The Healthy Doc Podcast
Welcome to The HealthyDoc Podcast, where naturopathic doctor, author, and global wellness expert Dr. Nigma Talib dives into the powerful connection between your gut, hormones, skin, and longevity.
Each week, Dr. Nigma sits down with trailblazers, creatives, and thought leaders—from celebrities and CEOs to scientists and healers—for honest, eye-opening conversations about aging well, healing from the inside out, and reclaiming your health.
Expect a blend of science, soul, and a lot of real talk about topics most people shy away from—like menopause, peptides, burnout, inflammation, intuition, and how to truly glow from within.
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The Healthy Doc Podcast
Episode 3: Tamsen Fadal
The Truth About Menopause with Tamsen Fadal
In this powerfully candid episode, Dr. Nigma sits down with Tamsen Fadal, Emmy Award-winning journalist and author of "How To Menopause", to talk about the realities of perimenopause and menopause—and why the narrative around aging and women needs to change now.
Tamsen shares her personal health crisis live on-air, the medical gaslighting that followed, and the birth of her groundbreaking documentary, The M Factor. Together, she and Dr. Nigma dive deep into hormone health, cultural shame, the aftermath of the WHI study, and what every woman needs to know to reclaim power and clarity in midlife.
This is required listening for every woman in her 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Intro to Tamsen Fadal and the mission to destigmatize menopause
02:00 – Tamsen’s on-air health scare that led to a diagnosis she discovered through a patient portal
05:00 – The overlooked and misunderstood symptoms of perimenopause
08:30 – The cultural invisibility of women post-40 and reclaiming visibility
11:45 – Why Tamsen created The M Factor documentary and what shocked her in the process
15:00 – How estrogen affects your brain, bones, dental health, and more
17:30 – Why doctors are still not being taught menopause properly
20:00 – The fallout of the 2002 WHI study and the fear around hormone replacement therapy
23:00 – Testosterone in women: the forgotten hormone
25:15 – Why “menopause” needs a rebrand—and how other cultures honor aging women
28:00 – What younger women need to know now about hormonal health
30:30 – Creating a roadmap for menopause the way we do for mammograms
33:00 – The emotional toll of not being believed by doctors—and how we change that
35:00 – How functional medicine and hormone testing can guide the way forward
38:00 – The real reasons behind stigma, shame, and silence
41:00 – Tamsen’s vision for the future of menopause—and why midlife is a new beginning
Follow Tamsen Fadal:
IG: @tamsenfadal
Podcast: @thetamsenshow
Book: How To Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better Than Before (Hachette, March 25, 2025)
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Instagram: @drnigmatalib
Podcast Instagram: @thehealthydocpod
Facebook: nigma.talib
Website: www.healthydoc.com