Strong + Unfiltered: Perimenopause, Hormones, Gut Health + Metabolic Optimization

Strong + Unfiltered: Perimenopause, Hormones, Gut Health + Metabolic Optimization

By Danielle Kepics PA-CSociety & CultureHealth & Fitness
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Strong + Unfiltered: Perimenopause, Hormones, Gut Health + Metabolic Optimization episodes

  • EP 214 Ring finger suckers, fixing your 3pm crash and remember saturn_

    Jess is back on the podcast! Tune in to this episode as we chat about:

    • Pointer finger suckers
    • My myofunctional journey
    • Go follow @oris.wellness
    • Are you going to the grocery store for car batteries
    • Were fixing your 3pm crash yall
    • Whats your metabolism doing?
    • Saturn— the planet or car?
    • Back meat chaffing

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    59 min
  • EP213 Iron infusions aren't normal, kenyan mitochondria and a 50k as a first race

    In this episode we talk about:

    • Pavlov's dogs
    • Newbie gains
    • Fathom as a participant
    • Math is not our forte
    • Full send has a new definition
    • Kenyan mitochondria??
    • 50k as a first race… WUT?
    • Underfeeding robs you from your life
    • Why do we have to break bones to pay attention?
    • PMS is not normal (PS buy my guide bitches)
    • Genetic components to HA
    • You can watch Netflix on 2000 calories. Thats it.
    • Why you should care about your cycle health
    • Needing iron infusions isn't normal (or always the answer)
    • Is the data giving you anxiety?!

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    1 hr 23 min
  • EP 212 "unexplained infertility", WTF is AVM? and are we gaslighting ourselves?

    Phoebe Lyman is an abdominal manual therapist, preconception coach, and founder of Casc Tonics, a wellness brand focused on reviving digestive bitters. Based in Los Angeles, she specializes in Mercier Therapy and Visceral Manipulation—two hands-on modalities for healing what she calls the "gut-fertility continuum." Phoebe's work emphasizes rewilding over biohacking, body sovereignty over outsourcing, and conscious conception for societal and personal healing. Her podcast, Conscious Conception, challenges mainstream fertility narratives and centers body literacy, ancestral health, and radical self-trust.

    In this episode we chat about:

    • The gut fertility continuum
    • IVF and "unexplained" infertility
    • WTF is abdominal visceral massage
    • How to find someone who knows what they are doing
    • Men your health impacts your unborn kiddo
    • Self abandonment postpartum
    • Why does AVM work?
    • Who needs AVM?
    • Vitamin D and perimenopause are not fads yo
    • Are we gaslighting ourselves?? WTF.

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    1 hr 32 min
  • EP211 Vibrating brains, the dyslexic brain and medical treasure hunting

    Jess Cahill - adventure host, travel lover, online business manager, teacher turned entrepreneur and promoter of living a big, authentic + full life is back on the pod! She specializes in helping female entrepreneurs thrive in their businesses. Jess and Danielle host all women adventure trips to create a space for women to connect, see the world together, make lifelong friends, and unlock core memories. We love getting women outside, connecting, adventuring, betting on themselves, taking up space, doing it scared, building confidence, living big + chasing magic.

    Join Jess and Danielle on this episode as they chat about:

    • Is the water is turning the frogs gay?
    • PMS + PMDD guide for $7.99
    • The colors are too loud
    • Turn off the lights
    • They dyslexic brain
    • Farts in a jar and feet pics
    • Medical treasure hunting
    • Are there motorized hammocks
    • Unconventional Collaborative
    • Italian goodbyes

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    1 hr 1 min
  • EP 210 The victim mindset, knowing when to walk away and a little tin foil hat time

    Linsey Lott is a clinical hypnotherapist & transformational coach devoted to helping people break free from subconscious programming, emotional suppression, and generational patterns. Through a powerful blend of subconscious reprogramming, emotional integration, and mind-body healing, she helps individuals reconnect with their truth, reclaim their power, and create deeply aligned lives.

    A trauma thriver, cancer survivor, and single mother of four, Linsey's work is rooted in lived experience, spiritual integrity, and emotional liberation. Her mission is to help others remember: you were never broken—you were conditioned. And now, you get to come home to who you really are.

    Listeners can begin their journey with Linsey's free workshop and guided hypnosis, available via her website or found in her instagram bio. For those ready to dive deeper, she also offers a 5-part transformational workshop series, and enrollment for her next 12-week mastermind is now open.

    In this episode, we chat about:

    • Technology drama
    • The importance of the willingness to hear no
    • Being able to walk away
    • Are the ages of 0-7 and hypnosis the same brain states?
    • The victim mindset
    • Emotions, neuropeptides and your immune system
    • Startle response in utero?? What?!
    • Authenticity vs. attachment
    • Is fitting in making you sick?
    • I can get an education loan of r200k at 18 but not a small biz loan??
    • A little tin foil hat time + indoctrination
    • Homeschooling and teenage sleep
    • The woo woo caucus
    • We should all question authority

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    1 hr 30 min
  • EP 209 Pink in the sink, the oral microbiome and healing cavities naturally

    Dr. Staci Whitman, a leading authority in functional dentistry, is on a mission to revolutionize oral healthcare. With a unique blend of scientific expertise and compassionate care, she's dedicated to creating a cavity-free world. Dr Staci is board-certified in pediatrics, integrative dentistry, and naturopathic dentistry and is one of the only dentists in the world to have her Functional Medicine Certification from the Institute of Functional Medicine. She founded one of the leading Functional Pediatric Dental offices in the country where she takes a whole-body and holistic approach to her care. She is the co-founder of the Institute for Functional Dentistry, launching in summer 2025, and lectures globally on Functional Dentistry and the Oral Systemic Connection. She also is the co-founder of Feed Your Good Guys (Fygg) microbiome-friendly oral care. With a passion for optimizing the oral microbiome, hormonal health, nutritional status, and sleep and airway health, she is a sought-after expert and educator with a heavy focus on preventative dentistry, cavity arrest and remineralization, and the oral-gut-brain axis. Dr. Staci passionately shares her knowledge and insights on creating happy teeth and healthy lives.

