

The Hormone Solution with Karen Martel
Karen Martel Hormone Specialist
The Hormone Solutions Podcast with Karen Martel is your ultimate guide to understanding the complexities of hormone health, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and optimizing your health in midlife. Hosted by Karen Martel, known as the “Hormone Whisperer,” this podcast taps into her deep understanding of hormones—something that sets her apart from most practitioners. As a Certified Hormone Specialist, Transformational Nutrition Coach, speaker, podcaster, and passionate advocate for women’s health, Karen brings a unique perspective that combines scientific expertise with a compassionate, holistic approach to hormone balance.
In each episode, Karen dives into the science behind hormonal imbalances, the truth about hormone replacement therapy, and how hormones impact everything from metabolism to mood. The Hormone Solutions Podcast provides science-backed solutions, actionable insights, and empowering strategies for women navigating peri-menopause, menopause, and beyond. Whether you're considering HRT or looking for natural ways to optimize your health, Karen offers the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and thrive through every stage of life.
Tune in to hear from a trusted expert in the field and get the tools you need to reclaim your health and live your best life!
New episodes released every Saturday and Tuesday, and don’t forget to start your journey today with Karen’s free hormone quiz at https://karenmartel.com. Together, we’ll explore the tools and options to help you feel your best at every stage of life.
In each episode, Karen dives into the science behind hormonal imbalances, the truth about hormone replacement therapy, and how hormones impact everything from metabolism to mood. The Hormone Solutions Podcast provides science-backed solutions, actionable insights, and empowering strategies for women navigating peri-menopause, menopause, and beyond. Whether you're considering HRT or looking for natural ways to optimize your health, Karen offers the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and thrive through every stage of life.
Tune in to hear from a trusted expert in the field and get the tools you need to reclaim your health and live your best life!
New episodes released every Saturday and Tuesday, and don’t forget to start your journey today with Karen’s free hormone quiz at https://karenmartel.com. Together, we’ll explore the tools and options to help you feel your best at every stage of life.
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Dec 26, 2019 • 1h 6min
How to Be Confident with Elle Russ
Elle Russ is a bestselling author, TV/Film writer, and seasoned life coach. She is the author of Confident As Fu*k and The Paleo Thyroid Solution – a book which has helped thousands of people around the world reclaim their health. Elle is also the show host for NYT’s bestselling author Mark Sisson’s popular Primal Blueprint Podcast. In this episode; What is confidence? Why do we want to be confident in life and how can that shift the way we live? The pitfalls of being a confident person and what you can do to avoid those mistakes. How belief instilled upon you in childhood can play out over and over again in your life until you learn from it. The effects of being a downer. Elle's own personal journey of shame and coming out on top of it. https://elleruss.com/ Buy the book "Confident as Fu*k" Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home! Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack www.elleruss.com

Dec 19, 2019 • 38min
Easy Solutions to Beating Sugar Addiction with Nagina Abdullah
Nagina Abdullah is a health coach for busy women and founder of the website MasalaBody.com. She teaches women how to eat delicious food and lose weight without counting calories or feeling deprived. Nagina has been featured in Business Insider, People.com, Huffington Post and on Fox News. In this episode; Nagina's personal story of how she lost 40 pounds by ignoring typical dieting advice. How to eat a lower-sugar diet, lose weight, and skyrocket energy How to create a gentle, structured approach to eating less sugar beyond counting calories and counting on your willpower (which often disappoints you) Simple ways to make eating less sugar easier, surprising foods where sugar hides, foods to eat, foods to avoid. Why adding spices helps you crave less sugar, and the #1 spice to begin using today to decrease sugar cravings today! Nagina Abdullah grab your FREE recipe eBook! Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home! Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing!

Dec 12, 2019 • 43min
Bridging Eastern & Western Medicine for Hormone Health with Dr. Shawn Tassone
Dr. Tassone is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and by the American Board of Integrative Medicine. He holds a medical degree, in addition to a Ph.D. in mind-body medicine. In his 20 years of practice, Dr. Tassone has seen over 40,000 women and is a highly regarded patient advocate. As an integrative health practitioner, Dr. Tassone believes that you should have an active role in your care. In this episode; How Dr. Tassone went from being a standard medical doctor to incorporating holistic medicine into his practice. How you can incorporate both eastern and western medicine to balance your hormones. Dr. Tassone's hormonal archetypes and how to treat them holistically with supplements and lifestyle recommendations. The effects of low testosterone in aging women. Why using just western medicine will work in the beginning but will not last. Dr. Tassones's top 3 supplement recommendations for every woman. The dieting hack that he has all of his patients do! Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home! Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing!

