Ep. 513 Fasting Doesn’t Work the Same After 35 – The Shocking Truth About Hormones, Hunger & Aging with Dr. Stephanie Estima

Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

I am thrilled to reconnect with my dear friend, Dr. Stephanie Estima, today. In this episode, we dive into questions from listeners once more, exploring topics that range from navigating the challenges of perimenopause and parenting to shifting perspectives on fasting, nutrition, and changes in hunger and thirst cues, especially during perimenopause and menopause. We also examine how dairy may become an inflammatory food item in midlife, the benefits of hormesis, hormone therapy, and so much more. Our conversation today is honest and warm, so it is like sitting down with two close friends. Both Stephanie and I look forward to sharing many more of these Q&A sessions with you in the future. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: Some advice for mothers navigating perimenopause How to adjust your fasting in midlife What perimenopause and menopause mean for satiety and hydration signals, and how to adapt Why some women find dairy problematic in midlife, and how to experiment with reducing it How hormesis builds resilience, and how stressors, like exercise, fasting, and cold/heat exposure, can improve metabolic and overall health What you need to consider with hormones like DHEA and pregnenolone How women with MTHFR can support methylation and detox pathways The benefits of combining strength training, Zone 2 cardio, and occasional HIIT for fitness in midlife Why you should embrace your callouses as badges of honor instead of trying to remove them The value of micro-dosing with peptides and GLP-1s Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on X Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Dr. Stephanie Estima On Instagram On her weekly podcast, Better! With Dr. Stephanie

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:03.7	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.4	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and impact
0:22.1	over a million lives.
0:28.9	Today, I had the honor of reconnecting with dear friend Dr. Stephanie Estima, where we dove
0:35.3	into listeners' questions once again that ran the gamut between
0:41.1	navigating perimenopause and parenting our shifting perspectives on fasting and
0:46.4	nutrition understanding hunger and thirst cues especially as they change in perimenopause
0:52.0	and menopause how dairy can potentially be an inflammatory
0:57.0	food item in middle age, the benefits of hormesis, navigating hormone therapy, and so much more.
1:04.1	This is one of those conversations where you're going to feel like you're sitting down and listening
1:08.3	to two close girlfriends dive into some of these topics.
1:12.2	As Stephanie and I discuss, we will definitely be doing these with greater regular regularity.
1:16.7	There is so much synergy between our communities.
1:19.5	And obviously, we love having opportunities to serve all of you at a deeper and greater level.
1:28.1	Cynthia, I'm so happy to be doing.
1:30.1	She said she said with you again.
1:32.0	I can't imagine where else I would want to be this Friday afternoon recording with you.
1:36.5	Yeah.
1:37.8	Last time we did this, our AB Tech told us was April.
1:41.1	So we are going to make sure that we do this more often because every time I
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