Modern Women's Wellness Podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the complexities of women's health, hormone balance, and fertility. Hosted by Dr. Miranda Naylor, a board-certified functional medicine doctor, this podcast delivers science-backed insights and expert advice tailored to women on a mission to transform their health.
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The Longevity of Female Fertility with Dr. Kay Linker
mercredi 7 octobre 2026 • Durée 31:02
Ovaries are the fastest-aging organ in the body, and most longevity research was never built with women in mind. The good news is that what we're learning about aging in general maps closely onto the ovary.
Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Kay Linker, a neuroscientist who studied brain aging before shifting her focus to female longevity. She's the founder of Aonian, a supplement company made specifically for women's longevity, and she's currently pregnant.
We get into: ✔️ Why women were left out of research for so long ✔️ Ovaries, mitochondria, and why energy matters for fertility ✔️ How to tell if your red light device actually works ✔️ CoQ10, NR, selenium, and zinc for both partners ✔️ What she cut when trying to conceive, from sauna to intense workouts ✔️ Why metabolic health is the first place to start
If you want to protect your fertility for longer and don't know where to begin, this episode gives you a clear starting point.
Topics Covered
Longevity and female fertility
Welcoming Dr. Kay Linker
From addiction research to female longevity
Why women were left out of the science
Ovaries as the fastest-aging organ
Mitochondria and ovarian aging
Mitochondrial DNA and unexplained miscarriage
New longevity research that may extend fertility
Red light therapy and how to choose a device
CoQ10, NR, selenium, and zinc
Sperm health and the male biological clock
What to cut when trying to conceive
Dialing back intense workouts
Where to start with metabolic health
Why she started Aonian
Where to find Dr. Kay Linker
Dr. Kay Linker's Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.kaylinker TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.kaylinker Website: https://www.aonian.org
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🩺 Ready to feel like yourself again? Book your free clarity call with Dr. Naylor. http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
💫 What’s your hormone type? Take the quiz https://drmirandanaylor.com/hormone-quiz-start/
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The Food-Hormone Connection: What Every Woman in Perimenopause Needs to Know with Dr Deanna Minich
mercredi 30 septembre 2026 • Durée 53:33
Midlife hormone changes can make food feel confusing. Maybe you're gaining weight around your belly, crashing between meals, or dealing with brain fog, and suddenly nothing you used to eat works anymore. Add the endless noise about protein and intermittent fasting, and it's hard to know where to start.
Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Deanna Minich, nutrition scientist, author, and chief science officer at Symphony Natural Health. She's internationally known for her work on color-coded nutrition, detoxification, and hormone health, worked alongside Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the father of functional medicine, for over a decade, and received the 2025 Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Award for her contributions to integrative health.
After dealing with PMS, painful periods, and endometriosis from her teens on, she built a full-spectrum approach to health that brings science and spirituality together.
We get into: ✔️ How cortisol, glucose, and insulin shift together in perimenopause ✔️ Protein, fiber diversity, and why omega-3s matter more now ✔️ FSH, the overlooked hormone that may signal changes in bone, brain, and body composition ✔️ What each color of food does for your body, and why purple is the one we eat least ✔️ The best times of day to eat for hormone balance ✔️ Simple ways to make food fun again, from rainbow bingo to photographing your plate
If food has started to feel like one more thing to fix, start here. This episode will help you see it as a tool for feeling like yourself again.
Timestamps
Why food gets confusing during midlife hormone changes
Welcoming Dr. Deanna Minich
How a health-conscious upbringing, faith, and endometriosis shaped her path
The physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual layers of health
Seeing perimenopause as an awakening
Plants as the ultimate adapters and the many colors of maca
"I don't know what to eat anymore"
The cortisol, glucose, and insulin triad
Macronutrients, micronutrients, and phytonutrients
Why protein belongs at every meal
Rotating your fibers for gut diversity
Omega-3s and why conversion drops in perimenopause
Fertility, Miscarriage & the Oral Microbiome, with Dr. Nicole Vane
lundi 21 septembre 2026 • Durée 30:24
Many of us see our teeth as separate from the rest of the body and stop at brushing and a cleaning twice a year. Your mouth is connected to your hormones and fertility and can even affect your pregnancy.
Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Nicole Vane, a holistic dentist and owner of Moonlight Beach Dental in Encinitas, California. After dealing with mercury toxicity, Hashimoto's, and years on the pill, she moved to a whole-body approach. Her cycles became regular for the first time at 35, and she got pregnant naturally at 39.
