S12 EP25: Practical Fixes for Cortisol Chaos
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Feeling burnt out but still pushing harder? You might be fighting the wrong battle. In this week’s episode, Dr. Beth Westie, functional medicine practitioner, chiropractor, and bestselling author joins us to talk all things cortisol. From anxiety you don’t realize you have to that 3 a.m. wakeup that’s wrecking your sleep, Beth breaks down how chronic stress hijacks your metabolism, steals your hard-earned muscle, and convinces your brain to reach for sugar like it’s survival fuel.
If you’ve ever been told to “just lower your stress”, this conversation is for you. We dig into how to test cortisol properly, why so many “normal” lab results are useless, and what you can actually do to rebalance your hormones without burning out or giving up coffee. It’s relatable, hopeful, and packed with simple ways to stop feeling like garbage because, we’re not doing that anymore!
(00:01:20) Welcome back tribe favorite, Dr. Beth Westie!
(00:04:15) Cortisol and why working harder and eating less might be making things worse.
(00:06:02) From cysts to clarity, how Beth’s personal health crisis led to a hormone revolution.
(00:12:00) Cortisol 101: understanding what cortisol really does in your body.
(00:18:30) The warning signs and subtle symptoms you’re probably brushing off.
(00:25:25) How stress throws off your other hormones and the connection to inflammation.
(00:34:23) Metabolism and why stress is sabotaging your strength.
(00:43:24) Cortisol, cravings and 3 am wakeups.
(00:50:07) Why “normal” lab tests fail women.
(00:59:02) What is adrenal fatigue?
(01:02:40) Practical fixes for cortisol chaos.
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| 0:00.0 | It's not all bad. You should have cortisol. Like it's there for a reason. Stress is triggered, |
| 0:06.6 | you know, anything that impacts the brain. And these can be, you know, thoughts, traumas, |
| 0:12.1 | toxins, anything like that that impacts and signals the brain to kick off that mechanism, |
| 0:18.7 | that chain reaction of stress in the body. These can even be thoughts |
| 0:21.9 | from the past or thoughts from the future. So if you find yourself, oh my gosh, I'm worrying so |
| 0:26.5 | much about something that's going to happen, or I keep thinking and replaying this really |
| 0:30.9 | negative event in the past, it's going to kick off the same reaction in the body because the |
| 0:35.3 | brain doesn't know the difference. |
| 0:40.8 | Hey, everybody. We've had some of the most incredible guests coming to you these past |
| 0:46.3 | couple months. The amount of expertise and knowledge on these cutting edge topics is something |
| 0:54.1 | we really hope that you enjoy. |
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| 1:18.2 | episodes. |
| 1:19.3 | Hi, everybody, and welcome back to the Thick Thigh Save Lives Podcast. |
| 1:23.6 | I've got an old friend with me today. |
| 1:27.4 | Dr. Beth Westy, welcome back. |
| 1:29.7 | Yay. |
| 1:30.3 | Thank you for having me back. |
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