Beth is a Medical Doctor and board-certified OB/GYN. Her curiosity leads her to become a teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and an Ayurvedic Yoga Health Coach. Most recently she became certified in Functional Medicine. Flagstaff Functional Medicine
The Magnificent Menopause Connection Summit 14-28th July 2022
Your state of general health leading up to the beginning of peri-menopause is important. You can help ease your transition by better managing your current state of health.
Have you ever considered your Gut Hormone Connection? The role your digestive health plays in regulating your hormones? It plays a massive role especially if you are in peri-menopause and experiencing signs of estrogen dominance.
The Menopausal Transition can sometimes take you by surprise. 5 years into her journey special guest Andrea Donsky started to realise her mood swings and other symptoms were actually a part of a bigger picture.
The Menopause Shift Summit has finished (21-23rd June 2022)
Your Sympathetic Nervous System accelerates the stress response and may be linked with a more intense menopausal transition, your parasympathetic nervous system on the other hand applies the brakes and allows you to rest, and recover.
Feeling depleted at midlife? Nutrient deficiency is at an all-time high. Today we tackle why that is and what you can do about it.
You may have heard of zinc for your immune health but did you know zinc plays a crucial role in hormonal health, it is valuable at all stages of the menopausal transition.
There are so many powerful habits you can build into your routine to improve your menopausal transition.
Patrick McKeown's book "The Breathing Cure"
Many environmental toxins cause hormonal disruption, insomnia, fatigue, mood swings, headaches, weight gain, brain fog, and more. Cleaning up your environment is essential if you want healthy balanced hormones.
Diet can help set you up for an easier transition or a harder transition.
What will you choose?
Environmental Working Group - Food additives
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It is possible to transition into menopause without symptoms. This episode discusses 7 reasons why you might be struggling and looks at different treatment options.
Tips for an easier transition into menopause
Plato "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything”.
There are those that consume salt liberally and those that go out of their way to avoid it.
To salt or not to salt, it’s such a controversial topic.
Have you considered the health of your home as being a factor in your menopausal transition and your ability to regulate your hormones? Well you should, it's a HUGE factor as your home is your biggest exposure source of hormone disruptive chemicals.
Healthy Homes for Healthy Hormones
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Lorraine is a Certified Health Coach, author of the book "The Magic Of Menopause", and a post-menopausal woman.
She joins us on the podcast today to discuss her holistic guide to getting your happiness back, as well as reflecting over the year. Lorraine's links Website, Instagram, Facebook
Eyesight affects so much of everything in our lives: From posture, anxiety, social behavior, happiness, our entire physical experience.
Jake Steiner has been pioneering natural myopia control for the past 20 years. Check out his work at endmyopia.org
A common theme in midlife is lack of libido, lack of joy, anger, and disconnect. Dianne Shepherd started midlife feeling just like this but then she used her menopausal transition to recreate herself. She now looks at menopause as the Passion Portal. A sexual and spiritual rebirth into the richest chapter of a women's life.
Licensed Acupuncturist Laurie Stone, is the creator of Menopause Made Easy, a self-paced program where she teaches you simple routines using acupressure to support sleep, moods, and temperature regulation.
Black Cohosh has a long history of use both by Native Americans and European settlers. For a herb with such as long history of use, it is certainly misunderstood. It is feared by some and loved by others.
Book Extract, previous extracts can be found on Podcast episode 38 and 39.
It’s fascinating to look at how women from different cultures and races view menopause. All women go through this change. For some women, it's a time of dread, while for others it's a time to look forward to.
Magnesium is my all-time favourite mineral for the menopausal transition.
This episode starts by looking at a patient of mine. Her main concerns included poor stress tolerance with frequent outbursts, anxiety, and depression. She had regular headaches, trouble with sleep, and painful leg cramps overnight. She was fatigued and experiencing brain fog. Learn how magnesium helped her.
Menopause Expert Clarissa Kristjansson joins the podcast to chat about her peri-menopausal journey and her experience with anxiety.
Clarissa's links
Podcast, Website, Breathwork, Mindfulness
Shatavari is the most popular Ayurvedic herb used for the menopausal transition. It is famous for its libido-enhancing effects. In fact, the word Shatavari in Sanskrit translates to be “she who has 100 husbands”. But Shatavari is not just a libido herb.
Previous episodes on herbs
Discovery Call with Jen
I was recently asked “What’s the best natural product for hot flashes? My answer was well that all depends...
Other relevant podcast episodes
# 2 Hot Flushes and # 7 Menopausal Sleep
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Did you realise 1 in 2 women aged over 50 is impacted with low bone quality or quantity leading to bone fracture?
This podcast contains 3 lifestyle factors, 3 dietary factors, and 3 supplemental considerations, please reach out if you need more personalised support, trust me your bones are worth it!
We all know we are ageing, but do you know WHY we age? Join us as longevity expert Dr. Sandra Kaufmann explains why we are ageing and how we can minimize the effects of ageing to live longer healthier lives.
Her book the Kaufmann Protocol is available on Amazon.
Today is an exciting day. It is the podcast’s 100th episode!
It’s time to take a walk down memory lane and see what the 5 most popular episodes have been, in regards to downloads. Let’s start the countdown!
#5 is episode 63, Exercise is the ultimate medication with Colin Hoobler.
#4 is episode 52, Hormonal Constipation
#3 is episode 84, Post Menopause Concerns
#1 is episode 82, The most important dietary change to make in Menopause.
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