Discover the core foundations of hormone health — nutrition, stress, sleep, gut health, and detoxification. Learn why most women experience hormone imbalances and how lifestyle, food habits, and environmental factors impact metabolism, mood, perimenopause, and longevity.
In this episode of the Heroines Podcast, we explore the powerful foundations that regulate women’s hormones — and why many symptoms often blamed on age or “just being a woman” are actually rooted in lifestyle, stress, nutrition, and gut health.
We break down how chronic stress disrupts the HPA axis, suppresses ovarian function, and accelerates hormone metabolism, creating issues like anovulation, mood swings, and metabolic dysfunction.
You’ll learn why whole foods, adequate protein, healthy fats, and fiber are critical for healthy estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone levels — and why restrictive dieting, fasting, and ultra-processed foods disrupt hormonal rhythms.
We also dive deep into gut health, including the estrobolome, inflammation, and the connection between the gut, brain, and endocrine system.
Whether you're cycling, in perimenopause, or post-menopausal, this episode provides actionable steps: eat enough food, move regularly (strength training especially), reduce stress, sleep well, and support detox organs so hormones can function the way they’re meant to.
Drs. Heidi Codino and Serena Russum are women’s health experts and the hosts of the Heroines Podcast.
Together, they bring decades of clinical experience in integrative women’s health, hormone optimization, natural medicine, and lifestyle-based healing.
Their mission is to empower women with education, tools, and foundational strategies that support hormone balance, longevity, and overall vitality.
Hormone Heroines
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Dr. Clint Carter, former ER physician, shares his journey to patient-centered care through Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT). Learn how hormones, peptides, and holistic medicine transform lives and revitalize medical practice.
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In this episode of the Heroines Podcast, Dr. Clint Carter — board-certified physician and founder of MyMD Select — shares his transition from emergency medicine burnout to holistic, patient-centered care. Discover how his personal journey with low testosterone and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis inspired a passion for Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) and functional medicine.
Dr. Carter explains how BHRT helps women in perimenopause and menopause regain energy, focus, and stable moods, while also supporting men facing early-onset low testosterone and fertility concerns. He also highlights the role of peptides, such as CJC-1295/Ipamorelin and Thymosin Alpha-1, and IV therapies in improving sleep, immunity, and recovery.
Listeners gain insights into how holistic medicine can revitalize both patient lives and physician practices, providing real solutions where traditional medicine may fall short.
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Dr. Clint Carter is a board-certified physician and founder of MyMD Select, a Direct Primary Care practice focused on holistic, patient-centered medicine. After a decade in emergency medicine, Dr. Carter embraced Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT), peptides, and IV therapies to help patients optimize health naturally. His approach empowers both patients and providers to achieve improved well-being and professional fulfillment.
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Clint Carter, MD
Website: https://mymdselect.com/
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MyMD Unscripted Candid conversations at the intersection of medicine, mindset, and modern health—where real doctors talk real life:
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Explore hormonal and non-hormonal birth control with the Hormone Heroines. Learn how various methods work, the difference between hormonal generations, common side effects, IUD insertion updates, and how to choose the right contraception for your body.
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In this episode of the Hormone Heroines Podcast, we explore the full landscape of birth control — from pills and patches to IUDs, implants, and fertility awareness. The discussion begins with how hormonal birth control works: preventing ovulation, thickening cervical mucus, and thinning the uterine lining to stop pregnancy before it starts.
We break down the two main hormonal categories: combo methods (estrogen + progestin) and progestin-only methods, including pills, shots, implants, and hormonal IUDs. The episode also explains the four generations of progestins and how they differ in side effects like acne, mood changes, bloating, and clot risk.
Listeners also learn about non-hormonal choices such as condoms, copper IUDs, and fertility-awareness–based methods — plus permanent options like vasectomy and tubal ligation. Throughout the episode, we highlight the importance of individualized care, noting that birth control tolerance varies greatly based on genetics, hormone levels, and life stage.
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Dr. Heidi and Dr. Serena are women’s health experts dedicated to helping women understand their hormones, bodies, and options through clear, evidence-based conversations. With backgrounds in functional medicine, integrative wellness, and women’s hormone health, they simplify complex topics and empower listeners with practical, real-world guidance. Their mission is to provide women with the knowledge they need to make confident, informed decisions about their health — from birth control to menopause and everything in between.
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Hormone Heroines
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Dr. Julia Ward, functional medicine physician, reveals how gut health directly shapes hormone balance — from estrogen and cortisol to thyroid function. Discover how restoring the gut can resolve PMS, fatigue, and hormonal chaos naturally.
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In this episode of the Heroines Podcast, Dr. Julia Ward — a physician specializing in functional and root-cause medicine — explores the intricate gut-hormone connection. She explains how the gut microbiome regulates hormone metabolism and detoxification, especially for estrogen, cortisol, and thyroid hormones.
Listeners learn about the estrobolome, the group of gut bacteria responsible for estrogen balance, and how imbalances can cause estrogen dominance or deficiency. Dr. Ward also connects chronic stress and inflammation to elevated cortisol, adrenal fatigue, and even insulin resistance — key drivers of hormonal and metabolic dysfunction.
