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Hormone Prosperity Podcast with Dr. Kyrin Dunston
Hosted by Kyrin Dunston MD · EN
Hey, I’m Dr. Kyrin and I totally get it!
I’ve been where you are, suffering with the symptoms of Midlife Metabolic Mayhem, worrying about disease and early demise, not realizing I was in hormonal poverty or what to do about it.
Surviving life at midlife with no gas and no joy, overweight, tired, sexless and confused about what to do to fix it and finding NO answers in my mainstream medical profession as a Board Certified OBGYN.
Everything changed when I discovered ALL the root causes of the hormonal poverty that we women experience at midlife as the cause of the 60+ symptoms of Midlife Metabolic Mayhem, disease and early demise and followed the reqrding path back to hormonal prosperity and successful weight loss, energy, libido, hair and so much more!
I share these truths with you here so that you too can get off the couch, into your jeans and back into your joy filled life!
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Dr. Kyrin Dunston | Heal Hair Havoc By Addressing The Root Cause
Feb 4, 202500:13:04Tap to summarizeHave you noticed your hair thinning, becoming brittle, or seemingly refusing to grow? You're not alone, and it's not just about your hair. This week on The Hormone Prosperity Podcast, Dr. Kyrin shatters the myth that hair issues are purely cosmetic and dives deep into the systemic imbalances that could be wreaking havoc on midlife women’s health. Abby shared her story this week—her hair has become so thin that even her hairdresser hesitates to cut it. Despite trying hair vitamins, special shampoos, and unique pillowcases, she’s still frustrated and seeking answers. Sound familiar? If so, this episode is for you. Beyond the Hairbrush Dr. Kyrin reveals a profound truth many doctors overlook—struggles with hair are often the symptom of something much bigger. It's not just your hair. Every cell and every system in your body could be waving a red flag that points to "hormonal poverty," a condition that affects your vitality, confidence, and long-term health. Hair is the canary in the coal mine, signaling global systemic dysfunction. While mainstream doctors might treat hair loss as a minor inconvenience, Dr. Kyrin shows why it's crucial to dig deeper and uncover the root cause—what she calls the "root and soil" problem. Signs You’re Experiencing More Than Just a ‘Hair Problem’ Dr. Kyrin explains that hair loss often goes hand-in-hand with other seemingly unrelated issues, which she terms "midlife metabolic mayhem," including: Poor sleep quality Fatigue, even after rest Brain fog or difficulty concentrating Weight gain Gastrointestinal discomfort She encourages listeners to assess the entire picture of their health instead of hyper-focusing on individual symptoms. What Your Doctor Might Be Missing Traditional medicine tends to treat symptoms rather than searching for underlying causes. Many doctors aren't trained to connect issues like hair loss with deeper hormonal imbalances. But Dr. Kyrin flips the script, guiding you on how to look beyond the surface for answers. She uses the analogy of a tree—your hair might be the wilting leaves, but the problem lies in the roots and the soil. By tackling the foundational health issues, you don’t just fix your hair; you heal from the inside out. Your Call to Action Take the Free Hormonal Poverty Quiz Could you be in hormonal poverty? Find out in just 90 seconds! 👉 CLICK HERE to take the quiz and assess where you stand. Join the Hormone Bliss Challenge Want step-by-step guidance from Dr. Kyrin? The Hormone Bliss Challenge will walk you through actionable steps to rebalance your body, reclaim your sleep, and say hello to vitality. 👉 CLICK HERE to join today. Help Other Women Get Their Bliss Back Enjoyed this episode? Please share it with a friend who’s also struggling with hormonal imbalance or midlife metabolic mayhem. Together, we can help more women reclaim their vitality and health. Don’t forget to leave us a review or rating—your support helps build this empowering community! Podcast Episode Transcript: Dr. Kyrin Dunston (00:00): When you have a skin hair nail problem, it is indicative of global systemic dysfunction coming from serious root and soil problems that need to be identified. 