How Insulin Resistance Impacts Your Energy, Hormones, and Fertility | Dr. Arti Thangudu

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Dr. Natalie Crawford is joined by Dr. Arti Thangudu, a triple board certified physician in endocrinology, internal medicine and lifestyle medicine, to reveal the hidden truth about insulin resistance and its surprising effects on women's health. Discover how this often-overlooked condition can impact your energy, hormones, and fertility - and what you can do to take control. Key Topics: 1. Understanding Insulin Resistance - Your body's communication breakdown - Why it's more than just a diabetes problem - How it affects different body systems 2. Detecting Insulin Resistance - Beyond basic blood tests - Recognizing early warning signs - When to seek professional guidance 3. Lifestyle Strategies for Improvement - Nutrition that supports metabolic health - Exercise approaches that make a difference - Sleep's critical role in metabolic function 4. Treatment and Management Options - Supplement considerations - Medical interventions - Personalized approach to healing Pre-order Dr. Crawford's debut book, The Fertility Formula, now! ⁠https://www.nataliecrawfordmd.com/book⁠ Follow Dr. Thangudu on Instagram @draartithangudu Check out her website and practice: sa-complete.comSubscribe to her YouTube ChannelListen to her podcast “Endocrine Matters” 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	What is insulin and what's insulin resistance?
0:02.0	We need sugar to survive even when we're not eating.
0:06.0	High insulin levels can actually lead to weight gain.
0:09.0	How common is insulin resistance?
0:11.0	And what are some of the early signs this might be happening to you?
0:15.0	Sadly, it's affecting people younger and younger adolescents, even kids now. There's one statistic that said 40 to 45% of
0:25.4	young adults might be dealing with insulin resistance. Having insulin resistance is a huge
0:31.0	red flag warning sign to your body that our cells are not functioning appropriately.
0:40.2	Welcome back to the As a Woman podcast.
0:42.6	I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and today we are diving in to one of the most important
0:46.7	and overlooked topics in women's health, insulin resistance.
0:50.5	You may think of insulin only in context of diabetes, but it plays a central role in your
0:55.1	energy, your hormones, and your health, and even your fertility.
0:58.9	Joining me today is Dr. Arthy Thangoodoo, a triple board certified physician in endocrinology,
1:04.1	internal medicine, and lifestyle medicine.
1:06.5	She is founder of complete medicine and nationally recognized for her work in helping
1:10.1	patients reverse metabolic disease optimize their health through evidence-based lifestyle and medical
1:15.8	approaches with a patient-centric approach.
1:18.8	In this episode, we're going to unpack what insulin resistance really is and why it matters
1:23.6	for every woman, how it shows up in your hormones and in your fertility, and what you can do
1:28.9	today to improve your metabolic health and take back control of your energy and your future.
1:33.7	If you've ever wondered why you feel tired or crave sugar, why you might struggle with irregular
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