#18 Pt2: She Started HRT at 31 — Here's Why That Changed Everything
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In Part 2, Yulia Mintchin gets practical — covering what women should actually do at every stage, the FemGene patient journey, her own health transformation on HRT at 31, and a surprising conversation about art, creativity and feminine power as the next frontier in women’s health
Key topics discussed
- Top three interventions for women aged 30–45
- When to start genetic testing, with Yulia’s view being post-puberty
- Cyclical nutrition: why carbs in the luteal phase support progesterone
- Why cryotherapy and cold exposure can backfire depending on genetic stress response
- Medical curriculum gaps: why perimenopause does not belong in sick care
- The gold standard perimenopause visit in 2030
- Will Be’s pharmacogenomic platform vision
- Insurance models and the economics of preventative medicine
- FemGene patient journey: telemedicine, test kits, Dr Vanessa consultation
- Can oestrogen receptors reactivate post-menopause? Emerging research
- Optimal hormones as a foundational baseline, not a longevity bonus
- Peptides: only stack after hormonal foundations are in place
- Yulia’s personal story: health crisis at 31, HRT and the endometriosis link
- Keto, sourdough and changing her mind on carbs
- The digital twin: which data streams matter and which are just noise
- Curveball: the billboard question — rewriting behaviour patterns through art
- Remember Who You Are — Yulia’s musical
- Joseph Campbell, the hero’s journey and stories as healing
- Spiral dynamics and collective consciousness
- A Russian utopian book by a female author written during the USSR period
- Peptides for mitochondria as a sub-$1,000 purchase recommendation
- Piano as an introvert’s creative practice
- Biohacking Eve episode on EMS (Episode 3)
Timestamps
00:00 Why Part 2 is the action plan
01:00 Top interventions before HRT
02:20 Keto, carbs and cyclical eating
07:00 What a gold standard perimenopause visit should look like
09:30 Insurance, self-pay and democratising access
13:20 The research questions FemGene wants to answer
18:10 Why Yulia started HRT at 31
23:10 “It’s not too early” for hormone optimisation
25:00 Female digital twins and meaningful data
27:10 Why optimal hormones are a baseline, not a luxury
30:40 Why fasting and cryo are not for everyone
33:35 One change healthcare professionals can make now
35:50 Art, feminine energy and women’s health
44:30 The spiritual experiences behind Yulia’s mission
49:45 Peptides, piano and personal rituals
53:40 What comes next for Will Be and FemGene
References and resources mentioned
- FemGene hormone genomic test — via Will Be: https://www.mywillbe.co.uk/
- Joseph Campbell — The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- Spiral dynamics — developmental model of collective consciousness
- Biohacking Eve episode on EMS / strength training, referenced as approximately Episode 3
- A Russian utopian book by a female author, written during the USSR period
- Remember Who You Are — musical by Yulia Mintchin
- Health Optimisation Summit, London
- Dr Vanessa — chief scientist at Will Be
Guest social links
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Insta/TikTok: @BiohackingEve
Website: www.BiohackingEve.com