Mona SharmaCelebrity nutritionist and wellness advocate

Feeling Tired, Foggy, or Off — Even with “Normal” Labs? 🌙 | Rooted in Wellness Podcast

7 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment of the Rooted in Wellness podcast, the host (Speaker A) emphasizes that hormone dysfunction is a prevalent yet often overlooked issue for women, especially those with thyroid problems. She outlines a typical hormonal cascade: starting with progesterone imbalances that cause anxiety, irritability, and heavy, crampy periods; progressing to low testosterone, which leads to reduced libido, stamina, and muscle loss; and often culminating in an estrogen‑dominant state that feels uncomfortable. The speaker criticizes the one‑size‑fits‑all approach of many telemedicine HRT services that prescribe the same regimen via text, arguing that such blanket prescriptions are “ridiculous.” She advocates for personalized hormone optimization—through targeted supplements, lifestyle adjustments, and adrenal support—to rebalance hormones effectively.

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Hormones are all the talk now. We cannot all be on the same HRT prescription. It's just, it's ridiculous. There's like all these telemedicine practices that do this via text message. I'm just like, what? Hormone dysfunction is extremely common in women with thyroid issues. First kind of goes progesterone and we become anxious and agitated and irritable and heavier periods, crampy periods. Then usually low testosterone manifests as, like, low libido, poor physical stamina, loss of muscle mass, inability to build that muscle mass again even with effort. And then we often end up in an estrogen dominant state. And all of those things are really uncomfortable for us. Like, hormones are incredibly powerful things. And so optimizing them, whether that's creating a rebalance with supplements or lifestyle or healing your adrenals to better support your hormones, that's all amazing. But it needs to be accounted for.