KAREN MARTEL: THE TRUTH ABOUT HORMONES, PERIMENOPAUSE & WHY WOMEN ARE AGING FASTER THAN THEY REALISE

About this episode

Karen Martel discusses the impact of hormones and perimenopause on women's health and aging.

This week on Sweaty AF, Lucy sits down with hormone expert Karen Martel to unpack what’s really happening to women in perimenopause, and why so many women are being dismissed, misinformed, or told it’s “just ageing.” Karen shares her own personal journey through hormonal chaos, early menopause, weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, and metabolic dysfunction, despite doing everything “right” when it came to health and fitness. We discuss: Why 70–80% of women gain weight in perimenopause. The hormones most doctors AREN’T testing properly. Why progesterone loss starts earlier than most women realise. The truth about estrogen and why women shouldn’t fear it. The connection between hormones, brain health, bone health, cardiovascular disease and dementia. Why biohacking alone isn’t enough without optimised hormones. The biggest mistakes women make when starting HRT. Why testing matters, even if you have zero symptoms. How perimenopause can accelerate biological ageing. The role of HRT in longevity, metabolic health and healthy ageing. This is a must-listen conversation for every woman approaching midlife who wants to better understand her body, hormones and long-term healthspan. Find Karen…

People in this episode

Host: Lucy

Guest: Karen Martel

Topics covered

• hormones
• perimenopause
• women's health
• aging
• HRT
• metabolic health

Keywords

• hormones
• perimenopause
• weight gain
• HRT
• biological aging
• metabolic dysfunction
• women's health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sweaty AF, Hormone Solutions with Karen Martel, karenmartel.com, @karenmartelhormones, @sweatyafpodcast

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