The Hormone Blueprint: Root Causes, Real Fixes, and Why Your Liver Deserves More Credit

What if the reason you don't feel like yourself has nothing to do with trying harder, and everything to do with what your body has been quietly signaling all along?Dr. Rasham Sandhu sits down to explore the science of hormonal health, functional medicine, and the future of longevity with Dr. Valerie Civelli, functional medicine physician and founder of Trifecta Medical. Together they break down why women in their 40s feel like strangers in their own bodies, why the standard medical playbook keeps missing the mark, and what a truly personalized approach to hormone optimization actually looks like.Why perimenopause weight gain is not inevitable, and what hormonal and metabolic signals to address before it startsThe truth about GLP-1 medications: who they actually help, how to come off them without rebound, and why insulin is the real villainOral contraceptives, estrogen dominance, and why liver detox is the missing piece most doctors skipTestosterone for men and women: injectable vs. topical, lifetime commitment concerns, and what bioregulators do that TRT cannotHistamine, DAO deficiency, mold sensitivity, and the gut-immune connection your allergist probably hasn't mentioned