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The XX Lab

We're in an Age of Hormonal Hypocrisy | #7 with Dr. Lara Briden

Jun 29, 2026 · 1h 20m

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Why are women told their hormones are essential at 45 — that losing them is a health crisis, that we must replace them to protect our brains and bones and hearts — while those same hormones are routinely shut down in women in their 20s with barely a second thought? That contradiction is at the center of today's conversation. And once you see it, you can't unsee it. On Today’s Episode, Dr. Sarah Hill welcomes Lara Briden, ND , internationally recognized naturopathic doctor and bestselling author specializing in women's hormonal health. Together they explore why menopause deserves to be viewed through an evolutionary lens rather than as a hormone deficiency, and how misconceptions about…