253. Dr. Jessica Shepherd: On Menopause, HRT, and Longevity Tips for Women

Most women spend years dismissing their own symptoms: brain fog,
frozen shoulder, mood crashes, vanishing libido, never realizing
these aren’t signs of aging, they’re signals of a hormonal shift
that begins nearly a decade before menopause hits. Today, I’m with
board-certified OB-GYN and menopause expert Dr. Jessica Shepherd to
dismantle the myths that have kept millions of women unnecessarily
suffering, including the misrepresented WHI study that put hormone
therapy off the table for a generation. CLICK HERE TO BECOME GARYS
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⁠https://bit.ly/3PEAJuG⁠ Timestamps 00:00 Intro of Show 04:20 Dr.
Jessica Shepherd’s Background 08:03 Perimenopause: Earlier Than You
Think 11:35 Early Signs of Menopause 15:24 Dutch Test and Hormone
Replacement Therapy 24:06 Ideal Timeframe for Hormone Therapy 26:33
The Invisible Hormone Disruptors 27:23 The Caregiver Syndrome 28:35
Why Autoimmune Disease Targets Women 30:40 What Does a Healthy
Immune System Look Like? 34:38 Blood Sugar Monitoring: HbA1c and
CGM 41:50 How to Strengthen Women’s Immune System 47:42 Black
Maternal Mortality and Systemic Health Gaps 57:23 Dr. Shepherd’s
Message to the Administration 58:43 Role of AI in Healthcare
1:01:40 Generation M: The Book Every Woman Needs 1:03:39 Weight
Training as a Longevity Non-Negotiable 1:06:10 Dr. Shepherd’s
Morning Routine 1:08:13 Creatine for Muscle and Brain Health
1:12:28 Real-World Recovery: Movement, Nutrition, and Supplements
1:17:14 Connect with Dr. Shepherd 1:21:01 What does it mean to you
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