Episode 462

Top Hormone Doctor Explains How Chronic Stress and Yo-Yo Dieting Drive Weight Gain and What You Can Do About It with Dr. Taz Bhatia

With Dr. Taz Bhatia

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Battling belly fat, navigating sleep disruptions, managing stress, and grappling with hormonal fluctuations become paramount concerns for women stepping into their late 30s and 40s. In the complex terrain of perimenopause and menopause, many brave through these challenges without a roadmap to clarity or actionable steps. 

Today’s guest, Dr. Taz Bhattia, is on a mission to change this. Her goal is to transform the narrative around how women approach this stage of life and empower them to thrive during these changes. 

Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with board-certified physician Dr. Taz Bhatia to discuss hormonal shifts women face as they head into their 40s. Dr. Bhatia shares the five patterns women face that lead to changes in body composition, the challenges that come with hormonal imbalances, and the damaging lifestyle habits that can exacerbate these challenges. She also discusses the they key reasons women may feel constantly hungry and how fasting can be damaging for a women already under chronic stress. Dr Bhatia gives us her hot takes on the social media trends that ignore the fundamentals and her thoughts on alcohol and GLP-1 pharmacueticals. 

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For more on Dr. Bhatia, follow her on Instagram @drtazmd, Twitter @drtazmd, Facebook, Youtube, and via her website doctortaz.com.

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I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.
Wishing you health and happiness.
Dhru Purohit

In this Episode, you will learn

  1. Five patterns and challenges with body composition after 40
    (1:51)
  2. Four solutions to address the chemistry associated with hormonal changes
    (7:44)
  3. The role of toxins and their impact on our hormonal patterns
    (14:56)
  4. Hormonal imbalances and the cravings they cause
    (18:24)
  5. The five fundamental shifts that women experience
    (26:45)
  6. The most damaging lifestyle habits for women in their 40’s
    (33:58)
  7. Four reasons why women may feel constantly hungry
    (46:26)
  8. Dr. Taz’s personal journey into practicing integrative medicine and healing herself
    (51:46)
  9. Social media themes that are missing the mark and skipping past the fundamentals
    (1:00:24)
  10. GLP-1 drugs and their impact on gut health
    (1:04:30)
  11. Body composition versus weight tracking
    (1:09:45)
  12. The importance of women building and keeping muscle in their 40’s
    (1:12:45)
  13. Expressions of hormones for teenagers and what we can do to set them up for life
    (1:18:15)
  14. Dr. Taz’s view and concerns about alcohol
    (1:29:07)
  15. The 30-day hormone reset
    (1:31:16)
  16. Two habits to incorporate and two habits to let go of
    (1:34:05)

Guest

 
Dhru Purohit

Dhru is the host of the Dhru Purohit Show, a top 30 health podcast with over 30 million downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.

Dhru Purohit is also a serial entrepreneur and investor in the health and wellness industry.

 
Dr. Taz Bhatia

Dr. Tasneem Bhatia, commonly known as Dr. Taz, is a board-certified physician specializing in integrative and emergency medicine, pediatrics, and prevention, with expertise in women’s health, weight loss, and nutrition. She is the author of Super Woman Rx, What Doctors Eat, and The 21-Day Belly Fix and the host of RadioMD’s The Dr. Taz Show: The Super Woman’s Whole Health Fix podcast. Her newest book is titled The Hormone Shift: Balance Your Body and Thrive Through Midlife and Menopause. She is a contributing editor to Prevention magazine and an assistant professor at Emory University.

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