408: Hormones Decoded: Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone & Beyond with Dr. Erika Schwartz

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🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Erika Schwartz is a pioneer in the use of bio-identical hormones for preventing illness and their direct link to overall wellness, as well as their interconnection with diet, sleep, and stress management.

She joins the show to discuss the world of hormones: what’s lifestyle-driven, what’s hormone-based, and how to know the difference. She breaks down the powerful role of estrogen (including topical use) to the balancing effects of progesterone, the impact of testosterone, thyroid, and adrenal health, in addition to each of these players' effects on energy, mood, metabolism, and longevity.

We also cover PCOS, when it may be time to start HRT, and the best timing for blood work to get accurate results. Whether you’re curious about optimizing hormones for the first time or deep in research, this conversation brings clarity to a confusing space—merging science with real-life application.

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1:30.0	This is Well, a podcast about wellness in all its forms.
1:34.1	I'm Ariel Lorry, and each week I'm sharing unfiltered conversations with people shaping how we feel, live, and look.
1:41.3	Come for the substance, stay for the honesty, and leave with the tools to be well,
1:45.4	inside and out. Hi, everybody. Welcome to the show. I have a really valuable and important
1:56.0	podcast episode today. I think all women should listen to this and I think everybody will get so much
2:03.5	out of it because we are talking hormones. There is so much confusion around hormones, what they
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