The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast: Thyropause, Menopause, Metabolism and How to Fix It

What if the hormone most women are never offered is one of the most important for your brain, your mood, and your long-term health?

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Terri DeNeui, a board-certified nurse practitioner, founder of EVEXIAS Health Solutions, and author of Hormone Havoc, to unpack why testosterone isn't just a "dude hormone."

We talk about how testosterone can start declining as early as your 30s, its connection to depression and anxiety, and why women who've had a hysterectomy are rarely told they may need it replaced. We also get into why "normal" testosterone labs aren't the same as optimal, why DHEA alone usually can't fill the gap, and what the research says about testosterone, estrogen, and breast health, including what the Women's Health Initiative actually found. Dr. Terri also breaks down the testosterone and prostate cancer myth for the guys, and why low testosterone may be behind that grumpy, irritable husband.

What you'll learn:

• Why testosterone isn't just a male hormone, and what it does for your brain, mood, and body
• How testosterone can start declining in your 30s, and how birth control pills may affect it
• Why women who've had a hysterectomy may need more than estrogen replacement
• Why DHEA alone usually isn't enough to replace low testosterone
• What "normal" testosterone and DHEA labs miss, and where Dr. Terri likes to see them
• What the research says about testosterone, estrogen, and breast health
• How synthetic progestins differ from bioidentical progesterone in the Women's Health Initiative findings
• Why Dr. Terri says testosterone isn't the enemy when it comes to prostate cancer

Tune in to learn why testosterone deserves a place in the conversation about your hormones, no matter your age.

Resources from Dr. Terri:

Website: https://drterri.com

EVEXIAS Health Solutions: https://evexias.com

Hormone Havoc (book): https://hormonehavoc.com

The Dr. Terri Show podcast: available wherever you listen to podcasts

Sources:

• Newswire: Dr. Terri DeNeui releases Hormone Havoc (https://www.newswire.com/view/content/hormone-therapy-pioneer-dr-terri-deneui-releases-definitive-guide-to-22138182)
• Healthcare Brew profile of Terri DeNeui (https://www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2024/01/22/terri-deneui-sees-the-future-of-preventative-healthcare-in-hormone-treatments)

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What if the weight you're losing on a GLP-1, or from cutting calories, isn't just fat?

In this episode, I'm joined again by Angelo Keely, CEO of Kion, to unpack how to protect your organ of longevity, your muscle, especially in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. We break down why GLP-1s and calorie restriction can both lead to muscle loss, how essential amino acids (EAAs) differ from the protein in your steak or chicken, and what the research shows about maintaining muscle even when you can't work out.

We also get into how much protein women really need, how aminos may take some of the pressure off hitting your daily protein goal, and why consistency matters more than you think. Angelo also explains what creatine can do for your muscles and your brain, why it won't make you bulky, and why both creatine and EAAs have such a strong safety record.

What you'll learn:

• Why GLP-1s and calorie restriction can both put your muscle at risk
• How essential amino acids differ from the protein in whole foods
• What the NASA bed rest studies showed about maintaining muscle without exercise
• How much protein to aim for, and how aminos may help you get there without feeling stuffed
• Why losing muscle can set you up for yo-yo dieting and weight regain
• Why taking aminos daily matters more than taking them a few days a week
• How creatine may support strength, lean muscle, and focus after a bad night's sleep
• What creatine won't do, according to Angelo, including making women bulky

Tune in to learn how to protect your muscle, your metabolism, and your longevity at every age.

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What if vaginal dryness, painful sex, a disappearing libido, and urinary changes aren't just "part of getting older"? In this episode, I'm joined by my dear friend Dr. Anna Cabeca, The Girlfriend Doctor, a triple board-certified OB/GYN and best-selling author of The Hormone Fix, to unpack the symptoms so many women quietly live with through perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Anna explains the vaginal microbiome (yes, your vagina has its own balance of good and bad bacteria), how it connects to your bladder health, and why doing nothing about these symptoms isn't the safe, neutral choice it seems.

We also get into the difference between local, topical hormone support and systemic hormone therapy, and why you may still have vaginal symptoms even if you're already on BHRT. Dr. Anna shares how topical DHEA may support vaginal and urethral tissue, why she's cautious about high-dose hormone pellets, and the everyday products and habits that can disrupt your vaginal health without you realizing it.