We get into: ✔️ How gum inflammation and hormone shifts show up together ✔️ The two gum bacteria linked to infertility and miscarriage, and why your partner should get tested too ✔️ Bleeding gums as an early warning sign ✔️ The problem with most mouthwashes and the "more fluoride" mindset ✔️ Why saving your natural teeth matters for long-term health ✔️ "Have a baby, lose a tooth" and what mineral depletion does to moms
If you've been told to brush more and come back in three months, start here. This episode looks at what could be behind the problem.
Topics Covered
The link between oral health, hormones, and fertility
Welcoming Dr. Nicole Vane
Her story with mercury toxicity, Hashimoto's, and getting pregnant at 39
Where the mouth and hormones connect
Gum inflammation and hormonal shifts
What dry mouth and bone loss can signal as we age
Root canals and breast health
The gum bacteria tied to infertility
What treatment looks like
Bleeding gums as a warning sign
The wilting houseplant analogy
Mouthwash, fluoride, and other oral health myths
Why saving your natural teeth matters
Lyme, mold, and what shows up in the mouth first
Daily habits for a healthy mouth
"Have a baby, lose a tooth" and mineral depletion
Where to find Dr. Nicole Vane
Dr. Nicole Vane's Links Instagram: @nicolevanedentist Website: https://moonlightbeachdental.com
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Fertility Beyond 35 with Dr. Aumatma Simmons
mercredi 16 septembre 2026 • Durée 55:17
If you've been told your fertility is a ticking clock that runs out at 35, this episode is going to change how you think about it.
Dr. Naylor sits down with Dr. Aumatma Simmons, a double board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist, TEDx speaker, and co-founder of the Madre Fertility app, who has spent over 20 years helping couples get pregnant after years of trying without success.
We get into: ✔️ Where the "35 cutoff" actually came from, and it wasn't a study ✔️ What really changes with age, and why most of it isn't set in stone ✔️ The tests most doctors skip, including the one that drives implantation failure ✔️ Why pads and tampons might be affecting your cycle and your microbiome ✔️ The symptoms women have normalized that are actually early warning signs
Whether you're trying now or planning to try years from now, start here.
Topics Covered:
Why 35 isn't a magic number
Dr. Simmons' path into fertility medicine
500 patient files and finding the missing piece
Where the 35 cutoff actually comes from
The real numbers on fertility decline after 35
What actually changes with age, and why it's not set in stone
The $2,000 fight for basic hormone testing
How Dr. Simmons prepped her own body for a year before trying
Step 1 Reveal, the tests most doctors never run
Why the vaginal microbiome test is non-negotiable
The 25 female and 14 male fertility factors
Step 2 Remove, clearing what's blocking you
Step 3 Rebalance, addressing every factor found
Step 4 Receive, the mindset piece that trips people up
The couple who waited eight months after everything looked perfect
First red flag, toxins in your home
Glyphosate in pads and tampons
80% improvement in cycle symptoms from one swap
Second red flag, symptoms you've been writing off for years
Your cycle is a vital sign
How Dr. Simmons reversed her own perimenopause symptoms
Madre Fertility, the app that decodes your symptoms
Catching 25 to 30-year-olds before they ever need IVF
Where to find Dr. Simmons and Madre Fertility
HRT and Migraine: What Every Woman Needs to Know with Dr. Amelia Scott Barrett
mercredi 9 septembre 2026 • Durée 34:48
Migraine is now the leading cause of disability in women under 50, and most women dealing with them have been handed a pill and sent on their way.
Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Amelia Barrett, board-certified neurologist, TEDx speaker, founder of the Migraine Relief Code, and author of the new book Decode Your Migraine, about what migraines actually are, why your specific headache diagnosis matters less than you've been told, and how to start fixing the root causes.
We get into: ✔️ Why the diagnosis (migraine vs. tension vs. cluster) matters less than the underlying biology ✔️ Chronification, and why waiting years to address headaches makes them so much harder to fix ✔️ Hormones and migraine, and why patch HRT is not off the table for you ✔️ The one blood test Dr. Barrett wants every woman to get (and the number to aim for) ✔️ How toxins, stress wiring, and nutrient deficiencies fill up your "migraine bucket"
If you've been powering through headaches with ibuprofen and told there's nothing more to do, start here.
