Episodes

  • 150: The Trauma You Carried for Decades Could Be the Root of Your Disease with Dr. Aimie Apigian

    150: The Trauma You Carried for Decades Could Be the Root of Your Disease with Dr. Aimie Apigian
    Jun 27 2026

    In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Dr. Aimie Apigian, a physician with a master's in biochemistry who left surgical training to study the biology of trauma after her own health collapsed. Together they make the case that unresolved trauma, including the kind you'd never check a box for, is not a side note to breast cancer but part of the terrain it grows in. This is the conversation conventional oncology skips entirely.

    Dr. Aimie didn't recognize her own trauma until it nearly destroyed her health. Raised to be her adopted father's emotional stability, she carried a burden she never named as trauma, until a failed adoption after six years left her with chronic fatigue she couldn't get out of bed from one month later. She knew the research linking adversity to disease. She still didn't see it in herself. If you've ever told yourself your childhood "wasn't that bad," this episode will give language to what your body already knows.

    What You'll Learn

    • Why the women most likely to carry hidden trauma are the ones who'd swear they had a happy childhood
    • What the famous ACE study found when it looked at wealthy women, and why it shocked the medical world
    • Why trauma isn't a feeling you can think your way out of, but a physical loop your body keeps running
    • What a review revealed about childhood adversity and breast cancer risk
    • Why the state you were in before your diagnosis matters more than the diagnosis itself
    • How to tell if your body is still holding trauma, without digging into your past
    • Why feeling safe feels terrifying to a nervous system that survived on control
    • How healing can start with just two seconds at a time
    • Why no retreat or single psychedelic trip will do what small daily habits can
    • Why most people start their trauma work in the wrong place, and pay for it


    Guest Dr. Aimie Apigian
    Where to find her: biologyoftrauma.com
    Instagram: www.instagram.com/draimie/

    To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

    To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

    To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

    Connect with Dr. Jenn:
    Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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    59 mins
  • 149: Peter Attia Got Breast Cancer Screening Wrong, and Here's the Evidence

    149: Peter Attia Got Breast Cancer Screening Wrong, and Here's the Evidence
    Jun 19 2026
    In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons responds to Peter Attia's breast cancer screening episode (#396). Attia asks the right question: why are 42,000 women still dying of breast cancer every year? But his answer, more mammograms and MRI on top, is exactly wrong. Dr. Jenn breaks down, study by study, why that 40-year approach has never moved the death toll.Forty-two thousand women a year. That number has not moved since mammography went mainstream in the 1980s. Detection rates are up, diagnoses are up, and the death toll has not changed. We have been finding more cancer, calling more women patients, and watching the same number of them die. If you have ever scheduled your annual mammogram believing it was the most protective thing you could do, this episode will reframe everything you thought you knew.What You'll LearnWhy the breast cancer death toll has not moved in 40 years, and why more screening is the reasonWhy DCIS is not cancer, why mammography invented it, and what happens to a woman the moment it gets labeled "stage zero"Why an aggressive tumor is aggressive from the day it forms, and why finding it earlier on a mammogram does not change what it does nextWhy mammography catches the cancers least likely to kill you, and routinely misses the ones that willWhat happened when researchers followed 89,835 women for 25 years and compared annual mammography to doing nothing, and why you have never heard about itWhat the Cochrane review found after analyzing every randomized mammography trial ever run, and why Peter Attia addressed it in one sentenceWhy the WISDOM trial, the most significant recent evidence in this space and the one study Attia never mentions, is an indictment of everything he arguedWhy there is no standard radiation dose for a mammogram, and why the woman next to you in the waiting room may have received ten times less than you didWhat the FDA has formally documented about gadolinium staying in the brain and bones for years, and why the women being told to get it every six months are the last women who shouldWhy insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, and toxic burden are among the most powerful drivers of breast cancer risk, and why Attia's episode contained zero mention of any of themResources MentionedPeter Attia, Episode 396 on breast cancer screening: peterattiamd.com/breastcancerscreeningDr. Robin Berzin, founder of Parsley HealthMiller AB, et al. Twenty five year follow-up of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study. BMJ. 2014;348:g366.Gøtzsche PC, Jørgensen KJ. Screening for breast cancer with mammography. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;(6):CD001877.Zahl PH, et al. Results of the Two-County trial are not compatible with official Swedish breast cancer statistics. Danish Medical Bulletin. 2006;53(4):438–440.Nyström L, et al. Long-term effects of mammography screening: updated overview of the Swedish randomised trials. Lancet. 2002;359:909–19.Esserman LJ, et al. Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening: The WISDOM Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026;335(9):763–774.FDA gadolinium-based contrast agent safety communications (2015, 2017, 2018), summarized in Fotenos A, FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee, Sept 2018.Kanda T, et al. High signal intensity in the dentate nucleus and globus pallidus and cumulative gadolinium dose. Radiology. 2014;270(3):834–841.Veenhuizen SGA, et al. Supplemental breast MRI for women with extremely dense breasts: DENSE trial. Radiology. 2021;299(2):278–286.Tabar L, et al. Reduction in mortality from breast cancer after mass screening with mammography. Lancet. 1985;325:829–32.To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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    43 mins
  • 148: Overcoming Fear and Reclaiming the Life You Keep Putting Off with Erika Rothenberger

