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Dr. Brooke Show
by Dr. Brooke
Amidst polarizing, conflicting, and often alarming health and hormone information, The Dr Brooke Show is a voice of sanity where a sensible and nuanced take is honored. Black-and-white thinking, complex daily routines, and hormone advice that get you lost in minutia are not welcome here, but you are. With your host Dr Brooke Kalanick, functional medicine doctor and female hormone expert, you'll sift through the nonsense and get to what matters most for your hormones and your happiness. Deep dive with expert interviews as well as Dr. Brooke's solo episodes will give you the solutions you need. Dr Brooke is a speaker, author, and unlike most online experts: still a doc in full-time practice working with real women every day. Like you, she is navigating the moving target that is female hormones through the years and trying to live life more like interval training vs. a marathon: work hard but also recover, learning when to have more grit or when to have more grace. Oh, and also trying no
Episodes
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Dr. Brooke Show #470 Why We're Getting Omega 3s Wrong With Max Marion of AquaOmega
Omega-3's are not new but this foundational pillar of nutrition needs a makeover. In this episode, Max Marion, co-founder of AquaOmega, and I get into why sourcing, processing, and the type of fish used in your supplements matters - a whole lot. I've often said taking a bad fish oil is worse than...
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Dr. Brooke Show #469 Disconnects In The Current HRT Conversation
With all the information out there from practioners and online experts, it can feel like we have all the research and protocols locked down for women and HRT. The truth is there is much we know, much we suspect and much we still do not know for sure. In this epsisode, I will cover the main HRT...
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Dr. Brooke Show #468 Why Your Gallbladder Matters More Than You Think
Is your gallbladder is disposable? Bile may be doing more for your hormones and digestive health than you realize. If you've been told your need to remove your gallblader, or even if you've ever struggled with symptoms like fat intolerance, bloating, or mysterious right-side pain after meals…
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Dr. Brooke Show #467 Things People Say That Actually Help When Life Is Really Hard
A year ago, my life was completely upended. When you go through something hard, people that care about you try to say helpful things, some of this can feel so cliché. Turns out though, certain phrases become an old adage because they are right on the money. Whether you are going through something...
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Dr. Brooke Show #466 Should You Be Taking HCL?
A popular, easy-to-get, inexpensive supplement might be life-changing - or causing more harm than good. In this episode, I'm talking about HCl (stomach acid). Many people are taking way more than needed, or taking it when downstream digestion issues (i.e. your gallbladder, infections like H....
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Dr. Brooke Show #465 Hormones + Headaches
Wondering if your headaches are triggered by your hormones? Whether you are in your 20s or 30s with normal hormonal variations throughout the cycle OR you are dealing with hormone fluctuations and decline in your 40s or 50s, this episode is for you. I cover how headaches of many types, including...
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Dr. Brooke Show #464 Should You Take GLP-1 Meds Forever?
These medications have been incredibly successful at helping women lose weight, quiet food noise, and feel in control of their appetite. They have also had some other benefits such as lowering inflamamtion, improving joint pain, and clearing brain fog. There is also some evidence they decrease...
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Dr. Brooke Show #463 Most Common Things That Practitioners Miss When Interpreting Your DUTCH Test
There's so much debate on whether functional testing like the DUTCH test is helpful for women trying to sort out their hormone issues. I use it frequently, but like serum testing, it has its place and it's limitations. However, the biggest thing that burns me up is when a woman goes out of pocket...
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Dr. Brooke Show #462 Can HRT Make You Gain Weight?
Some of the more frustrating symptoms of midlife hormone decline and perimenopause is stubborn fat loss, weight gain, and fat redistribution around the midsection. HRT is often part of what's promoted to manage these metabolic changes, and many women expect to lose weight when they start it.…
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Dr. Brooke Show #461 Making The Basics Less Boring + More Delicious
Whether you know what to do for your nutrition or this high protein-high veggie way of eating is new, there are a few basics that women need to keep doing, over and over. Let's face it, that can get tedious, but with a few simple hacks, tricks and upgrades you will always have veggies on hand,...
