The Hormone Hub

Kylie Pinwill
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Perimenopause and menopause can be challenging, but it doesn't need to be! The Hormone Hub podcast is full of bite size truth bombs to help you navigate that crazy fatigue, unexplained weight gain, mood swings and the brain fog that is holding you back from living your best life! Join your host Kylie Pinwill, accredited hormone nutritionist and say NO to feeling tired, cranky and frumpy!

  1. 1 hr ago

    I Nearly Bought GLP-1s Online. Here's What Made Me Stop.

    A couple of glasses of wine. Some cheese. No exercise all weekend. Clothes feeling tight. Then a GLP-1 weight-loss ad appeared in my Facebook feed. It was Sunday night, I was feeling flat and thoroughly ick, and suddenly an easy solution was sitting right in front of me. Fill in a questionnaire. Qualify online. Have the medication delivered to your door. Very tempting. I completed the questionnaire using my correct details and didn't qualify. But when I changed the numbers slightly, I suddenly became eligible. Nothing about my health had changed. Only the numbers I entered into the form. That was my first reality check. The second came when I reached the payment page and realised I was about to commit close to $1,000 to something I hadn't properly thought through. In this episode, I'm sharing why I clicked, what stopped me from buying, and the questions every woman should ask before purchasing GLP-1 medication online. This is not an anti-GLP-1 conversation. These medications can be an incredibly helpful tool for the right person, with the right assessment and support. But they are one tool. Not the whole toolkit. In this episode, we cover: Why wanting a quick result doesn't make you lazy or foolish How weight-loss advertising catches us when we're feeling most vulnerable Why online eligibility doesn't automatically mean a medication is right for you The nutrition guidance many women aren't receiving while taking GLP-1s Why preserving muscle matters during perimenopause and menopause The digestive side effects some women experience What can happen when you aren't eating enough protein, fibre and essential nutrients Why hormonal changes add another layer to weight loss in your forties and fifties The question too many people forget to ask: What happens when I stop? Why I decided to do my own Weight Loss Wisdom reset instead. If I could be tempted by the promise of an easy fix, with all the knowledge and tools I already have, I know I'm not the only one. Before you make an expensive decision while feeling frustrated with your body, pause. Make sure you understand what you're taking, why you're taking it, what support you'll receive and what your longer-term plan looks like. Ready to join me? I'm doing another round of Weight Loss Wisdom, and this time I'm doing it alongside you. It's a focused three-to-six-week program for women who want a clear plan, genuine support and an end point. You'll receive the food plan, phased program, mindset tools and HCG support drops, with the option to add the Support Supplement Pack. I'm also including The Hormone Reset to help you transition into a balanced, sustainable routine afterwards. Join Weight Loss Wisdom HERE: https://www.myhormonehub.com/weight-loss-wisdom Listen to more episodes of The Hormone Hub https://www.myhormonehub.com/podcast A quick note: This episode is for general education only and isn't a substitute for personalised medical advice. GLP-1 medications should be discussed with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional who can consider your medical history, current medications and individual needs.

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  3. Jul 7

    #130 Why Crazy Protein Goals and 12,000 Steps Are Making Your Hormones Worse (Not Better)

    Protein targets that require a second job to hit. 12,000 steps that assume you have two spare hours to fill in during the day. Seven hours of sleep, if only it were that simple. The mainstream wellness advice isn't bad for everyone. It's just not realistic nor designed for your body, at this stage of life. And there's a difference. If you've been doing everything "right" and still feel terrible this episode is for you. Kylie breaks down what's actually worth your energy in perimenopause: why protein quality beats protein quantity, why the calorie conversation is more nuanced than anyone's telling you, the one thing nobody talks about enough (fibre - seriously), and how to build a movement routine that fits your actual life. Plus a word on sleep that finally makes sense of why the standard advice has never worked for you. In this episode: Why 12,000 steps and mountain-sized protein goals are setting perimenopausal women up to fail The real protein conversation: quality, variety, and what red meat actually gives you that cups of egg whites and buckets of cottage cheese never will. Calories, carbs, and why a balanced plate beats a tracking app every time Fibre - the unsung hero of hormone balance (and why cruciferous vegetables deserve more love) Movement that fits your life, where to actually start and how to build from there Why generic sleep advice is useless and what to do instead Mentioned in this episode: The 3am Sleep Fix — $37 — myhormonehub.com/sleep

  4. Jun 16

    #129 MHT - Oestrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone — Which One Do You Actually Need?

