Dr. Kyrin Dunston | Sleepless in Midlife? The Hidden Dangers of Hormonal Poverty Explained

Hormone Prosperity Podcast with Dr. Kyrin Dunston

Have you been tossing and turning at night, watching the clock tick forward, and dreading another day of fatigue? If you’re a woman over 40, you’re not alone. Sleep disturbances are one of the 60+ symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem caused by what Dr. Kyrin calls “hormonal poverty.” But here’s the tricky part—you may not even realize you’re in it.

On this episode of the Hormone Prosperity Podcdast, your hormone prosperity coach, Dr. Kyrin, dives deep into the hidden dangers of hormonal poverty and why addressing only your sex hormones might not be enough to fix that elusive good night’s sleep.

Episode Highlights

1. Beyond Sex Hormones

Did you know hormonal poverty isn’t just about estrogen and progesterone? Dr. Kyrin explains how neglected hormones like insulin, cortisol, thyroid, and even oxytocin play a vital role in achieving restorative sleep. Spoiler alert—it’s all connected!

2. Sleep & Hormonal Poverty

Hear Claudia’s story—a listener who takes an estrogen patch, progesterone, and magnesium, yet still only manages five hours of sleep each night. Frustrated, she sent in a question that many of us can relate to, and Dr. Kyrin uncovers why more holistic hormonal support is often the missing piece.

3. The Importance of Multifactorial Solutions

Hormonal poverty often stems from multiple systems in your body being out of sync—digestive health, toxicity levels, and even mitochondrial function can all impact your sleep. Dr. Kyrin offers practical advice to balance these areas and foster what she calls hormonal prosperity.

4. Mindset Shift

Say goodbye to disempowering questions like, “What’s wrong with me?” Instead, start asking empowering ones like, “What would hormonal prosperity do?” (#WWHPD) Dr. Kyrin inspires listeners to reframe their approach to midlife health and take control.

How to Take Action Today!

If this episode strikes a chord, it’s time to deepen your journey from hormonal poverty to prosperity. Here’s how to start right now:

• Take the Free Hormonal Poverty Quiz

Could you be in hormonal poverty? Find out in just 90 seconds! CLICK HERE to take the quiz and assess where you stand.

• Join the Hormone Bliss Challenge

Want step-by-step guidance from Dr. Kyrin? The Hormone Bliss Challenge will walk you through actionable steps to rebalance your body, reclaim your sleep, and say hello to vitality. CLICK HERE.

• Engage with the Podcast Community

Share your sleep struggles or success stories in the comments section—we’re all in this together.

Share the Love

Loved the episode? Help spread the message by sharing it with a friend, writing a review, or posting your thoughts on social media. There are over 100 million women suffering in silence—your review may help others discover solutions they’ve been searching for.

Final Thoughts

This isn’t just about better sleep—it’s about reclaiming your health, vitality, and joy. Your bliss is your birthright, and a healthy body charged with hormonal prosperity is your way there. Until next time, peace, love, and hormones, y’all.

Podcast Episode Transcript

Dr. Kyrin Dunston (00:00):

This is the danger zone when you don't know that you're in hormonal poverty because you are going to suffer the consequences of being in hormonal poverty even though you don't know it. Greetings friend. Welcome to the Hormone Prosperity Podcast with me, the hormone prosperity coach, Dr. Kyrin. Here's where intelligent women over 40 go to get credible guidance and inspiration on getting out of hormonal poverty and into hormonal prosperity and the joy and vitality that brings. Go from asking disempowering questions like, what's wrong with me? To asking empowering questions like, what would hormonal prosperity do? Hashtag ww HPD. Join me as we dive into today's episode and get started on your journey off the couch, into your genes and back into life, because bliss is your birthright and a healthy body filled with hormonal prosperity is the vehicle that gets you there. Welcome. Let's get started.