    148: Overcoming Fear and Reclaiming the Life You Keep Putting Off with Erika Rothenberger
    Jun 13 2026

    In this episode of Keeping Abreast Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with keynote speaker, author, and 2025 Dynamic Woman of the Year Erika Rothenberger for a conversation about what happens when life forces you to stop playing small. Erika had a day in 2022 that changed everything. What she did on the other side of it is what this conversation is about. Dr. Jenn and Erika get into the trauma we avoid, the life we keep deferring, and why the hardest moments tend to be the most clarifying ones.

    If you have ever survived something hard and wondered what you are supposed to do with it, this episode will give you your answer.

    In this episode, you'll learn:

    • What Erika survived in 2022 and why she considers it the greatest turning point of her life
    • Why playing it safe is the most dangerous thing a woman can do
    • Why Dr. Jenn believes a breast cancer diagnosis can be an opportunity and what that actually looks like in practice
    • The real reason most women never go after the life they want and why it has nothing to do with time, money, or circumstances
    • Why the trauma you have been avoiding is not behind you. It is driving you.
    • A simple daily method that takes 36 minutes and rebuilds your entire mindset from the ground up
    • The science behind why the people you surround yourself with are either quietly lifting you or quietly costing you
    • The gap in Pennsylvania law that leaves women unprotected and the legislation Erika is fighting to change
    • Why the most powerful thing a woman can do for her health right now has nothing to do with her body

    Episode Timeline
    01:07 Introducing Erika Rothenberger
    03:09 Energy, seasons, and the permission to give 60%
    06:56 Erika's story and the morning that changed everything
    12:41 Playing small vs. playing large
    16:36 Fear, inertia, and the life you keep putting off
    19:45 Writing the book and going public with her story
    27:32 Why healing is a choice you make every day
    32:27 How to protect your time and fuel yourself first
    35:35 Why no is a complete sentence
    38:01 Finding the good in every setback
    40:02 Why a breast cancer diagnosis can be its own kind of punch
    43:00 Why your circle determines your ceiling
    45:22 What Erika took away from watching Mel Robbins
    50:57 The Audacious Summit, October 2025
    52:45 Money, legacy, and what you are building
    59:22 Finding your thing and going after it
    1:05:44 Where to find Erika and closing thoughts

    Where to Find Find Erika Rothenberger:
    Website: erikarothenberger.com
    Instagram: @erikalearothenberger
    Book: Audacious Expansion

    To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

    To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

    To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

    Connect with Dr. Jenn:
    Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 147: The Hidden Drivers of Alzheimer's Your Doctor Has Never Tested For with James Maskell

    147: The Hidden Drivers of Alzheimer's Your Doctor Has Never Tested For with James Maskell
    Jun 6 2026

    In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with James Maskell, health economist, founder of the Evolution of Medicine, and the architect of a movement to reverse cognitive decline, to make the case that Alzheimer's is not a death sentence. It is a solvable problem that medicine has been approaching the wrong way for 40 years.

    James flew to South Africa when his father collapsed and was expected to die. Every doctor in the room was preparing the family for the end. James walked into his father's house and saw black mold on the wall. Days after moving his father out of that environment, he was opening his eyes. Two weeks later, the doctor declared he had no terminal illness at all.

    This is the episode to send to anyone who's been told a declining mind is the only end of the story.

