The Integrative Health Podcast with Dr. Jen
The Integrative Health Podcast is hosted by Dr. Jen Pfleghaar. Dr. Jen is a double board certified physician (Emergency Medicine and Integrative Medicine). This podcast is meant to educate and empower about important health topics. Dr.Jen's passion is to get to the root cause of disease and prevent illness. Dr. Jen will feature guests who are experts in their fields and experiences in all things related to Integrative Medicine. From Hashimoto's to Breast Implant Illness, Dr. Jen and her guests will cover it all!
Dr. Jen's special interests include thyroid, hashimotos, PCOS, hormones, estrogen dominance, gut health, peptides, supplements, mold illness, CIRS, Lyme disease, and all Invisible illnesses.
Dr. Jen Pfleghaar is a double board certified physician in Integrative Medicine and Emergency Medicine. She attended medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then went on to residency at St Vincent’s Mercy Medical Center for Emergency Medicine and spent one year flying with Life Flight as a flight physician. Dr. Jen now works at local emergency rooms in the community and virtually practicing Integrative Medicine. She is a graduate from The University of Arizona: Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine's fellowship program. Dr. Jen loves speaking and lectures to physicians at conferences including the AOA (American Osteopathic Association). She hosts the podcast The Integrative Health Podcast with Dr. Jen. Her own health history of Hashimoto’s (which is now in remission) sparked her interest in Integrative Medicine. She is very passionate about helping patients with chronic disease and teaching them now to let the body heal itself. She is a published author of the book- Eat. Sleep. Move. Breathe: A Beginner's Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle. She is a board member for IDA- Invisible Disabilities Association. Her hobbies include spending time with her husband and four children, being in nature, weightlifting, caring for her chickens on her minifarm in Tennessee and reading the Bible.
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The Integrative Health Podcast with Dr. Jen
How Mold and Mycotoxins Impact Hormones
In this episode of the Integrative Health Podcast, Dr. Jen dives deep into the often-overlooked connection between mold exposure, mycotoxins, and hormone dysfunction—especially for women in perimenopause and midlife.
Dr. Jen explains why clean eating, supplements, and even hormone replacement therapy may fail when environmental toxins like mold are driving estrogen dominance, chronic fatigue, anxiety, weight gain, and histamine intolerance. She breaks down how fat-soluble mycotoxins interfere with liver detoxification, mitochondrial energy production, immune regulation, and nervous system balance.
This conversation explores the concept of the “perimenopause storm,” where declining hormonal resilience combined with mold exposure amplifies symptoms such as brain fog, heavy cycles, mood changes, and stubborn weight gain. Dr. Jen also issues an important warning about rapid weight loss and GLP-1 medications in mold-toxic individuals, emphasizing the dangers of mobilizing stored toxins without proper drainage.
Most importantly, Dr. Jen outlines a safer path to healing—focusing on nervous system regulation, environmental awareness, and gentle detoxification rather than aggressive protocols. If you feel stuck, reactive, or inflamed despite doing “all the right things,” this episode may reveal the missing piece.
Dr. Jen explains how mold and mycotoxin exposure disrupt hormones, drive estrogen dominance, impact perimenopause, affect the nervous system, and why detox must start with safety and environment.
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