

40 episodes
by Dr Louise Newson · English
Dr Louise Newson is an award-winning physician, respected women’s hormone specialist, educator, and author committed to increasing awareness and knowledge of perimenopause, menopause, and lifelong hormone health. Each week, Louise dives into the newest research, treatments and hot topic issues, providing accessible, evidence-based information to empower your future health. Joined by fellow experts and special guests, with answers to your burning questions, Louise explores how hormones impact every aspect of our lives. Described as the “medic who kickstarted the menopause revolution”, Louise aims to empower a generation of women to have a greater understanding, choice and control over their treatment, bodies, minds and future health through their hormones. She is the creator of the award-winning free balance app, a Sunday Times bestselling author and the founder of the Newson Health clinic. With over three decades of clinical experience, Louise is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Royal College of GPs, a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge, a regular contributor to academic journals including the Lancet and the British Journal of General Practice, and has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Health from Bradford University. DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr Louise Newson or the Newson Health Group.

The episode discusses why healthcare professionals (not just GPs) are often fearful or reluctant to prescribe hormone treatments, especially testosterone, and how News and Health/NewsOn Education is…
20 Aug 2026 · 32m · 13 chapters
Anna’s 10-year story of PMDD being misdiagnosed as psychiatric illness, leading to repeated inpatient admissions, antidepressant escalation, and later improvement after bioidentical hormone treatment…
18 Aug 2026 · 29m · 12 chapters
Dr Sue Varma discusses myths linking hormones, mood, and mental health; why depression/anxiety symptoms need medical and hormonal evaluation; and how to process difficult emotions without suppression…
13 Aug 2026 · 34m · 16 chapters
Demi Brown discusses her endometriosis journey and argues that natural, body-identical hormones (progesterone, estradiol, testosterone) may reduce inflammation and pain, unlike synthetic…
11 Aug 2026 · 32m · 15 chapters
Hair loss changes in perimenopause/menopause, how hormones contribute, when to suspect non-hormonal causes, and how to diagnose and treat frontal fibrosing alopecia (a scarring, often permanent…
6 Aug 2026 · 26m · 11 chapters
Lifestyle medicine for hormone and chronic-disease support, centered on six pillars plus hormones—physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress management, avoiding unhealthy substances, and social…
4 Aug 2026 · 35m · 17 chapters
Laura shares her experience of PMDD in her mother and her own endometriosis leading to surgical menopause at 37 (hysterectomy plus kidney removal due to failure).
30 Jul 2026 · 28m · 14 chapters
Motherhood-related brain and mental health changes, arguing that hormone shifts (especially progesterone, estradiol, and testosterone drops after birth) can trigger or worsen ADHD/autism symptoms and…
28 Jul 2026 · 35m · 18 chapters
The episode argues that hormone treatments—especially testosterone, but also estrogen, progesterone, and related metabolic hormones—can reduce future disease risk by lowering inflammation and…
23 Jul 2026 · 33m · 15 chapters
The episode argues that “being healthy” is hard because people focus on food protocols while neglecting mindset, self-compassion, and chronic stress.
21 Jul 2026 · 27m · 12 chapters
How perimenopause/menopause hormone changes can affect women’s mental health and identity—causing low mood, anxiety, irritability, poor sleep, “not feeling like yourself,” and sometimes stroke-like…
16 Jul 2026 · 34m · 15 chapters
Why women leave or reduce work due to untreated hormonal changes (especially perimenopause/menopause), and what workplaces and individuals can do.
14 Jul 2026 · 28m · 11 chapters
The episode explains the “hidden link” between epilepsy and hormones, focusing on catamenial (cycle-related) epilepsy, puberty, pregnancy, and perimenopause/menopause.
9 Jul 2026 · 20m · 12 chapters
Natural/bioidentical (“body-identical”) vs synthetic hormones, and how terminology confusion affects prescribing and patient outcomes.
7 Jul 2026 · 30m · 14 chapters
Hormones as a whole-body “signal system,” why medicine may overfocus on glands or single lab values, and how to interpret hormone testing in context.
2 Jul 2026 · 32m · 15 chapters
Jenny’s PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) story—how it was misdiagnosed as depression for years, the role of hormone changes, and why hysterectomy/antidepressants didn’t solve it.
30 Jun 2026 · 30m · 15 chapters