Episode Details

What if the key to navigating perimenopause isn’t just balancing your hormones, but understanding the powerful role p@pt*des can play in metabolic health, energy, and longevity? In this episode, Jennifer Woodward, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, breaks down the science behind peptide therapy and how it may support women through midlife. She shares insights on hormone testing, low estrogen symptoms, and why personalized lab work should come before jumping into hormone replacement therapy or p@pt*des. From growth hormone analogs and MOTS-C to recovery peptides and GHK-Cu, Jennifer explores emerging strategies, potential side effects, and important safety considerations, including copper balance and cancer risk. Tune in for an empowering conversation that separates peptide hype from science and helps women make more informed decisions about their hormones, healthspan, and future health.

Jennifer Woodward is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner with a Master’s in Integrative Nutrition who has helped over 1,400 midlife women lose weight, balance hormones, restore energy, and feel strong again. She is the author of Easy Perimenopause, host of the P@pt*des for Women Podcast, and the upcoming 2026 book on p@pt*des and metabolic health, and a hormone educator featured in multiple national publications. She also teaches the P@pt*des for Practitioners Certification Program, training health professionals to safely and confidently integrate this therapy into clinical practice. Her work bridges clinical science with real life to deliver results women can finally trust. She and her husband have four teenagers and reside in sunny central California. 

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the podcast!

2:05 About Jennifer Woodward

2:54 Welcome her to the show

3:32 What she wants everyone to know about p@pt*des

5:02 Delivery formats & bioavailability

6:48 Why testing is imperative for HRT

9:45 Getting enough time with your doctor

11:44 At-home hormone tests

13:37 Low estrogen symptoms

16:27 The importance of potassium

20:59 Before p@pt*des: HTMA & DUTCH

25:31 Helpful p@pt*des for Perimenopause

27:42 Benefits of growth-hormone analogs

30:18 Dosing GH p@pt*des

31:28 MOTS-C & side effects

35:46 SS-31 as an advanced strategy

38:30 GHK-Cu 

42:56 Copper toxicity

46:08 Recovery p@pt*des for Perimenopause

49:37 Minimum age for p@pt*des

50:47 Concerns around Cancer

53:38 Where to find her

54:22 Her final piece of advice

55:09 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Her Website

Podcast: P@pt*des for Women

IG: @jenniferwoodwardnutrition

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