215. Dr. Vonda Wright: On Menopause, Women’s Hormone Therapy, and Perimenopause Symptoms

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Forget expensive biohacks and longevity gadgets; the real secret to anti-aging starts with getting you from “fine” to extraordinary through the basics that most doctors never discuss. Dr. Vonda Wright challenges the entire medical paradigm by treating patients as whole people rather than collections of body parts, revealing how a 46-year-old woman’s frozen shoulder is actually a warning sign of perimenopause, inflammation, and systemic hormone depletion that conventional orthopaedics completely misses. Join the Ultimate Human VIP community for Gary Brecka's proven wellness protocols!: https://bit.ly/4ai0Xwg Get Dr. Vonda Wright’s book, “Unbreakable“ here: https://bit.ly/4hGy9Bh Listen to "HOT For Your Health" on all your favorite platforms! YouTube: https://bit.ly/3WBTpP2 Spotify: https://bit.ly/3WyIJRp Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4hLREJ2 Connect with Dr. Vonda Wright Website: https://bit.ly/439JGmN YouTube: https://bit.ly/43EDGTe Instagram: https://bit.ly/47UjwHl TikTok: https://bit.ly/3X7Mcq2 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3JGqEhi X.com: https://bit.ly/4oiKJt1 LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Lj4T7K Thank you to our partners H2TABS: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4hMNdgg BODYHEALTH: “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV BAJA GOLD: "ULTIMATE10" FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa COLD LIFE: THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PLUNGE: https://bit.ly/4eULUKp WHOOP: JOIN AND GET 1 FREE MONTH!: https://bit.ly/3VQ0nzW AION: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD A-GAME: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: http://bit.ly/4kek1ij PEPTUAL: “TUH10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4mKxgcn CARAWAY: “ULTIMATE” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/3Q1VmkC HEALF: 10% OFF YOUR ORDER: https://bit.ly/41HJg6S BIOPTIMIZERS: “ULTIMATE” FOR 15% OFF: https://bit.ly/4inFfd7 RHO NUTRITION: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: https://bit.ly/44fFza0 GOPUFF: GET YOUR FAVORITE SNACK!: https://bit.ly/4obIFDC GENETIC METHYLATION TEST (UK ONLY): https://bit.ly/48QJJrk GENETIC TEST (USA ONLY): ⁠https://bit.ly/3Yg1Uk9 Watch the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM EST: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8 Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3RQftU0 Connect with Gary Brecka Instagram: https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs TikTok: https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo X: https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf Facebook: https://bit.ly/464VA1H LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4hH7Ri2 Website: https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU Merch: https://bit.ly/4aBpOM1 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/47ejrws Ask Gary: https://bit.ly/3PEAJuG Timestamps 00:00 Intro of Show 02:40 Are You Really “Fine?” 06:27 Orthopaedic Surgery Style: Taking Care of the Whole Person 10:21 Why Are People So Inflamed in Midlife? 22:12 Misunderstanding Biology Leads to Disruption in Relationships 24:55 Physiology is the Answer 26:26 Osteoporosis Begins in Teenage Years 35:25 What is a Healthy Bone Lifestyle? 40:26 Bone Density is Highest in Gymnasts 43:14 Impact of Female Hormone Therapy 54:06 USA’s Life Expectancy vs. Global 56:56 Connect with Dr. Vonda Wright 58:18 What does it mean to you to be an Ultimate Human? The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The Content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You can decrease the odds by 60% of the following diseases by starting hormones earlier in pari menopause.
0:07.7	Stroke, cardiovascular disease, heart attack, brain death, and osteoporosis.
0:12.8	There is a temporal disconnect here that I will worry about that when I need to worry about it.
0:17.6	Starting earlier is really prevention is the best medicine. Listen, I can help
0:22.0	anybody 50, 60, 70 year olds, but if you truly want to get in front of prevention, the critical
0:27.3	decade people 35 to 45 need to wake up. It is time to get your health standards together. Not something
0:34.5	weird that we do for six weeks. It's just how we live.
0:37.6	But I think this is just such a powerful message that you don't have to suffer to be natural.
0:42.3	As a woman, you should be in a position to thrive all the way through your 50s, 60s, 70s.
0:47.4	Listen to me, Gary, how passionate I get. It is a war cry, a mantra to me that I am going to save the health of the women coming after
0:55.3	me.
0:56.3	Having had such an intimate experience with it in how it revolutionized my wife in such a short
1:02.1	period of time, how soon can a woman reasonably start hormone therapy, estrogen,
1:06.9	pregnant alone, supplementation?
1:08.2	If we're truly interested, Gary, in preventive health for women.
1:26.3	Hey, guys.
1:27.1	Welcome back to the Ultimate Human podcast.
1:28.9	I'm your host, human biologist, Gary Brecker, where we go down the road of everything,
1:32.9	anti-aging, biohacking, longevity, and everything in between.
1:36.8	And today's a really special session because we're coming to you live from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
1:42.5	with my guest that I am so excited to have on. I don't say this very often. You can go back and look at all my podcasts. I am a big fan of your work, and so is my wife. She was super excited about this podcast. She's starving, so she's eating right now, and then she's going to come sit in with us but welcome to the podcast dr vanda
2:01.1	right thank you so much for having me and i'm going to take it easy on you today because it's 3.30 in the morning our time that's right you're from Orlando i came from miami so we're on the same time and i just checked the time like okay it's 3 30 in the morning i don't think i've ever done a podcast a 3.30 in the morning, but you're holding up pretty well.
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