Menopause Mastery

Is your body fighting against you? Today on Menopause Mastery, we discuss health and nutrition with Sara Banta. She is the founder of Accelerated Health Products, a supplement company created out of a need to protect her child diagnosed with Leukemia. After discovering the root cause of her health problems, Sara crafted a new class of supplements. Using these scaler frequency-charged supplements,...

Are you one conversation away from sexual bliss? Today on Menopause Master, Dr. Soum Rakshit, founder of MysteryVibe, joins us to discuss sexual health and how one device could change your sexual experience. MysteryVibe is more than your average vibrator, every product is designed by doctors to address serious sexual dysfunction in the aging population. Issues such as vaginal dryness, urinary dysf...

Today on Menopause Mastery, we take a break from biochemistry and speak to Chef Nikky Phinyawatana, a Texan-Thai restaurateur providing gluten-free, soul-nourishing food in Fortsworth! Her restaurant, Asian Mint, a fusion of Thai cuisines restaurant. Chef Nikki proudly serves gluten-free options and is constantly assessing her ingredients to assure her clients receive the highest quality nutrition...

The pharmaceutical industry is at it again! This year's Superbowl aired an advertisement for Astellas' new drug claiming to stop vasomotor symptoms (VMS). Today we welcome back Dr. Aimie Hornaman, to address how the pharmaceutical industry misguides women into treating symptoms while ignoring the root cause.    Every woman goes through menopause. It is an unavoidable fact of life, but you do not n...

Have you taken steps to change your diet and lifestyle but are still overwhelmed by health and mental dysfunction? The link between brain and soul is the final frontier of wellness, and today's guest, Dr. Louise Swartswalter is here to share how energy healing can restore cognitive function, heal the body and release trauma. As a master naturopath and frequency medicine doctor, Dr. Swartzwalter us...

Are you struggling to lose weight and can't stop snacking? You may have developed leptin resistance. Today on Menopause Mastery, I am giving you a crash course in leptin resistance and the chain reaction that follows. Leptin is the hormone that signals that you're full, and once you develop a resistance to it, your brain can no longer receive those signals, which is why you feel insatiable.   Fat...

95% of your thoughts and emotions are subconscious and that subconscious mind develops in early childhood. Sari Cowsert, is a Certified Master Imagery Facilitator and hypnotherapist helping people tap into their own personal power to overcome and rewire their subconscious self.    After 12 years of chronic anxiety and subsequent illnesses, Sari took control of her wellness simply by acknowledging...

Dr. Rajka Gailbraith is a successful leader in women's health and functional medicine, having trained hundreds of practitioners and delivered babies in both a clinic and hospital. She is passionate about empowering women leaders to optimize their health and performance, and has expertise in longevity, performance, autoimmune disease, and neurogenetics. She runs retreats for women's groups and prog...

Recently, Betty stumbled upon the website of a national organization that promotes women's hormone management. In one video, their male medical director claimed that women's hormones don't need to be tested because they are unpredictable. In his words, looking at the symptoms is enough.   Being in practice for 18 years, these types of views are unfortunately familiar to Betty. But today, she's her...

When it comes to thyroid dysregulation, a lot can go into it.    Meet Dr. Amie Hornaman, otherwise known as "The Thyroid-Fixer." Dr. Amie is a doctor of clinical nutrition, functional medicine practitioner, and host of the top-rated podcast in medicine and alternative health. She's also the founder of The Institute for Thyroid and Hormone Optimization, an organization that uses proven approaches t...

Stressed? If so, it might be the hidden reason you're having trouble losing weight!   This week, Betty breaks down everything you need to know about stress and cortisol and how they might be playing a role in your weight loss resistance. While cortisol is natural, too much of it can lead to health problems such as weight gain, obesity, and insulin resistance.   She'll go further into the symptoms...

Are you doing all the right things but still getting all the wrong results?   If your low-carb, high-protein, or ketogenic diet isn't fixing your insulin resistance and you haven't been achieving your weight loss goals, the polyol pathway might be the culprit.   In this solo episode, Betty talks all about the polyol pathway—a process in the body that helps break down sugars. She explains what happ...

