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Your period may be irregular, your sleep may be wrecked, and your patience may be gone, but that does not mean your body is failing. Carla sits down with Bria Gadd, known as The Period Whisperer, to explain why perimenopause and menopause can feel like a sudden unraveling and why the real story is often “health debt,” the moment your energy supply can no longer keep up with your energy demand.
We get specific about symptoms many women are never warned about: heart palpitations instead of hot flashes, frozen shoulder, restless legs, digestive changes, bladder urgency, low libido, vaginal dryness, and the midlife mood swings that can show up as full-on rage. Bria breaks down ovarian retirement, the progesterone drop, erratic estrogen, and how these shifts can affect memory, stress tolerance, and recovery from training. If you are doing all the “right” things and nothing works, we talk through why eating less and working out more can backfire, especially when cortisol patterns, circadian rhythm disruption, or thyroid conversion issues are in play.
Bria shares a test-don’t-guess approach using functional labs like the DUTCH test (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) to evaluate sex hormones, cortisol, and hormone metabolism pathways that can shape how someone responds to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). We also dig into practical foundations: consistent meals, adequate protein, sleep routines, reducing alcohol and excess caffeine, stress release that does not add more physical load, plus minerals and hydration to support recovery, especially for shift workers and endurance athletes.
If this helped you connect the dots, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a five-star review so more women can find real menopause and perimenopause support.
https://briatheperiodwhisperer.com
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-period-whisperer-podcast-perimenopause-menopause/id1617315546
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