The Overlooked Hormones Shaping How You Think and Feel

Brain health is deeply hormonal—and when balance shifts, cognition often feels it first. In this episode of The TBD Fit Podcast, Dr. Daniel Chille sits down with Dr. Reina Marino to explore how hormones directly affect brain cells and synapses, influencing memory, executive function, mood, and the ability to form new memories as we age.They discuss why hormone replacement became controversial, how bioidentical hormones differ from older synthetic forms, and why timing, delivery method, and individual history matter. The conversation expands to the core drivers of brain resilience, including exercise-driven BDNF, sleep timing and quality, blood sugar control, stress and cortisol balance, gut and oral health, and supportive nutrients like magnesium, vitamin D, NAC, and specialized pro-resolving mediators.----Dr. Reina Marino is a board-certified physician specializing in integrative and holistic medicine with over 15 years of clinical experience. She transitioned into integrative care after her father’s battle with pancreatic cancer, motivating her to explore how nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted therapies can complement conventional medicine.In her clinical work, Dr. Marino focuses on the hormone–brain connection, helping patients understand how hormone balance, stress regulation, sleep quality, movement, and gut health influence cognition, mental clarity, and healthy aging.Website: drreinamarino.com/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reinamarinomd/----Connect with Dr. ChilleConnect with the Host Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tbdfit.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tbdfit/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TotalBodyDiagnostics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TotalBodyDiagnostics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discovery Call: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/dchille/drchillediscoverycall?month=2025-10⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠----MUSIC CREDITSCaptured in Time - Instrumental version created by feinsmeckerArtlist Song License Certificate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by DrTalks: https://drtalks.com/podcast-service