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Dr. Brooke Show #460 PMOS Is The New PCOS
PCOS has a new name, but will women struggling with this lifelong, complex condition have a new experience? Women struggle both with diagnosis and adequate treatment for this condition, and while the new name honors the significance of the widespread endocrine problems of PCOS, we have a long way...
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Dr. Brooke Show #459 - Q&As Part II: HRT, Progesterone Cycling + More
In this episode, we get into more of Q&As that you've emailed to me, posted in the Facebook group, and some directly from my patients. A few more related to HRT, plus we'll cover SHBG, progesterone cycling, and more. These episodes are always my favorite, so be sure to listen in! For more info on...
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Dr. Brooke Show #458 Surprising Symtpoms That Might Be Perimenopause
Most women underestimate the bizarre, surprising symptoms that can crop up during perimenopause — such as itchy ears, voice changes, and even unusual body odors. If you thought menopause was just hot flashes, sleep issues, night sweats, zero energy and weight gain, think again. In this episode,...
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Dr. Brooke Show #457 HRT + Joint Pain, Irregular Bleeding, Indigestion & More
Often, when symptoms or side effects arise on HRT, the immediate reaction is to adjust the dosage. In this Q&A episode, I cover what irregular bleeding, GI symptoms like nausea and joint pain might indicate when you're on HRT and options to feel better that go beyond just a bump up or step down…
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Dr. Brooke Show #456 Five Meme-Worthy Concepts That Just Hit Harder in Midlife
Whether age, experience or tough times - sometimes you just "get something" in a way you didn't before. There are a few popular, Instagram-meme-worthy concepts that have taken on a deeper meaning for me lately. I'm sharing how I understand ideas like forgiveness, boundaries and the every popular...
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Dr. Brooke Show #455 What Women Get Wrong With Magnesium
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Magnesium is likely in your supplement regimen right now, as its benefits are widely known. However, many of us take one form, such as citrate or glycinate, only and miss out on other important forms of magnesium that benefit…
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Dr Brooke Show #454 Why Bone Health Is A Marker of HEALTH Not Just Disease
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Women today are becoming more aware of the value of both strength training and HRT on their bone health. Most screening, though, takes place much later and often when osteoporosis and osteopenia have already set in. In this...
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Dr. Brooke Show #453 Why Midlife Is So Exhausting
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Most women in midlife feel exhausted, and fluctuating hormones certainly plays into that via impacting neurotransmitters, energy production and disrupting sleep from symptoms like night sweats. However, HRT is merely one piece…
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Dr. Brooke Show #452 Probiotics: How They Work + How To Know What You Need
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Probiotic supplements abound, but is the latest, fancy-pants strain the answer? In this episode, I talk about how to think about using probitoics, what they can do and whether or not you need a supplement or can you get what you...
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Dr. Brooke Show #451 Using Birthcontrol Instead of HRT in Perimenopause
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. In this episode, I talk about using birth control instead of HRT during midlife. There are times when this option makes sense but it is important to know these hormones are different types, dosages, and come with different risk...
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Dr Brooke Show #450 Tools For Embracing Change, Navigating Choas + Resetting for 2026
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. 2025 was TOUGH! In this episode, I dive into my year of unexpected chaos that completely derailed my health - and why I let it happen. I share the tools that worked to get through and what tools I need to pull back out (hint:...
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Dr. Brooke Show #449 New Year's Magic with Mallory Leone
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Join me and my friend Mallory Leone, founder of Four Corners Studio, as we move into the end of 2025 (the year of the snake), Mallory and I talk about shedding the old skin that doesn't fit anymore, the power of folk magic, and...
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Dr Brooke Show #448 Pros + Cons of Pellet Therapy for HRT
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. I've long shared my grievances about testosterone pellets, but as always, I want to give you a balanced and fair take on all things women's hormones. In this episode, I cover some advantages to pellets (there are a few!) as well...
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Dr Brooke Show #447 10th Annual Gratitude Episode!
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. The holidays are here, and it's time for the 10th annual Thanksgiving episode! Can you believe it? Gratitude is a powerful and it is tricky. I'll share some new research on the science of gratitude and how it can be an important...