    In This Episode, You'll Learn

    • Why there is no effective drug for Alzheimer's and why 40 years of pharmaceutical research has been chasing the wrong target
    • What the 6 root cause categories driving cognitive decline actually are and why they are the same ones driving breast cancer
    • What the first randomized controlled trial on reversing Alzheimer's showed and why 91% of participants got better without a drug
    • Why catching even a single point drop on a cognitive test can prevent full decline if you act on it immediately
    • How biotoxins like mold can trigger what looks exactly like end stage Alzheimer's and how removing the cause reverses it
    • Why loneliness and loss of purpose are not soft factors but measurable root causes of cognitive decline and breast cancer
    • What the Blue Zones actually have in common and why it has nothing to do with supplements or technology
    • Why community is one of the most powerful clinical interventions we have and how to start building it today


    Episode Timeline
    00:00 Why Community Is the Most Powerful Clinical Intervention We Have
    07:15 40 Years of Alzheimer's Drugs and Nothing to Show for It
    12:57 Why Neurologists Are the Last Doctors to Accept This Science
    18:23 The Myth That You Were Healthy Right Up Until Your Diagnosis
    26:03 Catching Cognitive Decline Before It Becomes Alzheimer's
    30:41 The 6 Root Cause Categories Driving Cognitive Decline and Breast Cancer
    33:21 The Science Behind Why Your Social Circle Shapes Your Health Outcomes
    37:41 How Retirement, Isolation, and Lost Purpose Are Fueling Chronic Disease
    41:20 Trying to Change the System Is the Wrong Goal
    45:51 Why the Chronic Disease Crisis Will Force the System to Collapse
    53:10 How Real Health Change Starts at the Grassroots Level
    59:08 Final Thoughts on Taking Your Health Back

    Where to Find James Maskell:
    Instagram: @mrjamesmaskell
    Website: jamesmaskell.com

    To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

    To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

    To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

    Connect with Dr. Jenn:
    Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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    1 hr
  • 146: Women Don't Get What They Deserve, They Get What They Ask For with Renee Marino

    146: Women Don't Get What They Deserve, They Get What They Ask For with Renee Marino
    May 28 2026

    In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Broadway star, bestselling author, and master communicator Renee Marino to make the case that self-advocacy is not a career skill, it is a health act. Renee went from five Broadway shows and a Clint Eastwood film to co-hosting Tony Robbins's global summits, and every door she walked through opened because she asked.

    She was the only actress in the entire Jersey Boys Broadway cast not called in to audition for the film because a middleman dropped the ball, and if she had not looked the casting director in the eye and asked for the role she was already playing eight shows a week, she would have watched herself be replaced on screen while Clint Eastwood waited for her to walk through a door she never knew was open.

    This is the episode for any woman who has ever left an interaction in work, the doctors office, or in their personal life feeling dismissed and said nothing.

    In This Episode, You'll Learn

    • Why losing your voice shifts your body chemistry toward defeat and stress, and why Dr. Jenn calls speaking up a health tool, not just a mindset
    • Why no agent, manager, or doctor will ever advocate for you as powerfully as you can advocate for yourself in the room
    • What keyboard confidence is costing women in their health relationships and why a text is almost always the wrong tool for an important conversation
    • The two questions to ask before hitting send on any message, post, or reply that actually changes how you communicate
    • What breast cancer screening looks like when the technology is built to actually show you what is there, not flatten and irradiate you

    Episode Timeline:
    00:00     Introduction to Renee Marino
    04:10     The power of asking for what you want
    06:50     Navigating Rejection
    09:53     The Importance of Hard Work and Integrity
    12:41 The Role of Communication in Success
    15:15 The Journey to Becoming Mary Delgado
    18:14 The Impact of Speaking Up
    25:47     Speaking up as self-advocacy
    31:39     Lessons from the kitchen table
    37:37 Why she wrote Becoming a Master Communicator
    40:05     The three communication homes
    44:44     Balancing technology with real connection
    47:47     Women, voice, and the difficult label
    1:06:35     Experiencing breast screening that treats you like a person
    1:12:08     Glam and Grit: an event built for real connection
    1:14:45     Final thoughts and takeaways

    Where to Find Renee Marino:
    Instagram: @iamreneemarino
    Book: Becoming a Master Communicator

    To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

    To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

    To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

    Connect with Dr. Jenn:
    Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 145: The Gut-Hormone Connection Every Woman Needs to Understand with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf

    145: The Gut-Hormone Connection Every Woman Needs to Understand with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf
    May 22 2026

    In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf, the first board-certified female urogynecologist in the world, to dismantle the lie that estrogen causes breast cancer, expose the hormone training gap hiding inside every OB/GYN office in the country, and explain why the online HRT explosion isn't liberation; it's the setup for the next Women's Health Initiative.

