Why You Feel “Off” in Your 30s: The Truth About Hormones & Perimenopause

In this episode, we sit down with Alicia Barkholtz, FNP-C, to explore the transition from your 30s into perimenopause and why so many women start feeling “off” despite normal labs. We discuss how hormone decline begins earlier than expected, how stress, gut health, and detox pathways influence symptoms, and what women can do to proactively support their bodies through this phase.- - - - -About the Guest:Alicia Barkholtz, FNP-C, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a prominent voice at Forum Health, specializing in an integrative, “root-cause” approach to women’s hormone health. Her clinical expertise spans the complexities of perimenopause, menopause, PCOS, and metabolic dysfunction, with a particular focus on bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and overcoming weight loss resistance. Through her virtual clinic and educational community, Menopause & More, Alicia empowers women to move beyond standard symptom management by decoding complex lab data to optimize the interplay between gut, thyroid, and adrenal health.- - - - -Social Handles:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Alicia-Barkholtz-APNP-FNP-C/61583638750602/- - - - -Forum HealthWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠https://forumhealth.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clinic Locator: ⁠⁠⁠https://forumhealth.com/clinics/⁠⁠⁠- - - - -Follow us on Social:Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/forumhealthco/⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/forum_health/- - - - -PODCASTThank you for listening.Please subscribe and share.This podcast is produced by DrTalks.comhttps://drtalks.com/podcast-service/