High Performance Health Bitesize Biohack: The Secret Hormones You’re Not Talking About: How Testosterone & DHEA Fuel Energy, Confidence & Vitality | Karen Martel
Angela presents a bitesize in the company of Karen Martel, in which they talk about the role of testosterone in women's health, particularly during perimenopause and menopause.
They discuss how testosterone is the most abundant hormone in women during their fertile years and its crucial functions, including energy levels, mood enhancement, and sexual health, also highlighting the lack of available testosterone replacement therapy for women in North America and the benefits of optimising testosterone levels through injections
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- The Truth About Testosterone: The most abundant hormone in women’s fertile years and why it matters post-menopause.
- Testosterone & Energy: How it affects motivation, resilience, and confidence in high-achieving women.
- HRT & Optimization: The best forms of testosterone replacement therapy and why injectables may work better than creams.
- DHEA & Stress: How chronic stress depletes DHEA and why supplementing it isn’t always the best solution.
- Perimenopause & Aging: Why lifestyle alone isn’t always enough and the role of HRT in long-term health.
TIMESTAMPS AND KEY TOPICS
- 00:04 – Ovaries shut down permanently; no biohacking out of menopause.
- 03:09 – Why testosterone is the most abundant female hormone before menopause.
- 07:57 – Signs of testosterone deficiency: fatigue, depression, and brain fog.
- 10:57 – Testosterone replacement therapy: creams vs. injectables.
- 12:28 – The controversy around DHEA supplementation.
- 17:54 – Raising DHEA naturally: stress reduction and key supplements.
- 20:49 – Why lifestyle alone isn’t always enough during menopause.
- 24:32 – The myth that all health issues stem from trauma or limiting beliefs.
- 27:01 – Psychedelics for healing: powerful but not for everyone.
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ABOUT THE HOST
Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, The Health Optimisation Summit, BrainTap, The Women’s Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine.
Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out.
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