Women's Midlife Specialist

Women's Midlife Specialist We guide you through Perimenopause and Menopause by helping you balance your own hormones with the m Hi there! (And a whole lot more!)

Welcome to The Women’s Midlife Specialist Facebook site, a place to connect and help you balance your hormones, especially around and during menopause! As you have probably already figured out, the balance of your hormones are vitally important for your overall health and happiness and are the key to slowing down the aging process, staying trim and fit, feeling energized and s*xy, and preventing illness with a strong immune system.

Midlife Doesn’t Have to Mean StruggleMost women aren’t warned about the real, day-to-day impact of perimenopause and men...
07/25/2025

Midlife Doesn’t Have to Mean Struggle

Most women aren’t warned about the real, day-to-day impact of perimenopause and menopause. We hear about hot flashes—but not the brain fog, weight gain, mood swings, anxiety, fatigue, night sweats, or sleep disruptions that can throw our lives off course. We’re handed sleeping pills or told to “just relax.” But that doesn’t fix the root of the issue.

These symptoms are often a sign that your hormones—especially estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone—are no longer in balance.
How Hormones Impact Your Body

Your hormones regulate everything from your metabolism to your memory, sleep, s*x drive, skin elasticity, mood, and immune system.
When they’re out of sync, your entire body feels it.

That means:
You gain weight even when eating healthy
You wake up exhausted despite sleeping 8 hours
You feel edgy, anxious, or low for no reason
You forget simple things like names or why you walked into a room
You feel dry—inside and out—and disconnected from intimacy
Your once-vibrant spark feels like it’s dimming
It’s not your fault. It’s not "just life." It’s hormonal—and it’s fixable.

Midlife Symptoms? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You From Foggy and Fatigued to Balanced and Energized—Let’s Tal...
07/25/2025

Midlife Symptoms? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You

From Foggy and Fatigued to Balanced and Energized—Let’s Talk Hormones

Have you recently looked in the mirror and thought, “Who am I?"

Have the things that once came naturally—energy, focus, joy, even intimacy—started slipping away without explanation?

If you feel like you’re in a constant state of survival… like you're doing everything "right" and still feel off, it's not in your head.

It's likely in your hormones.

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07/25/2025

Happy Friday! Hope you enjoy your weekend!! ☀️🌞🕶️

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07/24/2025

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Here’s how low bone density might show up in your daily life: Frequent joint or bone pain, especially in the hips, knees...
07/22/2025

Here’s how low bone density might show up in your daily life:

Frequent joint or bone pain, especially in the hips, knees, or lower back
Increased risk of fractures even from minor falls or bumps
Postural changes such as a hunched or stooped posture
Weakness or fatigue due to the body’s struggle to support itself with less bone density
Height loss over time due to compression of the spine from weakened bones
Soreness in the muscles and joints, which can feel like stiffness or tightness

These are all signs that your bones might not be as strong as they should be. So how do you restore that balance?

Hormone balance is key. Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone all play a role in maintaining bone mass. For women, estrogen is especially important, as it helps control the activity of bone-building cells and protects bones from excessive breakdown. As estrogen levels decline, especially during menopause, bone loss accelerates. Restoring hormonal balance helps your body maintain the bone-building process.

Bioidentical hormones can be incredibly effective in ensuring that your body is supported with what it needs to keep your bones healthy and strong. These hormones are molecularly identical to the hormones your body naturally produces, which makes them safer and more effective.

07/18/2025

Don’t Let Hormone Imbalance Age You Before Your Time Have you looked in the mirror lately and wondered, "When did this h...
07/18/2025

Don’t Let Hormone Imbalance Age You Before Your Time

Have you looked in the mirror lately and wondered, "When did this happen?"

Fine lines that weren’t there last year. Thinning, dull hair. Puffy eyes and dry skin that no amount of moisturizer seems to fix.

You’re not imagining things—and you’re definitely not alone.

Many women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s begin to see signs of accelerated aging—and the real culprit isn’t just stress or lack of sleep.

It’s hormone imbalance.

Common Signs Hormonal Imbalance is Behind Your Weight Gain:Sudden belly fat or weight gain despite no lifestyle changesS...
07/15/2025

Common Signs Hormonal Imbalance is Behind Your Weight Gain:

Sudden belly fat or weight gain despite no lifestyle changes
Slowed metabolism and fatigue
Cravings for sugar or salty snacks
Bloating or puffiness
Mood swings or poor sleep (which also impact weight)

🧬 What to Expect:
✔ Increased energy
✔ Better sleep (which reduces cortisol and belly fat)
✔ Easier weight management
✔ Improved muscle tone
✔ Reduced cravings

A Life-Changing Transformation
“I was working out five days a week and eating clean—and still gaining weight, especially in my stomach and thighs. I felt so defeated. I took the Hormone Quiz and started with Hormone Heaven. Within three weeks, I noticed I wasn’t bloated, and I had the energy to exercise again. Two months in, I dropped 6 pounds without changing anything else. I finally feel in control of my body again.”

— Jennifer L., Age 52, Arizona

It’s Time to Stop the Blame Game
Weight gain during perimenopause and menopause is not your fault. But there is something you can do about it. When you support your hormones naturally, your body starts working with you—not against you.

