How to Hack Your Hormones and Use Science to Lose Weight and Sleep Better | The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Released

July 27, 2023

Duration

1h 15m

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — In this episode, double-board certified Dr. Amy Shah (@dr.confidentialwithdr.amys7371) is here to explain the science of #hormones, how they impact a woman's body, and more importantly, what you can do about it. If you’re tired of #PMS, bloating, mood swings, hot flashes, the belly "bread basket," or the brain fog of #menopause... Grab your pen and get ready to take notes. Dr. Amy, a medical doctor trained at Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia, is an immunologist and leading expert in women’s hormonal #health and #nutrition. She is here to explain it all in a way that you can understand and apply to your life. Today, Dr. Amy Shah reveals:

• What hormones are and how they work.
• What’s REALLY going on with hormones in a woman's body from her first period through menopause?
• What hormone therapy is and why it doesn’t help you lose the weight of menopause
• What 4 things do you need to help you naturally boost estrogen levels?
• Why walking is better than your HIIT classes or running if you’re in menopause
• The 3 simple changes you must make to get a better night’s sleep
• How sleeping in a pitch dark room helps you lose weight
• How to hack your 28-day cycle for better energy, confidence, and resilience

I can’t wait for you to learn from Dr. Amy. You are going to feel so empowered! And please share this with all the women you care about in your life: your mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, and girlfriends, because we all deserve to know what the heck is going on and how to feel better in our bodies. Xo, Mel PS: For all of our fabulous listeners who identify as male, do NOT stop listening. You have to live with us, so this will help you too. (And it will make you wonderful when you forward it to all the women in your life.) Plus, this research and advice on hacking hormones are just downright fascinating! In this episode: 00:00 Intro 02:27 Why the hell is going on with my body? 05:15 What happens in our bodies during PMS and menopause? 13:38 Best metaphor to help you understand what’s going on in your body. 15:29 How to optimize your health in every phase of hormone change. 18:15 When in your cycle you should train and eat like an athlete. 22:32 What is really happening with your hormones during pregnancy? 27:42 Where the heck did this muffin top come from? 34:04 The top 5 health questions for Dr. Shah and her answers. 37:04 Did you know that PMS is a mini-menopause? 40:50 Why sleeping in a cold, dark room will help you lose weight. 43:39 Top 3 tricks that regulate your cravings. 48:22 Why anxiety increases during PMS. 50:55 What you need to know about hormone replacement therapy. 1:05:23 Power nap or meditate at THIS time for best results. 1:09:12 Why it’s way past time we start talking about women’s health. — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Mel Robbins

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• Dr. Amy Shah

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Mel Robbins and Dr. Amy Shah, How to Hack Your Hormones and Use Science to Lose Weight and Sleep Better | The Mel Robbins Podcast explores science-backed strategies to master menopause, hormones, weight, sleep, mood Mel Robbins and Dr. Amy Shah break down what actually happens to women’s hormones from puberty through pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause, and why so many women feel confused, anxious, foggy, and out of control. They explain how estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone function like ‘sisters’ with different roles, and how their decline affects brain fog, anxiety, sleep problems, hot flashes, and stubborn weight gain around the middle. The conversation highlights how women were long excluded from medical research, leading to poor education and widespread misinformation about women’s health and hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Shah offers practical, science-based lifestyle strategies—around movement, food, sleep, and circadian rhythm—to “hack” hormones, reduce symptoms, support weight management, and feel better at every stage of life.

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