'cause It's not only your hair that's being affected, I promise you it's every cell in every system in your body. Greetings friend, welcome to the Hormone Prosperity Podcast with me, the hormone prosperity coach, Dr. Kyrin. Here's where intelligent women over 40 go to get credible guidance and inspiration on getting out of hormonal poverty and into hormonal prosperity and the joy and vitality that brings. Go from asking disempowering questions like, what's wrong with me? To asking empowering questions like, what would hormonal prosperity do? Hashtag ww HPD. Join me as we dive into today's episode and get started on your journey off the couch, into your gene and back into life, because bliss is your birthright and a healthy body filled with hormonal prosperity is the vehicle that gets you there. Welcome. Let's get started. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (01:12): In this video, we're gonna answer Abby's question, which is a wonderful question that I get. So often. She's saying that her hair stopped growing when she went into menopause and she's really struggling. So much so that her hairdresser, the last time she went for her hair, told her she was uncomfortable cutting Abby's hair because it had become so thin and sparse and wasn't growing that she wasn't willing to do it. And she's extremely frustrated. She says she takes hair vitamins, she sleeps on a special pillow case. She uses very special shampoo and conditioner, and she takes extra special care of her curly hair. Where are my curly hair girls? Because curly hair is a little bit more fragile, it becomes knotted and tangled. But even if you have straight hair, if you have fine hair, even if you have traditionally thick hair, it can get thinner and sparser and stop growing as you go into perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (02:16): So I love this question. Thank you Abby. We're gonna tackle this. So lack of hair growth, hair loss, sparse hair, this is a huge problem. That is one of the symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem that you might have experienced or maybe someone you know and love is experiencing. And as Abby pointed out, she talked to her doctor about this, maybe you have too. And her doctor basically just scratches their head and doesn't have any answers for her. That used to be me when I practiced mainstream medicine as well, because we are not really taught about hair and, and as a gynecologist or a GP or internal medicine practitioner, that's not really our main concerns. It's considered more cosmetic. And so it's not something that's focused on. But as a woman myself, I know how important your hair is to your sense of wellbeing and how good you feel in your skin, your quality of life, how you present yourself and your confidence, right? Dr. Kyrin Dunston (03:21): We all know that for women and men and, and also that it is very important. So let's dive into this. What is your doctor missing? So what your doctor is missing. So first I would say to you, Abby, that probably hair loss or hair sparsity, lack of hair growth is not your only problem. So I like to say when I help women identi...
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Dr. Kyrin Dunston | From Sarcasm to Solutions: Overcoming Midlife Metabolic Mayhem With An Approach That Restores Hope
Jan 28, 202500:14:17Tap to summarizeWelcome to The Hormone Prosperity Podcast with Dr. Kyrin Dunston, your guide to moving from hormonal poverty to hormonal prosperity. This episode dives into the often-overlooked struggles of midlife women navigating the turbulent waters of hormonal imbalances and metabolic mayhem—and the surprising connection between sarcasm and hopelessness. Dr. Kyrin starts by unpacking sarcasm’s deeper meaning (did you know the word literally means “to tear the flesh”?). Sarcasm can be a subtle weapon women use against themselves when they feel powerless or unheard, especially when dealing with frustrating symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, and mood swings. Using this as a lens, Dr. Kyrin addresses a real question from a listener, Jenny, who sarcastically lists her midlife symptoms and wonders whether estrogen cream will fix them. Dr. Kyrin’s answer? No—and here’s why. This episode challenges the reductionist “symptom-fixed-by-one-thing” approach to health. Dr. Kyrin explains why a holistic, multifactorial approach to hormonal health is the ultimate key to achieving vitality, balance, and freedom. She also shares