{"podcast":{"title":"Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill: Fat Loss, Hormones & Health for Women Over 40","slug":"midlife-conversations-with-natalie-jill-fat-loss-hormones-health-for-women-over-40-236815","podcast_index_feed_id":236815,"rss_url":"https://levelingup.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.nataliejillfitness.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/c/5/7/8c5771886eddcdda16c3140a3186d450/MIDLIFE_CONVERSATIONS_Podcast_Logo_-_square.png","author":"Natalie Jill","episode_count":521,"summary":"Welcome to Midlife Conversations. On this podcast Natalie Jill does what she does best - taking complicated information that is relevant to us (women entering Midlife) NOW, and breaking it down simply with actionable steps you can implement to level up your life in your BEST YEARS to come. I also regularly interview some of the most inspiring people living their best Midlife years. On this show, I cover topics about our shifting hormones, weight struggles, our mood and focus changes, raising teenagers, our relationships, career changes, beauty and more. If you are new here, Natalie Jill encourage's you to go back and listen from episode one, when this podcast was previously called \"Listen UP\" for the full transformative experience!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-conversations-with-natalie-jill-fat-loss-hormones-health-for-women-over-40-236815"},"episode":{"title":"505: Part Two - Why You Need Estrogen Even If You're \"Estrogen Dominant\" with Dr. Betty Murray","slug":"505-part-two-why-you-need-estrogen-even-if-you-re-estrogen-dominant-with-dr-betty-murray","published_at":"2026-01-27T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-conversations-with-natalie-jill-fat-loss-hormones-health-for-women-over-40-236815/505-part-two-why-you-need-estrogen-even-if-you-re-estrogen-dominant-with-dr-betty-murray","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-conversations-with-natalie-jill-fat-loss-hormones-health-for-women-over-40-236815","url":"https://levelingup.libsyn.com/505-hormones-detox-pathways-with-dr-betty-murray-part-two","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/levelingup/ep_dr_murray_part_2_MLC.mp3?dest-id=801512","summary":"To work with Dr. Betty and her team go here https://gethormonesnow.com/nataliejill What if the hormone advice you're following is actually making everything worse? In part two of this conversation, Dr. Betty Murray returns to expose the dangerous myths keeping midlife women stuck in hormone chaos. This conversation goes deep into the truth about estrogen dominance versus estrogen deficiency, why your testosterone dose might be creating more problems than it solves, and the critical difference between total and free hormone levels that most doctors completely miss. We're talking about the three stages of the menopause transition and what's actually happening to your hormones during each phase. Dr. Murray explains why that single lab test your doctor ordered probably tells you almost nothing useful, especially if you're in perimenopause when your hormones are doing \"the bungee cord\" - jumping from 600 one day to 40 the next. You'll discover why cycling progesterone might be making your life unnecessarily complicated and destroying your sleep, how environmental toxins are sitting in your estrogen receptors right now if you're not on adequate hormone replacement, and the real truth about soy that has nothing to do with the wellness industry scare tactics. This episode also tackles the GLP-1 medication controversy head-on. Dr. Murray shares why these drugs are being dangerously misused for rapid weight loss when they could be valuable longevity tools at lower doses, and why the real problem isn't the medication itself but the eating disorder culture we're creating around it. Plus, we dive into peptides: what they actually are, why they're exploding in the longevity space, and why taking them without proper guidance could shut down your body's natural hormone production. 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