What Men & Women NEED to Know About Menopause | Dr. Mindy Pelz

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Dr. Josh Axe

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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What if menopause is actually your brain’s reset button, not the beginning of decline? New neuroscience shows this season can rewire your brain, restore your energy, and awaken a deeper sense of purpose. Dr. Mindy Pelz reveals how to work with your hormones instead of fighting them. Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe 🎧 Early Access! Our podcast listeners get every episode early, and you can tune in and be a part of our exclusive listeners below → Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS Order my NEW BOOK, The Biblio Diet → https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms →http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally → DrAxeThyroidClass.com If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → DrAxeHormoneClass.com Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! → http://MyBloodWork.com CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/ X: https://x.com/drjoshaxe/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe Website: http://thehealthinstitute.com Sign up for my newsletter: https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3 Ask me a question: http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe CONNECT WITH DR. MINDY PELZ Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/dr.mindypelz/?hl=en Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/drmindypelz/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@drmindypelz?lang=en Website → https://www.drmindypelz.com/ Podcast → https://www.youtube.com/@TheResetterPodcast NEW BOOK → https://www.discover.hayhouse.com/agelikeagirl/?%5b%E2%80%A6%5dgn=booklaunch_pelz_alag_202512_preorder&utm_content=9994&utm_medium=pelz_social&utm_source=partner DISCLAIMER This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this content are advised to consult their doctors or qualified health professionals regarding specific health questions. Neither Dr. Axe nor the publisher of this content takes responsibility for possible health consequences of any person or persons reading or following the information in this educational content. All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Twos Christmas, and Puss asked his magical mirror on the wall.
0:04.6	Where will I find beauty gifts that top them all?
0:07.8	Oh Puss. Why in boots, of course, replied the mirror.
0:11.7	Puss found the shelves brimming with magical fragrances, beauty must-haves and the latest skincare.
0:17.6	But oh, what to choose.
0:19.6	Well, thanks to a boots advisor on hand or poor, Puss left with
0:24.2	the most perfect gifts. Shop in store today and gift happily ever after. What's something
0:30.7	most doctors are getting wrong about menopause today? Menopause symptoms are exaggerated when
0:37.2	the metabolic system is off.
0:39.3	Most doctors are ignoring the metabolic system.
0:43.3	I had seen three statistics that really caused me to question what was happening in the menopausal experience.
0:52.3	If a woman is lucky, she will spend 42.5% of her life
0:58.2	post-reproductively. Why was the body designed to live without a major organ system? A major organ
1:06.3	system completely shuts down and you live 40% of your life, you keep going. So when I was looking
1:13.8	at all these pieces coming together, I literally started with, well, then what is the purpose
1:18.7	of menopause? Yeah. There is a purpose. And maybe these women that are killing themselves or these
1:24.2	women that are leaving marriages, they didn't get the memo what the purpose was.
1:29.1	So here's what the neuroscience is saying.
1:31.2	What are your thoughts on hormone replacement therapy for women as they go through menopause?
1:35.6	It has to be an individual decision. And the cultural messaging right now is it is your way
1:42.4	of surviving menopause. And if you don't do it, you may end up with Alzheimer's.
1:49.0	And that part of the hormone replacement therapy discussion I am completely opposed to.
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