Fueling Longevity: Nutrition for Hormones, Energy, and Aging | Brooke Stubbs, MD

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Dr. Natalie Crawford is joined by double board-certified Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine physician, Dr. Brook Stubbs, to discuss the powerful connection between nutrition, hormonal health, and overall wellness. Discover how simple dietary choices can transform your energy, fertility, and long-term health. Key Topics: 1. The Gut-Hormone Connection - Understanding your body's internal communication - Why fiber is your secret wellness weapon - How food impacts your hormonal signals 2. Nutrition and Fertility - Breaking down diet myths - Plant-based eating strategies - Simple swaps for better reproductive health 3. Inflammation and Your Body - Recognizing hidden inflammatory triggers - The role of diet in reducing body stress - How food choices affect energy and metabolism 4. Practical Nutrition Strategies - Easy meal planning tips - Building a diverse, plant-forward diet - Sustainable approaches to healthy eating Follow Dr. Brooke Stubbs Instagram: @brookiestubbsMD and @rootedfemme Learn more about her practice https://www.rootedfemme.com/ Pre-order Dr. Crawford's debut book, The Fertility Formula, now! ⁠https://www.nataliecrawfordmd.com/book⁠ Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive updates, Q&A, special content, and freebies If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Tuesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nataliecrawfordmd,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Natalie’s YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fora Fertility. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by The Pinnacle Podcast Network! Learn more about Pinnacle at learnatpinnacle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I see my patients view food as either neutral or good.
0:04.0	They don't really view it as the choices they make with food, how harmful they can be.
0:10.0	When we talk about leaky gut, the primary issue is dysbiosis.
0:14.0	Disbiosis is having bacteria or species in your gut that are promoting bad things.
0:20.0	How do we feed bad gut bacteria?
0:22.8	Those are things that we should avoid.
0:25.1	Those are things like processed foods, refined grains, refined sugars, even animal products.
0:30.6	But I think a lot of people don't realize that the gut microbiome is actually essential in estrogen metabolism as well.
0:36.0	The food that we eat is so important for not only
0:38.7	reducing inflammation, but for optimal functioning of ourselves. Welcome back to as a woman. I'm your
0:48.8	host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and today's conversation is one that you are going to want to take notes on,
0:53.5	because we are talking
0:54.6	all about how the food you eat impacts your hormones, your energy, and your long-term health.
0:59.8	Joining me today is Dr. Brooks-Dubbs, a double board certified internal medicine and lifestyle
1:04.2	medicine physician and the founder of Ruted Femm. Her work is focused on helping women take
1:09.5	control of their metabolic and hormonal health
1:11.8	using evidence-based plant predominant nutrition and sustainable lifestyle changes. In this episode,
1:18.2	we're going to unpack what it actually means to eat for our hormone balance, how nutrition
1:22.9	affects your fertility, your energy, inflammation, and aging, and how to approach food with
1:28.7	intention and not restriction. If you've ever wondered how to fuel your body in a way that
1:33.1	supports your fertility and your future health, this episode is for you. So let's dive in.
1:39.4	Thank you so much for joining me today, Dr. Stubbs. Oh, thank you for having me. So excited to be here.
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