For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

Unlock the secrets to stronger, healthier bones before it's too late. Most people wait until osteoporosis strikes, missing critical early signs. In this espiode, we'll talk about how we can approach potential bone loss — going way beyond just taking some calcium. Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol all play a role in maintaining bone density. You'll learn why conventional methods often miss the mark, and how a proactive, holistic strategy can help you prevent fractures, preserve independence, and extend your longevity. We'll discuss how hormones, inflammation, and lifestyle choices interact to impact your bone health long before a fracture occurs, and we'll explore why bone loss isn't just an aging issue — it's an early warning sign of your overall health. Whether you're in your 30s, 40s, or 50s, this knowledge will help revolutionize your approach to aging and health. Don't miss this episode — your future self will thank you for it!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The stress episodes mentioned

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if, like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439, which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G + 4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service, and are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

So many of you take magnesium already but it's often citrate or glycinate only, and while that might be checking a couple of boxes, it might not hit support for muscles and cellular energy. Enter BIOptimizers with 7 forms of magnesium to support sleep, digestion and energy. Try it for 15% off with this link and code DRBROOKE knowing there is a 365, no questions asked, money back guarantee!

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

Most women in midlife feel exhausted, and fluctuating hormones certainly plays into that via impacting neurotransmitters, energy production and disrupting sleep from symptoms like night sweats. However, HRT is merely one piece of that puzzle. It's important to look at a bigger picture not just in terms of hormones and deficiencies but also how much this time of life and the transitions we go through impact our emotional well-being. It can be a rough transition, this episode will help.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Dr Brooke Show #428 How Estrogen and Progestone Impact Sleep

Core Value Exercise to Find Your Inner Compass

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if, like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439, which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G + 4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service, and are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

So many of you take magnesium already but it's often citrate or glycinate only, and while that might be checking a couple of boxes, it might not hit support for muscles and cellular energy. Enter BIOptimizers with 7 forms of magnesium to support sleep, digestion and energy. Try it for 15% off with this link and code DRBROOKE knowing there is a 365, no questions asked, money back guarantee!

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

Probiotic supplements abound, but is the latest, fancy-pants strain the answer? In this episode, I talk about how to think about using probitoics, what they can do and whether or not you need a supplement or can you get what you need from foods. I also cover dosages and strengths, gut testing and how probitoics help common conditions like leaky gut, constipation and even SIBO.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Dr Brooke Show #449 New Year's Magic with Mallory Leone

Better By Dr Brooke + Better Gut Kit

Dr Brooke Show #373 All About Akkermansia: Hope or Hype?

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if, like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439, which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G + 4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service, and are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

In this episode, I talk about using birth control instead of HRT during midlife. There are times when this option makes sense but it is important to know these hormones are different types, dosages, and come with different risk factors and are formulated for very different goals. Oftentimes they are a starting place instead of beginning HRT when a women enters perimenopause. It's important to know what your goals are during this phase of life, how birth control options may fit in and when they are clearly the wrong choice.

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if, like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439, which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G + 4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service, and are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

2025 was TOUGH! In this episode, I dive into my year of unexpected chaos that completely derailed my health - and why I let it happen. I share the tools that worked to get through and what tools I need to pull back out (hint: download the FREE Midlife Is More Than HRT guide below). Most importantly, I needed to revisit my "burners" and reprioritize based on my core values. It's a juicy show and so far, 2026 is challenging as well! If it is for you too, this episode is right on time!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Dr Brooke Show #352 Stop Trying To Find Work-Life Balance And Do This Instead

Finding Your Inner Compass: Core Value Guide (free!)

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if, like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439, which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G + 4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service, and are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

Join me and my friend Mallory Leone, founder of Four Corners Studio, as we move into the end of 2025 (the year of the snake), Mallory and I talk about shedding the old skin that doesn't fit anymore, the power of folk magic, and the art of reality creation. From leaving behind old identities to embracing new beginnings, this episode is for all of us looking who are for clarity on what to create in the New Year. And I finally share the big transition that happened for me this year and what got me through some very tough moments since summer and what I'm leaving behind.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Find Mallory's work here https://www.fourcorners.studio/about.

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if, like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439, which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G + 4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service, and are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

I've long shared my grievances about testosterone pellets, but as always, I want to give you a balanced and fair take on all things women's hormones. In this episode, I cover some advantages to pellets (there are a few!) as well as going into more detail on the downsides, including some irreversible side effects.

As mentioned in the episode, if you missed the emails about our annual GRATITUDE sale, with 15% off our supplements, email Jess at [email protected].

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Article Pros & Cons of Pellet Therapy For Women

Dr Brooke Show #446 What Women Need To Know About Testosterone HRT

Dr Brooke Show #444 Should You Be Cycling Your HRT?

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if, like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439, which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G + 4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service, and are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

The holidays are here, and it's time for the 10th annual Thanksgiving episode! Can you believe it? Gratitude is a powerful and it is tricky. I'll share some new research on the science of gratitude and how it can be an important tool for resilience due to how it triggers a potent feel-good hormone cocktail in our nervous system. I'll also cover a few places where it's easy to get gratitude quite wrong.

AND the annual 15% off sale is on at BetterByDrBrooke.com! Use code GRATITUDE15 to save on all of the Better By Dr Brooke supplements. If you have any other product you don't see online but need, email Jess at [email protected].

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Finding Your Inner Compass FREE download. This is my core value exercise and it's one of my fav tools for actually shifting your experience of stress.

Dr Brooke's Happy Holidays Gluten/Dairy Free Menu

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if, like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439, which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G+4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service, and are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

Testosterone for women is among the most over AND under prescribed hormones out there. Women in their 40s and 50s are suffering and struggling to get treatment OR they are being given dosages high enough to cause potentially irreversible side effects. On the other hand, women in their 20s and 30s are prescribed testosterone with little to no attention paid to diet, stress and exercise first. I cover the importance of thorough testing, how to target nutrition and lifestyle for better testosterone output and the best options, dosages and cadence for women if they are going to start taking testosterone. Share this one with a woman who needs it!

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439 which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G+4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr. Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr. Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!

For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke.

It's that time of year when things can get a little chaotic - in a festive way, but still. Your social feed is about to be filled with healthier swaps for holiday treats, experts telling you how horrible sugar is and others telling you: it's only once a year! In this episode, I cover my tried and true tips and perspectives for navigating how this advice can fit for you (or not), where to have grace, where to have grit, and how I'm coming at the holidays this year from a very different perspective.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

FREE Guide to Finding Your Inner Compass

Helps you find what deserves your stress and what you can let go of.

Dr Brooke Show #352 Stop Trying To Find Work/Life Balance & Do This Instead

Dr Brooke SHow #442 Histamine, MCAS + Your Nervous System

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if like me, midlife didn't feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439 which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G+4R process to tackle it!

Stuff I Know You Will Love

If you are looking for an expert prescriber for HRT during your perimenopause or menopause journey but are at odds with your local provider being a bit behind current best practices or you simply can't find anyone near you to help, it is MIDI to the rescue! I've worked with a number of telehealth services in my search for providers that are up to date on modern menopause medicine, have great customer service and who are licensed in all 50 states and I'm so thrilled to have found my provider with MIDI. If you too need help with getting HRT please use this link bit.ly/drbrookemidi to try MIDI with no membership fees and insurance billing available.

Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group: Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke where other amazing, like-minded women like YOU are already hanging out! Join us!

Follow Dr Brooke on Instagram and get signed up for my awesome emails here. Seriously, I write really great emails, or so 1000s of women tell me and I'd like to send you one too.

To work with Dr Brooke click here and if you loved this episode please leave a review!