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Dr Brooke Show #446 What Women Need To Know About Testosterone + HRT
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Testosterone for women is among the most over AND under prescribed hormones out there. Women in their 40s and 50s are suffering and struggling to get treatment OR they are being given dosages high enough to cause potentially...
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Dr Brooke Show #445 A Nervous System Approach To Holiday Treats + Stress
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. It's that time of year when things can get a little chaotic - in a festive way, but still. Your social feed is about to be filled with healthier swaps for holiday treats, experts telling you how horrible sugar is and others...
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Dr Brooke Show #444 Should You Be Cycling Your HRT?
In this episode, I am asking a question I get daily in my practice from women taking HRT: do I need to be cycling my progesterone? Or is OK to just take it every day? How about estrogen, does that need to be cycled too? It's a good question and one that experts do not agree on. As I always say...
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Dr. Brooke Show #443 Do You Really Need A Weighted Vest?
Trend alert: weighted vests. These low-weight vests are all the rage in the midlife/perimenopause space right now. The menopause experts say to wear these babies every day, all day, and for every exercise. The fitness experts say there is a whole lot of problems with wearing a weighted vest for...
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Dr Brooke Show #442 Histamine, MCAS and Your Nervous System
Nervous system regulation is all the rage and it is so important to so many symptoms and health conditions. When you have an overactive and highly sensitive system, it might not be enough to take a deep breath or trigger your vagus nerve with singing or cold water. Those tools are powerful and…
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Dr Brooke Show #441 Why Your Progesterone to Estrogen Ratio Matters
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Whether you are cycling and have symptoms or are on HRT and having issues, the ratio of these two hormones can be a real indicator of issues like low progesterone, estrogen dominance or estrogen metabolism issues. You can...
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Dr. Brooke Show #440 - Understanding Oxytocin
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. The love hormone, the cuddle hormone, the hormone of bonding. Not much bad to say about oxytocin! However, with so many new, compounded hormones easily available on the internet, you may be wondering if you should be taking...
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Dr. Brooke Show #439 Midlife is More Than HRT, Part II
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Part II of this two-part episode series on the "other stuff" about midlife. In this episode, I get into the tangible system I created to tackle the stuff that HRT doesn't fix — my 3G + 4R Perimenopause Process. There is both...
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Dr Brooke Show #438 Midlife Is More Than HRT, Part I
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Personal episode alert….this one is a bit different than most. It's not science based and there is no tangible system taught - BUT there is next week so stay tuned! This episode is simply me sharing the nitty-gritty, personal,...
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Dr Brooke Show #437 The Truth About Compounding Pharmacies
For more info on how I can help you visit my site, BetterByDrBrooke. There is a huge divide on using compounded pharmacies vs. your standard local pharmacy. On one hand many things compounding is the only way you can get bioidentical hormone therapy and on the other hand there's a ton of fear...
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Dr Brooke Show #436 A New Holistic Approach to Endometriosis
For more info on how I can help you visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Endometriosis can be debilitating for women and not only is treatment somewhat hit and miss, many women go undiagnosed for years. In this episode I cover some new areas of research and potential root causes of endometriosis. As...
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Dr Brooke Show #435 Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) For Women
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. HIgh doses of naltrexone are used for certain addiction treatments, but lower and mid range doses have been shown to have hormonal, anti-inflammatory and weight loss benefits - with relatively few side effects for most women. In...
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Dr Brooke Show #434 How To Think About Supplements For Female Hormones
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke! Oh, juicy one, right? While there are some that say they are all garbage and others that say they are the same as taking hormones, it's no wonder it's a confusing topic. In this episode, I share how to think about most female...
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Dr Brooke Show #433 Tools To Reset Your Nervous System
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Stressful moments happen to the best of us and we need actionable tools to complete the stress response, get back to baseline and reset our nervous system. Some of us are hardwired to be more reactive and dysregulated on an...
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Dr Brooke Show #432 PCOS + Perimenopause Q&A
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Follow up to episode #431 where I laid out how hormones change in perimenopause for women with PCOS, this episode answers questions from my listeners specific to these two conditions. I cover testing, worsening insulin…
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Dr Brooke Show #431 PCOS & Perimenopause
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Have you heard that menopause cures or fixes PCOS? There is so much misunderstanding around PCOS leaving many women without answers and much misinformation about what this condition looks like as hormones decline in…
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Dr Brooke Show #430 Is Candida Causing Your Symptoms?