her personal transformation from morbid obesity and chronic fatigue to thriving hormonal prosperity, offering so much hope for women who feel stuck, broken, or frustrated with conventional medicine. If you’ve been accepting hormonal poverty as your fate, this episode will inspire you to reclaim your birthright to hormonal prosperity. Stop asking, “What’s wrong with me?” and start asking, “What would hormonal prosperity do?” (WWHPD). Tune in now for actionable tips, candid insights, and an invitation to design the thriving health story you deserve. What You’ll Learn in This Episode How sarcasm can reveal deeper feelings of hopelessness about your health—and why it’s time to shift to self-compassion. The all-too-common symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem, from fatigue and brain fog to weight issues. Why estrogen cream (or any single-solution approach) won’t fix your health woes—and what you really need to do instead. The truth about hormonal poverty versus hormonal prosperity—and why mainstream medicine is failing midlife women. How to recondition your perspective and uncover the roots of your symptoms for sustainable healing. Why you deserve so much more than symptom management—and how to start your transformation today by understanding your holistic health. Join the Conversation Have sarcasm and self-deprecation crept into your health story? Were you surprised to learn how they might signal hopelessness? Share your reflections and stories with Dr. Kyrin and the Hormone Prosperity community. Your voice matters, and we’d love to hear your thoughts! Your Call to Action Take the Free Hormonal Poverty Quiz Could you be in hormonal poverty? Find out in just 90 seconds! 👉 CLICK HERE to take the quiz and assess where you stand. Join the Hormone Bliss Challenge Want step-by-step guidance from Dr. Kyrin? The Hormone Bliss Challenge will walk you through actionable steps to rebalance your body, reclaim your sleep, and say hello to vitality. 👉 CLICK HERE to join today. Help Other Women Get Their Bliss Back Enjoyed this episode? Please share it with a friend who’s also struggling with hormonal imbalance or midlife metabolic mayhem. Together, we can help more women reclaim their vitality and health. Don’t forget to leave us a review or rating—your support helps build this empowering community! Quotes to Inspire You “Sarcasm is one of the most hostile forms of violence—it’s using words to cut someone. And when you turn it on yourself, it’s a sign that you’ve lost hope.” “Mainstream medicine thrives on the reductionist model—but your body doesn’t work like that. It’s time to reject quick fixes and focus on multifactorial solutions for true healing.” “You have a birthright. Hormonal prosperity is waiting for you. It's time to reclaim it.” Tune into this empowering episode and begin the new chapter in your midlife health story today! Podcast Episode Transcript: Dr. Kyrin Dunston (00:00): Also sarcasm means to tear the flesh. And it's actually one of the most hostile forms of violence that can be rendered without a physical weapon on someone. It's using words to cut someone. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (00:15): Greetings, friend. Welcome to the Hormone Prosperity Podcast with me, the hormone prosperity coach, Dr. Kyrin. Here's where intelligent women over 40 go to get credible guidance and inspiration on getting out of hormonal poverty and into hormonal prosperity and the joy and vitality that brings. Go from asking disempowering questions like, what's wrong with me? To asking empowering questions like, what would hormonal prosperity do? Hashtag wwhp d, join me as we dive into today's episode and get started on your journey off the couch, into your genes and back into life, because bliss is your birthright and a healthy body filled with hormonal prosperity is the vehicle that gets you there. Welcome. Let's get started. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (01:06): We're going to talk about many of the myriad symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem that a viewer named Jenny wrote in about and in a somewhat sarcastic tone. So I wanna talk about that too. If you started to be sarcastic and make fun about your symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem caused by hormonal poverty because you feel so helpless that you don't have any other ability to cope with it, rather than make f...