    At 41, Dr. Greenleaf was surgically menopausal, prescribed antidepressants for symptoms her doctors blamed on hormones, and living with a lupus diagnosis she'd carried since age 18. When she stopped treating the symptoms and started treating her gut microbiome, the mood swings resolved, the immune dysfunction cleared, and the lupus markers that had defined her health for decades simply disappeared. The conventional medical system had no framework for what happened to her so she went looking for one.

    If you've ever been handed a hormone prescription with no questions asked, or been told your labs look "normal" while you feel anything but, this episode will give language to what you've already suspected.

    In this episode, you'll learn:

    • Why your gynecologist, urologist, and endocrinologist almost certainly received zero formal training in sex hormones
    • Why only 23% of residents finishing training today feel prepared to treat midlife women
    • How chronic stress hijacks your sex hormones and converts them straight to cortisol
    • Why when tens of millions of women stopped HRT after the Women's Health Initiative, breast cancer rates went up, not down
    • Why estrogen is not cancerous and why progestins are a different story entirely
    • How 90% of your serotonin and 80% of your immune system live in your gut
    • Why putting a 20-something on testosterone is masking the real problem
    • The five lactobacillus strains that actually rebalance the vaginal microbiome and why most probiotics don't contain them
    • Why no probiotic will work until the tissue itself is healthy and the full menu of options that can fix it
    • How the brain-gut-vagina connection drives libido, and why testosterone is rarely the answer for low sex drive


    Episode Timeline
    00:00 Introduction to Urogynecology and Dr. Betsy Greenleaf
    03:48 Awakening to Functional Medicine
    06:34 The Importance of Gut Health
    08:14 Training Gaps in Hormonal Health
    11:09 The Dangers of Hormone Mismanagement
    14:00 Stress and Hormonal Balance
    16:46 The Role of Lifestyle in Hormonal Health
    19:21 The Fear of Hormones and Cancer
    21:55 Understanding Estrogen and Cancer Risks
    24:01 The Holistic Approach to Health
    28:38 Integrative Medicine and Continuous Learning
    31:30 The Role of Tools in Health Management
    34:19 The Shift from Conventional to Holistic Medicine
    37:15 Understanding Microbiomes: Gut and Vaginal Health
    40:05 The Interconnection of Health Systems
    43:58 Intimacy and Libido: The Psychological and Physical Connection
    50:38 Navigating Midlife Symptoms and Hormonal Health
    53:33 Innovations in Health Tracking and Patient Empowerment


    Where to find Dr. Betsy Greenleaf:

    • Website: pauseinstitute.com
    • Instagram: instagram.com/drbetsygreenleaf

    To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

    To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

    To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

    Connect with Dr. Jenn:
    Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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    58 mins
  • 144: The Overdiagnosis Epidemic Hiding Inside Every Annual Mammogram