Candida is probably the thing women come most often with thinking that they have. Part of the reason is that the symptoms like bloating, fatigue, and sugar cravings are so common. In this episode, I cover sussing out if this is really behind your symptoms, testing (pros and cons) and how to work...
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Dr Brooke Show #429 All About PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Often referred to as simply really bad PMS, PMDD is really its own thing and can be much more severe and debilitating than the usual PMS symptoms - though it can include those things too such as bloating, changes in digestion,...
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Dr Brooke Show #428 How Estrogen + Progesterone Impact Your Sleep
For more info on how I can help you, visit BetterByDrBrooke.com. Progesterone gets all the love for being a sleep helper but estrogen is really important too! So whether your hormones are low due to not ovulating for some reason in your 20s or 30s such as PCOS, stress, etc. or you're in...
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Dr Brooke Show #427 Holistic Nutrition For Your Pup with Dr. Mathew Wheaton of Ollie
The holistic vet is in the house! Dr. Wheaton is part of the team at Ollie, makers of freshly prepared and customized nutrition for your pup and he joins me to talk about what our dogs really need when it comes to proper nutrition - not shockingly it isn't the big bag of dried kibble! Better…
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Dr Brooke Show #426 Why Some Women Can't Tolerate Progesterone
For more info on how I can help you visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Progesterone is often an absolute godsend making us feel calmer, less bonkers, able to sleep and simply like things are gonna be OK. It is an important part of an HRT regimen, yet some women do not feel much of a benefit from it...
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Dr Brooke Show #425 Turning Sugar Into Fiber with Dr. Zach Abbot
Encore episode! Dr. Zach is back to talk about something very cool: ZBiotics new probiotic product that turns sugar (sucrose) from your diet into fiber. Sounds like magic, right? Almost. This probiotic strain normally found in our gut and on our food has been engineered to produce an enzyme…
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Dr Brooke Show #424 New Tools For Opting Out Of Overwhelm
For more info on how I can help you visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. It's spring, so what better time to revisit those New Year's Resolutions! How are yours going? In this episode I report back on the strategies I laid out in episode #419 that kicked off 2025 as well as sharing some new and also...
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Dr Brooke Show #423 Good Oral Health is Good Health with Seth Spears of Wellnesse
Seth Spears, co-founder of the popular wellness blog and podcast Wellness Mama is here to talk about his other venture: Wellnesse. Wellnesse has several clean body and beauty products that were created after the success of Wellness Mama's DIY approach to healthy, clean beauty products -- because...
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Dr Brooke Show #422 Gut Health + Hormones Q&A
For more info on how I can help you visit BetterByDrBrooke.com. As a follow-up to episode #421 specifically on microbiome shifts in perimenopause, this episode answers questions about gut health and hormones (such as symptoms that occur throughout the cycle and when starting HRT) as well as more...
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Dr Brooke Show #421 Gut Health + Microbiome Shifts In Perimenopause
For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. We talk a lot about how hormones and the gut are very interconnected and in this episode, I take a deeper dive into how the changes in estrogen and progesterone in midlife impact our microbiome diversity, the integrity of our…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Amidst polarizing, conflicting, and often alarming health and hormone information, The Dr Brooke Show is a voice of sanity where a sensible and nuanced take is honored. Black-and-white thinking, complex daily routines, and hormone advice that get you lost in minutia are not welcome here, but you are. With your host Dr Brooke Kalanick, functional medicine doctor and female hormone expert, you'll sift through the nonsense and get to what matters most for your hormones and your happiness. Deep dive with expert interviews as well as Dr. Brooke's solo episodes will give you the solutions you need. Dr Brooke is a speaker, author, and unlike most online experts: still a doc in full-time practice working with real women every day. Like you, she is navigating the moving target that is female hormones through the years and trying to live life more like interval training vs. a marathon: work hard but also recover, learning when to have more grit or when to have more grace. Oh, and also trying no
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