    Most women are handed a prescription without a proper explanation of what they're actually taking and why. This episode fixes that. Three hormones. What each one does, what happens when you lose it, what the options are in Australia right now, and how to think about what you actually need. Plus how to have a better, more informed conversation with your GP. This is information so you can advocate for yourself. Informed women get better outcomes. In This Episode What oestrogen actually does in your body beyond hot flushes What happens to your bones, brain, heart and mood when oestrogen declines Body-identical oestrogen vs synthetic and why it matters Delivery methods available right now including gels as a patch alternative Why progesterone drops first and what that does to your sleep and anxiety Body-identical micronised progesterone vs synthetic progestins and why they are not the same thing Testosterone for women, what it does, who needs it, and how it's prescribed in Australia Who needs what at each stage from early perimenopause through to post-menopause Women who thought they couldn't have MHT and why that conversation is worth having again How to talk to your GP and what to specifically ask for.

  5. Jun 2

    #128 Every Woman Should Be On Vaginal Oestrogen

    Most women have never heard of it. Most GPs aren't offering it. And the ones who have been prescribed it often aren't using it correctly. Vaginal oestrogen is the most underused, most underprescribed, most life-changing treatment in the menopause space. In this episode, Kylie makes the case for why she believes every woman in perimenopause and menopause should be using it — and gives you everything you need to understand it, use it correctly, and advocate for yourself with your doctor. This is the conversation every woman in perimenopause and menopause needs to hear.

  6. May 18

    #127 Is Your Gut Wrecking Your Hormones? The Perimenopause Connection No-One Is Talking About

    If you've been trying to fix your hormones and getting nowhere, this episode might completely change how you look at your body. Because here's the thing: everyone's focused on hormones. But your gut is the one running the show. Your gut microbiome produces neurotransmitters, metabolises your oestrogen, regulates your blood sugar, and determines how well you absorb every nutrient you eat. When it breaks down and in perimenopause, it often does, everything suffers. The bloating, the brain fog, the exhaustion, the mood swings, the weight that won't shift. All of it. In this deep-dive episode, Kylie breaks down the gut-hormone connection in a way that will make everything finally make sense.

  7. Apr 20

    #126: You Don't Have a Sleep Problem — You Have a Hormone Problem

    You've tried the sleep tips. You've tried the supplements. You've gone to bed earlier, cut back on screens, downloaded the meditation app. And you're still not sleeping. Here's what I want you to understand: you don't have a sleep problem. You have a hormone problem. And that distinction changes everything about how you fix it. In this episode I share the story of Fiona — a client who came to me completely exhausted, caught in a vicious cycle of hot flushes, night anxiety, afternoon energy crashes and creeping weight gain. And I walk through exactly what we did to break that cycle and get her sleeping again. Fiona's Story Fiona was doing everything right. She was smart, capable and had tried every sleep solution she could find. But she was waking multiple times a night drenched in sweat. Hot flushes pulling her out of sleep just as she'd finally drifted off. Then lying there afterwards with her heart pounding and a low-level anxiety she couldn't explain. The days were brutal. She'd crash around 2pm and spend the afternoon reaching for sugar and coffee just to function. The weight was creeping on. She was eating less and exercising more, which made her more exhausted, which made her sleep worse. She was completely stuck. When she came to me she said: "I feel like my body has completely given up." This episode is for every woman who has felt exactly that way. What We Cover In This Episode 🔹 Why hot flushes and night sweats are an oestrogen issue — not a sleep issue When oestrogen fluctuates, your body's internal thermostat becomes unstable. Your brain gets a false signal that you're overheating and triggers a flush to cool you down. This pulls you straight out of deep sleep. Treating this as a sleep problem will never work because it is an oestrogen regulation problem. 🔹 Why night anxiety is a progesterone issue That low-level dread you feel lying awake in the middle of the night — that sense of unease you can't quite explain — is your nervous system without its natural calming buffer. Progesterone is that buffer. When it drops, everything feels bigger and harder to manage after dark. 🔹 The afternoon energy crash and cravings explained Poor sleep keeps cortisol elevated. Elevated cortisol drives sugar and carbohydrate cravings as your body desperately looks for a quick energy hit. So you reach for the chocolate at 3pm, your blood sugar spikes and crashes, you feel worse, and that night the whole cycle repeats. 🔹 Why magnesium alone is never going to be enough Magnesium is a wonderful support tool. But it cannot replace declining progesterone, stabilise fluctuating oestrogen or reset a dysregulated cortisol pattern. If you've been taking magnesium and still not sleeping, this is why. 🔹 What we actually did to fix Fiona's sleep We stopped treating her sleep as a sleep problem and started treating it as a hormone problem. Within the first week her night sweats reduced noticeably. By week three she was sleeping through most nights. The afternoon cravings were almost gone. The weight started shifting. And she said, "I feel like myself again." The Bottom Line Most advice out there for perimenopause sleep is aimed at helping you fall asleep faster without ever asking why you're not sleeping in the first place. The why matters. It matters enormously. Because the why determines the fix. For most women in perimenopause and menopause, the why is hormonal. Start Here The 3am Fixis the simplest, most targeted way to start addressing the hormonal drivers of broken sleep. ✅ Five short video lessons ✅ A practical workbook and daily tracker ✅ Bonus supplement guide ✅ Just $37 — with a full action-based money-back guarantee 👉 Start the 3am Fix this week Ready For The Full Picture? The Hormone Code is my signature 8-week program where we address every piece of the hormonal puzzle — sleep, weight, energy, mood, digestion and more. This is exactly what Fiona did. And it changed everything. 👉 Learn more about The Hormone Code Book A 1:1 Consultation Want personalised support? I have limited spaces available for 1:1 consultations where we look at exactly what's going on for you specifically. 👉 Book here Listen & Subscribe Find The Hormone Hub Podcast on: 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 YouTube 🎧 Amazon Music If this episode helped you, please share it with a friend. And make sure you're subscribed — next episode we get into the practical side of all of this and the results are honestly remarkable. Big love, Kylie x