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Dr. Kyrin Dunston | Sleepless in Midlife? The Hidden Dangers of Hormonal Poverty Explained
Jan 23, 202500:06:47Tap to summarizeHave you been tossing and turning at night, watching the clock tick forward, and dreading another day of fatigue? If you’re a woman over 40, you’re not alone. Sleep disturbances are one of the 60+ symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem caused by what Dr. Kyrin calls “hormonal poverty.” But here’s the tricky part—you may not even realize you’re in it. On this episode of the Hormone Prosperity Podcdast, your hormone prosperity coach, Dr. Kyrin, dives deep into the hidden dangers of hormonal poverty and why addressing only your sex hormones might not be enough to fix that elusive good night’s sleep. Episode Highlights Beyond Sex Hormones Did you know hormonal poverty isn’t just about estrogen and progesterone? Dr. Kyrin explains how neglected hormones like insulin, cortisol, thyroid, and even oxytocin play a vital role in achieving restorative sleep. Spoiler alert—it’s all connected! Sleep & Hormonal Poverty Hear Claudia’s story—a listener who takes an estrogen patch, progesterone, and magnesium, yet still only manages five hours of sleep each night. Frustrated, she sent in a question that many of us can relate to, and Dr. Kyrin uncovers why more holistic hormonal support is often the missing piece. The Importance of Multifactorial Solutions Hormonal poverty often stems from multiple systems in your body being out of sync—digestive health, toxicity levels, and even mitochondrial function can all impact your sleep. Dr. Kyrin offers practical advice to balance these areas and foster what she calls hormonal prosperity. Mindset Shift Say goodbye to disempowering questions like, “What’s wrong with me?” Instead, start asking empowering ones like, “What would hormonal prosperity do?” (#WWHPD) Dr. Kyrin inspires listeners to reframe their approach to midlife health and take control. How to Take Action Today! If this episode strikes a chord, it’s time to deepen your journey from hormonal poverty to prosperity. Here’s how to start right now: Take the Free Hormonal Poverty Quiz Could you be in hormonal poverty? Find out in just 90 seconds! CLICK HERE to take the quiz and assess where you stand. Join the Hormone Bliss Challenge Want step-by-step guidance from Dr. Kyrin? The Hormone Bliss Challenge will walk you through actionable steps to rebalance your body, reclaim your sleep, and say hello to vitality. CLICK HERE. Engage with the Podcast Community Share your sleep struggles or success stories in the comments section—we’re all in this together. Share the Love Loved the episode? Help spread the message by sharing it with a friend, writing a review, or posting your thoughts on social media. There are over 100 million women suffering in silence—your review may help others discover solutions they’ve been searching for. Final Thoughts This isn’t just about better sleep—it’s about reclaiming your health, vitality, and joy. Your bliss is your birthright, and a healthy body charged with hormonal prosperity is your way there. Until next time, peace, love, and hormones, y’all. Podcast Episode Transcript Dr. Kyrin Dunston (00:00): This is the danger zone when you don't know that you're in hormonal poverty because you are going to suffer the consequences of being in hormonal poverty even though you don't know it. Greetings friend. Welcome to the Hormone Prosperity Podcast with me, the hormone prosperity coach, Dr. Kyrin. Here's where intelligent women over 40 go to get credible guidance and inspiration on getting out of hormonal poverty and into hormonal prosperity and the joy and vitality that brings. Go from asking disempowering questions like, what's wrong with me? To asking empowering questions like, what would hormonal prosperity do? Hashtag ww HPD. Join me as we dive into today's episode and get started on your journey off the couch, into your genes and back into life, because bliss is your birthright and a healthy body filled with hormonal prosperity is the vehicle that gets you there. Welcome. Let's get started. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (01:04): Great question about sleep, Claudia. How many of you are having problems sleeping over 40? Or maybe you're younger than 40? It's one of the most common problems or symptoms of midlife, metabolic mayhem, the 60 plus symptoms caused by hormonal poverty, and you are already on hormone, so you're addressing one part of your hormonal poverty problem. But what I would say to you, so Claudia wrote in saying that she was on a, an estrogen patch and taking high doses of progesterone orally and magnesium glycinate, but she still could only sleep for five hours. She said her hot flashes were better and other symptoms of menopause perimenopause, but that she could only get five hours of sleep. And it was driving her insane. She said, this is BS and maybe this is you too. And what I want to alert you to, if this is you, if you're having sleep problems that remain untreated because you're in hormonal poverty or you're on hormonal placement therapy, maybe taking magnesium or other sleep aids, and you're still not sleeping well, what you need to understand is that hormonal poverty is not only about sex hormones, that's number one. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (02:24): So if you're on an estrogen patch, you're on an estrogen pill, you're addressing your progesterone because that's neglected by most mainstream doctors. They say you don't need it, but that's not true. It's a whole other topic. She's actually on progesterone and probably some of you can relate to that. You're using estrogen and progesterone and maybe other sleep age, and you still can't get good solid, deep restorative sleep. So hormonal poverty is not only about sex hormones and if you only address your sex hormones and not women reach out to me all the time who are getting their sex hormones addressed and still are in hormonal poverty and they don't know it, this is the danger zone when you don't know that you're in hormonal poverty because you are going to suffer the consequences of being in hormonal poverty even though you don't know it. So there are other hormones, right? Dr. Kyrin Dunston (03:22): Insulin, thyroid, ...
