Women Aren’t Small Men. 6 Daily-Life Health Shifts to Start Making Today

About this episode

This episode explores the unique health needs of women and offers practical advice for optimizing their well-being.

If you’re a woman - or you love one! - this episode will change how you understand women’s bodies. Because here’s the sad truth: Women’s health has been built on research that largely ignored women. We’ve been handed one-size-fits-all advice for bodies that are anything but. And millions of moms are walking around exhausted, depleted, hormonally off, and wondering, “Why the hell do I feel like this?” So today, we’re going deep into what’s actually happening inside women’s bodies, and what real support should look like. Deena sits down with Victoria Thain Gioia, co-founder and CEO of Perelel , a doctor-backed women’s health brand created after her daughter was born with a nutrition-related birth condition - a moment that exposed just how massive the gaps are in prenatal and maternal care. Together, they unpack the reality women live every day: • Hormones that shift constantly • Nutrient needs that change across life stages • The invisible physical load of motherhood • The pressure to function while depleted • Why “just take a vitamin” was never enough This episode is designed to be practical, with simple tweaks you can start making today to optimize your health. You’ll learn: ✔…

People in this episode

Host: Deena

Guest: Victoria Thain Gioia

Topics covered

• women's health
• nutrition
• hormones
• motherhood
• daily health shifts

Keywords

• women's bodies
• nutrition gaps
• hormonal health
• motherhood
• daily health tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Perelel

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