{"podcast":{"title":"Body Freedom with Michele Scarlet","slug":"body-freedom-with-michele-scarlet-7411613","podcast_index_feed_id":7411613,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/michelemv/feed.xml","website_url":"https://michelemv.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22141752/cover_art_Body_Freedom_with_Michele615wq.jpg","author":"Michele Scarlet","episode_count":52,"summary":"If your doctor’s wellness advice actually worked for women over 40, you wouldn’t be here. I’m Michele Scarlet; Functional Medicine Practitioner specializing in women’s health, metabolic function, and hormone regulation in midlife. I don’t manage symptoms or normalize fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, or declining health as “just getting older.” On this podcast, I break down what’s actually happening inside the female body after 40; from hormones and metabolism to stress, detoxification, weight loss, and longevity. New Episodes Weekly","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-freedom-with-michele-scarlet-7411613"},"episode":{"title":"The Truth About Menopause, Hormones & Weight Gain After 40 with Christine","slug":"the-truth-about-menopause-hormones-weight-gain-after-40-with-christine","published_at":"2025-11-28T17:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-freedom-with-michele-scarlet-7411613/the-truth-about-menopause-hormones-weight-gain-after-40-with-christine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-freedom-with-michele-scarlet-7411613","url":"https://michelemv.podbean.com/e/hot-flashes-weight-gain-zero-libido-the-bioidentical-hormone-solution-for-women-40/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bhxk982o7c7i9vly/s_db0bdde0_podcast_play_111852711_https_3A_2F_2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_2Fstaging_2F2025-10-28_2F413375445-44100-2-0f5e38abeceba_ardsxu.mp3","summary":"Christine joins Michele for an eye opening conversation about menopause, perimenopause, hormone replacement therapy, weight loss after 40 women struggle with, and why so many women are dismissed when reporting symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, belly fat after 40, low libido, poor sleep, inflammation, and joint pain. Together, they break down the truth about estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, hormone imbalance women experience after 40, and how balanced hormones support metabolism boost women need for energy, confidence, fat loss, brain health, and longevity. The episode also explores HRT myths, estrogen and cancer misconceptions, thyroid issues women face, detoxification pathways, hormonal weight gain, and why women over 40 health requires more than simply “eating less and moving more.","meta_description":"Christine joins Michele for an eye opening conversation about menopause, perimenopause, hormone replacement therapy, weight loss after 40 women struggle w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2531,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/body-freedom-with-michele-scarlet-7411613/episodes/the-truth-about-menopause-hormones-weight-gain-after-40-with-christine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-freedom-with-michele-scarlet-7411613/the-truth-about-menopause-hormones-weight-gain-after-40-with-christine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}