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The Nourish to Thrive Podcast
Faith-forward, science-backed strategies for women who want more energy, less weight, and real answers.
Hosted by Tanya Pennington-Miller—a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist with a master’s degree in Applied Clinical Nutrition—this podcast is for women over 35 who are tired of being dismissed, confused by their labs, and stuck in survival mode.
Inside each episode, Tanya simplifies the science of metabolism, hormones, and healing while…
Episodes
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70. Why Testosterone Isn't the Whole Libido Story
For men, low libido is often as simple as testosterone injections. For women, desire is much more nuanced. Tanya explains how desire works in a woman's body…
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69. The Truth About GLP Side Effects
Last week's Q&A had two questions about GLPs, and this episode goes deeper on them. Tanya starts with a client who was given a compounded GLP prescription with…
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68. Q&A: GLP-1s, Tapering Off, and Glutathione
Last week was all HRT questions. This week is part two of the Q&A, and the questions came in about peptides, especially GLPs. Two of the three questions are…
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67. Q&A: Your HRT Questions Answered
The HRT series wrapped up last month, and the questions have been pouring in since. There were so many that Tanya is splitting them into two Q&A episodes. This…
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66. What to Try Before You Reach for HRT
Since last week's episode, Tanya has heard from a lot of women asking the same question: should I actually order a DUTCH test for myself? This episode opens by…
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65. Not Every Woman Should Be on HRT
A lot of the conversation around HRT right now, especially on social media, treats it almost like a box every woman in this season of life should check. Turn a…
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64. HRT 101 and The Truth About Pellets
If you've ever been handed a form of hormone therapy without much explanation of why, you're not alone. Most women have only heard two versions of the HRT…
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63. Q&A: HRT, MOTS-c, and Cholesterol
Three questions. Three women in very different places. One on HRT and dealing with acne and hair loss she did not sign up for. One who tried MOTS-c and felt…
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62. What Actually Moves the Needle on Cholesterol
This final episode in the August cholesterol series is where knowledge meets action, and Tanya covers the specific diet, lifestyle, supplement, and research…
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61. The Cholesterol Labs Your Doctor Isn't Running
Your doctor ran a lipid panel. But several of the markers that would give you the clearest picture of your actual cardiovascular risk were not on it. In this…
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60. Cholesterol, Estrogen, and the Missing Piece
Your LDL went up at your last appointment. You eat well, you exercise, nothing in your lifestyle changed, and yet your doctor is already talking about a…
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59. Q&A: Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, and Workouts
Your LDL went up in perimenopause even though you eat well and exercise. Your blood pressure started creeping up even though nothing changed in your lifestyle…
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58. The Peptide Series Finale
If you have been here all month, this final episode is the one Tanya has been building toward, the honest, bigger-picture conversation that ties the whole…
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57. The Peptides Built for Healing
If you have been dealing with an injury that won't fully resolve, gut inflammation that doesn't respond to the foundational work, or skin and hair changes that…
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56. The Peptides That I'm Actually in Favor Of
Most conversations about peptides start and end with Ozempic. But there is an entire category of peptides that work completely differently, and if you are a…
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55. GLP-1 Peptides: The Real Story
You have probably watched someone in your life lose significant weight in the last year or two. And when you asked how, the answer was probably a peptide. Then…
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54. Q&A Peptides, Fasting, and What Your Labs Are Missing
You sent in questions, and the same four kept coming up again and again. Which tells Tanya that for every woman who wrote in, there are many more quietly…
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53. What Your Wearable Isn't Telling You
Have you ever woken up feeling rested, checked your sleep score, and suddenly felt tired? There is actually a name for that. It's called orthosomnia, and it's…
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52. Circadian Rhythm: Your Most Powerful Health Tool
Have you heard that a week of camping can completely reset your circadian rhythm? It's not just a wellness myth. There is real research behind it, and what it…
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51. Light, Deep, and REM: What Your Sleep Data Is Really Telling You
Getting seven or eight hours of sleep but still waking up exhausted? The problem might not be how long you're sleeping. It might be what your body is actually…
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50. HRV: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Improve It
Most women who are tracking their HRV are reading that number like a grade on a test. High is good, low is bad. But that's not what HRV is actually measuring…
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49: One Year Later...
One year ago, The Nourish to Thrive Podcast was born…and this episode is a little different today. No deep-dive teaching. Just a real conversation about what…
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48. What Lifelong Constipation May Be Telling You
If constipation has been part of your story for years…this episode is for you. In this final episode of the series “What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You,”…
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47. Why Your Motivation Feels Different After 40
If motivation feels harder to access lately…this episode is for you. In this part of the series “What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You,” we’re unpacking why so…
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46. Why Your Body Suddenly Feels Inflamed
If your body has been feeling more puffy, swollen, stiff, or just generally inflamed lately…this episode is for you. In this part of the series “What Your Body…
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45. Why Your Sleep Feels Different After 40
If your sleep feels lighter…easier to disrupt…or just not as restorative as it used to, you’re not imagining it. In this episode, we continue the series “What…
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44. Why Fat Loss Suddenly Slows Down
If it feels like you’re doing everything right…but your body isn’t responding the way it used to, this episode is for you. In this part of the series “What…
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43. What Your Cravings Are Actually Telling You
Cravings are one of the most common things women experience…and one of the most misunderstood. Whether it’s something sweet in the afternoon, something salty…
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42. Why Your Energy Crashes at 3PM
That mid-afternoon energy dip is something I hear from women all the time. You’re moving through your day… and then around 3PM, your energy drops, your focus…
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41. Why You’re Exhausted…But Can’t Fall Asleep
You’re tired at the end of the day. You’re ready for bed. But when your head hits the pillow…your mind turns on. In this episode, we continue the series “What…
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40. Why Your Body Is Waking You Up at 3AM
Waking up at 3AM is one of the most common things I hear from women in their late 30s and beyond. You fall asleep just fine… but somewhere between 2–4AM, your…
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39. A Conversation I Keep Having With Women Over 35
Over the past few weeks, after teaching my masterclass and speaking with women who joined the DNA Reset for Fat Loss Academy, one theme kept coming up. These…
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38. The Truth About Why Your Body Stopped Responding After 35
In this episode, I’m sharing the recording of a live masterclass I recently taught called “The Truth About Why Your Body Stopped Responding After 35.” If…
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37. You’re Not Lazy. You’re Loaded.