Dr. Kyrin Dunston (01:04):

Great question about sleep, Claudia. How many of you are having problems sleeping over 40? Or maybe you're younger than 40? It's one of the most common problems or symptoms of midlife, metabolic mayhem, the 60 plus symptoms caused by hormonal poverty, and you are already on hormone, so you're addressing one part of your hormonal poverty problem. But what I would say to you, so Claudia wrote in saying that she was on a, an estrogen patch and taking high doses of progesterone orally and magnesium glycinate, but she still could only sleep for five hours. She said her hot flashes were better and other symptoms of menopause perimenopause, but that she could only get five hours of sleep. And it was driving her insane. She said, this is BS and maybe this is you too. And what I want to alert you to, if this is you, if you're having sleep problems that remain untreated because you're in hormonal poverty or you're on hormonal placement therapy, maybe taking magnesium or other sleep aids, and you're still not sleeping well, what you need to understand is that hormonal poverty is not only about sex hormones, that's number one.

Dr. Kyrin Dunston (02:24):

So if you're on an estrogen patch, you're on an estrogen pill, you're addressing your progesterone because that's neglected by most mainstream doctors. They say you don't need it, but that's not true. It's a whole other topic. She's actually on progesterone and probably some of you can relate to that. You're using estrogen and progesterone and maybe other sleep age, and you still can't get good solid, deep restorative sleep. So hormonal poverty is not only about sex hormones and if you only address your sex hormones and not women reach out to me all the time who are getting their sex hormones addressed and still are in hormonal poverty and they don't know it, this is the danger zone when you don't know that you're in hormonal poverty because you are going to suffer the consequences of being in hormonal poverty even though you don't know it. So there are other hormones, right?

Dr. Kyrin Dunston (03:22):

Insulin, thyroid, cortisol, DAGA, oxytocin, so many other hormones, growth hormone. There are actually hundreds of hormones, and most women at midlife and beyond are in hormonal poverty with all of their hormones. So this is why you're not experiencing deep, prolonged restorative, continuous sleep that nourishes your health, your body, your mind, your soul, your spirit. So number one, it's not only about sex hormones and what happens is like the woman who reached out you know, it sounds like she's been working with her doctor and she's just not getting the results. So you need to get out of her hormonal poverty and you need to understand all the hormones that go into that, all the factors. There could be a toxicity problem, a gastrointestinal problem contributing to that, a mitochondrial problem. So all the systems in your body fund this hormonal prosperity that allows you to sleep.

Dr. Kyrin Dunston (04:34):

Sleep is one of the multifactorial activities of your body. It takes lots of healthy inputs into your body to give you healthy sleep, but many of them are hormonal. And so when your sleep is disrupted, that is a sign you're in hormonal poverty. Even if you're addressing the sex hormones, you've gotta address the other hormones. So if you think this could be you, I invite you to take my quiz on. Could it be hormonal poverty? It's free. You can follow the instructions below, just type quiz if it's, if there's a comment section or DM me quiz, and we'll send you a link to take the quiz. It takes probably 60, 120 seconds, and that'll give you a good idea. And if you wanna go deeper, join me for my Hormone Bliss challenge because I will take you through the exact steps that I use to get out of hormonal poverty and that I've helped thousands of other women use to also identify and get out of hormonal poverty. Hopefully this helps answer your question. It was a great question. Sleep is a huge problem for women over 40, so if this is you, invite you to join me. Thanks so much for joining me. I'll see you next time. Until then, peace, love, and hormones. Y'all,

Dr. Kyrin Dunston (06:04):

Thank you so much for joining me on your journey from hormonal poverty into the promised land of hormonal prosperity. Loved today's episode. Share it with someone you care about, love the show. Consider writing a review and help other women find it too. Remember, we're all in this together right now. There are well over 100 million women suffering in hormonal poverty without answers. Please be of service by sharing, rating and reviewing the show. Help us reach at least 1 million of these women this coming year from one previously suffering woman to another. I thank you. See you next week.