You don't need to settle for living your age. By taking the right actions, you can live like you are decades younger than you are!   Olesya Wilson is a certified nutritionist, functional diagnostic practitioner, and healer. Her unique approach combines cutting-edge research with herbal medicine and revolutionary psychosomatic and energy-healing practices.    Today, Olesya talks more about her powe...

What if you could eat and fast at the same time, all while having the food covered by your health insurance? It might seem too good to be true, but today's guest is here to redefine your entire idea of fasting.     Dr. Joseph Antoun is the CEO of L-Nutra, a company leading the food as medicine movement with cutting-edge research. Dedicated to reforming the health care system towards preventative c...

When Dr. Tabatha Barber graduated from medical school and started her career as an attending physician, she found herself burnt out and miserable because she was merely covering up diseases instead of healing them.   Today, Dr. Tabatha (or The Gutsy Gynecologist) is a triple-board certified OB/GYN physician and functional medicine practitioner dedicated to treating the root cause and helping women...

Want to know what's really happening with your hormones? Just take a look at your poop.   This week, Betty talks about the link between hormonal health and gut health. You'll learn exactly what the microbiome is and how it's created. It turns out that the microbiome is incredibly important. In fact, you couldn't survive without it.   Then, she'll walk you through the roles of the microbes and how...

This week, Betty spoke with Juliette Karaman, founder of Feel Fully You. She helps women reconnect with themselves and with their partners. Intimacy is founded on good communication but so many women are not equipped with the vocabulary to express their desires, if they even know them at all. With intentional curiosity, Juliette teaches you how to get to know yourself again and carry those skills...

This week, Betty talks about the most visually concerning aspect of aging…hair loss! Every woman who goes through menopause should expect some changes in their hair growth but there are other factors that could be expediting your hair loss. There are many things that cause our hair to thin or to stop growing altogether.    Tune in as Betty teaches you how to identify what is causing your hair loss...

You're about to be promoted. It's time to be the CEO of your own health!   This week, Betty speaks with Jackie Bowker—medical intuitive, functional nutritionist, and CEO of the Global Feel Better Institute. Dedicated to helping people feel better so they can fulfill their full potential, she wants every person she works with to take full control of their own health.   In this episode, Jackie will...

Welcome to the first episode of Menopause Mastery—a show for women just like you who are ready for more health, vitality, passion, living life with a purpose.   In this introduction episode, Betty explains why she changed the name of her podcast from This Functional Life to Menopause Mastery and what you'll hear on the show. Luckily for you, much of it will actually be the same!   Menopause is oft...

Welcome to Menopause Mastery. This show is for women in the second season of life, the season of menopause, who are ready for more; health - vitality - passion - purpose! Join host, Betty Murray (part geek, part magician, and your new medical bestie with a dash of sass), as she takes complex science and makes it easier to integrate into daily life. Nutrition, hormones, functional medicine, and a w...

When it comes to estrogen, there's a lot of inaccuracy going around.   If you're under 50 or haven't gone through menopause, you have estrogen. It gives you clear skin, a strong libido, a clear brain, and a strong bone density. But once you go through menopause, does estrogen turn on you?   The idea that estrogen is bad after menopause is an oversimplification. In this episode, Betty will bust all...

Ready to bring out your inner mammal?   Dr. Loretta Breuning is the founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and the author of Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels. A former professor at California State University, she has dedicated her second career to teaching people how to manage their happy brain chemicals.   It turns out tha...

The FDA seems to gatekeep the idea that breast implant illness exists. But the fact is, it's more common than you might think!   Dr. Robert Whitfield is a natural plastic surgeon and one of the foremost experts on breast cancer illness. Renowned for his expertise and research, he comes to the show to share the truth about breast implant illness.   Betty and Dr. Whitfield discuss breast implant ill...

This week, Betty dives back into autoimmunity and talks about the genetic component around it.   She will walk you through the genes and mutations that are associated with autoimmunity. You'll learn that although genetics do play a role, they don't necessarily determine that you will develop an autoimmune condition.   Betty will teach you how mutations occur in the genes and what you can do with t...