Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife with Peggy Moore

Best Vitamins for Perimenopause: What Actually Matters Have you ever looked inside your supplement cabinet and wondered if you're taking enough vitamins to qualify as a small pharmacy? If so, you're not alone. The internet is full of promises that the right gummy, powder, tea, or capsule will magically balance your hormones, melt belly fat, fix your cortisol, boost your metabolism, and s...

What if stress isn't just something you're experiencing... but something you've been taught?  In this powerful episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Midlife Edition , Peggy Moore sits down with stress management expert, six-time Amazon bestselling author, speaker, and coach Lolita Guarino to explore how chronic stress impacts women in midlife and why so many women find themselves...

Is Fasting Helping Your Menopause Belly Fat… or Making You More Exhausted? Have you tried intermittent fasting only to find yourself more tired, more irritable, and waking up at 3 a.m., wondering what went wrong? You're not alone. In today's episode, we're diving into one of the most talked-about topics in the health world: fasting and time-restricted eating for women in midlife. Wh...

The Revenge Bedtime Problem: Why Midlife Women Stay Up Scrolling When They're Exhausted Have you ever crawled into bed completely exhausted, only to find yourself scrolling Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or TikTok for two more hours? You know you're tired. You know you should go to sleep. And yet somehow it's midnight. If you've ever wondered, "What is wrong with me?&quot...

Welcome back to Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife with Peggy Moore, RN, MSN, FMACP. What if the reason you're exhausted, craving sugar, struggling with energy crashes, and feeling out of control around food has less to do with willpower and more to do with what you're using to build your body? In this episode, Peggy introduces a powerful analogy that every midlife woman needs to hear: L...

Have you ever felt exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns you can't seem to explain? In this powerful conversation, Peggy Moore sits down with spiritual counselor, energy healer, psychic medium, and author Chris Wasco to explore the connection between trauma, the nervous system, inner child healing, energy, and overall well-being. Together, they discuss how our life experiences can shap...

Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Off at Night After 35 Episode Summary Many women notice that sleep changes dramatically in midlife. In this episode, Peggy Moore (RN and Functional Medicine Consultant) explains why your brain feels “tired but wired” after 35 and how hormones, stress physiology, and nervous‑system signals contribute to those restless nights newtab. What You’ll Learn Why sleep feels differ...

Why does your brain suddenly feel different in midlife? If you’ve been forgetting words, walking into rooms with no idea why you’re there, struggling with focus, feeling emotionally overwhelmed, or wondering why your patience disappeared overnight… this episode is for you. In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , Peggy Moore, RN and Functional Medicine...

Are you exhausted even though your labs are “normal”? Do you feel wired at night, drained during the day, foggy, achy, and wondering what happened to your energy after 40? In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , Peggy Moore, RN and Functional Medicine Practitioner, breaks down the surprising connection between Vitamin D, fatigue, hormones, metabolism,...

If you’re a midlife woman dealing with fatigue, stubborn belly fat, poor sleep, or feeling like your body just isn’t responding the way it used to… 👉 This is not a discipline problem.  👉 This is a physiology problem. In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , Peggy Moore, RN and Functional Medicine Practitioner, breaks down the science-backed benefits o...

This episode is dedicated to all my clients who told me they were disappointed in themselves this week because they "should" be doing XYZ.   Why does trying harder not work in midlife?  In this episode, we explore “the shoulds”—the internal thoughts like “I should eat less” or “I should work out more”—and how they may be creating stress signals in your body that lead to fatigue, weight r...

 You’ve been told your labs are “normal”…  So why do you still feel exhausted, foggy, and out of sync with your body?  In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , Peggy Moore—Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner—breaks down the early signs of insulin resistance that often show up years before blood sugar or A1C levels change.  If you’ve ev...

  If you’ve been dealing with fatigue, brain fog, cravings, blood sugar crashes, or feeling “off,” this episode will help you understand what’s actually happening inside your body—and what to do about it.  In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , Peggy Moore, RN and Functional Medicine Practitioner, breaks down how ultra-processed foods send stress sign...

If you’ve been feeling bloated, tired, inflamed, and just not like yourself in midlife… this episode explains why. In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , Peggy Moore, RN and Functional Medicine Practitioner, breaks down chronic inflammation — the hidden driver behind weight gain, fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep, and hormonal changes after 40. You’ll le...

What’s Up With Magnesium… and Why It Might Not Be Working for You (Women Over 40) If you’re a woman over 40 struggling with sleep, waking up at 3AM, feeling wired but exhausted, or dealing with anxiety and restlessness… 👉 you’ve probably been told to take magnesium. But what does magnesium actually do—and why does it work for some women and not others? In this episode, Peggy Moore, Registered Nur...

If you’re a woman in midlife feeling overwhelmed, anxious, wired but tired, or waking up at 3AM wondering what’s wrong with you—this episode will change how you understand your body. In this episode, Peggy Moore, RN and Functional Medicine Practitioner, breaks down the science of emotions, brain chemistry, and cortisol in a simple, relatable way. You’ll learn how your thoughts directly influence y...

  What if your blood sugar is “normal” — but your metabolism isn’t? In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner Peggy Moore explains what insulin resistance really means — and why it often begins long before glucose or A1C levels rise. We break down: What insulin actually does in the body The difference...

 In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , we’re diving into one of the most overlooked connections in women’s health — the gut–thyroid relationship.  If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the right things but still struggling with fatigue, brain fog, weight changes, or low energy… this episode is for you.  We break down how your gut directly impacts...

Who’s Taking Care of Her? (Why Your Body Feels Like It Forgot the Choreography) Who is taking care of the woman… who is taking care of everyone else? If you’re in midlife and feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or like your body suddenly stopped cooperating — this episode is for you. Because it’s not just “stress.”  It’s something deeper. It’s the mental load — the invisible responsibility of managing...

Are you waking up at 3AM wide awake — even though you were exhausted when you went to bed? In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife , Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner Peggy Moore explains the biology behind early-morning awakenings in perimenopause and midlife. We break down: How cortisol rhythm affects sleep Why blood sugar drops can...

 Have you ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you went there?  Or opened your phone and stared at it like your brain suddenly needed a reboot?  If that sounds familiar, you are not alone.  Many women in midlife notice changes in memory, focus, and mental clarity . Brain fog, word-finding issues, and mental fatigue can feel frustrating — and sometimes even a little concerning.  But...

Why does belly fat suddenly appear in midlife even when you're eating the same and exercising? If you're over 40 and noticing stubborn belly fat, poor sleep, afternoon crashes, and stress that feels louder than it used to, you're not imagining it. In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife, Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitione...

Episode 1: Your Body Isn’t Broken — What Actually Changes in Midlife Biology Are you experiencing midlife weight gain, low energy, brain fog, or poor sleep and wondering why your body suddenly feels different? If you’re over 40 and feel like your metabolism isn’t responding the way it used to, this episode explains why — and it’s not a willpower problem. In this first episode of Discover Your Pers...