In this episode of Muscle, Strength and Menopause, Sara Frenza dives deep into the hidden science of estrogen metabolism and hormone clearance. As a board-certified functional medicine nutrition practitioner on HRT herself, Sara explains why HRT fails to address the root causes of weight loss resistance, fluid retention, and chronic fatigue. She breaks down how sluggish liver pathways, gut dysbiosis, high cortisol, and hidden thyroid dysfunction block hormone performance, turning your treatment into a source of frustration.

Why HRT acts as a fire alarm silencer rather than putting out the root metabolic fire causing your symptoms, Today, you'll discover the three phases of estrogen clearance (liver phase 1, phase 2 methylation, and gut phase 3) and how an overgrowth of beta-glucuronidase bacteria or constipation causes your  ...