Andrew Huberman with Dr. Sara Gottfried
Conventional medicine often overlooks root hormonal imbalances, but tracking personalized biomarkers across life stages can help women identify earlier signs of cognitive, metabolic, and cardiovascular risk.
Effective hormone optimization depends on life-stage-specific biomarker tracking, with cortisol and androgen patterns becoming especially relevant in youth and hormone baselines becoming more useful in the twenties.
High perceived stress can disrupt the broader hormone and metabolic system, contributing to issues such as thyroid dysfunction, digestive slowdown, and poor stress recovery.
Exercise can either help or hinder hormone health: excessive chronic cardio may push cortisol higher, while resistance training, yoga, and Pilates may better support glucose disposal and recovery.