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If your workouts feel harder than they used to… If your recovery takes longer… If your brain feels foggier after a stressful day…
You need to hear this.
It's not about motivation. It's not about discipline. And it's not because you're "getting older."
In this episode, Dr. Mindy breaks down a shift that almost no one explains to women:
Estrogen stimulates creatine production.
And when estrogen declines in perimenopause and menopause, creatine can decline too.
Creatine isn't just a gym supplement. It's critical for cellular energy. It helps recycle ATP, the fuel your muscles and brain run on. When ATP drops, strength, recovery, and mental clarity can shift with it.
This conversation will change how you think about midlife performance.
In this episode, you'll learn:
What creatine actually does inside the female body
Why creatine matters more after 40
The connection between estrogen, ATP, and muscle strength
How creatine supports brain energy and stress resilience
What the research says about safety and dosing
Who should consider creatine, and who shouldn't
How to support strength long term through physiology, not willpower
If you're lifting heavier but building less muscle… If your brain feels slower under pressure… If you've been blaming yourself for feeling "off"…
Bookmark this episode.
Share it with a friend who's navigating perimenopause or menopause.
Because when you understand your biology, you stop fighting your body.
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We were taught that doing anything "like a girl" was a weakness. Dr. Mindy Pelz is here to prove it's your greatest strength.
A renowned advocate for women's health, Dr. Mindy is passionately committed to helping women embrace and trust their body's natural healing processes. Drawing on an extensive background in women's health, she's developed groundbreaking, science-backed approaches that help women work with their hormones, not against them, through every stage of life, from cycling to perimenopause to the wisdom of the years beyond.
On Live Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy helps you come home to your own body. Every Monday, she sits down with some of the brightest minds in health and wellness for honest, meaningful conversations that hand you the knowledge, tools, and science to do health your way. No more pushing through, gaslighting yourself, or shrinking to fit. Just permission to live in rhythm with the body you were designed to have and to finally feel at home in it.
Press play, and let's live like a girl.