Episode 445: Testosterone in Women

Naturally Nourished

Ali Miller RD

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4.8 • 655 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we’re unpacking an often-overlooked topic in women’s health—testosterone. While commonly associated with men, testosterone is a vital hormone for women too, impacting energy, metabolism, muscle tone, libido, mood, and even cognitive function. Low levels can show up as stubborn fatigue, brain fog, irritability, weight gain, and decreased sex drive. We discuss how to spot the signs of low testosterone and explore how this hormone influences everything from your energy levels to your mental clarity. We also share thoughts on the rise of testosterone replacement options like pellets and injections, including what to watch out for. You’ll learn natural, food-as-medicine strategies to support testosterone levels, plus key nutrients, lifestyle shifts, and supplement considerations. If you’ve been feeling off and suspect hormones might be to blame, this episode is a must-listen! Also in this episode: Why Do Women Need Testosterone? 5 Ways to Boost Testosterone How Do Women Produce Testosterone? Symptoms of low testosterone Why Do Women Experience Low Testosterone? Testing testosterone Episode 395 Testing Women's Hormones: Saliva, Urine and Blood Total Testosterone Free Testosterone DHEA-S SHBG Dutch Panel Neurohormone Complete Plus Thoughts on testosterone pellets How to naturally boost testosterone Episode 438 The Vagus Nerve Food as medicine for boosting testosterone ARCHIVE Food-as-Medicine Ketosis Program Best Supplements for Low Testosterone in Women Multidefense MultiAvail Mama Relax and Regulate Vitamin D Balanced Blend Calm and Clear Adaptogen Boost Shilajit DHEA (with testing only) When to consider bioidentical testosterone supplementation? Who should not use testosterone replacement What about high levels of testosterone in women? Episode 430 Keto and PCOS Relax and Regulate Detox Packs Berberine Boost Cellular Antiox Sponsors for this episode: This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Naturally Nourished Podcast that delivers cutting-edge food is medicine solutions for optimal health.
0:12.8	Ali Miller is a nutrition expert sought up by the media in America's top medical institutes
0:18.3	for her revolutionary functional medicine interventions.
0:22.6	From disease treatment to prevention, every episode will empower you with ways to put yourself
0:28.3	back in control of your health. Please know, the topics discussed are for educational purposes
0:35.1	only. Now welcome, Integrative Dietitians, Allie Miller, and her co-host Becky You.
0:42.8	Welcome to episode 446 of the Naturally Nourished Podcast.
0:47.2	Today we're diving into a topic that's often misunderstood when it comes to women's health,
0:52.6	testosterone.
0:53.9	So ladies, this hormone is not just for
0:56.3	men. In fact, testosterone plays a crucial role in our energy, our metabolism, our libido,
1:02.7	even brain health. And when it's out of balance, whether too high, which I feel like we've
1:07.7	talked about a lot or too low, there can be negative health consequences.
1:13.3	So we're going to talk in this episode all about signs of low testosterone, how to naturally
1:17.8	boost your testosterone as a woman, our thoughts on the craze of anti-aging clinics that offer
1:24.5	testosterone pellets and much more.
1:26.6	Yes. I think today's episode is a long time coming
1:30.2	and it's and it's falling smack in the middle of our women's health month. So check out all
1:35.4	month content where we're talking about hormones. We're talking about the role of stress on our
1:42.5	metabolism and libido.
1:44.2	We're talking bone health and so much more.
1:47.0	And one of our episodes, I guess it's not an episode, one of our videos on YouTube is on ways to naturally raise testosterone.
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