Stubborn Weight Gain? Your Hormones Might Be the Missing Piece  You’ve cut carbs. You’ve upped your workouts. You’re wat...
07/14/2025

Stubborn Weight Gain? Your Hormones Might Be the Missing Piece

You’ve cut carbs. You’ve upped your workouts. You’re watching everything you eat—and yet the scale won’t budge. Even more frustrating? The belly fat that seems to have appeared out of nowhere.

You’re not imagining it, and you’re certainly not alone.

Midlife weight gain—especially around the belly—isn’t just about willpower. It’s about hormones. Understanding the connection, you can finally stop blaming yourself—and start supporting your body.

Why Your Body is Changing
As estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone levels begin to decline in your 40s and 50s, your body’s entire metabolic system shifts:

✅ Estrogen helps regulate fat storage and insulin sensitivity
✅ Progesterone supports thyroid function and reduces bloating
✅ Testosterone helps build lean muscle, which keeps metabolism strong.

When these hormones drop out of balance, it’s like trying to run a marathon with a flat tire. Your body stores more fat (especially in the midsection), loses muscle, and becomes more resistant to the same old diet and exercise habits.

Summer is the perfect time to soak up the sunshine, enjoy the outdoors, and embrace the slower pace of the season—but do...
07/14/2025

Summer is the perfect time to soak up the sunshine, enjoy the outdoors, and embrace the slower pace of the season—but don’t forget that your skin needs extra care during these warmer months.

3 surprising skin tips women may not know—but should:

Hormones Affect Skin More Than You Think
Estrogen plays a vital role in collagen production, skin thickness, and elasticity. As estrogen levels drop during perimenopause and menopause, you may notice more dryness, sagging, and fine lines. Supporting your hormone balance with natural bioidentical creams can lead to visibly healthier, more radiant skin.

Too Much Washing Can Age Your Skin
Over-cleansing, especially with harsh soaps or exfoliants, can strip your skin of natural oils and disrupt your skin barrier. This leads to dryness, irritation, and premature aging. Stick to gentle, pH-balanced cleansers and avoid hot water on your face.

Nighttime is Prime Time for Skin Repair

Your skin goes into repair mode while you sleep—especially between 10 PM and 2 AM. Applying hormone-supportive creams and hydrating serums at night allows active ingredients to work in sync with your body’s natural regeneration cycle for better results.

Hormonal imbalances, particularly involving estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid hormones, are frequently linked to menta...
07/10/2025

Hormonal imbalances, particularly involving estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid hormones, are frequently linked to mental fog.

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Hi there! Welcome to The Women’s Midlife Specialist Facebook site, a place to connect and help you balance your hormones, especially around and during menopause! I’m Dr. Karen Leggett, a board certified physician in family medicine and geriatrics. I’ve spent over 15 years helping and supporting midlife women in balancing their s*x, stress, thyroid, and gut hormones! As you have probably already figured out, the balance of your hormones are vitally important for your overall health and happiness and are the key to slowing down the aging process, staying trim and fit, feeling energized and s*xy, and preventing illness with a strong immune system. (And a whole lot more!) And you can bet I practice what I teach! How we act is dependent upon how we feel, so you have to feel great to really achieve your goals! I had to learn this the hard way, but I am so thankful now for the suffering that I went through because it led me to my passion today - to help YOU. My story might sound familiar to you. A little over 15 years ago I was suffering from profound fatigue with a total loss of passion for life. I was devastated over how I felt and knew it wasn’t normal, or at least it shouldn’t be. Having always been a happy, carefree, and loving person, I was turning into a spiritless robot, going to work every day without excitement and joy in my heart. Every day was a struggle. Though I remained focused on my patients' needs, I felt a distance growing between me and those most important to me, including my beloved husband and son, with whom I had once shared a close relationship. I suffered with terrible insomnia, anxiety, and had no interest in my previously-loved hobbies. I knew how I felt could not be normal. I began to question if I was sick with a possible hidden cancer. I talked with an oncologist friend and he ordered a panel of tests to look for a possible cause of my fatigue. Bone scan, CT scans and blood work, fortunately, were all negative. It was at this time that I realized there wasn’t anything traditional medicine could do for me and it would be up to me to get my life back. I started going to every conference available to physicians by the American Academy of Anti-aging, and focused on all of the possible issues related to fatigue. I focused on how to test and balance s*x hormones and treat with bio-identical hormones, diagnose and treat Adrenal Fatigue, treat metabolic conditions related to hidden thyroid disorders, and diagnose and treat leaky gut syndrome. I put everything I learned into practice for myself, and in an extremely short period of time I was completely recovered from the fatigue, total exhaustion, lack of passion, anxiety, and irritability that I had been suffering from relentlessly. My discovery changed not only my personal life, but changed my career and passion for medicine. As I healed, patients living hours away would find their way to my office for help, sometimes a decade or more after seeking help from other physicians. The rest is history. Since then there have been thousands of women who have benefited from my help with hormone balance. When your hormones are balanced you feel great and create an environment that makes others feel great as well. And this is how you literally change the future of others. When you feel awesome, you really do make the people around you happier and healthier. These ripple effects of your hormone balance really do make the world a better place! Come join us in one of my hormone programs. You'll be glad you did! Hugs, Dr. Karen Leggett