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Apr 1, 2025

Why Xanax and Wine Won’t Fix Your Anxiety: The Lies Women Are Sold About Mental Health with Dr. Mahboubeh Hashemi

Dr. Mahboubeh Hashemi, ND, BCB, naturopathic doctor, and founder of Body Alive, shares how we can reclaim our health through simple yet powerful biohacking tools like nervous system regulation, blood sugar balance, and nourishment—not pills.

We unpack how anxiety, stress, hormonal imbalance, and “mommy wine culture” stem from lifestyle misalignment—and why women are overmedicated instead of truly supported.

Tune in to learn how feeling safe, supported, and grounded as a woman creates lasting health—not just for you, but for everyone around you.

We talk about:

05:00 - Dr. Mahboubeh’s career switch from neural engineering to naturopathic medicine

13:30 - The dangerous trend of overprescribing psychotropic drugs to women

23:50 - Building resilience instead of numbing: The real path to healing anxiety

26:30 - How motherhood and postpartum stress are wrongly medicated instead of supported

30:00 - The hidden cost of normalizing substance-based coping

35:00 - The healing power of taking 5 minutes for yourself every day

39:00 - How hustle culture has disconnected women from their feminine energy

43:00 - Nervous system regulation tips

46:00 - Low blood sugar = high anxiety and what to eat instead

49:30 - The Body Aligned program: A blueprint for nervous system and hormone healing

Questions answered in this episode:

Why are so many women being prescribed anxiety medication without proper investigation?
What are the long-term consequences of antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds?
How does stress impact hormone production and metabolism in women?
Why is slowing down so difficult in modern society—and why it’s essential for healing?
What’s wrong with “mommy wine culture” and how can we break free from it?
How do women unknowingly sabotage their health through blood sugar imbalances?
What does nervous system regulation actually look like in day-to-day life?
How does a mother’s health directly affect her children and extended family?
What does it really mean to feel “safe” in your body and why does it matter?
How does the Body Aligned program help women regain their sense of self and vitality?

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Resources:

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