midlife and beyond with confidence. Our mission is to provide science-backed insights, expert interviews, and practical strategies to help you make informed decisions about your health. Each week, we talk with gynecologists, menopause specialists, hormone specialists, researchers, functional medicine doctors, psychologists, nutritionists, or real women who’ve been there.  These wellness professionals break down the most-searched topics like weight gain, sleep, hot flashes, HRT, anxiety, depression, vaginal dryness, libido, estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, energy loss, metabolism, joint pain, brain fog, hair loss and heart palpitations.  And let's not forget frozen shoulder and irregular periods.
Hello, Hot Flash - an evidence-based, expert-driven menopause podcast is ranked among the Top 3% of Podcasts in the World (Listen Notes) and named one of Feedspot’s Top 25 Best Menopause Podcasts of 2025, this show helps women finally get real answers — not dismissals.
Hello, Hot Flash is hosted by Stephanie Shaw — menopause advocate who went to 18 doctors, two world-renowned medical facilities, and spent $20K out of pocket before finding relief.
Women who listen to Hello, Hot Flash get real answers to the questions that keep them up at night:
<ul>
<li>Hormone Replacement Therapy vs. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy vs. natural remedies — what’s right for you?</li>
<li>How to balance your hormones.</li>
<li>What really works for hot flashes and night sweats?</li>
<li>How to sleep all night and beat insomnia.</li>
<li>How to lose weight and keep it off.</li>
<li>How to reduce brain fog and sharpen focus so you can be a boss at work and home.</li>
<li>How menopause affects your sex drive and your relationships.</li>
<li>The best foods and supplements for midlife health.</li>
<li>How much protein do I need to eat and how much water should I drink.</li>
<li>How menopause impacts bone, heart, and overall health.</li>
</ul>
Subscribe now and join a global movement of women taking back control of this next season — with clarity, confidence, and community.
Visit <a href="https://hellohotflash.com">https://hellohotflash.com</a> for show notes, bonuses, and additional resources.
If this show helps you, please leave a review so more women can find this support — no one should have to go through menopause alone.

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Hello, Hot Flash - A Weekly Conversation About Perimenopause, Menopause And Women’s Midlife Health: Real Talk, Expert Advice, and Practical SolutionsThis show will empower you to learn more about your changing body and teach you how to navigate perimenopause, menopause, post-menopause, midlife and beyond with confidence. Our mission is to provide science-backed insights, expert interviews, and practical strategies to help you make informed decisions about your health.Each week, we talk with gynecologists, menopause specialists, hormone specialists, researchers, functional medicine doctors, psychologists, nutritionists, or real women who’ve been there. These wellness professionals break down the most-searched topics like weight gain, sleep, hot flashes, HRT, anxiety, depression, vaginal dryness, libido, estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, energy loss, metabolism, joint pain, brain fog, hair loss and heart palpitations. And let's not forget frozen shoulder and irregular periods. Hello, Hot Flash - an evidence-based, expert-driven menopause podcast is ranked among the Top 3% of Podcasts in the World (Listen Notes) and named one of Feedspot’s Top 25 Best Menopause Podcasts of 2025, this show helps women finally get real answers — not dismissals. Hello, Hot Flash is hosted by Stephanie Shaw — menopause advocate who went to 18 doctors, two world-renowned medical facilities, and spent $20K out of pocket before finding relief. Women who listen to Hello, Hot Flash get real answers to the questions that keep them up at night: Hormone Replacement Therapy vs. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy vs. natural remedies — what’s right for you? How to balance your hormones. What really works for hot flashes and night sweats? How to sleep all night and beat insomnia. How to lose weight and keep it off. How to reduce brain fog and sharpen focus so you can be a boss at work and home. How menopause affects your sex drive and your relationships. The best foods and supplements for midlife health. How much protein do I need to eat and how much water should I drink. How menopause impacts bone, heart, and overall health. Subscribe now and join a global movement of women taking back control of this next season — with clarity, confidence, and community. Visit https://hellohotflash.com for show notes, bonuses, and additional resources. If this show helps you, please leave a review so more women can find this support — no one should have to go through menopause alone.

Hello, Hot Flash - A Weekly Conversation About Perimenopause, Menopause And Women’s Midlife Health: Real Talk, Expert Advice, and Practical Solutions This show will empower you to learn more about your changing body and teach you how to navigate perimenopause, menopause, post-menopause, midlife and beyond with confidence. Our mission is to provide science-backed insights, expert interviews, and practical strategies to help you make informed decisions about your health. Each week, we talk with gynecologists, menopause specialists, hormone specialists, researchers, functional medicine doctors, psychologists, nutritionists, or real women who’ve been there.&nbsp; These wellness professionals break down the most-searched topics like weight gain, sleep, hot flashes, HRT, anxiety, depression, vaginal dryness, libido, estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, energy loss, metabolism, joint pain, brain fog, hair loss and heart palpitations.&nbsp; And let's not forget frozen shoulder and irregular periods.
Hello, Hot Flash - an evidence-based, expert-driven menopause podcast is ranked among the Top 3% of Podcasts in the World (Listen Notes) and named one of Feedspot’s Top 25 Best Menopause Podcasts of 2025, this show helps women finally get real answers — not dismissals.
Hello, Hot Flash is hosted by Stephanie Shaw — menopause advocate who went to 18 doctors, two world-renowned medical facilities, and spent $20K out of pocket before finding relief.
Women who listen to Hello, Hot Flash get real answers to the questions that keep them up at night:
<ul>
<li>Hormone Replacement Therapy vs. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy vs. natural remedies — what’s right for you?</li>
<li>How to balance your hormones.</li>
<li>What really works for hot flashes and night sweats?</li>
<li>How to sleep all night and beat insomnia.</li>
<li>How to lose weight and keep it off.</li>
<li>How to reduce brain fog and sharpen focus so you can be a boss at work and home.</li>
<li>How menopause affects your sex drive and your relationships.</li>
<li>The best foods and supplements for midlife health.</li>
<li>How much protein do I need to eat and how much water should I drink.</li>
<li>How menopause impacts bone, heart, and overall health.</li>
</ul>
Subscribe now and join a global movement of women taking back control of this next season — with clarity, confidence, and community.
Visit <a href="https://hellohotflash.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://hellohotflash.com</a> for show notes, bonuses, and additional resources.
If this show helps you, please leave a review so more women can find this support — no one should have to go through menopause alone.

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