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Hosted by Dr. Stephanie Estima · health · EN · 496 episodes
Most women are told that feeling exhausted, gaining weight, losing muscle, and watching their body change after 40 is just what happens. Dr. Stephanie Estima is here to tell you that's the wrong map.BETTER is the podcast for women in perimenopause and menopause who want to build real strength, understand their hormones, and take body composition seriously — without the diet culture nonsense and without the fear.Dr. Stephanie is a chiropractor, brain health expert, and one of the few voices in the menopause space who leads with fitness, muscle, and what your body is actually capable of. Each week she brings the world's leading researchers, clinicians, and practitioners into conversation — then translates the science into something you can use on Monday morning.Topics include strength training in perimenopause, body composition after 40, HRT and hormonal health, bone density, metabolic health, injury prevention, sleep, nutrition, and the kind of training that actually works when your
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BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause is hosted by Dr. Stephanie Estima. The show has published 496 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How To Build Round & Strong Glutes with Bret Contreras, PhD. aka the Glute Guy" (19 October 2026, 73 minutes), "Skinny Is Where You Go to Die: Muscle Power & Myokines for Ageing Women with Dr. Paul Taylor" (12 October 2026, 95 minutes), and "Hypermobile? Yes, You Can Strength Train (Here's How to Do It Safely)" (28 September 2026, 34 minutes).
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 69 minutes across 496 episodes.
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Dr. Stephanie Estima hosts BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause, a health show with 496 episodes published.
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BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
Bret Contreras covers glute training: exercise selection (squats, RDLs, step-ups, split squats, single-leg work, abductions, kickbacks, bridges), hip thrust technique (foot placement, full extension, setup errors...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
Your muscles aren't just for moving — they're an endocrine organ, releasing hundreds of signalling molecules called myokines every time you contract them. Dr. Paul Taylor breaks down the science of myokines, why...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
If you can touch your thumb to your forearm, your elbows bend backward when you lock them out, or you've spent your life being called "double-jointed" like it's a party trick — this episode is your explainer. Dr...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
What if the guilt you feel for skipping the gym is based on a flawed concept? Biomechanist Katy Bowman challenges the notion that exercise is merely a modern, recent way to meet our body’s movement needs. She introduces...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
Falling in love triggers a specific hormonal cascade: oxytocin, dopamine, the whole cocktail that makes you feel like you can't think about anything else. What almost nobody talks about is that losing someone runs that...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
If you’ve got a cupboard full of supplements you bought with good intentions but never used, this episode is for you. Cathy Eason, Chief Science Officer at Berkeley Life, talks about nitric oxide, a molecule that...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
For over 30 years, Jim Kwik has coached Hollywood, professional athletes, political leaders, and Harvard University on how to learn faster and think sharper — and in this episode, he tackles the question sitting...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
For decades, women with low bone density were told to take it easy; Professor Belinda Beck's research proved the opposite: high-intensity resistance and impact training safely rebuilds bone, even in women who had been...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
We've been taught that healing is something you power through. Overcome the fear. Crush the goal. Cut the cord and move on. Danielle LaPorte says that's exactly why so many high-achieving women are still stuck in the...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
You’re training hard, tracking macros, getting enough protein, and sleeping eight hours a night, yet your body isn’t changing. In this solo episode, Dr. Stephanie explains that your body has been listening all along...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
If you've ever judged a workout by how wrecked you felt the next day, this episode is going to reframe everything. Dani Coleman, VP of Training and Head Trainer at Pvolve and Jennifer Aniston's personal trainer since...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
If you've ever dismissed a sauna as a spa luxury, this episode will change your mind. In this episode, Connie Zack, co-founder of Sunlighten, breaks down how infrared light interacts with the body at the cellular level...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
You've been training consistently for years. You know your way around a gym. And then, out of nowhere, a shoulder gives out on a weight you've pressed a thousand times. Or your knees start complaining on the stairs. Or...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
<p>Dr. Rachel Zoffness is a pain psychologist, neuroscientist, and author of Tell Me Where It Hurts -- and she's here to dismantle the biggest lie medicine has sold us: that pain is a purely biomedical problem requiring...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
<p>If you have been getting your skincare advice from 60-second reels and 18-year-old influencers, this episode is your reset.</p> <p>Dr. Mamina Turegano is not your average dermatologist. Triple board-certified in...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
<p>Dr. Stephanie Estima gives a masterclass on the often-overlooked role of lactate in how our bodies work during exercise. She’s redefining lactate as a key metabolic signal that can help us get stronger, age better...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
<p>The single biggest lie women have been told about perimenopause? That it's a gynecological problem. Dr. Heather Hirsch — board-certified internist, Harvard faculty, and founder of one of the first hospital-based...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
<p>If you've written creatine off as a supplement for guys at the gym, Dr. Dan Pardi, sleep researcher, neuroscientist, and Chief Health Officer at Qualia Life, will change your mind. Dan has spent decades studying what...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
<p>Your gut doesn't lie — and in perimenopause, it's sending distress signals most doctors completely ignore.</p> <p>Nurse practitioner, two-time TEDx speaker, and Everyday Wellness podcast host Cynthia Thurlow joins...
BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
<p>What if your sexual health was as important as your heart rate? What if understanding your sexuality was the final frontier of truly knowing yourself?</p> <p>In this groundbreaking conversation, Dr. Juliana...
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pain psychologist, neuroscientist, author
triple board-certified dermatologist, internist, dermatopathologist
board-certified internist, Harvard faculty, founder of hospital-based menopause clinics
Chief Health Officer, Qualia Life Sciences
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