  8. Apr 7

    #125 Why You're Not Sleeping, And It's Not Just Stress

    If you're waking at 3am, lying there with your brain running laps while the rest of the world sleeps, this episode is for you. Not because I have another list of sleep tips. But because I want to tell you something that nobody else has probably said to you yet. This is not stress. This is hormonal. And it is completely fixable. In this episode of The Hormone Hub Podcast I get really honest about my own sleep struggles — the racing brain, the random 3am worry spiral, the sadness that arrives out of nowhere in the middle of the night — and I explain exactly what is driving all of it from a hormonal perspective. Because once you understand what's actually going on, everything changes. What We Cover In This Episode 🔹 Why perimenopause sleep problems are hormonal, not psychological When progesterone declines in your 40s, you lose your body's natural calming buffer. That anxiety, that sadness, those racing thoughts at 3am? This is low progesterone. Not a mental health crisis. A hormone shift. 🔹 The cortisol and blood sugar connection When blood sugar drops overnight, your body releases cortisol and adrenaline to compensate. Those hormones do their job — but they also pull you straight out of sleep. This is one of the most common and most overlooked drivers of 3am waking in women over 40. 🔹 The exhausted but wired cycle Your cortisol rhythm has flipped. High when it should be low. Low when it should be high. So you're dragging through the day and wired the moment your head hits the pillow. This is not a personality trait. It is a hormonal pattern. 🔹 Why alcohol is making things worse It feels like it helps you relax. But biologically, alcohol reduces your REM sleep, raises your body temperature and increases the likelihood of waking in the second half of the night. I share my own experience with this — including the nausea — and what I suggest instead. 🔹 What to do when the 3am brain loop starts Two practical, science-backed strategies you can use tonight to calm your nervous system and get back to sleep without lying there fighting your own brain. The Real Reason Nothing Has Worked Most sleep advice is not designed for your body. Not at this stage of life. Not with what your hormones are doing right now. Sleep hygiene, meditation apps, earlier bedtimes — none of these are bad suggestions. But if your progesterone is low, your cortisol is dysregulated and your blood sugar is crashing overnight, no amount of screen-free evenings is going to fix that. You are not failing at sleep. You are solving the wrong problem. This episode will help you start solving the right one. Ready To Reset Your Sleep This Week? The 3am Fix is a simple, structured 7-day hormonal sleep protocol built specifically for women over 40. ✅ Five short video lessons ✅ A practical workbook ✅ A daily sleep tracker ✅ Bonus supplement guide Most women feel a real difference within 48 hours. Just $37 and backed by a full action-based money-back guarantee. 👉 Grab the 3am Fix here Want To Go Deeper? If you're ready to address the full hormonal picture — sleep, weight, energy, mood and more — The Hormone Code is my signature 8-week program for women in perimenopause and menopause. 👉 Learn more here Listen & Subscribe Find The Hormone Hub Podcast on: 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 YouTube 🎧 Amazon Music If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend who needs to hear it. And make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss Episode 126 — where we go even deeper into why you don't actually have a sleep problem at all. 👀 Big love, Kylie x

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Perimenopause and menopause can be challenging, but it doesn't need to be! The Hormone Hub podcast is full of bite size truth bombs to help you navigate that crazy fatigue, unexplained weight gain, mood swings and the brain fog that is holding you back from living your best life! Join your host Kylie Pinwill, accredited hormone nutritionist and say NO to feeling tired, cranky and frumpy!

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  • Creator
    Kylie Pinwill
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    132
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kylie Pinwill 2024
  • Show Website
    The Hormone Hub

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