Hot And Healthy With Nicole Van Hattem | Mindset | Nutrition | Success | Fitness | Health | Lifestyle

Hormone Replacement Therapy — or Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) — has been one of the most misunderstood topics in women's health for over two decades. Much of that confusion traces back to one study: the 2002 Women's Health Initiative (WHI). In this episode, Menopause Health Coach Nicole van Hattem unpacks what really happened in that study, why it caused global panic, and what the research now tells us about the safety, timing, and benefits of modern HRT. Nicole also shares her own journey — a decade of trying to manage perimenopause naturally through nutrition, therapy, gut health, lifestyle changes, and stress reduction — before discovering that HRT was the missing piece. After finding the right balance, the transformation was dramatic: within days, her depression and anxiety disappeared.