Your Genes by Design
Your Genes by Design: practical genetics for women 45+.
This podcast features short episodes designed to turn complex science into everyday insight.
New episodes are currently paused while I focus on creating in-depth genomics courses and written resources to help you better understand your own genes and how you can support them.
If you’ve ever looked at lab results and felt like they didn’t fully explain what was happening in your body, you may find this helpful.
Download the free guide When “Normal” Lab Results Don’t Feel Normal, which explains how genomics adds context to bloodwork, hormone panels, and other health tests by showing how genes influence the body’s underlying processes.
Download the guide:
https://www.inspiredlivingforwomen.online/genes-and-lab-tests-guide
Episodes
11 episodes
How Your Brain’s Energy, Clarity, and Memory Shift After 45 And the Genes That Shape It
If cognition feels different than it used to and focus feels less steady at times, this episode can help explain why.You’ll learn how:Cognitive patterns are influenced by genetics, not just ageHormonal shifts...
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Episode 11
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How Your Genes Shape Digestion — And Why It Feels Different After 45
If digestion feels different than it used to — foods sitting heavier, more bloating, stronger reactions to stress, or less tolerance for certain fibers — this episode helps explain why.This episode explores how gut health has always bee...
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Episode 10
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Why Estrogen Behaves Differently After 45 — And How Your Genes Shape the Experience
If your sleep feels lighter, your mood responds differently to stress, hot flashes seem unpredictable, or foods and supplements affect you in new ways, this episode helps explain what’s happening.This episode explores how estrogen behav...
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Episode 9
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6:53
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How Your Body Clears Hormones, Stress Metabolites, and Everyday Toxins After 45
If you’ve noticed that caffeine, alcohol, supplements, stress, or even fragrances affect you differently than they used to, this episode will help explain why.In this episode, Lauri explores how detox and methylation pathways work behind...
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Episode 8
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7:42
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How Your Genes Impact Overnight Glucose Regulation and Sleep Patterns After 45
If your morning glucose feels higher than expected — or your energy shifts dramatically depending on how well you slept — this episode will help connect the dots. In the final episode of the Glucose & Insulin by Design series, Lauri breaks ...
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Episode 7
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Your Stress-Clearing Gene — How COMT Shapes Cortisol, Glucose, and Energy After 45
If your energy feels unpredictable — steady one day, wired or restless the next — stress chemistry could be the reason. In this episode of Your Genes by Design, we look at how cortisol responds to everyday pressure, why that response changes af...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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The Cortisol Curve — How Stress & Genetics Shape Glucose and Energy After 45
If your energy feels unpredictable — steady one day, scattered the next — cortisol could be the reason. In this episode of Your Genes by Design, we explore how cortisol sets your body’s daily rhythm, why that rhythm often shifts after 45...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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Metabolic Flexibility: How Your Body Balances Glucose and Fat After 45
Energy isn’t just about what you eat — it’s about how easily your body switches between glucose and fat for fuel. In this episode, we explore metabolic flexibility — the ability to shift between fuel sources — and why that flexibility ...
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Episode 4
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Oxygenation: The Missing Link Between Energy, Glucose, and Genes
Feeling steady energy isn’t luck — it’s the result of how efficiently your cells use oxygen to turn fuel into power. In this episode, we trace the path from breath to mitochondria to blood sugar, showing how oxygenation influences gluc...
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Episode 3
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Unraveling Glucose and Insulin: Easy-to-Understand Insights
Glucose and insulin come up often in health conversations, but many of us were never really taught how they work together. Once you understand that connection, things like mid-afternoon crashes and sudden cravings start to make a lot more sense...
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Episode 2
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Stronger Cravings After 45? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
Cravings after 45 aren’t about willpower — they’re signals.As estrogen and cortisol shift, your body’s glucose and reward systems shift with them, making familiar habits feel harder to break.In this first episode, we look at what’s r...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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