What you'll learn:

• Why vaginal dryness, painful sex, and incontinence aren't symptoms you just have to accept
• What the vaginal microbiome is and why it needs different bacteria than your gut
• How your bladder's microbiome, the urobiome, may play a role in urgency and leaking
• Why an off-the-shelf probiotic isn't the same as a vaginal and bladder-targeted one
• What everyday products and habits can quietly disrupt your vaginal health
• How topical DHEA may support vaginal, vulvar, and urethral tissue without raising blood levels
• Why you may still need local support even if you're already on BHRT
• What Dr. Anna sees with high-dose hormone pellets, and why she's cautious about them

Tune in to learn how to support your vaginal and bladder health so comfort and intimacy don't have to become a thing of the past.

And check out my previous interview with Dr. Anna where we discussed libido, testing, and hormones: https://dramie.com/podcasts/399-libido-testing-hormones/

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Connect with Dr. Anna:

Website: https://drannacabeca.com

Podcast: https://drannacabeca.com/blogs/podcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegirlfrienddoctor

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thegirlfrienddoctor

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What if the reason you keep ending up in the kitchen at night, eating when you're not even hungry, has nothing to do with willpower?

In this episode, I'm joined by Amber Romaniuk, who works with women on emotional eating, binge eating, digestion, and hormones, to unpack why food becomes the way so many of us cope with stress, quiet our thoughts, and take care of everyone but ourselves. Amber shares her own journey through binge eating, food addiction, and bulimia, and I open up about the disordered eating I went through during my bodybuilding years.

We also get into the differences between emotional eating, binge eating, bulimia, and food addiction, how cortisol, poor sleep, low progesterone, and thyroid issues can turn up the volume on cravings, and why the shame spiral after a binge can keep the whole cycle going. Amber shares what to do after a binge instead of restricting or over-exercising, what real progress looks like beyond the scale, and her honest take on fasting and GLP-1s when you're healing your relationship with food.

What you'll learn:

• Why emotional eating is rarely about willpower, and what may be driving it instead
• How repeating the same eating patterns can wire a habit pathway in your brain
• What separates emotional eating, binge eating, bulimia, and food addiction
• How high cortisol, poor sleep, and low progesterone can amplify cravings
• Why skipping meals with low thyroid function can set you up for nighttime overeating
• What to do after a binge instead of restricting, fasting, or over-exercising
• What progress looks like beyond the number on the scale
• Why Amber believes fasting and GLP-1s aren't the answer for healing your relationship with food

Tune in to learn how to break the emotional eating cycle and build a relationship with food that isn't driven by shame.

Resources from Amber:

Take the Emotional Eating Quiz: https://amberapproved.ca

Listen to The No Sugarcoating Podcast: https://apple.co/2pnDaZw

Follow Amber on Instagram: @amberromaniuk (https://www.instagram.com/amberromaniuk/)

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What if the reason you still feel exhausted, foggy, and stuck isn't your thyroid or your hormones on their own, but the fact that no one is treating them together? In this episode, I'm breaking down why your thyroid and your sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone) play in the same sandbox, and why splitting them between two providers who never talk to each other can leave you coordinating your own care. Consider this my public service announcement on hormones-in-a-box clinics, algorithm-based dosing, and what improperly managed hormones can mean for your health and longevity.

We also get into why you can't supplement your way to optimal sex hormone levels, why "within normal limits" isn't the same as optimal, and how oral estrogen can raise binding proteins like SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) and TBG (thyroid binding globulin), which may leave you feeling worse. I also share the exact questions to ask before you start hormone therapy, the red flags to watch for, and the training I look for in a hormone provider.

What you'll learn:

• Why your thyroid and sex hormones need to be treated together, not by two separate providers
• Why supplements and over-the-counter creams can only take you so far in perimenopause and menopause
• What "within normal limits" misses, and why a total testosterone of 40 may still be below optimal for women
• How oral estrogen can raise SHBG and TBG and affect your thyroid and testosterone
• Why estrone matters and why it's worth testing alongside estradiol
• Which questions to ask a provider before you hand over your money
• What red flags to watch for in hormones-in-a-box and pop-up hormone clinics
• Why you may still benefit from progesterone even if you don't have a uterus

Tune in to learn how to find a provider who knows which lever to pull when your body doesn't follow the textbook.

