Thanks for listening to the Stay Fit Mom Podcast! Below are the show notes for Season 4, Episode 7: Stop Guessing About Your Health: Labs, Thyroid, HRT, GLP-1s, and Smarter Supplements with Maria Beach. Listen to the full episode below or listen using your preferred podcast app.

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Episode Summary

Tracy sits down with Maria Beach, a Marek Health nurse practitioner, to talk about why women need to stop guessing about their health and start advocating for answers. They cover comprehensive lab work, why “normal” results don’t always tell the whole story, thyroid health, perimenopause and HRT, GLP-1s, supplements, common deficiencies, creatine, stress, and more. Maria shares practical insight on using both lab results and symptoms to better understand your health and make informed decisions.

Time Stamps

• 00:00 Podcast Intro
• 00:38 Meet Maria Beach NP
• 03:43 Why Labs Matter
• 05:10 Reading Labs Right
• 09:13 Normal vs Optimal
• 14:07 Who Needs Testing
• 16:17 Comparing Numbers Trap
• 19:40 How Often To Retest
• 21:51 What Happens Next
• 24:27 Thyroid Rapid Fire
• 28:56 Perimenopause And HRT
• 30:06 HRT Symptom Checklist
• 31:17 Progesterone Anxiety Relief
• 33:14 Tracking Cycles and Labs
• 34:28 HRT Myths Debunked
• 35:24 GLP-1 Basics and Candidates
• 39:07 GLP-1 Pitfalls and Dosing
• 40:21 Long Term GLP-1 Strategy
• 43:53 Smart Supplement Shopping
• 47:42 Creatine Facts for Women
• 50:28 Vitamins Iron and Protein
• 53:47 Merrick Supplement Quality
• 54:57 Stress Management as Play
• 57:07 Final Wrap Up

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• The Stay Fit Mom Hormone Panel: Comprehensive hormone and wellness testing + a personalized review with a Marek Health coach.