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Quick Hits: From Depression to Peak Health: The Secret Struggles of High-Performing Women with Biohacker Angela Foster

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

Release Date: 08/18/2026

The Estrogen Patch Shortage: What Women Need to Know Before Switching

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

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE Can't get your usual estrogen patch? Don't panic. You have options! In this free guide, hormone specialist Karen Martel breaks down the different estrogen delivery methods, including patches, creams, gels, oils, and injections. Learn how they compare, understand approximate dosing equivalents, and discover what to ask your doctor before making a switch. Plus, get practical tips for navigating the estrogen shortage so you can stay on track with your hormone therapy and avoid unnecessary disruptions. Imagine finally getting your HRT dialed in, feeling good again,...

Quick Hits: The Protein Mistake That Could Be Costing You Muscle in Midlife with Angelo Keely

The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & 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. We talk constantly about eating more protein in midlife. But here is the question we do not ask nearly enough: Is your body actually getting what it needs from that protein? Because there is a big difference between eating protein, digesting protein, getting enough of the right amino acids, and actually giving your body what it needs to maintain...

Menopause and Heart Disease: What Women Are Still Not Being Told with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum

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

Most women enter perimenopause thinking about hot flashes, weight gain, sleep, brain fog, and hormones. Very few are told that this may also be one of the most important cardiovascular windows of their lives. And that is a problem. Heart disease remains the number one killer of women, yet women are still being underdiagnosed, dismissed, and evaluated using systems that were largely built around male cardiovascular disease. In this episode, I sit down with preventative cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum to talk about what women actually need to understand about their hearts in perimenopause and...

Quick Hits: Empower Your Physique: Breaking Misconceptions for Women Over 40 with Philip Pape

The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & 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. This week we're exploring the intricacies of hormonal health and nutrition for women over 40, including the delicate balance between diet, exercise, and hormones. Joining us is nutrition expert Philip Pape, and together we debunk diet myths and provide personalized strategies to maintain energy, muscle mass, and metabolic health. We also discuss...

Why Do My Joints Suddenly Hurt in Perimenopause?

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

DOWNLOAD OUR FREE GUIDE "IS YOUR HRT OPTIMIZED!" Yesterday morning, I sat up in bed and somehow threw my neck out. That was it. I did not fall. I did not lift anything heavy. I did not have some dramatic injury. I literally sat up. And if you are somewhere in your 40s or 50s, there is a very good chance you have your own version of this story. Your shoulder suddenly stops moving properly. Your back goes out doing something completely ordinary. Your knees start aching. Your Achilles is angry. Your elbow hurts for no apparent reason. Workouts you used to recover from easily suddenly leave...

Quick Hits: Estrogen Has Been Vindicated! Estrogen HRT & Its Crucial Role in Breast Cancer Prevention with Dr. Lindsey Berkson

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

This is Quick Hits, where I pull the best takeaways from past podcast episodes and bring them to you in a shorter format. If today’s clip resonates with you, be sure to check out the full episode linked below. Download in iTunes or on your favorite podcast platforms. Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson is a thought leader in functional medicine, with an emphasis on hormones, nutrition, digestion, and intimacy. Berkson was a distinguished hormone scholar at a world-renowned estrogen think tank at Tulane University because she wrote one of the first breakthrough books on endocrine disruption)....

The Midlife Peptide Guide: Energy, Muscle, Recovery, Skin, Sleep & Libido with Dr. Jeff Gross

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

Peptides are everywhere right now. They are being talked about for fat loss, muscle, recovery, brain health, skin, longevity, inflammation, mitochondrial function, injury repair, and just about every other problem women run into in midlife. But which peptides actually make sense? Which ones have useful evidence or clinical experience behind them? Which ones are still early? And where do peptides fit when a woman is already dealing with changing hormones, declining muscle, stubborn body composition changes, poor sleep, low energy, and slower recovery? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jeff...

Quick Hits: The Sun Deficiency Epidemic: Could Sunlight Be the Missing Link in Modern Health W/ Gerardo Gutierrez

The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & 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 popular conversations. Want the full episode? You’ll find the link below. Are we getting enough of the right kind of light? In this Quick Hits episode, I pull out the biggest takeaways from my conversation with Gerardo “Guti” Gutierrez on sunlight, UVB, vitamin D, red light therapy, infrared light, circadian rhythm, and hormone health. We break down why sunlight is about far more than vitamin D, how UVA and UVB affect the body differently,...

What Happened When I Stopped Drinking: Hormones, Weight, Stress, and Breaking the Cycle

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

This may be one of those episodes you are tempted to skip because nobody really wants to hear that their nightly glass of wine could be working against them. But this is not a lecture about why you should never drink again. In this episode, I’m having a very honest conversation about alcohol, especially for women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. We talk about how drinking may affect sleep, cortisol, cravings, estrogen metabolism, liver health, insulin sensitivity, weight loss, and the way your body handles stress as you move through perimenopause and menopause. But this conversation goes much...

Quick Hits: Breathwork for Women: Igniting Inner Empowerment with Kyla Erlandson

The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & 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. Breathwork has been used for thousands of years across cultures as a powerful tool for healing, emotional release, self-discovery, and spiritual connection. Yet most of us move through our days barely thinking about our breath, let alone using it intentionally. In this episode, we explore how breathwork can help you reconnect with yourself,...

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Angela is an award-winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Keynote Speaker and Host of The High Performance Health Podcast.

A former corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela regularly gives keynotes to large fitness, health and wellness events She also delivers Health Optimisation and Performance Workshops to large multinational corporations with a strong focus on women's health and burnout prevention.

Angela brings us through her vast knowledge of midlife mental health, focusing on the hormonal shifts that many women experience during perimenopause and menopause. We explore how a drop in key hormones like serotonin and GABA can exacerbate depression and anxiety. Angela shares her personal journey from a high-powered corporate lawyer to a health advocate, revealing the strategies she used to harmonize her hormones and prevent burnout. Together, we discuss mental health strategies that you can easily implement, the challenges of balancing career and motherhood, and the importance of self-kindness and resilience during midlife transitions.

In this episode:

Why serotonin and GABA drops can amplify mood disorders in midlife women.
Angela's transition from a corporate lawyer to a health performance coach.
How Angela battled PCOS, endometriosis, and prenatal and postnatal depression.
Why seeking help for mental health issues is crucial, especially during midlife.
How Angela harmonized her hormones and prevented burnout.
The importance of mindfulness and simple, present-focused strategies for mental well-being.
Why balancing motherhood and a demanding career requires emotional resilience.
How infant health issues often add to maternal stress and isolation.
Strategies for managing depression and anxiety through mindfulness and thought pattern changes.
How past traumas resurface during midlife and require new therapeutic approaches.
Why self-awareness is essential for overall well-being in midlife.
The significance of "mastering the mirror" to align your current self with future goals.
How over-optimization of health strategies can lead to additional stress.
Why HRV monitoring is important for stress management and recovery.
How practical techniques like breathwork and micro-recoveries can improve HRV.
Why maintaining physical health and mental engagement is crucial as we age.
The importance of self-kindness and passing on positive attitudes to future generations.
How embracing aging involves maintaining youthfulness and well-being.
The role of healthy habits in overall well-being and longevity.

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