All Episodes
Dr. Brendan McCarthy — 186 episodes
The Shame Trap of Ultra-Processed Foods
Trauma Is Driving Your Diet (Not Willpower) | Ultra-Processed Foods Explained
Women, Hormones & Cholesterol: The Hidden Role of Ultra-Processed Foods
Ultra-Processed Foods & Autoimmunity
The Truth About GLP-1s
This Was Never a Fair Fight: How Ultra-Processed Food Trains a Child’s Brain
This Isn’t a Willpower Problem: The Truth About Stress, Cravings & Weight Gain
The Real Reason You Crave Junk Food Under Stress
The Missing Piece in Weight Loss
Why You’re Still Hungry After Eating
Why You Can’t Stop Craving Ultra-Processed Foods (It’s Not Willpower)
Ultra-Processed Foods: Why You Can’t Stop Eating Them
The Progesterone Promise: Why Context Matters More Than the Hype
Progesterone & Breast Health: What Women Were Never Properly Taught
Prolactin: The Overlooked Hormone Behind Unexplained Infertility & Low Progesterone
Progesterone, Stress & the “Progesterone Steal” Explained
Progesterone: Why Delivery Method Matters for Brain, Uterus & Breast Health
Reverse Responding to Progesterone: Why Your Body Isn’t Failing You
Why Progesterone Sometimes Backfires
Sulfation, Trauma, and Why Progesterone Doesn’t Always Calm You
Why Progesterone Makes Some Women Feel Worse
Progesterone & Your Brain: The Missing Link
Progesterone: The Breakthrough Women Deserve
The Truth About Estrone: What Your Lab Work Isn’t Telling You
The Estrone Pathways That Predict Your Health: Labs Your Doctor Isn’t Running
Estrone & Cancer: The Truth About “The Forgotten Estrogen”
Estrone Explained (Part 2): The “Forgotten Estrogen” and Why It’s Not the Bad Guy
Estrone Explained: How Lifestyle & Hormones Impact Women’s Health
Healing the Divide Between MAHA & MAMA
Why Conventional Medicine Failed Women
How Medicine Lost Its Way with Women
Understanding the Divide in Modern Medicine
Why Patients Lose Trust in Medicine | Radical Transparency
Why I Practice Medicine Differently
From Self-Silencing to Healing: Women's Health, Stress & Weight Gain
The Silent Stress That’s Harming Women’s Health
The Hidden Link Between Self-Silencing and Fertility
Self-Silencing in Women: The Hidden Link to Stress, Hormones & Heart Health
Self-Silencing, Stress & Autoimmunity in Women
The Hidden Cost of Self-Silencing: How It Impacts Women’s Health
Men & Fertility: What No One Tells You About Showing Up for Her
Male Fertility & Emotional Avoidance: Why Men Need to Show Up
Understanding PMS: A Guide for Men on Hormones, Relationships & Self-Silencing
Why Your Doctor Says You're "Fine" (When You're Actually Not) | Testosterone Q&A Pt. 2
Testosterone in Women: FSH, Hair Loss & Real Questions Answered
What We’re Learning About TRT and Breast Cancer Risk
Why I Always Run Labs Before Hormone Therapy: The Real Risks of Skipping FSH
Why Perimenopausal Hormone Labs Do Matter — Debunking Dangerous Myths
Should You Get HRT Without Lab Work? Why I Always Test First
Testosterone in Women: Dosing, Labs & What Most Doctors Miss
The Truth About Testosterone in Women: What Your Doctor May Not Be Telling You
Testosterone Therapy for Women: Breaking the Stigma
Progesterone Delivery Methods Explained: How It Actually Works in Your Body
Answering Your Hormone Questions: Progesterone Reactions, MTHFR, Estrogen Detox & More
Progesterone, Testosterone & HRT Questions You’re Afraid to Ask
When Progesterone Backfires: Understanding Reverse Responders
When Progesterone Backfires: The Hidden Link Between Hormones, Anxiety & Trauma
Why Progesterone Doesn’t Work for Everyone
Migraine Series Q&A
Triptans and Beyond: Understanding the True Causes of Migraines
Unlocking the Root Cause of Migraines: The Role of Progesterone and GABA
The Role of Estrogen in Migraines: Understanding the Link & Treatment Options
Understanding Headaches
Your Voice Matters—Let’s Talk Menopause
Menopause & Hormone Therapy: Treatment Pt. 2
Menopause & Hormone Therapy: Treatment Pt. 1
How to Recognize the Signs of Menopause: Symptoms & Diagnosis Explained
Menopause Explained: An Introduction to Understanding the Journey
Why Is Treating Autoimmune Diseases So Challenging?
