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This week I chatted to Felicia Foster experienced Natural Health consultant and Homeopath. Whatever your belief system we are all individuals and there is not a one size fits all approach. We share some stories and offer some insights into complementary approaches to the management of menopause and beyond. Grab your earpods for company and take a stroll, or grab a cuppa and keep up the liquids. Disclaimer- The content of this podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your Doctor or other healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you heard on this podcast.

This time I am talking with Sherilyn Ooi. Sheralin is a coach and trainer and younger (than me) woman and I am curious to discover what she knows about menopause. Should this be a conversation we are having sooner? Where do we get our information from and why are are mothers keeping this to themselves? Playing it down or misremembering? Some honesty and some giggles. Grab your ear buds and take a few steps with us or take a break from your screens and do let me know your thoughts. Disclaimer- The content of this podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your Doctor or other healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you heard on this podcast.

Endurance exercise and menopause may be like fire and oil. How can you fit your passion into your hormonal imbalance and enjoy results you want to? Or can you? It's inside.

I'm responding in this podcast due to an overwhelming number of questions in response to a post on social media. Are you on TikTok? Instagram? Use YouTube? You'll see some regular snippets of workouts and workout tips there! I'm @flipping50tv everywhere! Let's dive into this episode. Ironically for a quick social post, there is a lot to unpack and you don't want to be too quick to follow someone's advice who says... do # sets and # reps.. That doesn't know you! And unfortunately... there's a lot of advice going on from stranger to stranger! 00:00 How many sets and repetitions should we do? How many sets? How many reps? Sets & repetitions, please! So, a social media post and a YouTube video demo prompted dozens, if not hundreds of questions and... trying to stay in character limit and respond was failing me! So here's the reason why the answer to how many sets and repetitions ... especially for a woman in menopause is not an easy answer. The answer comes only after your collective answers to all of the following. We're working behind the scenes on the best way to give YOU a way to answer your own question. 06:23 What's your experience level? starting or starting over? moderately experienced and been lifting 2x a week for at least 6 months experienced, Athletic 11:20 What is your biggest priority? Bone density Increase muscle mass and strength for aging Increase metabolism to boost weight loss/body composition improvement Performance (in golf, tennis, etc or improve gait for aging and fall reduction) 15:12 What is your body type? More muscular, athletic (mesomorph) More linear, angular (ectomorph) Curvy girl with a little more padding in the cushions 20:38 Do you have any conditions, or prior or current injuries? Arthritis, fibromyalgia, hashimotos hyper mobility Osteoporosis or osteopenia 23: 42 What does the number of repetitions mean? It should be the number that you reach temporary fatigue at. How does the number of sets impact you? Number of sets shown to be most supportive of women over 40, so perimenopause to post menopause is at least 2. Three or even 4 may be appropriate for you based on your experience level and your self-assessment of hormones. Resources: Try the 5 Day Flip with us: https://www.flippingfifty.com/5dayflip Lunges bother you when lifting? Try this: https://www.flippingfifty.com/lunges

