Dr Brooke Show #445 A Nervous System Approach To Holiday Treats + Stress
Release Date: 10/30/2025
Dr Brooke Show #446 What Women Need To Know About Testosterone + HRT
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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site . Testosterone for women is among the most over AND under prescribed hormones out there. Women in their 40s and 50s are suffering and struggling to get treatment OR they are being given dosages high enough to cause potentially irreversible side effects. On the other hand, women in their 20s and 30s are prescribed testosterone with little to no attention paid to diet, stress and exercise first. I cover the importance of thorough testing, how to target nutrition and lifestyle for better testosterone output and the best options, dosages and...
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Dr Brooke Show #445 A Nervous System Approach To Holiday Treats + Stress
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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site . It’s that time of year when things can get a little chaotic - in a festive way, but still. Your social feed is about to be filled with healthier swaps for holiday treats, experts telling you how horrible sugar is and others telling you: it’s only once a year! In this episode, I cover my tried and true tips and perspectives for navigating how this advice can fit for you (or not), where to have grace, where to have grit, and how I’m coming at the holidays this year from a very different perspective. Resources mentioned in...
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Dr Brooke Show #444 Should You Be Cycling Your HRT?
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In this episode, I am asking a question I get daily in my practice from women taking HRT: do I need to be cycling my progesterone? Or is OK to just take it every day? How about estrogen, does that need to be cycled too? It’s a good question and one that experts do not agree on. As I always say though, HRT can’t be one size fits all and it’s worth understanding why cycling might be better for you - or at least another option! I’m sure you have a friend with this same question, so be sure to forward this episode. Resources mentioned in this episode: Grab the Midlife Is More Than...
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Dr. Brooke Show #443 Do You Really Need A Weighted Vest?
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Trend alert: weighted vests. These low-weight vests are all the rage in the midlife/perimenopause space right now. The menopause experts say to wear these babies every day, all day, and for every exercise. The fitness experts say there is a whole lot of problems with wearing a weighted vest for long durations and with certain exercises. I break it all down and go over the most commonly touted studies on bone density and fat loss. I cover some times they definitely aren't a good idea and how to avoid the biggest mistakes if you do choose to use a weighted vest. Grab the Midlife Is More...
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Dr Brooke Show #442 Histamine, MCAS and Your Nervous System
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Nervous system regulation is all the rage and it is so important to so many symptoms and health conditions. When you have an overactive and highly sensitive system, it might not be enough to take a deep breath or trigger your vagus nerve with singing or cold water. Those tools are powerful and you should know how to use them but for many of us the ultimate root cause of mast cell activation, autoimmunity, chronic issues like long covid, POTS, etc. is deeper trauma that created a lack of safety and we need to address that before gut health, hormone balance, or other triggers can be safely dealt...
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Dr Brooke Show #441 Why Your Progesterone to Estrogen Ratio Matters
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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site . Whether you are cycling and have symptoms or are on HRT and having issues, the ratio of these two hormones can be a real indicator of issues like low progesterone, estrogen dominance or estrogen metabolism issues. You can calculate this ratio from values on your serum testing or urine testing such as the DUTCH test. In this episode, I talk about what this ratio should be, how to calculate it (units matter!), what you can glean from various types of testing (i.e. urine shows you something different than serum, both matter) and what to...
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Dr. Brooke Show #440 - Understanding Oxytocin
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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site . The love hormone, the cuddle hormone, the hormone of bonding. Not much bad to say about oxytocin! However, with so many new, compounded hormones easily available on the internet, you may be wondering if you should be taking oxytocin. I cover challenges with oxytocin delivery methods and how to naturally raise it on your own, including common recommendations like hugging but also how the interplay with cortisol might be your biggest needle mover when it comes to boosting this amazing hormone naturally.. Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT...
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Dr. Brooke Show #439 Midlife is More Than HRT, Part II
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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site . Part II of this two-part episode series on the "other stuff" about midlife. In this episode, I get into the tangible system I created to tackle the stuff that HRT doesn't fix — my 3G + 4R Perimenopause Process. There is both perspective and habits as part of this system to help you know what to do - and actually be able to do it! If you missed Part I, where I shared more of the somewhat ugly background of how hard this transition has been for me, you can listen to that . Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide if like...
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Dr Brooke Show #438 Midlife Is More Than HRT, Part I
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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site . Personal episode alert….this one is a bit different than most. It’s not science based and there is no tangible system taught - BUT there is next week so stay tuned! This episode is simply me sharing the nitty-gritty, personal, exhausting, ugly, humbling, guilt ridden, heartbreaking experience that has been perimenopause for me the past 5 years. From this though something new and powerful was born and I wanted to be totally transparent because I felt so alone going through this and I hope no other women struggles the way I...
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Dr Brooke Show #437 The Truth About Compounding Pharmacies
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For more info on how I can help you visit my site, . There is a huge divide on using compounded pharmacies vs. your standard local pharmacy. On one hand many things compounding is the only way you can get bioidentical hormone therapy and on the other hand there’s a ton of fear around using these seemingly “unregulated” facilities and formulas. As always, the truth is in the middle and I cover the myths about regulation, what the role of these types of formulas are and much more in this episode! Stuff I Know You Will Love A healthy microbiome feeds on healthy fibers and who gets...
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It’s that time of year when things can get a little chaotic - in a festive way, but still. Your social feed is about to be filled with healthier swaps for holiday treats, experts telling you how horrible sugar is and others telling you: it’s only once a year! In this episode, I cover my tried and true tips and perspectives for navigating how this advice can fit for you (or not), where to have grace, where to have grit, and how I’m coming at the holidays this year from a very different perspective.
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