The Elevated Woman's Podcast
For high-performing women who are exhausted by weight gain, hormonal chaos, and vanishing energy — this is your reset. I’m Dr. Ade Akindipe, a DNP, obesity + hormone specialist, and health coach.
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The real risk of Ozempic in Midlife nobody talks about (opens the original)
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You've finally found something that works. The scale is moving. Your appetite feels more manageable. But then you notice something: why do you feel weaker instead of stronger? In this episode, Dr. Ade Akindipe, DNP, is having an honest conversation about GLP-1 medications, including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, and what midlife women need to know beyond the number on the scale. GLP-1 medications can be powerful tools, and she's seen them help women lose weight and improve chronic hea
Is HRT safe now? What the FDA's Warning Change Means for Women (opens the original)
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For over 20 years, hormone therapy carried a black box warning that kept millions of women away from it, even the ones who could have benefited most. In this episode, Dr. Ade Akindipe, DNP, breaks down what actually changed with hormone therapy research and FDA guidance, why the original warning was based on a study that never should have applied to most menopausal women, and what hormone therapy is proven to help with, and what it isn't. She walks through how to figure out if it's actually the
The Real Reason Your Belly Fat Won’t Budge After 40 (opens the original)
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If you're eating well, exercising consistently, and still can't lose the weight around your middle — cortisol may be the reason. In this episode, Dr. Ade Akindipe, DNP, explains why chronically elevated cortisol drives fat storage around your organs and midsection, worsens insulin resistance, disrupts your sleep, and shifts your mood in ways that don't feel like you. You'll learn: Why visceral fat responds to cortisol differently than other fat — and why that makes it so stubborn How high cortis
The Truth About Thyroid Labs, Every Midlife Woman Should Know (opens the original)
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Have you ever been told your thyroid is fine, but you still feel exhausted, can't lose weight, your hair is falling out, and your brain just won't cooperate? You were not wrong about your body. This might be the most mismanaged area of women's health in conventional medicine, and today we're getting into all of it. Most thyroid testing stops at TSH, which is only one piece of a much bigger picture. And for women dealing with insulin resistance or PMOS, that single number can be actively misleadi
Why your workout isn't working even if you're doing hours of cardio (opens the original)
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Have you been showing up to your workouts consistently and still not seeing results? The scale won't budge. You're exhausted after every session. And somewhere along the way, someone told you the answer was just more cardio. It wasn't. If you have insulin resistance or PMOS, the way your body responds to exercise is different. And the workout plan most women are following wasn't built for that. In this episode, I'm breaking down what the research actually says about movement and insulin resistan
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