About
If you have been watching the GLP-1 conversation explode and quietly wondering if there is another way, this one is for you. Andrea sits down with Sarah Kennedy, founder and CEO of Calocurb, for an honest, science-forward talk about appetite, cravings, and why our relationship with food shifts in perimenopause and menopause. Sarah explains why hunger is biology rather than a willpower problem, and how Calocurb uses a hops extract from New Zealand research to gently support your own natural appetite hormones. It is not a pitch for a magic pill, just a grounded look at one more option so you can decide what is right for you and your body.
Topics Covered
- Why weight and appetite feel so different in perimenopause and menopause
- The willpower myth, and why hunger is biology, not a personal failing
- What GLP-1s are in plain English, and why everyone is talking about them
- Where Calocurb came from, and the New Zealand science behind it
- How a natural, hops-based option is different from the injections
- What it is actually like to use day to day
- What the research has shown so far
- A straight answer on the canola oil question
- Sarah's honest story of making peace with food
- Why this is one tool, not a magic fix
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Chapters
0:00 At peace with food (cold open)
0:50 Welcome and who is Andrea Donsky
1:46 Meet Sarah Kennedy, and life in New Zealand
3:24 What is a GLP-1, and why it is everywhere
5:59 Satiety hormones and what shifts in perimenopause
6:52 Willpower is a misnomer: the physiology of hunger
9:46 The Calocurb origin story: New Zealand government science
11:53 Bitter taste receptors all the way down the gut
13:20 1,000 extracts tested, and why hops won
14:46 The first human clinical: a 600% hormone increase
15:57 How it compares to semaglutide and Ozempic
16:59 How to take it: timing, empty stomach, and onboarding
19:10 Why it is considered gentle on the body
20:27 Building a routine and intermittent fasting
21:24 Can you take it with your medications
22:23 Side effects, bloating, and what they actually mean
23:37 Gastroparesis: how it differs from the synthetics
24:59 The clinical studies, including a women-only trial
28:11 Blood sugar, insulin resistance, and the newest trial
29:25 A message for women gaining weight in midlife
30:41 Sarah's personal story with food
32:45 Age limits and adolescent research
33:33 Do you take it forever, and the weight-regain question
36:44 The canola oil question, answered transparently
39:54 Hops and estrogen: is there an effect
41:08 Where to find Calocurb
42:13 A tool in the toolkit
43:12 Closing thoughts and how you can help
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