505: Part Two - Why You Need Estrogen Even If You're "Estrogen Dominant" with Dr. Betty Murray
Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill: Fat Loss, Hormones & Health for Women Over 40
Natalie Jill
4.8 • 635 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
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What if the hormone advice you're following is actually making everything worse?
In part two of this conversation, Dr. Betty Murray returns to expose the dangerous myths keeping midlife women stuck in hormone chaos. This conversation goes deep into the truth about estrogen dominance versus estrogen deficiency, why your testosterone dose might be creating more problems than it solves, and the critical difference between total and free hormone levels that most doctors completely miss.
We're talking about the three stages of the menopause transition and what's actually happening to your hormones during each phase. Dr. Murray explains why that single lab test your doctor ordered probably tells you almost nothing useful, especially if you're in perimenopause when your hormones are doing "the bungee cord" - jumping from 600 one day to 40 the next.
You'll discover why cycling progesterone might be making your life unnecessarily complicated and destroying your sleep, how environmental toxins are sitting in your estrogen receptors right now if you're not on adequate hormone replacement, and the real truth about soy that has nothing to do with the wellness industry scare tactics.
This episode also tackles the GLP-1 medication controversy head-on. Dr. Murray shares why these drugs are being dangerously misused for rapid weight loss when they could be valuable longevity tools at lower doses, and why the real problem isn't the medication itself but the eating disorder culture we're creating around it.
Plus, we dive into peptides: what they actually are, why they're exploding in the longevity space, and why taking them without proper guidance could shut down your body's natural hormone production.
If you've been told your hormones are "fine" while feeling anything but fine, or if you're on hormone therapy but still struggling with symptoms, this conversation will change how you understand and advocate for your hormone health.
Listen to the full episode to discover exactly what your body needs to thrive in midlife.
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| 0:00.0 | hormone replacement is all the rage, especially with midlife women, but what if you are someone |
| 0:05.8 | that cannot metabolize correctly? What if when you're taking them, it's actually converting |
| 0:10.4 | to something else? What if they're creating more problems and good? How do we know when we actually |
| 0:16.0 | need them, when we need to make some adjustments, or when we can do without them. And is the hype about |
| 0:22.0 | we all need them or we're going to ruin our brains and our bones and everything else? Is that |
| 0:26.3 | true or is that hype? Before we get started on this episode, do you struggle with bloating cramps or |
| 0:31.9 | stomach aches? I'm asking because lots of midlifers tell me that this is one of the things that |
| 0:37.1 | they navigate. |
| 0:38.1 | And I've got a 30-second hack that will improve your gut health here. |
| 0:42.3 | Ready? |
| 0:43.0 | Get more minerals. |
| 0:44.6 | Now, you've probably heard about using probiotics to increase good gut bacteria, and that's |
| 0:48.7 | true. |
| 0:49.3 | But did you know that the best gut bacteria, the ones that ease the bloating and inflammation, |
| 0:54.1 | get rid of brain |
| 0:54.7 | frog, keep you in a fat burning state, all need minerals to work their magic. In fact, a 2020 |
| 1:00.6 | study found that your gut bacteria need an abundance of calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, |
| 1:06.7 | phosphorus, and several other minerals to truly thrive. Now, the trouble is that most of us do not get |
| 1:11.5 | enough minerals. And according to a 2022 report by the CDC, more than 90% of American adults have at least |
| 1:18.6 | one mineral deficiency. And that lack of minerals, it's affecting your gut, your brain, and more. |
| 1:23.9 | So this is what I use beam minerals for. They are made of a liquid supplement that gives you |
| 1:29.6 | every single mineral you need in the right ratios with fast absorption. And it's super easy to take. |
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