HRT Weight Gain: Why It May Not Be Your Hormone Therapy

Podcast: Body Freedom with Michele Scarlet · Michele Scarlet

Opublikowano: 2026-09-10

What if the weight gain you noticed after starting HRT isn’t actually being caused by your hormone therapy? In this episode, Michele Scarlet shares the story of a woman in her 40s who gained 15 pounds around her midsection within six weeks of starting HRT. She was bloated, constipated, felt puffy, noticed food sensitivities, and suddenly felt different in her body. It would have been easy to assume that HRT was the problem but Michele looked deeper. This conversation explores HRT weight gain, perimenopause weight gain, hormonal changes, gut health, constipation, cortisol, chronic stress, and we...