If you've tried everything - the elimination diets, the supplements, the protocols - and still feel exhausted, bloated, and hormonally off, this episode is for you.
Meg Langston, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and founder of Empower Formulas, joins the show to share why so many women are chronically depleted, how iron is one of the most misunderstood markers in women's health, and why creatine might be the supplement your body has been missing all along.
We also get into the wellness pendulum - from doing too little to stressing about forever chemicals in leggings - and why getting back to the foundations will always move the needle more than the latest biohack.
If you're exploring why your energy, hormones, or gut still feel off despite doing everything right, this one is worth a listen.
Timestamps:
00:58 What Meg is seeing most in her practice right now
01:52 From "I didn't know enough" to "I'm scared of everything" - the pendulum swing
04:03 Why stressing about leggings and supplements is missing the point
05:00 The hardest things to sell in wellness (and why they're the most important)
07:23 How family dynamics, faith, and community impact your health
09:01 What a real rest day looks like - honest answers from a busy practitioner
11:34 Micro moments, nervous system regulation, and letting go of perfect
13:28 Coming back to your breath - small daily practices that actually work
14:24 The most common conditions Meg sees: mineral depletion, iron issues & gut dysfunction
16:21 Iron overload vs. iron dysregulation - what's actually going on
19:30 The nightclub analogy: how copper, ceruloplasm, and retinol move iron through the body 2
4:01 Why standard iron labs miss the full picture
25:37 Vitamin D, magnesium, and why low levels are a symptom not a deficiency
27:30 The best foods to support iron metabolism (copper, retinol, organ meats)
28:58 Why long-term zinc supplementation is a problem
30:33 Why food maintains mineral balance better than supplements ever will
33:25 Sodium and potassium depletion - why Meg sees it constantly
35:46 Why we're so depleted: lifestyle, stress, and not eating enough variety
39:30 Creatine: why every woman needs it and what it actually does
43:00 How creatine fluctuates with your cycle - ovulation, luteal phase & PMS
47:20 Creatine monohydrate vs. other forms - what to look for and why it matters
49:00 Why Meg formulated Empower Formulas (and what makes it different)
54:30 Why food sensitivity results aren't always the full story
About our Guest
Meg Langston is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner of almost 10 years and founder of Meg Langston Wellness and Empower Formulas. She helps women restore hormone and gut health through comprehensive testing and personalised root-cause nutrition - without restrictive protocols or quick fixes. Meg created Empower Formulas Creatine after seeing firsthand how overlooked women are in the creatine conversation.
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Welcome to the Within Nutrition Podcast.
There is so much noise in the health world that often sounds so convincing but doesn't actually work for you so we're here to breakdown the science, challenge the common myths and share the strategies that truly make a difference for you.
