Tired and Overweight? Flip On The Metabolism-Mitochondria Switch - Siobhan Mitchell PhD

Tired and Overweight? Flip On The Metabolism-Mitochondria Switch - Siobhan Mitchell PhD

April 23, 2026 · 1h 9m

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Dr. Siobhan Mitchell discusses the impact of menopause on metabolism and energy use in women.

Are you doing everything right, eating well, exercising, sleeping, and still watching your belly grow and your energy disappear? Or maybe you've heard that menopause changes your metabolism, but nobody's actually explained what that means or what to do about it? Today I talk with Dr. Siobhan Mitchell, one of the leading researchers on mitochondria, metabolism, and women's health. We cover: Why losing estrogen literally rewires how your body uses and stores energy What happens to your gut microbiome as you transition into menopause What GLP-1 medications are doing to your metabolism and muscle that no one talks about A little-known molecule that is a powerful estrogen mimetic that few have heard of What actually supports hormonal metabolic health in midlife beyond diet and exercise Siobhan Mitchell is the chief scientific officer of MitoQ. She completed her PhD at SUNY Albany and a post-doctoral fellowship on brain aging. Siobhan held roles at the three largest food companies in the world (Unilever, Nestle and Pepsico), leading trials in Europe, North America and Asia, which investigated the effects of nutrition on cognitive decline, mood and performance. Additionally she was…

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