Beyond Menopause: Reclaiming Health and Vitality with Functional Medicine

The transition through midlife can feel like stepping into unknown territory, your body changes, your moods shift, and suddenly what used to work no longer does. But what if understanding your hormones was the key to feeling like yourself again? In today’s conversation, Dr. Cheryl Burdette, Director of Education at Progressive Medical Center and Co-Founder of Precision Point Diagnostics, breaks down what’s really happening inside your body during this season of change. She shares how functional testing and targeted lifestyle shifts can restore energy, balance, and clarity at any age.

Dr. Cheryl‘s work spans everything from hormone testing to gut health and detoxification, and she has a way of making complicated topics feel doable. We talk about the truth behind those midlife changes no one really prepares us for, why they happen, what your labs might be telling you, and simple steps to start balancing your hormones naturally. It’s the kind of honest, empowering conversation every woman deserves when navigating this season of life.

If you’ve been feeling “off” and can’t quite put your finger on why, this episode is your invitation to pause, learn, and take your power back. You’ll walk away with practical ways to support your hormones, boost your energy, and feel at home in your body again because midlife isn’t the end of your vitality, it’s the beginning of understanding it.

Key Timestamps:

[00:00:00] Welcome to The Girlfriend Doctor

[00:04:38] The lack of support and feeling lost during menopause.

[00:11:10] Exponential problem of hormonal problems for women today.

[00:14:17] Basic testing recommendations and challenges.

[00:19:44] Hormone detoxification pathways.

[00:27:58] Hormone transition and health.

[00:29:13] Stages of feminine transition.

[00:30:59] Hot flashes, endocrine disruptors, and inflammation.

[00:36:59] Hormone receptor site damage.

[00:41:04] High hormone levels and health concerns.

[00:44:08] Hormonal balance in women.

[00:46:32] Gut hormonal connection.

[00:49:33] Gut-based work as anti-inflammatory.

[00:50:45] Rapid fire questions for Dr. Cheryl Burdette.

[00:56:21] Omega-3 fatty acids and oxidative stress.

[01:00:07] Hormonal health insights.

Memorable Quotes:

"We have an ability to shift our genetics, to move them in a healthy direction, even if we were dealt a bit of an unfair hand." [00:23:05] – Dr. Cheryl Burdette

"If gut's going to govern whole person inflammation, then that's probably the thing that gives us the most information about the gut." [00:51:33] – Dr. Cheryl Burdette

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Produced by Evolved Podcasting: www.evolvedpodcasting.com