Modern Women's Wellness
The Food-Hormone Connection: What Every Woman in Perimenopause Needs to Know with Dr Deanna Minich
Midlife hormone changes can make food feel confusing. Maybe you're gaining weight around your belly, crashing between meals, or dealing with brain fog, and suddenly nothing you used to eat works anymore. Add the endless noise about protein and intermittent fasting, and it's hard to know where to start. Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Deanna Minich, nutrition scientist, author, and chief science officer at Symphony Natural Health. She's internationally known for her work on color-coded nutrition, detoxification, and hormone health, worked alongside Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the father of functional medicine, for over a decade, and received the 2025 Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Award for her contributions to integrative health. After dealing with PMS, painful periods, and endometriosis from her teens on, she built a full-spectrum approach to health that brings science and spirituality together. We get into: ✔️ How cortisol, glucose, and insulin shift together in perimenopause ✔️ Protein, fiber diversity, and why omega-3s matter more now ✔️ FSH, the overlooked hormone that may signal changes in bone, brain, and body composition ✔️ What each color of food does for your body, and why purple is the one we eat least ✔️ The best times of day to eat for hormone balance ✔️ Simple ways to make food fun again, from rainbow bingo to photographing your plate If food has started to feel like one more thing to fix, start here. This episode will help you see it as a tool for feeling like yourself again. Timestamps Why food gets confusing during midlife hormone changes Welcoming Dr. Deanna Minich How a health-conscious upbringing, faith, and endometriosis shaped her path The physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual layers of health Seeing perimenopause as an awakening Plants as the ultimate adapters and the many colors of maca "I don't know what to eat anymore" The cortisol, glucose, and insulin triad Macronutrients, micronutrients, and phytonutrients Why protein belongs at every meal Rotating your fibers for gut diversity Omega-3s and why conversion drops in perimenopause Keeping food joyful instead of fearful FSH, the perimenopause hormone few women know about FSH, bone health, and why earlier testing matters Hormone snapshots vs. patterns over time What your skin, hair, nails, and mouth can tell you Personal care products and endocrine disruptors What each color of food does for your body Orange foods and ovarian health Why purple is the color of the brain Rainbow bingo and photographing your plate The one thing every woman should know about food and hormones When to eat for better hormone balance Where to find Dr. Deanna Minich How to work with Dr. Naylor Dr. Deanna Minich's Links Events, Blog & Info: https://www.deannaminich.com Certification Program: https://www.foodandspirit.com Symphony Natural Health (Femmenessence): https://www.symphonynaturalhealth.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deanna.minich/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deannaminich/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/foodandspirit/ Hit Subscribe or Follow so you never miss an episode. And if this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to leave a review. It helps us reach more women going through the hardest seasons of their lives. ______ Links Ready to feel like yourself again? Book your free clarity call with Dr. Naylor. http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now What’s your hormone type? Take the quiz https://drmirandanaylor.com/hormone-quiz-start/ Follow Dr. Naylor on Instagram http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now Get 20% off Needed supplements with code DRNAYLOR or this link: neededcreator.pxf.io/GmE69m Save $260 on Lumebox , Dr. Naylor’s favorite red light and NIR device 20% off your first month of Mitopure. Code DRNAYLOR or this link