Dec 5, 2019 • 57min
Estrogen Dominance: Symptoms, Causes & How to Treat It
Estrogen dominance is a growing epidemic and no matter who you are you are, you likely are being affected by too much estrogen in your body. In this episode: What is estrogen How do we become estrogen dominant How our weight has one of the biggest impacts on the production of estrogen What are the symptoms What does estrogen dominance contribute to as far as chronic diseases How it affects every system in your body Where it comes from How to detox your body and your environment from it Check out episode 6 & 26 Estrogenics are making us fat, sick and infertile with Dr. Anthony Jay Secrets to Revving Up Your Metabolism with Anne Louise Gittleman Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home! Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing!

Nov 28, 2019 • 43min
Take Charge of Your Health
Dave Korsunsky has fifteen years’ experience working for industry-leading technology firms. As an avid health enthusiast, and navigating a health crisis of his own, he recognized an opportunity to build a software solution called Heads Up Health that makes it easier for anyone to take control of their health through centralized, easy to understand data. The software integrates with more than 20,000 hospitals and healthcare systems across the country like The Mayo Clinic, Stanford Health System, and the Cleveland Clinic. It provides full data integration with labs and pharmacies. In this episode: Why Dave saw the need to create Heads Up Why has pulling all of our health records into one place been so difficult in the past? How does it work? How does it pull all of this information together into one place? What does this do for the patient? Fast forward five years into the future. What does access look like? The importance of seeing lifestyle modifications (diet, sleep, exercise, stress, etc.) affect clinical markers of health and weight loss. https://headsuphealth.com/ Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing! Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home!

Nov 21, 2019 • 47min
Stop Bullshitting Yourself
When it comes to dieting stop bullshitting yourself and start working with who you truly are! In this episode: How to be honest with who you are when it comes to dieting and exercise. Why you need to work with what you have in order to create success. The top three things you need to do for success. How you can make eating healthy and exercising EASY and sustainable. Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing! Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home!

Nov 14, 2019 • 52min
Emotional Management to Relieve Menopause
Jeannette Bessinger, interfaith minister and Board Certified Health Coach, is an award-winning educator and author of multiple books featuring healthy eating. In this episode; How to deal with common aging issues like inflammation, weight gain, emotional distress and sugar cravings. What is cortisol contraction? How society impacts a women's ability to age gracefully How our emotions manifest in our body Tools to help mitigate emotional distress when it happens- Emotional management both on and off the plate. https://www.jeannettebessinger.com Grab your free gift from Jeannette! Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing! Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home!

Nov 7, 2019 • 41min
Alcohol... is it worth it?
We all know that alcohol is not good for us but do you really know what it is doing to your body? What about what it is doing to your hormones and metabolism? Have you ever thought about what it is doing to your kids the people around you? In this episode, I explore the many consequences of having a few drinks to a lot of drinks. I share with you my own struggles with alcoholism and why ultimately I had to quit. Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing! Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home!

Oct 31, 2019 • 50min
How to use law of attraction to get the body you want with Christy Whitman
Christy Whitman is a Transformational Leader, Master Certified Law of Attraction Coach and Energy Healer. In this episode, Christy shares how to use the law of attraction to create the body, health and life of your dreams! Destiny versus manifestation. Where action and energy must come together. Learn how to master your energy and use the 7 essential laws and how important it is to know, understand and apply these. How to use the law of attraction to create the health and body you want. Christy is a New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All: A Woman’s Guide to Unlimited Abundance. Her new book is called Quantum Success: 7 Essential Laws for a Thriving, Joyful & Prosperous Relationship With Work and Money. She is the CEO and founder Quantum Success Coaching Academy. https://www.christywhitman.com/ Watch the interview on our YouTube channel! Karen Martel is a transformational nutrition coach who specializes in women's hormone health, weight loss and primal based diets. She is the founder of the OnTrack program for women. OnTrack helps women optimize their weight loss results and balance their hormones. Get started at https://karenmartel.com/ontrack In the OnTrack Program You Find Out Exactly What is Keeping You From Losing Weight, Balance Your Hormones and Feel Amazing! Order your own hormone kit today! No need for a doctor you can test from the comforts of your own home!

Oct 24, 2019 • 57min
How to Use Diet Variation for Weight Loss Plateaus
Over the years in my business I started noticing similar patterns when it came to women's weight loss. One of those things that I see time and time again with every single woman, regardless of what diet she was on, is an eventual weight loss plateau. Weight loss plateaus are when you are ticking along and losing weight thanks to some new found way of eating and suddenly the weight loss stops. You lower your calories, your carbs and up the exercise which may work for a brief period of time but then wham it stops again! In this episode I will share with you the secrets to continuous weight loss! In this episode; why weight loss plateaus happen specifically why they happen in low carb diets like keto and fasting What is diet variation How you can apply diet variation to break through and prevent weight loss plateaus Start your membership to the OnTrack group coaching program to help you balance your hormones, and lose weight. Take the Hormone Quiz and find out what is stopping you from losing weight. Karen Martel, Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach and weight loss expert. Visit https://karenmartel.com/ Karen's Facebook Karen's Instagram