Dr. Ward concludes with a powerful case study — a woman suffering from PMS, bloating, and brain fog who regained her energy and hormonal balance by addressing dysbiosis and leaky gut in just three months.
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Dr. Julia Ward is a functional medicine physician with over a decade of experience helping women uncover and treat the root causes of hormonal and metabolic imbalance. Her approach integrates gut restoration, hormone testing, and personalized nutrition to help patients heal naturally from the inside out.
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Julia Ward, MD
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🎧 The Functional Edge with Dr. Julia Ward Cutting-edge insights on functional medicine, longevity, and whole-body wellness:
Dr. Serena and Dr. Heidi are experts in women’s hormone and functional health, specializing in strategies to maintain muscle, mobility, and cognitive function during perimenopause and menopause. They combine clinical experience with personal journeys to empower women to age stronger and healthier.
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Hormone Heroines
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Dr. Serena and Dr. Heidi explore how maintaining muscle during perimenopause and menopause supports longevity, metabolic health, bone density, cognitive function, and independence. Learn practical strategies including strength training, nutrition, and bioidentical hormone support.
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In this episode of the Heroines Podcast, Dr. Serena and Dr. Heidi discuss the vital role of muscle for women during perimenopause and menopause. They explain how muscle supports metabolic health, bone strength, cognitive function, and independence, while hormonal declines accelerate muscle loss and fat gain.
Listeners learn how bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) — including estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone — can support muscle maintenance and repair. For women not using BHRT, lifestyle strategies like strength training, proper protein intake, anti-inflammatory nutrition, supplements, and stress management are essential.
The episode also highlights the vicious cycle of declining hormones leading to muscle loss, reduced mobility, chronic disease risk, and mental health challenges. Dr. Heidi encourages women to shift focus from aesthetics to functional strength, mobility, and cognitive health for sustainable long-term wellbeing.
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Dr. Serena and Dr. Heidi are experts in women’s hormone and functional health, specializing in strategies to maintain muscle, mobility, and cognitive function during perimenopause and menopause. They combine clinical experience with personal journeys to empower women to age stronger and healthier.
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Hormone Heroines
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Dr. Chelsea Eilts reveals the neuroendocrine and metabolic roots of PCOS, beyond simple hormone imbalances. Learn functional strategies for blood sugar, stress, and circadian rhythm to restore balance and reclaim your health.
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In this episode of the Heroines Podcast, Dr. Chelsea Eilts, a naturopathic doctor and functional health expert, explains that PCOS is more than a hormone issue — it’s a neuroendocrine metabolic disorder. She dives into the root causes, including blood sugar instability, adrenal stress, and circadian rhythm disruption, offering functional solutions beyond conventional symptom management.
Listeners learn actionable strategies: stabilizing blood sugar through nutrition, supporting adrenal health with stress reduction and adaptogens, and restoring circadian rhythms through light, movement, and sleep optimization. Dr. Eilts emphasizes that long-term symptom resolution is possible with consistent lifestyle and functional interventions, challenging the myth that women must simply "manage" PCOS forever.
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Dr. Chelsea Eilts is a naturopathic doctor, doctor of classical Chinese medicine, and functional health expert. She empowers women to understand and address the root causes of PCOS and other hormonal imbalances through holistic, science-backed strategies.
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Dr. Chelsea's website: www.aurumsage.com
Somatic Guided practice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TFbAs4iez28na0w2V1yBWLK6BL7n3rx8/view?usp=sharing
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Two women doctors reveal the untold truth about hormonal chaos — from burnout, infertility, and mood swings to true healing through functional medicine and BHRT. Learn how to restore balance and feel like yourself again while hearing their own personal stories.
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In this powerful first episode of Hormone Heroines Podcast, co-hosts Dr. Serena and Dr. Heidi share their deeply personal stories that inspired their careers in holistic medicine.
Dr. Serena recounts her struggles with athletic amenorrhea, multiple miscarriages, and the long-term side effects of hormonal birth control. She explains how holistic medicine — stress reduction, gut healing, and targeted supplementation — helped her conceive naturally. Later, during her second pregnancy journey, she found renewed stability and hope through bioidentical progesterone therapy (BHRT).
Dr. Heidi reflects on a lifetime of hormonal turmoil — from severe PMDD and Hyperemesis Gravidarum to a near-death experience during childbirth. Years later, Hashimoto's diagnosis explained her ongoing fatigue and mood swings. She now manages perimenopause with bioidentical hormones, strength training, and nutrition, crediting these tools for restoring her vitality.
Together, they emphasize that stress, lifestyle, and gut health profoundly affect hormonal balance — and that women deserve better education, options, and medical support. Their message is one of hope: you can reclaim your health, no matter your hormonal stage or history.
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Functional medicine doctors, mothers, and hormone experts, Dr. Heidi and Dr. Serena help women rewrite their health stories through root-cause medicine and real-world compassion.
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GDF 15 and Dr. Marlena Fejzo the geneticist who discovered it:
https://www.aaas.org/news/geneticist-wins-womens-health-prize-pioneering-discoveries-about-severe-morning-sickness
https://www.hyperemesis.org/news/nature2023/
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Dr. Vonda Wright's book "Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging With Power"
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