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What if one of the most useful health trackers you could own wasn't on your wrist, but on your toilet? In this episode, I'm joined by Scott Hickle, engineer and founder of Throne, a camera that clips onto your toilet and tracks your gut health, hydration, and bathroom habits every time you go. We get into what your poop and pee can reveal about your health and what the Bristol Stool Scale (a 1-to-7 chart of stool form) actually tells you. We also cover why your memory of your own bathroom habits is far worse than you think.

We also talk about how Throne's AI helps you connect gut changes to stress, travel, food, supplements, or new medications like GLP-1s. Scott walks through what can throw off the readings, from blue toilet cleaner to vitamin B and methylene blue. He explains why embarrassment can keep people from getting checked for things like colon cancer. He also shares a surprising link between under-hydration, vasopressin (the hormone that helps your body hold onto water), and your blood sugar response, which I connect back to thyroid function and weight.

What you'll learn:

• What your stool form, color, and frequency can reveal about your gut health
• How Throne tracks hydration, bathroom habits, and urinary flow automatically
• Why your memory of your own bathroom habits is so unreliable
• How to run your own experiments with diet, supplements, probiotics, and GLP-1s
• What can throw off hydration readings, from vitamin B to methylene blue
• Why Scott believes embarrassment is a real risk factor for delayed diagnosis - How under-hydration may affect your blood sugar, thyroid, and weight
• What Scott says to look for in the toilet tomorrow, with or without a device If you've ever ignored what's happening in the toilet, this episode will show you why it's worth paying attention.

Tune in to learn what your poop and pee may be telling you about your health, and why it's worth paying attention to what's happening in the toilet.

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What if Alzheimer's doesn't begin when you start forgetting things, but decades earlier, with your blood sugar, your waistline, and your hormones? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. David Perlmutter, Board-Certified Neurologist and author of Grain Brain and his new book, Brain Defenders, to unpack why your brain's future is something you can influence. We talk about microglia, the brain's own immune cells, how they shift from protecting your brain to damaging it, and why chasing beta amyloid may be missing the bigger picture.

We also get into how thyroid hormone, especially T3, fuels the mitochondria that help keep those immune cells supportive. We look at why the drop in estrogen during perimenopause may help explain why two-thirds of Alzheimer's patients are women. Dr. Perlmutter shares where he stands on hormone replacement therapy and testosterone and what the research says so far about GLP-1 medications and brain health. He also names the labs he wants everyone in their 30s, 40s, and 50s to know, including fasting insulin, A1C, and homocysteine.

What you'll learn:

• Why Alzheimer's may begin decades before memory loss shows up
• Why Dr. Perlmutter says carrying the APOE4 gene variant means predisposed, not predetermined
• What microglia are and how they shift from supportive to destructive
• How blood sugar, gut inflammation, and head trauma can all affect your brain's immune cells
• How thyroid hormone and your mitochondria work together to support brain energy
• Why falling estrogen during perimenopause may put women's brains at greater risk
• Where Dr. Perlmutter stands on hormone replacement therapy and testosterone
• What the research says so far about GLP-1 medications and the brain

Tune in to learn how to start protecting your brain now, long before any symptoms show up.

Resources from Dr. David Perlmutter:

Brain Defenders (book): https://braindefenders.com 

Website: https://drperlmutter.com 

Podcast: The Empowering Neurologist

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Instagram: @davidperlmutter

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DavidPerlmutterMD 

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Gut health is about far more than bloating and constipation. In this episode, I’m joined by Laura Frontiero to unpack the overlooked ways gut dysfunction can show up, from fatigue and brain fog to skin issues, joint pain, sleep problems, and thyroid challenges. We also talk about why common gut protocols don’t always work and why the order in which you address gut health matters.

We connect the dots between the gut, thyroid function, nutrient absorption, hormone clearance, toxins, infections, and chronic stress. Laura also breaks down the four areas she looks at when working with gut health and why supporting the body before jumping into probiotics or other protocols can make such a difference.

What you’ll learn:

• Why gut problems don't always cause digestive symptoms
• Why probiotics aren't always the best place to start
• How gut health and thyroid function influence each other
• The connection between toxins and nutrient deficiencies
• What chronic stress has to do with gut restoration
• Why digestion and stomach acid matter for thyroid health
• How hormone clearance is connected to the gut
• Why the order of your approach matters

Tune in to learn how to recognize the less obvious signs of gut dysfunction, understand the connection between your gut and thyroid, and rethink the way you approach gut health.