    144: The Overdiagnosis Epidemic Hiding Inside Every Annual Mammogram
    May 15 2026
    In this solo episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons takes on one of the most accepted messages in women's health and dismantles it with decades of evidence. Routine yearly mammography screening does not hold up when you actually read the trials. Dr. Jenn walks through the WISDOM trial, the Cochrane Review, the Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Study, and the brand new 2026 American College of Physicians guidelines to make the case that one-size-fits-all screening is not just outdated, it is causing real harm.She also takes on the estrogen myth that has left millions of women suffering through hot flashes, bone loss, brain fog, and lost quality of life for decades. A 1.8 million woman study and the Women's Health Initiative say estrogen is not the villain. The real culprit may be something millions of women are still being prescribed today.If you have ever been told to just get your mammogram every year without a single conversation about the risks or what the data actually shows, this is the episode you have been waiting for.What You'll LearnWhat the 2026 American College of Physicians guidelines say about annual mammography and why radiology groups do not want you to hear itWhat the WISDOM trial found when women received fewer mammograms and why the results challenge everything we have been toldWhat the Cochrane Review and Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Study concluded after studying hundreds of thousands of women over decadesWhy up to 50 percent of screen-detected cancers may have never grown, spread, or threatened a woman's life and what that means for how we treat themWhy estrogen alone has never been shown to cause breast cancer and what the data actually implicates insteadThe difference between synthetic progestins and bioidentical progesterone and why that distinction could change every conversation about hormones and breast cancerWhat BRCA mutation carriers need to know about hormone replacement therapy after risk-reducing surgeryWhat smarter, safer, individualized breast cancer screening actually looks likeEpisode Timeline00:00 Introduction01:08 This Is an Informed Consent Episode04:00 The WISDOM Trial and the End of One-Size-Fits-All Screening08:30 Fewer Mammograms, No More Advanced Cancers11:41 Why Adding MRI Led to More Biopsies and Zero Benefit15:00 The Only Endpoint That Actually Matters17:30 What the Cochrane Review Actually Found19:30 The Number Every Woman Deserves to Hear23:00 The Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Study27:00 What Overdiagnosis Really Means31:00 The 2026 American College of Physicians Guidelines36:03 The Estrogen Myth41:00 The Women's Health Initiative Unpacked49:00 Birth Control, Progestins, and Breast Cancer Risk53:00 Progestins Are Not Progesterone57:00 BRCA Mutation Carriers and HRT: What the 2026 JAMA Data Shows01:03:00 The Future of Breast Cancer ScreeningStudies Mentioned in This EpisodeThe WISDOM Trial — JAMAThe Cochrane Mammography Review — CochraneThe Canadian National Breast Screening Study: 25 Year Follow-up — BMJ 2014ACP Breast Cancer Screening Guidance Statement — Annals of Internal Medicine 2026Cracks in the Estrogen Carcinogenesis of Breast Cancer — Journal of Clinical Oncology 2026Hormonal Contraception and Breast Cancer Risk — NEJM 2017Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer: Women's Health Initiative — JAMA Oncology 2020HRT After Oophorectomy and Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA Carriers — JAMA Network Open 2026To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 143: The 5 Thyroid Tests That Change Everything and Why Your Doctor Only Runs One with Dr. Amie Hornaman

    143: The 5 Thyroid Tests That Change Everything and Why Your Doctor Only Runs One with Dr. Amie Hornaman
    May 7 2026

    In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with thyroid and hormone specialist Dr. Amie Hornaman to dismantle the standard of care that is leaving millions of women dismissed, misdiagnosed, and under treated. They cover what the full thyroid panel actually looks like, why T4-only therapy fails the vast majority of patients, and how the thyroid is connected to every other hormone system in a woman's body.

    What happens when a competitive athlete starts gaining weight, losing hair, and can't get a single doctor to take her seriously? Dr. Amie found out in her 20s with 40 pounds of unexplained weight gain, six doctors, six dismissals, and one mentor who finally ran the right tests and changed the course of her life and career.

    If you've ever been told your thyroid is fine while your body is telling you otherwise, this is the episode you've been waiting for.

    What You'll Learn

    • Why testing TSH alone is not a thyroid workup and what the five markers are that actually tell the full story
    • What free T3, free T4, and reverse T3 mean and why reverse T3 is the most dismissed marker in the panel
    • What thyroid antibodies TPO and TGA reveal about Hashimoto's and why your doctor's normal range is meaningless
    • Why 95% of hypothyroid cases are Hashimoto's and why your antibodies may already be elevated even if your doctor says they are not
    • Why your GLP-1 will stop working if your thyroid is not optimized first
    • How estrogen dominance low progesterone high cortisol insulin resistance and low ferritin all interfere with thyroid function
    • Why your insurance-based doctor cannot give you proper thyroid care even if they want to
    • What the FDA's move against natural desiccated thyroid is really about and who benefits
    • Why testosterone is protective against breast cancer and why women are being denied access to it
    • What it actually feels like when your thyroid is optimized and how Dr. Amie gets patients there

    Episode Timeline:

    00:00 Show Intro
    01:08 How Dr. Amie Became Dr. Jenn's North Star
    05:02 Pain to Purpose: 40 Pounds and Six Dismissals
    08:37 Where Conventional Medicine Gets It Wrong
    16:58 Why Thyroid Disease Is at Epidemic Levels
    19:14 The Full Thyroid Panel You Actually Need
    36:43 Why T4-Only Therapy Fails Almost Everyone
    40:27 The Hormonal Web Nobody Is Addressing
    45:32 What Thyroid Optimization Actually Looks Like
    52:22 The FDA Threat to Natural Desiccated Thyroid
    59:42 Dr. Jenn's Testosterone Gatekeeping Story
    01:05:22 The Importance of Prevention in Healthcare

    Find Dr. Amie Hornaman

    Website: dramie.com | Book: thyroidfixbook.com

    To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

    To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

    To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

    Connect with Dr. Jenn:
    Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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    1 hr and 17 mins