Have you ever quietly wondered if you’ve just “lost your discipline”? If you used to tighten up your food, add cardio, and see results…but now you start strong…
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36. Why What Used to Work Doesn’t Work Anymore
If you’re over 35 and have found yourself thinking, “Why isn’t what used to work working anymore?” ...this episode is for you. There was a time when tightening…
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35. The Kind of Healing That Lasts
This episode closes out a five-part series we’ve been walking through together, beginning with the nervous system, moving through hormones and metabolism, then…
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34. Consistency Isn’t Built on Willpower
Consistency is often treated like something you have to force. More discipline. More pressure. More effort. But for most women, consistency doesn’t fall apart…
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33. When Metabolism Drives Motivation and Willpower
Hunger, cravings, motivation, and consistency are often treated like character traits. In reality, they’re physiological signals. In this episode, we continue…
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32. Your Metabolism is Listening to Your Hormones
If weight feels more stubborn than it used to… If your energy is inconsistent… If effort no longer produces the return it once did… This episode is for you. In…
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31. The Nervous System Comes First: Hormones Respond
Hormonal imbalance is rarely the starting point. It’s almost always the response. In this episode, we step upstream and widen the lens. Many women are told…
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30. Your Thyroid is The Victim
If you’ve been told your thyroid is “sluggish,” “normal,” or “just part of aging,” yet you still feel exhausted, inflamed, and stuck…this episode is for you…
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29. Why Resolutions Fail: And What Your Brain Actually Needs Instead
Most women don’t struggle with resolutions because they’re unmotivated...they struggle because traditional resolutions work against how the brain and nervous…
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28. Breaking the All-or-Nothing Spiral: And What to Do Instead
If you’ve ever felt like you’re either totally “on” with your habits…or suddenly way “off” and telling yourself you’ll just start again Monday...this episode…
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27. A Thanksgiving Week Reset
This week’s episode is short, gentle, and meant to help you breathe a little deeper in the middle of a full holiday week. If you’ve been craving a simpler way…
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26. Why Fasting Backfires When You’re Stressed
In today’s episode, we’re getting into a topic so many women ask me about — why fasting feels amazing at first…and then suddenly stops working. If you’re in…
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25. The Power of Walking: The Most Underrated Hormone Reset
If you’ve ever wondered whether walking “counts”…this episode will change the way you see movement forever. Because walking isn’t just steps. It’s…
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24. Adrenals 101: What Stress Is Really Doing to Your Hormones
Feeling exhausted no matter how much you sleep? Running on caffeine just to function even though your labs say “normal?" In this episode, Tanya unpacks what…
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23. What Doctors Miss About Autoimmune Disease
Most women are told that autoimmune disease “just happens.” That their thyroid, joints, or skin have somehow turned against them. But the truth is, your body…
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22. The Hidden Hormone Behind Belly Fat (and What to Do About It)
If you’ve been told your blood sugar or A1C looks “normal” but you still feel tired, inflamed, craving sugar, or carrying stubborn belly fat...this episode is…
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21. When Hustle Masquerades as Holy (and Limits God’s Design)
We live in a culture that celebrates doing more...faster. But somewhere along the way, “hard work” became “holy work,” and exhaustion started masquerading as…
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20. I Didn't Gain Weight on Our Cruise and Here's Why
This week’s episode is a little different...it’s part personal, part practical, and all about what it really looks like to stay in rhythm when life takes you…
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19. A God Flex: How God Used a Flyer to Bring Me My Husband
Sometimes God shows off in ways that are so creative, so unexpected, you can’t explain it any other way than a God flex. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a…
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18. Awakening: When God Stirs Hearts Back to Him
Lately, I’ve been noticing something I can’t ignore...women everywhere are being stirred. Some are picking up their Bibles again for the first time in years…
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17. Tired But Wired? How to Finally Sleep Through the Night
Have you ever been exhausted at the end of the day…only to find yourself lying in bed wide awake? Or maybe you finally drift off, but at 2 or 3am, you wake up…
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16. The 5-Minute Morning Habit Your Sleep Depends On
Still waking up tired no matter how many hours you sleep? Dragging through your mornings, crashing in the afternoons, and lying awake at night when you…
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15. The Cortisol Trap: When Discipline Backfires
Are you pushing harder in the gym, eating cleaner than ever, and still not seeing results? Or maybe you’ve hit the other side of burnout and you're too drained…
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14. The Lie That’s Killing Women
You’ve been told you can do it all. That if you just organize better, wake up earlier, or hustle harder, you’ll finally feel on top of it. But instead? You…
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13. What I Eat in a Day (And Why)
🍽️ A behind-the-scenes look at how I fuel my day. If you’ve ever wondered how to actually build meals that support hormone health, blood sugar balance, and…
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12. Gut Check. Is Your Gut Sabotaging Your Metabolism?
Bloating, brain fog, and belly fat that won’t budge...even when you’re eating clean? It might not be your hormones. It might be your gut. In today’s episode…
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11. Health Isn't Just Physical...A Faith Check-In
You’ve been doing everything right. Eating clean. Working out. Praying over your health. And still…something feels off. Not just in your body, but in your…