Resources:

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What if the best biohacks are actually the simplest ones? In this episode, I’m breaking down the tools I genuinely believe are worth considering, from sleep, strength training, and pain management to cleaner air and water, red light therapy, sauna, and frequency-based technologies.

I also talk about where more advanced options like stem cells, exosomes, and PRP fit in, and the question I use to evaluate any biohacking tool: Does it actually help my body function better, or does it just give me more to track?

What you’ll learn:

• Why sleep is the foundation of biohacking
• Which simple environmental changes can make a difference
• What makes red light therapy worth considering
• Why pain relief and mobility deserve more attention
• Where sauna and frequency technologies fit
• What I think about regenerative therapies
• Why strength training may be the ultimate biohack
• How to know when a biohack is actually worth it
  

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the endless options, gadgets, and advice in the biohacking world, this episode will help you sort through what’s actually worth your time and attention. 

Resources:

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Thyroid on Trial: https://health.dramie.com/thyroid-on-trial-optin 

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Show your love for Dr. Amie and The Thyroid Fixer Podcast! If you’re enjoying our journey together, I’d be thrilled if you could take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Your support helps me reach and help more people just like you, guiding them towards their optimal selves! Just click⁠HERE⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thyroid-fixer/id1529800263), scroll all the way down, give us those 5 stars, and share what you enjoy about my episodes in a review.

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What happens when biohacking stops being about improving your health and starts costing you money, creating more stress, and taking you away from your actual life? In this episode, I’m calling out the biohacking bullshit that has gone too far, from endless supplements and peptides to CGMs, cold plunges, expensive devices, whole-body MRIs, biological-age testing, and the pressure to constantly optimize another metric. Just because something is expensive, high-tech, or backed by some scientific mechanism doesn’t mean it is actually solving your problem.

I’m not anti-biohacking. I use some of these tools myself. The issue is what happens when we start using the 5% to avoid the 95% that actually matters: sleep, nutrition, movement, muscle, stress, relationships, and addressing underlying physiology. I break down the five questions I want you to ask before spending another dollar on a biohacking intervention and why the ultimate measure of health may have less to do with your readiness score or biological age and more to do with whether you have the energy and freedom to enjoy your life.

What you’ll learn:

• The hidden costs of taking biohacking too far
• How fear can drive unnecessary health spending
• When health tracking starts creating more stress than value
• What to consider before spending thousands on peptides, devices, or testing
• Why more data doesn't automatically mean better health
• How optimization can start interfering with food, family, and everyday life
• Why the basics still matter more than the latest biohacking trend
• The five questions to ask before trying your next biohack

If you’ve been caught up in the pressure to constantly optimize your health, this conversation will give you a different way to think about what is actually worth your time, money, and attention.

Resources:

Grab your Thyroid Fixer here: https://betterlifedoctor.com/

New here? Use code LISTEN20 for 20% off your first order

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LET'S GET YOUR LIFE BACK...Connect with Dr. Amie Hornaman

Book a free thyroid and hormone solution call:

https://dramiehornaman.com/pages/book-a-call 

CHECK OUT MY FREEBIES... JUST CLICK BELOW

Thyroid Optimization Guide: https://health.dramie.com/thyropause 

7 Day Thyroid Healing Kickstarter: https://fixyourthyroid.com/7daykickstarter 

Thyroid on Trial: https://health.dramie.com/thyroid-on-trial-optin 

RATE, REVIEW AND FOLLOW ON APPLE PODCASTS

Show your love for Dr. Amie and The Thyroid Fixer Podcast! If you’re enjoying our journey together, I’d be thrilled if you could take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Your support helps me reach and help more people just like you, guiding them towards their optimal selves! Just click⁠HERE⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thyroid-fixer/id1529800263), scroll all the way down, give us those 5 stars, and share what you enjoy about my episodes in a review.

Haven’t subscribed yet? Make sure to follow The Thyroid Fixer Podcast to catch all the new episodes that come out every week. Follow⁠HERE⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thyroid-fixer/id1529800263) and never miss out on a moment of the journey!

CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

Join my exclusive Facebook Group and get questions answered LIVE weekly, Just Fix Your Thyroid, for a Community of HOPE and SUPPORT in your thyroid journey.

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Like me on Facebook:⁠Amie Hornaman Nutrition and Functional Medicine⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/amiehornamannutrition/)

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