Biology Beyond the Obvious is a 9-part blog series reframing overlooked systems—fascia, mitochondria, gut, skin, water, senses—through the nervous system lens.
She used to be unstoppable. Then her body staged an intervention. This wasn’t willpower failure — it was neuroendocrine accounting, and the balance was due.
GLP-1 drugs don’t suppress hormones — but in perimenopause, their effects on insulin, SHBG, and adipose tissue can narrow the margin your system was already running on.
Midlife tinnitus isn’t necessarily hearing damage — it’s your nervous system amplifying noise it should be filtering. Three patterns reveal what’s underneath.