Answering YOUR Questions About PMS | Everything You Need to Know! (Part 4)
Balancing Hormones to Treat PMS: Effective Strategies Explained! (Part 3)
Is It PMS or Something Else? Diagnosing PMS Symptoms (Part 2)
Understanding PMS: An Intro to Symptoms, Causes, and Management (Introduction, Part 1)
The Truth About Prostate Cancer & Testosterone: What Every Man Needs to Know
The Evolution of Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)
Ways for Managing Autoimmune Diseases Naturally & Effectively (Part 3)
Understanding Autoimmunity: A Guide to Diagnosis and Early Detection (Part 2.2)
Understanding Autoimmunity: A Guide to Diagnosis and Early Detection (Part 2.1)
Autoimmunity Explained: Understanding the Body's Defense Gone Wrong (Introduction, Part 1)
Endometriosis Q&A: Doctor Answers to Your Most Asked Questions! (Part 4)
Understanding and Treating Endometriosis (Part 3)
How to Diagnose Endometriosis: Symptoms, Tests, and What to Expect (Part 2)
Endometriosis 101: Understanding Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment (Introduction, Part 1)
Does Vitamin D Prevent Infection from Surgery? 🦠💊
Understanding Infertility: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
A Cholesterol Myth: Separating Facts from Fiction for a Healthier You
The CDC Is Finally Recommending Pain Management For Excruciatingly Painful IUD Insertions
Effective Strategies to Manage & Treat PCOS Naturally | PCOS Treatment (Part 3.3)
Effective Strategies to Manage & Treat PCOS Naturally | PCOS Treatment (Part 3.2)
Effective Strategies to Manage & Treat PCOS Naturally | PCOS Treatment (Part 3.1)
PCOS Explained: How to Identify and Diagnose (Part 2)
Understanding PCOS: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options Explained! (Introduction, Part 1)
Understanding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
The Price of Medicine is BROKEN
Why Are Labs So Important?
The Main Carnivore Guru Calls It Quits
The Carnivore Diet Gives You Diabetes?
A Cure for Type 2 Diabetes!?
The Healthcare Industry is Broken, Let's Fix It (Pt.2)
The Healthcare Industry is Broken, Let's Fix It (Pt.1)
Hormones & PTSD
The Effects of Cortisol with PTSD
How PTSD can effect your health
Understanding Trauma & Weight Gain
Post Traumatic Infenctions
Understanding Trauma in Medicine
Social Media Medical Specialists
Navigating Hormone Replacement Therapy
Endometriosis: Everything You Need to Know
The Birth Control Pill (Part 3)
The Birth Control Pill (Part 2)
The Birth Control Pill (Part 1)
Labs for Women
A Guide to Low Libido
Hormone Treatment for Men vs Women #womenshealth
The Misogyny of Medicine, Oral Estrogen Edition
Treating High Cholesterol with Pregnenolone?
Liver Health & Hormones: Everything You Need to Know!
Can Cervical Cancer be Prevented?
BRCA Positive Gene and Taking Hormones
Bioidentical Hormones vs Oral Contraceptives
Understanding Food Allergies
The TRUTH About MTHFR
Why am I not losing weight?
Managing Blood Pressure
The Carnivore Diet: Can You Have Too Much Meat?
Damage Done by Birth Control?
Estrogen, an Antioxidant?
Does the Whole30 Diet Work?
The Educated Patient
Sugar Serenity
Let’s Talk About Estrogen and Weight Gain
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Is Food Addiction A Real Thing?
Cocaine In Your Cough Drops?
Moral Injury In the Medical Industry
When to Take Supplements
Stress, On So Many Levels
The Chemical of Love: Oxytocin
The Truth About Buying Testosterone Via Online
The Healthy Life Struggle for Men
Q&A: Cervical Cancer and Premarin?
The Effects of Testosterone in Women
How To Choose the Right Supplements
The Truth about Supplements
How to Treat Your Thyroid
K-Cups Shrink Your What!?
The Goal of the Podcast
Birth Control Linked to Depression
Understanding Lab Values: Thyroid
Why Hormone Lab Values Are So Important
Helping Men Understand Menopause
Best Ways to Take Progesterone & More
Q&A: Off-Label Hormones? - Ep. 35
Birth Control causing PTSD? - Ep. 34
Q&A: Can you take Estrogen with a Heart Condition? - Ep. 33
Estrogen is not the Villain - Ep. 31
Different Ways to Take Hormones - Ep. 30
What Stress Does to the Body - Ep. 29
Q&A: The Cost of HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) - Ep. 28
Thyroid & Memory Loss - Ep. 27
Q&A: What is the best way to take Testosterone? - Ep. 26
Depression & Antidepressants (Part 2) - Ep. 25
Depression & Antidepressants (Part 1) - Ep. 24
Fixing Acne with Hormones - Ep. 23
Why Do My Breasts Hurt? - Ep. 22
The Alkaline vs Acidic Body - Ep. 21
What Cause’s a Serotonin Deficiency? - Ep. 19
Optimizing the Endocrine System - Ep. 18
What Are Bioidentical Hormones? - Ep. 17
Anti-Aging Foods?
Does Detoxing Actually Work?
The Battle With Insomnia for Women
Is There Bias-Driven Practice in Healthcare?
Dr. Brendan McCarthy, Comments & Questions
What Stress Is Really Doing to You
The Truth About Thyroid
Spermageddon (Pt. 2)
Spermageddon (Pt. 1)
The Low Testosterone Crisis (Pt. 2)
The Low Testosterone Crisis (Pt. 1)
Why People Struggle With Weight Loss (Pt.2)
Why People Struggle With Weight Loss (Pt.1)
The Medical Care Women Deserve (Pt. 2)
The Medical Care Women Deserve (Pt. 1)
Hormone Replacement Therapy and It’s Side Effects