Is Estrogen Really the Answer? A Different Perspective on Menopause | Kate Deering

<p>Most conversations about menopause begin and end with one conclusion:</p><p><br></p><p>Low estrogen is the problem. And hormone replacement therapy is the solution.</p><p><br></p><p>But what if the story is more complicated than that?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Ashley sits down with nutritionist and author Kate Deering to explore the bioenergetic perspective on estrogen, menopause, metabolism, and women’s health.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they discuss why declining estrogen may not be the whole story, how stress physiology and energy production influence menopausal symptoms, what current research actually says about HRT, and why supporting metabolism may be one of the most overlooked pieces of the conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t an anti-HRT discussion. </p><p><br></p><p>It’s a conversation about asking better questions, understanding the science, and exploring all of the options available to women.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode we discuss:</p><p>• Why menopause symptoms are not the result of low estrogen</p><p>• Whether there is sufficient evidence to support long term HRT use</p><p>• The difference between observational studies and randomized clinical trials</p><p>• Healthy user bias in hormone replacement research• Estrogen, metabolism, thyroid function, metabolic health, and energy production</p><p>• The role of stress, sleep, nutrition, and lifestyle during menopause</p><p>• Practical ways to support your body naturally during perimenopause and menopause</p><p>____________________________________________________</p><p>📖 Kate’s new book: Better Energy</p><p>(Now available as an audio book)</p><p><br></p><p>https://amzn.to/4fotLHy</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.katedeering.com</p><p>____________________________________________________</p><p>Timestamps</p><p>00:00 - Why menopause symptoms may be more about stress than estrogen</p><p>01:03 - Welcome + introducing Kate Deering’s new book Better Energy</p><p>03:10 - Kate’s severe Botox reaction that changed her life</p><p>08:05 - Why we’re rethinking the mainstream view of estrogen</p><p>12:03 - What actually happens to estrogen during menopause</p><p>15:40 - Why HRT may improve symptoms, but does that mean estrogen is the answer?</p><p>20:54 - Estrogen is more than a blood test: tissue storage &amp; total estrogen load</p><p>25:10 - HRT success stories, healthy user bias &amp; what research really shows</p><p>32:20 -Why menopause isn’t “just getting older”</p><p>37:00 - Short-term ben