{"podcast":{"title":"Playing for Life: Golf, Hormones, & Midlife Performance","slug":"playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877","podcast_index_feed_id":7863877,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/playing-for-life/","website_url":"https://amygarzamd.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0535aedc-c8f4-44db-9735-e7a92a5a5d40/PFL-FINAL-COVER.jpg","author":"Amy Garza, MD | Midlife Hormone Expert, Golfer","episode_count":6,"summary":"Your game changed and you don’t know why. You didn’t change your swing. You didn’t stop practicing. But somewhere after 40, the distance started going. Your focus disappears on the back nine. You’re tired walking the 15th when you used to finish strong at 18. Your confidence drops after a couple of bad holes and doesn’t come back. Here’s what nobody in golf is telling you: the problem isn’t your swing. It’s your body. Hosted by Dr. Amy Garza, MD, a board-certified physician, hormone specialist, and former collegiate golfer now competing again in midlife, this podcast connects what’s happening in your body to what’s happening on the course. With over a decade of clinical experience optimizing hormones, metabolism, and performance, Dr. Garza brings real medicine into a space that has been dominated by swing tips and guesswork. Each episode starts with what you’re experiencing in your game -- loss of distance, back nine fatigue, inconsistency, mental collapse -- and breaks down what’s actually driving it. Hormones, metabolism, nervous system regulation, sleep, and recovery all show up on the course long before they show up in a lab. You’ll learn why golfers in their 40s, 50s, and bey…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877"},"episodes":[{"title":"5. How to Discuss Midlife with Your Doctor","slug":"5-how-to-discuss-midlife-with-your-doctor","published_at":"2026-06-02T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/5-how-to-discuss-midlife-with-your-doctor","url":"https://amygarzamd.com/post/how-to-talk-to-doctor-midlife","duration_seconds":1313,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/episodes/5-how-to-discuss-midlife-with-your-doctor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/5-how-to-discuss-midlife-with-your-doctor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"4. The Truth About “Normal” Lab Ranges","slug":"4-the-truth-about-normal-lab-ranges","published_at":"2026-05-26T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/4-the-truth-about-normal-lab-ranges","url":"https://amygarzamd.com/post/normal-lab-ranges","duration_seconds":843,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/episodes/4-the-truth-about-normal-lab-ranges/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/4-the-truth-about-normal-lab-ranges.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"3. Guys, Don't Skip This One! Why Progesterone and Estrogen Matter for Your Golf Game","slug":"3-guys-don-t-skip-this-one-why-progesterone-and-estrogen-matter-for-your-golf-game","published_at":"2026-05-19T05:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/3-guys-don-t-skip-this-one-why-progesterone-and-estrogen-matter-for-your-golf-game","url":"https://amygarzamd.com/post/progesterone-estrogen-golf","duration_seconds":931,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/episodes/3-guys-don-t-skip-this-one-why-progesterone-and-estrogen-matter-for-your-golf-game/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/3-guys-don-t-skip-this-one-why-progesterone-and-estrogen-matter-for-your-golf-game.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"2. Testosterone for Performance: Every Golfer Needs It","slug":"2-testosterone-for-performance-every-golfer-needs-it","published_at":"2026-05-19T05:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/2-testosterone-for-performance-every-golfer-needs-it","url":"https://amygarzamd.com/post/testosterone-performance","duration_seconds":1038,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/episodes/2-testosterone-for-performance-every-golfer-needs-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/2-testosterone-for-performance-every-golfer-needs-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"1. Unlock Better Golf in Midlife (Start Here)","slug":"1-unlock-better-golf-in-midlife-start-here","published_at":"2026-05-19T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/1-unlock-better-golf-in-midlife-start-here","url":"https://amygarzamd.com/post/better-golf-midlife","duration_seconds":741,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/episodes/1-unlock-better-golf-in-midlife-start-here/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/1-unlock-better-golf-in-midlife-start-here.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"Start Here and Play Better Golf After 40","slug":"start-here-and-play-better-golf-after-40","published_at":"2026-05-15T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/start-here-and-play-better-golf-after-40","url":"https://amygarzamd.com/podcast","duration_seconds":119,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/episodes/start-here-and-play-better-golf-after-40/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playing-for-life-golf-hormones-midlife-performance-7863877/start-here-and-play-better-golf-after-40.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}]}