by Kim Martin | Mar 26, 2026 | peri-menopause, Podcast Episode
A decline in progesterone in our 40s can show up as PMS, anxiety, insomnia, and heavy periods. In addition to being uncomfortable these changes can signal deeper shifts affecting brain, bone, and cardiovascular health. In this episode, Tara Thorne explains the crucial...
by Tara Thorne | Feb 18, 2026 | peri-menopause, Podcast Episode
In Part 1, I shared how my own bloodwork forced me to question everything I thought I knew about cholesterol. In this episode, we go deeper into the markers that actually predict cardiovascular risk and why so many women are being reassured by tests that don’t tell...
by Tara Thorne | Feb 11, 2026 | peri-menopause, Podcast Episode
For years, women have been told cholesterol doesn’t really matter — or that as long as you’re “metabolically healthy,” you don’t need to worry. In this episode, Tara shares why she no longer believes that… and how her own bloodwork forced her to rethink everything she...
by Tara Thorne | Jan 14, 2026 | Hormone Replacement Therapy, peri-menopause, Podcast Episode
Heavy periods are one of the most common, and most disruptive symptoms women experience as they move through perimenopause. Flooding, clots, changing tampons constantly, disrupted sleep, rising anxiety… these changes often show up together, and they’re not random. In...
by Tara Thorne | Jan 9, 2026 | Gut Health, peri-menopause, Podcast Episode, Thyroid
Weight loss in midlife has become so confusing, emotional, and frankly? Full of misinformation and trends that do more harm than good. Women are being told calories don’t matter, fat can’t make you gain weight, or that low sex hormones, low thyroid function, insulin...
