Wellness Big Sis: The Pod (By Maven Media) includes wellness girl chats by host, Kelsy Vick, a board-certified orthopedic Doctor of Physical Therapy. Join us as we learn about our female bodies and all aspects of wellness, creating a sisterhood of empowered wellness big sisters... without the clothes-stealing ;)
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123:: Creatine, Your Cycle and the Scale: A Research Update
Creatine has gone from gym bro staple to every woman's group chat, but most of the research behind it was done in men. In this episode I'm giving you a research update on creatine for women in their 20s and 30s, building on my January episode with Sam Moore and her work with Dr. Abbie Smith Ryan's lab at UNC.
We chat about why women might respond differently to creatine, what happens to water weight when you load during your luteal phase, the early research on sleep and mood, and what's still unknown. You'll walk away with a simple, science backed way to decide whether creatine fits your routine.
Previous Creatine Episodes:
Dr. Sam Moore: https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/goalchella-the-science-behind-training-like-a-girl-with-dr-sam-moore-how-to-be-adaptable-resilient-attuned-to-our-female-physiology
"Creatine for women": https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/114-creatine-for-women-creatine-gummies-the-real-science-vs-the-pink-tax
Dr. Stacey Ellery: https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/mamapalooza-creatine-for-women-mama-and-baby-from-conception-to-postpartum-with-dr-stacey-ellery-phd
Dr. Katie Hirsch: https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/49-female-specific-fueling-training-performance-with-dr-katie-hirsch-fasting-creatine-the-menstrual-cycle-more
Research articles and links
Creatine supplementation in women's health, a lifespan perspective (2021): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7998865/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7998865/)
Creatine loading and exercise recovery across the menstrual cycle (2023): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10459976/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10459976/)
Fluid distribution across menstrual phases with creatine (2023): link to be added
Creatine in women's health, bridging the gap (2025): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12086928/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12086928/)
Creatine and sleep in naturally menstruating women (2024): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11357324/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11357324/)
Creatine and escitalopram in women with depression (2012): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22864465/ (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22864465/)
Creatine safety in females, systematic review (2020): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7353222/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7353222/)
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12 Oct 2026
122:: IBS, endometriosis, migraines: why women experience more chronic pain
Women are about twice as likely as men to live with chronic pain conditions like IBS, endometriosis, migraines and fibromyalgia. On October 1, the journal Science dedicated a special issue to women's health, including a review on why women experience pain differently, and in this episode I'm breaking it down for you.
We chat about how estrogen and your gut bacteria team up to turn up gut pain, the immune cells in women that make their own painkiller, why pain can take longer to resolve in women, and what the research says about migraines, fibromyalgia and knee arthritis. I'm also giving you an honest look at what's proven in people versus what's still mostly mouse research, plus three things you can actually do with this information.
The science of pain: https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/copy-of-pod-83-pain/
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7 Oct 2026
(Five Seats Preview!) Investing Beyond the Stock Market | Porter Geer of Girl Math Capital.
Porter Geer kept seeing "angel investor" in the LinkedIn bios of people she admired, so she decided to learn what it meant. Almost three years later, she and her two cofounders run Girl Math Capital, a community bringing more women into alternative investing, from angel investing to real estate. On this episode of Five Seats, Dr. Kelsy Vick sits down with Porter to talk about investing beyond the stock market.
Porter explains what alternative investing actually is, and the foundations to have in place before you start: no high interest debt, an emergency fund, and retirement and public market investments already working for you. She walks through what it means to be an accredited investor and the options for people who aren't there yet. She also shares her approach to angel investing, which starts with small checks and a target of around 30 investments. Then there's the diligence framework she uses to decide whether a company deserves her money: team, market, product, financials, and traction. You'll also hear why just because you love a product doesn't mean it's a good business, and why she thinks the secret to investing is that it's far more fun than anyone lets on.
Girl Math Capital started as a group chat with a goal: each friend would put $3,000 to work in one year. Now it's welcoming its fourth cohort. Porter closes by filling the five seats at her own dinner party, with a table that includes Dolly Parton, Sara Blakely, and Alexis Ohanian.
Five Seats is a dinner party style interview series from By Maven Media, where ambitious women share how they earned their seat in the room and who they'd want at their own table. New episodes every Tuesday.
This episode is for educational purposes only and is not financial advice.
Connect with Porter and Girl Math Capital:
Girl Math Capital: https://girlmath.capital/ (https://girlmath.capital/)
Girl Math Capital Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlmathcapital/ (https://www.instagram.com/girlmathcapital/)
Girl Math Capital Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlmathcapital (https://www.tiktok.com/@girlmathcapital)
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