Topics Covered:
Why there's more to migraine than a pill
Dr. Barrett's path from loving the brain to founding the Migraine Relief Code
Migraine is the leading cause of disability in women under 50
What migraine actually looks like (it's subtler than you think)
Why the diagnosis doesn't matter as much as we thought
Why women go undiagnosed
Functional genomics and the four drivers of migraine
The free headache quiz
Chronification and why you need to act sooner
The hormone connection
HRT and migraine, patch vs. pill
The ferritin test every woman should get
Toxins, mitochondria, and the energy crisis behind migraine
The migraine bucket
Stress and how your brain is wired
Magnesium, riboflavin, and the migraine multivitamin
Inside Decode Your Migraine
Why you can't Google (or ask AI) your way out of migraine
Where to find Dr. Barrett
Dr. Amelia Barrett's Links Website:
The Fertility Blind Spots No One's Talking About, with Katie Wood
mercredi 2 septembre 2026 • Durée 21:50
So many women spend a year or more trying to conceive with little real support, only to eventually land on a diagnosis like "unexplained infertility" that explains nothing at all.
Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Katie Wood, pharmacist, fertility and motherhood wellness coach, and the voice behind Happy Nourished Motherhood, about why the one-year wait for testing doesn't serve women, and what's really going on when conception isn't happening.
We get into: ✔️ Why unexplained infertility often just means the full picture was never tested ✔️ The gut-vaginal-uterine microbiome connection most doctors never look at ✔️ Simple, modifiable habits (even sauna and hot tub use) that can affect sperm health ✔️ Why "normal" lab ranges aren't the same as optimal for fertility ✔️ The one morning habit Dr. Wood says makes the biggest difference for her clients ✔️ How coming off birth control can leave your body needing real time to recover
If you've ever felt dismissed with "you're healthy, just keep trying," start here.
Topics Covered:
Why so many fertility journeys start with no support
Welcoming Dr. Katie Wood
Her path from retail pharmacy to fertility coaching
The problem with waiting a full year to test
Why a year (or six months) is too long to wait
The foundational pillars every couple should check first
Getting into unexplained infertility
Why "unexplained infertility" isn't really a diagnosis
The vaginal microbiome's role in conception
Why gut health is so connected to fertility
The number one morning habit for fertility
Sunlight, sleep, and remineralized water
Where to find Dr. Katie Wood
Dr. Katie Wood's Links Instagram: @the_wellness_pharmacist Website: happynourishedmotherhood.com Free quiz: The Ultimate Fertility Blueprint
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Beyond the Probiotic: Rebuilding Your Gut's Microbial Ecosystem with Dr. Oscar Coetzee
mardi 25 août 2026 • Durée 48:48
Most people have taken a probiotic at some point and have also heard conflicting information about whether it actually works.
Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Oscar Kotze from the clinical education and functional nutrition team at Designs for Health to unpack what's really going on with probiotics, prebiotics, and the handful of "keystone" bacteria that hold your gut microbiome together.
We get into: ✔️ Why most probiotics are transient and don't actually repopulate your gut ✔️ What keystone bacteria are and why losing them collapses the whole system ✔️ Why some strains have to come from a human donor, not fermented food ✔️ The truth about Akkermansia, GLP-1, and whether it works alone ✔️ Early warning signs your microbiome needs support ✔️ Why food alone often isn't enough to fix a depleted gut
If you've ever wondered whether you're wasting your money on probiotics, start here.
Topics Covered:
Why probiotics feel so confusing right now
Dr. Kotze's path into the microbiome
The real gap in probiotic and prebiotic advice
Why most probiotics don't stick around
What "keystone bacteria" means
Why some strains must come from a human donor
Why these microbes work as a team
What happened when researchers boosted keystone strains
The gut as factory: what happens when workers call in sick
Why a totally "clean" gut isn't the goal
What ancestral diets reveal about our guts today
The truth about Akkermansia working alone
The compensation effect between strains
What's linked to Crohn's, colorectal cancer, and depression
Why a functional stool test is worth it yearly
Early warning signs your microbiome needs support
The data: 65% of tested people are low in these strains
Why opportunistic bacteria ("weeds") aren't the enemy
The myth that food alone can rebuild a depleted gut
Where to find Dr. Kotze and Designs for Health
Dr. Oscar Kotze's Links Website: www.designsforhealth.com Email: okotze@designsforhealth.com 🎧 Hit Subscribe or Follow so you never miss an episode. And if this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to leave a review. It helps us reach more women navigating the hardest seasons of their lives.
