851: The Great Menopause Myth & Changing the Conversation with Kristin and Maria
Update: 2024-09-04
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Episode Highlights With Kristin and Maria
- What the great menopause myth is
- Why these myths are not serving women and what is important to understand
- Important things to understand about HRT
- Menopause as a definition - one day after 12 months of not having a cycle, but this isn’t a medical or clinical definition but more an arbitrary definition created to draw a starting line
- Why the menstrual cycle alone isn’t a good benchmark for menopause
- The symptoms that can correlate to the beginning of hormone shifts
- Progesterone, sleep, and how to support both
- Why progesterone declines and what to do about it
- The myths about hormone replacement therapy
- Wanting to do menopause naturally and why it is worth considering HRT
- The role of bioidentical hormones and when they can be beneficial
- Preventative role of HRT vs waiting until metabolic conditions develop
- What inflammaging is and how to address it
- Menopause is essentially a state of inflammation, and you can still be inflamed even if you are doing all the right things physically because you're missing hormones
Resources We Mention
- The Great Menopause Myth: The Truth on Mastering Midlife Hormonal Mayhem, Beating Uncomfortable Symptoms, and Aging to Thrive by Kristin Johnson and Maria Claps
- Website - Wise and Well
- Function Health
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