5 essentials for your menopause toolkit with Dr. Mary Claire Haver & Dr. Sarah Berry

I'm only 11 minutes into this video, and I am in tears about the lack of knowledge and the lack of caring by our medical professionals. I know this first hand. Women make up 50% of the population but are treated like we don't matter or matter as much. 😢

43:10 nutrition 46:59 plant rich diet 48:27 soy isoflavones 49:42 the 3 big things (more fiber, less added sugars, more muscle training)

I came across menopause Barbie on YouTube last year. She is also a dr who went through it. Her channel opened my eyes to what was happening to me. My mum and aunts would not talk about it so I was on my own. I actually thought I was going crazy with the brain fog. So I educated myself and made a drs appt armed with a checklist of symptoms and research papers. My dr listened and I have been on hrt for 9mths now. Omg what a difference it has made to my life. I am still carrying extra pounds around my middle and the search for a remedy for that lead me to Dr Mary Clair. I cut out sugar and complex carbohydrates and increased my protein intake. I have lost about 5lbs on my one. Do I ordered the Galveston diet book, which only came yesterday. I have high hopes for the future now. And hope to be back in the size 10 cloths in that future. Best wishes to all you lovely ladies out there on your personal journeys back to yourself. And for all of you who have daughters please prepare them, I have mine. Love and blessings ❤

Was surprised testosterone wasn’t mentioned. Women produce more testosterone than oestrogen in their ovaries but it’s rarely replaced in the UK. Yet a good level of testosterone helps increase and maintain muscle strength meaning we support our joints. Not to mention our libido

Finally!! Thank you ZOE for inviting Dr. Mary Claire Haver!

I’m sharing this episode with every woman I know! What also needs to be included in the conversation is how in the US, HRT treatment is cost-prohibitive to many women because it is not covered by insurance, therefore, not accessible if you’re not willing to pay out of pocket! Thank you for spreading education into the world! ❤

My weighted vest is an 11 month old baby - had him at 45. 😊

I went straight to MyAlloy in the U.S. My HMO here in California can barely detect the difference between a lung infection and allergies. It's SO very beurocratic. 😮 MyAlloy assed my symptoms, declared I was peri-menopausal, and off I went with supplemental estrodial and progesterone. 2 mo ths in, and I feel SO much better than before I began the treatment.

My aunt went through horrible menopause. Never understood, one minute she was nice, the next minute she was yelling, and screaming! I thought she was going crazy. It was never talked about, and still not talked about. So happy dr. Haver,is educating us. I have both of her books! And have shared the book with my daughter so she doesn’t have to suffer the way my aunt did, or the thousands of women out there! Thank you dr. Haver❤️

After my periods stopped I got sore knees, sore neck, muscle weakness and aches, terrible fatigue, frequent migraine. I thought there must be something seriously wrong with me and went to the doctor multiple times for tests etc. She never once suggested it was menopause - nor did other doctors in the practice. It probably was as these symptoms came on overnight and I have adjusted to them over the years.

Game changer ... after two years dealing with frozen shoulder and right after that hot flashes started, it was when I felt like my body was screaming " you have to move". I ended up joining the gym and now start my work out routine at 6am - two days strength training and 3 days moderate cardio (Monday to Fridays). After six weeks, my hot flashes went away. I do really hope they never come back!

I recently had a blood test done which flagged that my blood sugar was higher than it should be. I was shocked because I generally thought I had a healthy diet, but mostly because my diet hasn't changed and I'd always had healthy markers before. This podcast gives a very clear explanation for the reason. I am going through menopause and this is a major symptom. We really need to learn more and have better education around how we can make changes to prepare for these changes. The doctor I saw was not helpful, simply told me things I should not eat, without suggesting what I should eat instead. When another symptom is feeling hungry, this is doubly unhelpful. Thanks Zoe and keep up the great work.

I’m sooooooo grateful that finally we talk about menopause. I have all the symptoms, the worse are hot flashes, every half an hour or so, anytime of the day and night. It’s so constant that I can’t stand anymore.

Whole world woman needs this information specially doctors 😮 all lenguajes please

I listened to what this doctor had to say about nutrition and exercise and just in the past week completely overhauled my diet and exercise and I already feel some relief. I have the occasional hot flush, was ravenously hungry, had ALOT of indigestion, bloating where I look 7mos pregnant after just a small meal, extreme fatigue where I would sleep all weekend and not accomplish a thing, alot of aches and pains, a migraine that went on day after day for months last year which I had really no choice but to continue working through at full time job, i don't think I have cold shoulder but I seem to have an inability to relax and breathe deep always very clenched and does cause me pain and discomfort in the right shoulder. I had just an absolutely wicked perimenopause nonstop bleeding for several years until finally got to a gyno actually about another issue and she straight away put me on an IUD and it gradually stopped the excessive flooding bleeding. That was the worst, again all while working full time. So much fun to be working having anxiety, hot flashes and gallons of blood flooding out of you. And yes not one person warned me of any of this other than the weight gain and inability to lose weight in menopause. Thanks to these people for giving us their knowledge on the topic, so grateful. Will continue watching for more information. Btw, for migraines I used to take Tylenol which just added to the fatigue, i found that using the peppermint oil rollerball on temples works very well as does having a peppermint oil diffuser in my office that runs all day, office smells like peppermint but it's a pleasant scent and coworkers do not mind at all.

Hot flashes and sleepiness nights are so draining 😢 I exercise but definitely have to make changes on my diet and get hormones therapy. I’am 56 and take zero meds, very healthy since birth but hot flashes are becoming way too often.

Thank you for making the time for this topic.

My main symptoms r dizziness,lightheaded,memory problems, hot flashes! Sore joints

These conversations are so important for us women facing menopause! I was only 44 when my periods stopped. In my late 30s I was perimenopausal, but no doctor seemed to consider that. Somehow it was almost liberating when my periods became irregular. Doctors still said no way was I going through menopause, but I knew better. I am experiencing a plethora of symptoms, sleeping disorder, anxiety , weight gain and joint pain being the worst. Disrupted sleep makes it really hard to make all the good life style decisions since your energy level is so low . I am a mother of two teenagers , carer for a ill relative and we are to move to a new house soon. I am in survival mode but my doctor still wonders how I am too young to be in menopause.

Huge thanks to the Dr and she is amazing.