Are hot flashes just an inconvenience—or a warning sign of deeper dysfunction? In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo sits down with triple board-certified hormone expert Dr. Lorraine Maita to challenge outdated myths around hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and menopause care.

From debilitating mood swings and memory lapses to hidden bone loss and cardiovascular risks, Dr. Maita reveals why conventional medicine is failing midlife women—and what functional practitioners must do differently. If you’ve ever wondered if you should recommend HRT, how to test properly, or how to prepare the body for hormones, this conversation is a must-listen.

What You’ll Discover Inside:

The Hot Flash Red Flag:

Why menopausal symptoms are more than a nuisance—and what they’re really signaling about your health.

The Hormone Testing Trifecta:

What Dr. Maita uses to map hormone metabolism—and why timing is everything.

What To Do First:

The critical step most practitioners skip before adding hormones—and how other conditions can make or break outcomes.

Estrogen’s Bad Reputation—Debunked:

The real story behind the Women’s Health Initiative study and bioidentical estrogen’s safety..

Beyond the Bandaid:

Why functional practitioners must stop swapping pills for supplements—and start building personalized, root-cause strategies.

When HRT Goes Wrong:

Why pellets can backfire, when progesterone alone is enough, and how even “natural” hormones can go toxic if pathways are blocked.

Resources & Links

• Grab Our Free Guide to  Unlock the Power of Optimal Energy
• Join the Next-Level Health Practitioner Facebook Group for free tools and training
• Visit INEMethod.com for advanced health practitioner training and tools to elevate your clinical skills and grow your practice
• Explore More Episodes on hormone balancing on ReInvent Healthcare and Functional Endocrinology here

Dr. Lorraine Maita’s Resources & Links

• Visit The Feel Good Again Institute for courses and coaching
• Explore her medical practice at Vibrance for Life
• HRT4U Course and Ultimate Hormone Reset: Course Links Here
• Follow Dr. Maita on:
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

Dr. Lorraine Maita’s Bio

Lorraine Maita, MD, the Hormone Harmonizer and Detoxifier, specializes in helping you ditch weight gain, fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, and hormone havoc to have boundless energy, stable moods, a lean body, a sharp, clear mind, and balanced hormones so you can feel like yourself again. 

She helps you understand how your lifestyle choices impact your mind and body so you can choose what makes you feel great. 

•        As a triple board-certified and award-winning physician, writer, author, and speaker, her own struggles with hormone imbalance prompted her to become Board Certified in Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine, and Advanced Endocrinology. 

•        Her programs impacted over 120,000 people in each of 3 Fortune 100 companies where she served as Chief Medical Officer or Medical Director of Global Health Services, as well as thousands in her private practice. 

•        Her patients call her a “miracle worker,” “a revolutionary doctor,” “a warm, caring, medical professional who listened, really listened and is extremely smart” “words cannot express how grateful I am to Dr. Maita for turning my life around” “feeling 20 years younger.”

•        As CEO and Founder of The Feel Good Again Institute, Vibrance for Life, and How to Live Younger, she has been featured in ABC News, Forbes, WOR Radio, and many media outlets to spread the word that you can live younger and healthier at any age. 

Aging is inevitable, but suffering is optional. Be good to yourself and get the support you need to Feel Good Again at www.TheFeelGoodAgainInstitute.com