Why You Don't Feel Like Yourself Anymore (And What Your Nervous System Has to Do With It) - with Jessica Long
lundi 17 août 2026 • Durée 32:48
So many of us are doing everything right. Nutrition dialed in, workouts done, sleep on track, and still thinking, "I just don't feel like myself."
Dr. Naylor talks with Jessica Long, trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, certified menopause coaching specialist, and host of the podcast Midlife Advice, about why that missing piece so often comes down to nervous system regulation, and how breathwork became the tool that helped her reconnect with herself in perimenopause.
We get into: ✔️ Why doing everything "right" still isn't enough ✔️ What interoception is and why midlife makes it harder to hear your body ✔️ The vagus nerve and one breath pattern that signals safety to your brain ✔️ Why talk therapy and mindset work alone often fall short ✔️ How long it actually takes to feel a difference ✔️ Expanding your capacity to handle stress instead of avoiding it If you've done all the things and still feel like something's missing, start here.
Topics Covered:
Why doing everything right still isn't enough
Jessica's path from corporate marketing to breathwork
Her perimenopause symptoms, dismissed by her doctor
Dialed in everything, still felt off
What interoception is and why it matters
Why midlife makes it harder to hear your body
Why slowing down feels so unfamiliar
Where to start when you don't know where to start
The vagus nerve and the exhale trick
Why mindset work alone often falls short
Working through resentment with breathwork
How breathwork changed her work with patients
Breathwork can also boost energy
How long before you feel a difference
The "band" concept: expanding your capacity for stress
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Healthy Hedonism: Why Feeling Good Is Good for You with Dr. Erica Oberg
lundi 10 août 2026 • Durée 33:20
Most of us have a should list for our health. Written down somewhere, or just running in the back of our minds.
Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Erica Oberg, naturopathic doctor, concierge physician, and author of Healthy Hedonism: Why Feeling Good Is Good for You, about why that should list might be working against you and how adding pleasure, joy, rest and connection back into your day can actually undo some of the damage stress has been doing to your body.
We get into: ✔️ Why your should list could be hurting your health ✔️ The real physiology of pleasure and why it matters ✔️ The wine example that changes everything about "moderation" ✔️ Why the how matters more than the what ✔️ Blue zones, longevity, and what actually adds years that feel good ✔️ What perimenopause is really doing to your brain ✔️ Simple ways to add joy without adding one more to do
If you're tired of white knuckling your way through your routine, start here.
Topics Covered
Why your should list might be hurting you
What led Dr. Oberg from public health to Healthy Hedonism
The patient who was ready to give up her one cup of coffee
Where our culture's obsession with discipline actually came from
The systemic issue behind body acceptance
What pleasure and joy actually do for your body
Fight or flight vs the parasympathetic reset
Dopamine, healthy substitutions, and why scrolling doesn't count
Where's the line between healthy hedonism and overindulgence
The wine example, two nights, three glasses, totally different outcomes
What an immigrant community taught researchers about health risk
Blue zones and what the longest living people actually have in common
"No one gets to 100 and wishes they worked harder"
Reframing perimenopause and menopause as a turning point
What's really happening to your brain during perimenopause
The dismissive doctor conversations so many women are tired of
Simple ways to start adding pleasure without adding a to-do
The vitality wheel and moving from survival to thriving
Your Body Remembers: Trauma and Becoming a Mother
mercredi 5 août 2026 • Durée 37:30
Note: this conversation was edited to remove stories the guest shared and later wanted removed.
Our past doesn't stay in the past, especially once we start trying to become mothers. Whether you're navigating fertility struggles, pregnancy loss, or just the daily pressure of trying to be a good parent, old wounds have a way of resurfacing right when we need our bodies to feel safe the most.
This week I'm joined by Angel Sierpina, an integrative health coach, certified meditation instructor, and founder of the Whole Mother program at Redefine Wellness and Treatment Center. Angel's own path into this work started with an unspoken struggle after her third child, and it eventually led her back to school and into trauma-informed care.
We get into: ✔️ How unresolved stress and trauma get stored in the body, and what that has to do with feeling safe ✔️ Big T trauma versus little T trauma, and why both matter ✔️ The hidden grief and shame that come with miscarriage and fertility struggles ✔️ The idea of the "mother wound" and how it shows up in our own parenting ✔️ Simple somatic tools you can use today, including one that takes ten seconds ✔️ Why perfectionism and high achieving can actually work against you when you're trying to conceive ✔️ A daily meditation practice that helps you feel safe in your own body again
If your body isn't cooperating even when you're doing everything right, this episode will change how you think about why.