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Dr. Kyrin Dunston | Lost Your Train of Thought? Unlock the Link Between Brain Fog and Hormonal Poverty
Jan 21, 202500:09:04Tap to summarizeHave you found yourself forgetting a close friend’s name, or even fumbling to recall your own address? That unsettling brain fog isn’t just "getting older"—it could be a sign of something deeper. Welcome to this episode of The Hormone Prosperity Podcast, where I, Dr. Kyrin, your trusted Hormone Prosperity Coach, uncover the hidden culprit behind these frustrating moments of forgetfulness—hormonal poverty. Key Highlights You Won’t Want to Miss 💡 What Brain Fog REALLY Means: Forgetting words, losing focus, or constantly feeling mentally “off” aren’t just random occurrences. They’re signs of a larger issue—midlife metabolic mayhem caused by hormonal imbalance. Discover how this phenomenon plays out in perimenopause and menopause and why so many women over 40 experience it. 🌿 Hormonal Poverty Explained: What is hormonal poverty, and how does it affect not only your cognition but your overall health? I coined this term to shine a light on the under-discussed yet vital role of sex hormones, insulin, cortisol, and thyroid hormones in maintaining your mental clarity, energy, weight, and vitality. 🚨 The Untold Risk: Did you know hormonal poverty can increase the chances of developing Alzheimer's and other life-altering diseases? I even share the heart-wrenching story of my own mother, whose battle with severe Alzheimer’s was painfully linked to decades spent in hormonal poverty without treatment. 🩺 The Medical Blind Spot: Why do mainstream medical practices fail to diagnose or treat hormonal poverty? Learn the difference between “normal” lab results and optimal function—and why settling for “normal” leaves you far from thriving. ✨ Empowerment Through Action: I’ll equip you with steps to assess your hormonal health and introduce tools to actively reclaim your wellness. Take the quiz to uncover if you’re in hormonal poverty and join my 7-day Hormone Bliss Challenge to start your path to vibrant health today. 👩🔬 Your Roadmap to Hormonal Prosperity: It only takes small but specific changes to go from “barely surviving” to fully thriving. No more blaming it on age—get ready to take control of your health! Why You’ll Love This Episode Midlife doesn’t need to be a period of decline—it can be a time of vitality, clarity, and joy if you give your body the hormonal support it needs. With 60+ symptoms of hormonal imbalance negatively impacting millions of women, this is a conversation that mainstream medicine just isn’t having… but YOU deserve to have. This episode is about more than just identifying a problem—it’s about empowering you to take action, feel supported, and understand you’re not alone. Take Control of Your Health Today ✅ Step 1: Take my 2-minute quiz to determine if you could be in hormonal poverty. ✅ Step 2: Join the 7-day Hormone Bliss Challenge where I guide you through actionable steps to reclaim your energy, focus, and vitality. 👉 Take the Quiz and Start the Challenge Here Share the Love! Know someone who could benefit from this episode? Send it their way! Together, we can help over 100 million women move from hormonal poverty into hormonal prosperity. 💖 Loved this episode? Leave a review and help more midlife women discover this life-changing information. Here’s to a life full of peace, love, and hormones—because bliss is your birthright. Podcast Episode Transcript: Dr. Kyrin Dunston (00:00): And maybe this has happened to you. You see a friend in the street, you've known them for years, you know, you know their name, but all of a sudden you can't think of what is her name. And you get all tense and feel embarrassed, right? If that's you, you're not alone. That is one of the 60 plus symptoms of midlife, metabolic mayhem and hormonal poverty. Greetings, friend. Welcome to the Hormone Prosperity Podcast with me, the hormone prosperity coach, Dr. Kyrin. Here's where intelligent women over 40 go to get credible guidance and inspiration on getting out of hormonal poverty and into hormonal prosperity and the joy and vitality that brings. Go from asking disempowering questions like, what's wrong with me? To asking empowering questions like, what would hormonal prosperity do? Hashtag ww PD. Join me as we dive into today's episode and get started on your journey off the couch, into your genes and back into life, because bliss is your birthright. And a healthy body filled with hormonal prosperity is the vehicle that gets you there. Welcome. Let's get started. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (01:14): So brain fog is a great question in menopause and perimenopause, a woman wrote in saying that she was trying to pick up her prescription at the pharmacy, and the woman at the counter asked her for her address, and she was fumbling and bumbling because she couldn't even remember her own address. And maybe this has happened to you. You see a friend in the street, you've known them for years, you know, you know their name, but all of a sudden you can't think of what is her name. And you get all tense and feel embarrassed, right? If that's you, you're not alone. That is one of the 60 plus symptoms of midlife, metabolic mayhem and hormonal poverty that can occur after the age of 40 or even before the age of 40. And it can make your life extremely difficult to live and just complete activities of daily living, things that you do every single day. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (02:12): And so what's going on here? You go to your doctor and you say, oh, I'm forgetting things, right? Maybe they run some tests to see if you have mild cognitive impairment, early cognitive impairment, and they say that, oh, you're fine. 'cause You're worried about Alzheimer's, and nobody ever says to you, oh, well maybe you have hormonal poverty because they probably don't know that term. It's actually a term that I coined to help women understand what's happening to them as they age with their health. With the 60 plus symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem that can lead to disease, seven of out of 10 of the top 10 causes of death are increased by being in hormonal poverty. And this is something your doctor's not talking to you about. That's why I'm talking to you about it. And if you wanna know if this is you, you can take my quiz that I developed to help you understand. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (03:06): Could you be in hormonal poverty? Your brain actually depends on not only your sex hormones, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, but all of your hormones to be optimized to function normally. Some of you know that my mom has severe Alzheimer's disease and that she was the healthiest person I knew and that the only risk factor she had for getting Alzheimer's disease was that she was in hormonal poverty for three decades without treatment because her doctor didn't believe in hormone therapy. Not only that so estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, but she probably had undiagnosed insulin, cortisol, thyroid issues because her doctor didn't go by the standards that I use to diagnose disease where there's hypofunction. You might not have an actual disease that your mainstream doctor identifies, but you can have suboptimal function. And if you are not functioning optimally, this is what you need to understand. Dr. Kyrin Dunston (04:15): This is going to cause you to have hormonal poverty and brain fog, forgetfulness, lack of clarity, right? So you're the one at the pha...
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#081: New Medicine and Cancer Revolution part 2 with Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy
Mar 3, 2020Tap to summarizeHow many people you know have been diagnosed with cancer? It is scary to know that the disease may take a toll on your health too. Prevention is always better than cure. So how would you know if your body is inhabitable to cancer and don’t get cancer? Following last week’s episode, we have the exceptional Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy talk about cancer prevention and early detection. What tools and lifestyle changes that you can do to shield your body from this dreadful disease. Key Notes: What is circulating tumor cells and how will affect your health? What lab work and tests you can take as preventative measure for cancer Lifestyle changes and practical ways that you can do to prevent cancer Quotes: “Cancer is the result of too much negative inputs in your life.” – Dr. Kyrin “Always address your stress in your life.” – Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy “Hormones are important but you get disruption and we create disease.” – Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy “Cancer starts with one immortal, crazy, haywire cell.” – Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy “You have to look at your diet – you might be eating that is promoting or decreasing inflammation or disease.” – Dr. Kyrin Dunston Links Mentioned: Insight timer app - https://insighttimer.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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