The Hormone Solution | Perimenopause, Menopause, HRT, Weight Loss & Women's Midlife Health

Welcome to Quick Hits — where we bring you the most impactful moments from past episodes in under 15 minutes. Today's clip comes from one of our most replayed conversations. If you want the full episode, check the link in the description below. Listen to the full episode: https://karenmartel.com/blogs/podcast/breaking-the-silence-andrea-donsky-on-103-menopause-symptoms-and-taking-control Known as the "Menopause Educator and Researcher" to her 340,000+ TikTok followers, Andrea Donsky is a nutritionist on a mission to change the conversation around perimenopause and menopause. Her new book "Nourishing Menopause: Powerful Nutrition and Lifestyle Strategies to Feel Your Best" comes out May 5th! Our conversation explores the role of nutrition, lifestyle changes, and supplements in managing symptoms, with a particular focus on personalized intermittent fasting. We also share strategies you can use for improving sleep quality and discuss self-advocacy in healthcare settings. In this episode: How Andrea redefines menopause conversations through education and advocacy. Why menopause and perimenopause symptoms are often misunderstood by the medical community. Lesser-known menopause symptoms, including dizziness. Why education and openness are crucial for future generations in navigating menopause. How nutrition and lifestyle changes help manage menopause symptoms effectively. Why sleep is often overlooked but crucial in menopause care. How Andrea's upcoming research publication contributes to menopause education. Why fatigue, brain fog, and sleep issues are top menopause symptoms. How Andrea's personal menopause journey influences her advocacy work. Why weight gain is a primary concern for many menopausal women. How personalized fasting methods can address individual menopause needs. Why maintaining a dark, cool room improves sleep quality during menopause. How specific supplements can enhance sleep quality for menopausal women. Why consistent sleep routines and avoiding blue light are beneficial. Why it's important to be prepared with symptoms and questions for medical appointments.   Andrea on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andreadonsky     Sponsors Get 20% off your Cozy Earth Bed Sheet with coupon code HORMONES     Are you in perimenopause or postmenopause and struggling with symptoms—but not getting the support you deserve? At Midlife Solutions, we specialize in hormone optimization for women in midlife. Our all-female clinical team offers telehealth care across all 50 U.S. states, with the ability to prescribe bioidentical estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and thyroid medication.   Book your FREE Hormone Discovery Call Find out what's really driving your symptoms and what your next best steps are.   Visit the website: https://karenmartel.com   Shop the Midlife Solutions Store Over-the-counter bioidentical hormone creams and oils — no prescription needed. Including: • Progesterone • Estrogen Face Cream • Vaginal Moisturizer and more!   Take the Hormone Quiz Discover hidden hormone imbalances that could be driving your symptoms. Get personalized results (and yes, they may surprise you).   Women's Peptide Weight Loss Program Clinically guided, hormone-aware weight loss for midlife women.   Midlife RESET HRT Program A complete, supportive approach to hormone replacement therapy in midlife.   Your host: Karen Martel Certified Hormone Specialist, Transformational Nutrition Coach, & Weight Loss Expert   Karen's Facebook Karen's Instagram

Suddenly, without changing your diet or exercise routine, you gain weight. This can be anywhere from 10 to 20 pounds and in a short amount of time! This usually happens to majority of women at some point throughout their 40's and 50's. Why does this happen? Which hormones are at play? What can you do about it? Tune into the show and find out! Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets.   She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program, You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing!

Dave Korsunsky has fifteen years' experience working for industry-leading technology firms. As an avid health enthusiast, and navigating a health crisis of his own, he recognized an opportunity to build a software solution called Heads Up Health that makes it easier for anyone to take control of their health through centralized, easy to understand data. The software integrates with more than 20,000 hospitals and healthcare systems across the country like The Mayo Clinic, Stanford Health System, and the Cleveland Clinic. It provides full data integration with labs and pharmacies. In this episode: Why Dave saw the need to create Heads Up Why has pulling all of our health records into one place been so difficult in the past? How does it work? How does it pull all of this information together into one place? What does this do for the patient? Fast forward five years into the future. What does access look like? The importance of seeing lifestyle modifications (diet, sleep, exercise, stress, etc.) affect clinical markers of health and weight loss. https://headsuphealth.com/   Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets.   She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing!   Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home! 

A special episode from the Women's Empowerment Project Elle Russ and Karen Martel dive deep into their own personal stories of rising up and overcoming weight and health issues. The importance of having your thyroid checked, ancestral nutrition and how it changed their lives. Why there is so much more to health and weight loss then what we are being told as women and more! Women's Empowerment Project Free online summit; interviews with empowering life coaches, health experts, and authors. Hosted by Karen Martel & Elle Russ Contact Host Karen Martel: https://karenmartel.com Contact Host Elle Russ: http://www.elleruss.com Elle Russ is a writer, actor, and best-selling author of The Paleo Thyroid Solution. She is the host of the popular Primal Blueprint Podcast and a certified Primal Health Coach. Elle is the leading voice of thyroid health in the fast-growing Paleo, Primal, Ancestral Health Movements. Elle is also the writer of award-winning documentary Headhunt Revisited. She is dedicated to educating and empowering others to live happy, healthy, fulfilling lives. Karen Martel is a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach and weight loss expert. After struggling with her own health issues, Karen was determined to bring her knowledge to others with a bold new approach to women's health and weight management. Karen's passion lies in helping women breakthrough weight loss resistance and find their personal weight loss code through nutrition, digestive health, hormone optimization, and managing stress.