Michele Scarlet's True Health Podcast
Michele Scarlet's True Health Podcast
Podcast Description
This isn’t your average women’s health channel.
I’m Michele Scarlet — Functional Medicine Practitioner, mentor and health consultant to powerhouse women who are done feeling like a shell of themselves in midlife.
I don’t believe in managing symptoms or accepting fatigue, weight gain, or brain fog as “just getting older.”
I provide real, clinical strategies that actually move the needle toward optimal health and longevity.
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The podcast covers a variety of women’s health topics, including metabolism, hormonal health, and emotional well-being, with episodes dedicated to issues like food addiction and binge eating, anti-aging strategies, and postpartum vitality. It also dives into innovative approaches such as cycle syncing and the connection between oral health and fertility.

If your doctor’s wellness advice actually worked for women over 40, you wouldn’t be here.
I’m Michele Scarlet; Functional Medicine Practitioner specializing in women’s health, metabolic function, and hormone regulation in midlife.
I don’t manage symptoms or normalize fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, or declining health as “just getting older.”
On this podcast, I break down what’s actually happening inside the female body after 40; from hormones and metabolism to stress, detoxification, weight loss, and longevity.
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What if the missing piece of metabolic health isn’t another diet, but learning to trust your own body?
In this powerful conversation, Michele Scarlet is joined by orthopedic surgeon turned functional medicine physician Dr. Doug Lucas to challenge some of the biggest assumptions about health, metabolism, and chronic disease. Together, they explore why metabolic health is far more complex than calories, blood sugar, or the number on the scale, and why true healing begins with understanding your unique biology.
Dr. Doug shares his journey from conventional orthopedic surgery to functional medicine after witnessing firsthand how patients were following medical advice yet continued getting sicker. Their conversation dives into bio-individuality, insulin resistance, genetics, chronic stress, cortisol, osteoporosis, diabetes, body composition, GLP-1 medications, and why no single nutrition plan works for everyone.
Michele and Dr. Doug also explore a deeper question: Why have so many women stopped trusting their own bodies? They discuss how wellness culture, societal conditioning, and constant health misinformation can disconnect women from their intuition, making it harder to recognize what their bodies truly need. Instead of chasing every new trend, they explain why listening to your body’s signals may be one of the most powerful foundations for long-term health.
If you’ve struggled with weight loss after 40, hormone imbalance, slow metabolism, perimenopause, gut health, thyroid issues, or simply feel overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, this episode offers a refreshing, evidence-informed perspective rooted in functional medicine, not fear or quick fixes.
Whether you’re focused on improving your metabolic health, supporting women over 40 health, balancing hormones naturally, or building a healthier relationship with your body, this conversation will encourage you to think differently, ask better questions, and reconnect with the wisdom your body has been giving you all along.
Because better health doesn’t start with following someone else’s body. It starts with understanding your own.
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⚠️ DISCLAIMER This content is for education only and is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes.
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