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This podcast originally ran on July 4, 2024

Hotflash inc – the platform designed to find the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond – makes a return to the podcast world this week!

In the first episode back journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen interviews Lara Briden, an expert in women's health and author of the new book The Metabolism Reset.

They discuss the complexity of this entire subject, insulin resistance, the impact of modern diets, and the importance of understanding how our bodies respond to different types of food and exercise.

Briden, a naturopathic doctor and author of period repair manual and hormone repair manual, shares her valuable and moderate insights on achieving metabolic health through tailored approaches, emphasizing gentler methods and the importance of addressing underlying health issues like gut health and autoimmunity.

This episode aims to help listeners understand and manage their metabolic health effectively during the menopause transition.

Highlights:

• 00:48 Introducing Midi Health
• 01:21 Lara Briden's Influence and new book
• 02:04 Conversation with Lara Briden
• 03:31 Understanding Metabolic Health
• 05:42 The Role of Hunger and Satiety
• 14:50 Impact of Modern Food Environment
• 21:30 Debate on Vegetable Oils
• 28:06 Navigating Food Allergies in Restaurants
• 28:27 Understanding Metabolic Endotoxemia
• 28:47 Gut Health and Metabolic Health Connection
• 29:54 Patient Stories: Gut Health and Insulin Resistance
• 34:52 Exploring Insulin Resistance
• 37:27 Signs and Diagnosis of Insulin Resistance
• 40:30 Treatment Approaches for Insulin Resistance
• 43:20 Perimenopause and Insulin Resistance
• 43:34 The Importance of Movement and Protein
• 49:29 Final Thoughts and Reflections

Connect with Dr. Lara Briden:

• Website: www.larabriden.com
• Instagram: @larabriden
• X: @larabriden
• Books: Available wherever books are sold, including Bookshop.org, Amazon, and Pan Macmillan

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In this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen takes you into a whole new realm of possibility: decentralized science, or DeSci. Joining her is Mack Stachowiak, a physicist, software architect and healthcare innovator who is pioneering the integration of blockchain, AI, and Web3 into healthcare as co-founder of Axon DAO.

You might be thinking, “why are you talking about this?” – and we get it. Crypto and blockchain can feel like a foreign language. But this conversation reveals how decentralized science could completely change the game when it comes to the lack of menopause and midlife research – by putting data ownership and funding power into the hands of individuals and communities.

Mack shares how Axon DAO’s platform allows people to share and monetize their health data (ethically and consensually), explains how voice biomarkers can detect hormone fluctuations, and shares mulitple menopause-specific projects he wants to launch right now – but needs the right researchers and community to do it.

This episode is for anyone tired of waiting for “more data” – and ready to build the systems we need now.

Episode highlights:

1:30 – What is decentralized science (DeSci) and why should we care?

3:10 – Why most people – including doctors – don’t even know DeSci exists

6:45 – How blockchain-backed tokens fund research in a faster, fairer way

12:00 – Why Axon DAO gives users full control over their health data

14:15 – How scientists can build research platforms using Axon DAO

18:55 – Using sleep data to support menopausal women

20:00 – How voice analysis can detect stress, PTSD, and even vagus nerve dysfunction

26:30 – How Mack’s team is handling data privacy and regulatory compliance

28:20 – Upcoming projects on Alzheimer’s, medical cannabis, and psilocybin microdosing

33:00 – The enormous gap in menopause research – and how DeSci can close it

35:10 – Voice-based hormone and hot flash tracking: already here

37:45 – Mack’s open invitation to women researchers and citizen scientists

40:30 – Why you should own your data and share it on your own terms

44:30 – Health optimization as a cultural shift: empowerment through ownership

46:15 – One medical device that could change the game – if it wasn’t siloed

48:00 – How community and open access can transform women’s health research

50:30 – “You don’t need to understand crypto – just use your email and get started”

Connect with Mack and Axon DAO:

A Plus Voice research program:

https://aplusvoice.io

X: https://twitter.com/axondao

IG: https://www.instagram.com/axondao/

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Web: hotflashinc.com
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Episode website: Hotflashinc

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In this powerful solo episode, Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen reflects on the five-year journey of building the platform, from launching her first newsletter in 2020 to preparing for the first Hotflash inc Summit and her first product launch – a much-needed tool to help women navigate the hormone therapy maze.

Ann Marie opens up about how far the conversation has come, how far it still has to go, and what she’s learned through thousands of hours of research, interviews, and real-life experience. She unpacks the polarizing hormone therapy space – from the self-proclaimed “thought leaders” to the quiet majority of women who are still confused, cautious, or feeling pushed in every direction.

Plus, a deeply relatable share from a harpist and UAE changemaker Shelley Frost, founder of The Fridge Entertainment, who talks about her turning point with hormone therapy after years of struggling with sleep and overwhelm.

This is a must-listen for anyone who’s ever felt stuck between extremes when it comes to midlife, hormones, and who to trust.

Highlights:

• The story behind launching the first Hotflash Inc newsletter in 2020
• The content-is-product philosophy
• Ann Marie’s early fear of using the words “menopause” or “perimenopause”
• What has (and hasn’t) changed in five years
• Why the hormonal transition isn’t the problem – it reveals deeper issues
• Hormone therapy doesn’t always prevent disease, and the research is nuanced
• The middle path between estrogen fear and hormone therapy evangelism
• Women can’t just "get it together" – trauma and real-life responsibilities are at play
• Messaging trends and repeated doctor scripts that look a lot like PR
• The supplement smear campaign: is it manufactured?
• Shelley Frost shares her transformation after starting hormone therapy
• Real messages from women who can’t tolerate MHT – and feel pressured to keep trying
• Behind the scenes: doctors admit they’re worried about the current messaging
• Physiologic dosing and why it’s so controversial
• The full hormone therapy belief system spectrum, mapped out
• The confusing (and dangerous) mix-up between progesterone and progestin
• Ann Marie’s first product: a tool to help women figure out HRT for themselves
• What’s coming next: the Hotflash Inc Summit, the course, the book
• A reminder that midlife is about remembering who’s really calling the shots

Shoutout to our sponsor MenoLabs – makers of MenoFit, a science-backed probiotic designed to relieve symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats while supporting overall wellness. Hotflash Inc listeners get 20% off with code HOTFLASH20 at menolabs.com.

Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse:

Web: hotflashinc.com
Newsletter: Hotflash inc. on Substack
TikTok: @hotflashinc
Instagram: @hotflashinc
X: @hotflashinc

Episode website: Hotflashinc

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