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The BeingBrigid Show: Top Science-Backed Women’s Health Podcast for Hormones, Inflammation, Gut Health & More

The BeingBrigid Show: Top Science-Backed Women’s Health Podcast for Hormones, Inflammation, Gut Health & More

How to Fix the Root Causes of Menopause Symptoms (Before Starting HRT) with Dr. Deanna Minich

Dec 9, 2025 · 1h 1m

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Are your symptoms really “just your hormones”—or is your body asking you to go deeper? In this episode, Brigid sits down with internationally recognized nutrition scientist Dr Deanna Minich to unpack hormone replacement therapy (HRT), perimenopause, and menopause through a functional medicine lens. You’ll learn why hot flashes, brain fog, fatigue, and body composition changes aren’t simply a hormone deficiency problem—and how nutrition, gut health, inflammation, and your endocrine system all shape your hormone health at midlife and beyond. What You’ll Learn In This Episode Why jumping straight to hormone replacement therapy can miss the root cause How the endocrine system actually works in…