# 112. Beyond Reproduction - The Shocking Truth About What Estrogen Actually Does In Your Body with Dr. Siobhan Mitchell

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Podcast: [Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-wellness-with-mona-sharma-6941932)
Published: 2026-04-29T08:00:00+00:00
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Have you ever done everything right, the clean eating, the morning rituals, the consistent workouts, and still felt like your body was working against you in ways you could not explain? Probably, you cleaned up your diet even more, added another wellness protocol, pushed harder in the gym, only to end up more exhausted, more inflamed, more frustrated, and no closer to feeling like yourself again. The problem was never your effort or your discipline. It was biology. And specifically, it was one hormone that most women were never told does far more in the female body than reproduction. In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit down with neuroscientist and mitochondrial health expert Dr. Siobhan Mitchell to finally give that biology a name, an explanation, and a path forward. After this conversation you will understand why the belly fat, the brain fog, the cravings, the burnout, and the sleepless nights are all connected, why no amount of discipline was ever going to fix them, and exactly what your body actually needs to start feeling like itself again. Dr. Siobhan Mitchell is the Chief Scientific Officer of MitoQ, holds a PhD from SUNY Albany, and completed her post-doctoral fellowship on brain aging at the University of Washington. She has authored over 80 published papers, holds eight patents in aging, cognition, and mood, and has led research on brain nutrition, metabolism, cardiovascular health, and weight loss across multinational companies and institutions worldwide. With 25 years at the intersection of neuroscience, nutrition, and women's health, there is nobody better placed to have this conversation. Go to mitoq.com/mona and use code MONA for 10% off! What's Discussed: (6:33) Why the symptoms women dismiss as stress in their 40s are actually their hormones ta…

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