106 - Blind Leading the Blind: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Estrogen
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
Release Date: 09/19/2025
106 - Blind Leading the Blind: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Estrogen
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
Today we’re talking about the value of estrogen, and this episode may introduce you to a whole new perspective on the value of it in your life and body. I recently met a patient who kept herself in good physical health. However, she started to notice signs of aging that felt incongruent with her self-image. She was also struggling to desire intimacy with her husband of many years. Until she listened to some podcasts that specifically focused on hormone replacement therapy, she never connected the dots between her symptoms and the loss of estrogen she was experiencing. I’m highlighting this...
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105 - Beyond the Numbers: Understanding the Complexities of Hormone Therapy Surveillance
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
Most women don’t really understand how hormones like estrogen fluctuate during their cycle. If you were to test a woman’s estrogen, the level you would get would vary greatly depending on which part of her cycle she was in. Ovulation marks the peak of estrogen levels during the entire cycle. At the same time, the level of estrogen at ovulation is dependent on the quality of egg that is released during her cycle. Further to this, normal levels of estrogen don’t always reflect the optimal levels. This highlights the importance of data interpretation when your levels are being tested,...
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104 - Unveiling the Overlooked: Testosterone's Role in Women's Health
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
Why don’t we know more about optimal testosterone levels, especially since it can be so beneficial for women? Part of the problem is that research into women’s health is significantly underfunded. Testosterone is an estrogen antagonist, so it could help with estrogen-dominant conditions like endometriosis. Yet, it isn’t put forth as a possible treatment. Many women have excellent tolerance levels for the right amount of testosterone so long as their health professionals consider their physiology and reason for treatment. Menopause is another hormone-related issue many women struggle...
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103 - Decoding Hormone Testing: Testosterone Levels for Women: Myths Versus Science Part 2
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
In today’s episode we’re continuing our conversation about testosterone therapy, including its benefits and the importance of monitoring testosterone levels. Understanding the testosterone levels you should strive for and measuring your physiological responses is key to using it beneficially. Testosterone is the main anabolic hormone in the body. It repairs, restores, and regrows damaged tissue. The problem is that the normal range established by labs—a guide most doctors will use to identify if your testosterone is low—is not always the best baseline to use. In an ideal world,...
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102 - Decoding Hormone Testing: Testosterone Levels for Women: Myths Versus Science Part 1
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
This episode is for all the women who have left the doctor disappointed—turned away and told their hormone levels were fine even when they didn’t feel right. Hormone level testing isn’t given much thought by the majority of medical professionals, yet it’s crucial to providing adequate patient health. Right now, there is a complete lack of standardization in this area. A part of this is due to the fact that hormones impact men and women differently, and we don’t know how introductions of hormones will impact any specific individual. There is also a difference between testing for...
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101 - Botox for All Ages: Understanding Its Impact and Benefits with Meghan Morrissette
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
We’re welcoming Meghan Morrissette, my aesthetics nurse, again today to bring our conversation about Botox and other types of neurotoxin treatments to a close. We’ll be addressing more common questions in this episode. When is the best time to get Botox? Is there a better age to start? Patients in their 20s typically seek neurotoxin treatment for facial balancing, as they haven’t largely experienced the signs of aging. By relaxing some of the facial muscles, you can also reduce the appearance of static wrinkles later in life, which are caused by repetitive muscle movements. Social media...
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100 - Botox Uncovered: Essential Knowledge for Aesthetic Treatments with Meghan Morrissette
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
We are continuing our conversation about Botox with Meghan, my aesthetics nurse. Is all Botox the same? Actually, they can vary in some ways. If you don’t feel ecstatic about the results a few weeks later, you can experiment with different types of neuromodulators. For example, instead of the Botox brand name you can try Dysport, Daxxify, Xeomin, and more. If your treatment is going well and you’re happy with it, you don’t need to change anything. Typically, injectors don’t carry all the different brands. The dosing discussion can be challenging for patients and injectors, so it’s...
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099 - The Botox Breakdown with Meghan Morrissette: Science, Art, and Results
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
This week’s episode is all about Botox as we welcome my aesthetics nurse Meghan Morrissette. As a holistically-minded person, the idea of injecting myself with a toxic chemical just to look better did not appeal to me for many years. However, now that I have a deeper understanding about what Botox can really do, I think it’s worth exploring, which I recently did myself. I had a great experience trying Botox for the first time with Meghan. She has a soft, delicate touch, and the needles are tiny, so I felt no pain at all. She’s passionate about giving natural results and long-lasting...
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098 - Beyond Insurance: Taking Full Control of Your Health
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
Today we’re concluding our conversation about being independently healthy. This time, we’re focusing on preventative care and maintaining your health. Most patients believe their health insurance plan is there to keep them healthy, but this is not true. The medical insurance industry is designed only to cover catastrophically high expenses in serious health situations. It’s important to remember that your health insurance does not guarantee you access to a wide array of services with your medical care provider. If you want services outside of what’s covered by your insurance, you may...
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097 - Understanding Your Medical Insurance: Beyond the Basics
W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior
In this episode we’re continuing our conversation about being independently healthy, focusing on covered medical expenses. Medical insurance premiums have skyrocketed—they are extremely expensive, and therefore unaffordable for many people. If possible, it’s important to prioritize having your deductible on hand in case you ever need it. You may also need a contingency plan for specific medical expenses which are not covered. If it’s a therapy focused on maintaining wellness, balancing hormones, or anti-aging, it will likely not be a covered expense. The medical insurance...
info_outlineToday we’re talking about the value of estrogen, and this episode may introduce you to a whole new perspective on the value of it in your life and body. I recently met a patient who kept herself in good physical health. However, she started to notice signs of aging that felt incongruent with her self-image. She was also struggling to desire intimacy with her husband of many years.
Until she listened to some podcasts that specifically focused on hormone replacement therapy, she never connected the dots between her symptoms and the loss of estrogen she was experiencing. I’m highlighting this because it isn’t just her story; it’s the story of so many women who have experienced a significant loss of estrogen.
After meeting her, I reflected on a situation I went through which had some similarities to hers; a health issue that I waited to address. Thankfully, I didn’t wait too long, and I had a dental issue taken care of before it caused more damage. However, this patient I saw waited a long time and went through so much before seeking support.
Many women choose to wait until they experience the loss of something dear to them, like the loss of intimacy with their partner, before they do something about it. Why? Because they don’t yet understand what they are facing. Women don’t yet know the value of what they lose during menopause, which is why this needs to be talked about.
A woman’s body changes irreversibly without estrogen. While I don’t consider myself a hormone specialist, I am very well-versed in hormone therapy and have taken a lot of advanced training on this subject. I use this knowledge to help my patients, like the one I’ve discussed here, feel more like themselves again.
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