Topics Covered:
Why our past shows up in motherhood
This week's guest, Angel Sierpina
Angel's postpartum story and how it led her here
Finding her way into trauma informed care
What unresolved trauma tells your nervous system
How to tell real danger from a triggered nervous system
Big T trauma vs little T trauma
Fear and shame around fertility and miscarriage
Why pregnancy loss carries so much hidden grief
Should you tell people you're pregnant again after a loss
The power of simply being witnessed
What to actually do with old trauma in the body
Therapeutic touch and somatic work explained
The hands on heart check in
Keeping food joyful instead of fearful
FSH, the perimenopause hormone few women know about
FSH, bone health, and why earlier testing matters
Hormone snapshots vs. patterns over time
What your skin, hair, nails, and mouth can tell you
Personal care products and endocrine disruptors
What each color of food does for your body
Orange foods and ovarian health
Why purple is the color of the brain
Rainbow bingo and photographing your plate
The one thing every woman should know about food and hormones
When to eat for better hormone balance
Where to find Dr. Deanna Minich
How to work with Dr. Naylor
Dr. Deanna Minich's Links Events, Blog & Info: https://www.deannaminich.com Certification Program: https://www.foodandspirit.com Symphony Natural Health (Femmenessence): https://www.symphonynaturalhealth.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deanna.minich/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deannaminich/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/foodandspirit/
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Links
🩺 Ready to feel like yourself again? Book your free clarity call with Dr. Naylor. http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
💫 What’s your hormone type? Take the quiz https://drmirandanaylor.com/hormone-quiz-start/
📲 Follow Dr. Naylor on Instagram http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
💊 Get 20% off Needed supplements with code DRNAYLOR or this link: neededcreator.pxf.io/GmE69m
20% off your first month of Mitopure. Code DRNAYLOR or this link
Dr. Aumatma Simmons' Links Instagram: @holisticfertilitydoctor Smart Fertility Analysis: https://www.madrefertility.com
🎧 Hit Subscribe or Follow so you never miss an episode. And if this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to leave a review. It helps us reach more women navigating the hardest seasons of their lives.
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Links
🩺 Ready to feel like yourself again? Book your free clarity call with Dr. Naylor. http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
💫 What’s your hormone type? Take the quiz https://drmirandanaylor.com/hormone-quiz-start/
📲 Follow Dr. Naylor on Instagram http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
💊 Get 20% off Needed supplements with code DRNAYLOR or this link: neededcreator.pxf.io/GmE69m
🎧 Hit Subscribe or Follow so you never miss an episode. And if this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to leave a review. It helps us reach more women navigating the hardest seasons of their lives.
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Links
🩺 Ready to feel like yourself again? Book your free clarity call with Dr. Naylor. http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
💫 What’s your hormone type? Take the quiz https://drmirandanaylor.com/hormone-quiz-start/
📲 Follow Dr. Naylor on Instagram http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
💊 Get 20% off Needed supplements with code DRNAYLOR or this link: neededcreator.pxf.io/GmE69m
🎧 Hit Subscribe or Follow so you never miss an episode. And if this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to leave a review. It helps us reach more women navigating the hardest seasons of their lives.
Somatic work vs talk therapy, and why you need both
Generational trauma and mothering
The hormone and nervous system connection
The perfectionist trap in trying to conceive
Signs you're stuck in fight or flight
Why high achievers burn out faster
A simple ten minute meditation practice
Where to find Angel
Angel Sierpina's Links: Instagram: @wholemotherangel Redefine Wellness and Treatment: @redefinewt
🎧 Hit Subscribe or Follow so you never miss an episode. And if this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to leave a review. It helps us reach more people navigating their health and motherhood journey.
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Links
💫 What’s your hormone type? Take the quiz https://drmirandanaylor.com/hormone-quiz-start/
🩺 Ready to feel like yourself again? Book your free clarity call with Dr. Naylor. http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
💊Get 20% off Needed supplements with code DRNAYLOR or this link: neededcreator.pxf.io/GmE69m
📲 Follow Dr. Naylor on Instagram http://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now
🌐 Visit my website: http://drmirandanaylor.com
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