    In this episode, we chat about:

    • An institutional level problem
    • Follow the money
    • What about flouride?
    • Anesthesia and alzheimers?
    • Over treating kids
    • Can cavities fix themselves?
    • The fine line between informed consent and fear mongering
    • Best tips for optimal oral health (and why it matters)
    • Vitamin C for your pink in the sink people
    • Mouth breathing is not normal
    • Why our human faces shrinking?
    • Oral microbiome and cancer risk

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    1 hr 36 min
  • EP209 Gym bros and hormones, your body is screaming for rest and what happens to the hungry brain

    Brooke Czarnecki is a registered dietitian + founder of Intentful Nutrition. She specializes in helping women recover from disordered eating, eating disorders + fuel properly for endurance sports. She is also a boy mom and wife.

    In this episode we talk about:

    • Gym bros talking hormones. Plz stop
    • DO YOU feel great… DO YOU?!
    • Thank you for coming to my ted talk
    • Intermittent fasting + reproductive hormones
    • Brooke is just here for the comments..
    • Postpartum culture
    • Your body is screaming at you to rest
    • The thin line between discipline and disorder
    • Why you should prepare for pregnancy
    • How under eating hijacks you knowing how you feel
    • What happens in the hungry brain
    • Tin Foil hat time w/ big healthcare
    • Tongue Tie Stories

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    1 hr 23 min
  • EP208 Why you need to check your vitamin d, talking to plants and endometriosis

    Emily is a surgical physician assistant who has worked in women's health for 10 years. She started her career in a hospital as a labor and delivery PA and for the last 6 years she has worked in minimally invasive GYN surgery. Emily's surgical practice specializes in the treatment of endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, ovarian cysts and other GYN issues. Emily strives to never stop learning and is always seeking out new ways she can help her patients. You can follow her on Instagram @holisticgyn or on her surgical practice's page @innovativegyn.

    In this episode we chat about:

    • Why you need to check your vitamin d
    • Homelessness and c**vid outcomes
    • Theories about fibroid causes
    • Fibroids linked to infertility
    • How to look for adenomyosis or endometriosis
    • What endometriosis looks like
    • What is causing endo? Is it estrogen?
    • What is indoor air polution and is it killing you?
    • Eye lash extensions in surgery
    • WTF is talc powder
    • Mouth breathing in babies isn't normal
    • My first myofunctional therapy appointment
    • Tips and trips after pelvic surgery
    • Do plants grow when you talk nice to them?

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    1 hr 24 min
  • EP207 Menstrual cycle and training, macro counting and eating disorders and flaws in the athlete plate

    Kylee is the founder and owner of her sports nutrition business Flynutrition, which helps runners, triathletes, cyclists, and skiers to learn not only the 'why' but the 'how' behind fueling for performance.

    Flynutrition's mission is to separate facts from fads in the nutrition space and works to provide easy nutrition solutions to help improve health and performance.

    In addition to running her business, she is a freelance writer for Trail Runner Magazine, Women's Running, and Outside Run Online. In her free time, you can find her adventuring in the mountains of Aspen, CO, where she resides with her ultra endurance husband, Sean, and two Australian Shepherds.

    In this episode we talk about:

    • More on galapagos poop
    • What does eating enough actually look like
    • What does intensity and duration do to hunger signals?
    • The flaws in the athlete plate
    • How to know when you're optimally fueled
    • Biofeedback back signs of underfeeding
    • Menstrual Cycle and training
    • Supplements and marketing…the scams
    • Macro counting + eating disorders?
    • Sodium bicarbonate for performance—what?!
    • What actually defines an athlete?

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    1 hr 17 min
  • EP206 Chicken, banana, the tonsil controversy and crooked teeth in kids

    Kristen has been practicing dentistry for almost 8 years, but during the last 5 she has been narrowing her focus to airway dentistry and adult laser tongue tie release.

    She prides herself on being a root cause doctor and really understanding WHY certain issues such as tooth decay, clenching/grinding, jaw pain, etc. are occurring to really find solutions on an individual basis. Several years ago she was struggling with exhaustion, lightheadedness, anxiety, and trouble breathing before she was properly tested and diagnosed with something called Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (which is on the sleep apnea spectrum). After realizing how life changing it is to BREATHE and sleep well, she has spent the last 5 years focusing and learning and is able to work with physicians to help others with UARS and sleep apnea. She lives in upstate NY with her husband, son, and 2 adorable rescue pups. She's excited to spread some awareness!

    What we talk about in this episode:

    • Chicken. Banana. Chicken. Banana
    • Teeth and acid reflux
    • Should you wait 30 minutes after eating to brush?
    • 5 things you should be asking your dentist
    • Geographic tongue
    • Underlying causes of gum disease
    • Should you change your dental care in pregnancy?!
    • Alternate nostril breathing
    • Does mouth breathing cause weight loss resistance
    • Shit your mouth breathing is causing you had NO IDEA about
    • What isn't actually normal in your child (hint: crooked teeth and more)
    • How do find a airway minded provider
    • Tonsils…all the controversy
    • Mouth tape who should be doing it?!

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    1 hr 11 min

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