In this episode, Tina sits down with Paula Reed, an FDN Clinical Advisor, certified midlife specialist, and experienced wellness provider, to discuss hot topics in women's health. Paula shares her journey into the field, emphasizing the importance of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women in perimenopause and menopause. She deep dives into the differences between synthetic and bio-identical hormones, the benefits of microdosing GLP-1s, and the often overlooked need for testosterone therapy in women. Paula also offers practical advice for discussing HRT with healthcare providers.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

- The truth behind the fear and confusion around bio-identical hormone therapy

- What the Women’s Health Initiative got wrong and how it still impacts women’s health today

- Synthetic vs. bio-identical hormones: why the difference matters

- Progestin, progesterone, progestogen: what’s the difference and why it’s important to know

- Signs it might be time to consider bio-identical hormone therapy

- The hidden ways birth control pills, IUDs, and oral estrogen could be affecting your health

- The overlooked bias around testosterone therapy for women

- The difference between pellets, creams, injections, and trochies

- Real results from microdosing a GLP-1 that have nothing to do with weight loss

- Do you have to stay on a GLP forever? Her take on how to use them wisely and wean off effectively

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About Tina Haupert:

Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P).

Tina and her team use functional testing and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.