When does menopause start? What is menopause? How does menopause affect my marriage? Over 1.2 billion women are going through menopause right now. This leading expert uncovers the myths that have dominated our understanding for years.Dr Mary Claire Haver is a menopause expert, OBGYN, bestselling author and internet personality. She specialises in women's health, focusing on empowering and educating everyone to understand women's bodies. In 2018, she founded 'The Galveston Diet', which became a bestseller in 2023. The Mary Claire Wellness Clinic, established in 2021, has helped to empower and educate thousands of women. Her new book is out May 2024 and provides everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her hormonal transition and beyond.If you enjoy hearing about promoting female health and the power of nutrition, check out my conversation with the nutritional and functional health expert, Dr Mindy Pelz, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2mQOGzHtQcFollow Mary Claire Haver:Instagram: https://bit.ly/3TtYGrvTikTok: https://bit.ly/3v9U3sqPre-Order Dr Mary's new book here: https://bit.ly/3RpP7XXThe Galveston Diet: https://amzn.to/3v7g9fuFlightfund:https://flightfund.com/The Conversation Cards:https://bit.ly/4amtNewWatch the episodes on Youtube -https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsbMy new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now:https://smarturl.it/DOACbookFollow me:Instagram: http://bit.ly/3nIkGAZTwitter: http://bit.ly/3ztHuHmLinkedin: https://bit.ly/41Fl95QTelegram: http://bit.ly/3nJYxSTSponsors: Huel: https://try.huel.com/steven-bartlettEight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/uk/steven/ CODE: STEVEN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When does menopause start? What is menopause? How does menopause affect my marriage? Over 1.2 billion women are going through menopause right now. This leading expert uncovers the myths that have dominated our understanding for years.Dr Mary Claire Haver is a menopause expert, OBGYN, bestselling author and internet personality. She specialises in women's health, focusing on empowering and educating everyone to understand women's bodies. In 2018, she founded 'The Galveston Diet', which became a bestseller in 2023. The Mary Claire Wellness Clinic, established in 2021, has helped to empower and educate thousands of women. Her new book is out May 2024 and provides everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her hormonal transition and beyond.If you enjoy hearing about promoting female health and the power of nutrition, check out my conversation with the nutritional and functional health expert, Dr Mindy Pelz, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2mQOGzHtQcFollow Mary Claire Haver:Instagram: https://bit.ly/3TtYGrvTikTok: https://bit.ly/3v9U3sqPre-Order Dr Mary's new book here: https://bit.ly/3RpP7XXThe Galveston Diet: https://amzn.to/3v7g9fuFlightfund:https://flightfund.com/The Conversation Cards:https://bit.ly/4amtNewWatch the episodes on Youtube -https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsbMy new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now:https://smarturl.it/DOACbookFollow me:Instagram: http://bit.ly/3nIkGAZTwitter: http://bit.ly/3ztHuHmLinkedin: https://bit.ly/41Fl95QTelegram: http://bit.ly/3nJYxSTSponsors: Huel: https://try.huel.com/steven-bartlettEight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/uk/steven/ CODE: STEVEN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is it too late to gain lean muscle in menopause? No. Is it harder to gain lean muscle in menopause? Than it was when you were at your peak muscle in your 20s, yes. Shouldn't I focus on fat loss first? No. To gain lean muscle ... so you look better, feel better, and do life better there are some things you need. You'll need to understand the balance between the right exercise, the right recovery, the right total calories and total protein and the type and timing of exercise and protein during menopause. Women get nutrition wrong. Most often if they'll do the exercise, they get hooked. But the exercise alone is going to take you only so far. As you'll hear more this year, if we consider strength training, protein, or supplements, the greatest of these is strength training. You've got to lift. AND if you want it all as so many of us do, you need to integrate the work, recovery, and nutrition. There are thresholds for many of these. They don't call it exercise prescription for nothing. The protein and the exercise both have a dose-response component. In this Episode: What Exercise it Takes to Gain Lean MuscleWhat protein it Takes to Gain Lean Muscle Overall Calorie Truths that Favor Lean Muscle Questions I'll answer: What strength training protocols actually work? How important is protein in the more muscle-less fat equation?What is the importance and difference between Essential Amino Acids, BCAA, and leucine? Could you be eating too little to gain lean muscle even if you're lifting? Science: Studying a group of postmenopausal women who had not been strength training at least 24 weeks prior, researchers showed that twice weekly strength training for 8 weeks [even with a higher repetition range than traditionally associated with strength] increased (Grzyb et al, 2022):Lean muscle massmuscle strength muscle enduranceThe twice weekly protocol is advantageous for menopausal women because the need for honoring cortisol and adrenal health during a time when women are more vulnerable to the negative effects of stress.Without adequate recovery time, breakdown of muscle is significant enough during exercise (combined with lack of sleep, stress, low energy diet) that lean muscle gains would likely be lower with greater frequency of exercise.To prove there were no dietary changes, subjects submitted 3-day diet intakes before and after the study to confirm no dietary changes occurred. Muscle Protein Synthesis and Muscle Protein BreakdownMuscle protein synthesis slows down after a meal so it's wise to consider regular meals and a possible snack of a post-workout smoothie to boost protein intake. Try getting four high protein meals to help you achieve adequate protein. Hit 30 grams at least at each meal. If you can consume more, the increased need in older adults has been proven. It takes a 70yr old man consuming 40 grams of protein post workout to achieve the same muscle protein synthesis as a 20yr old man. Try these options to increase your protein intake. Example 1:a pre-workout simple shake post workout smoothie or protein-rich breakfastLunch Dinner Example 2:Breakfast smoothie LunchMid-afternoon smoothieDinner Should You Supplement?The amino acid leucine is particularly important. However, I don't suggest jumping to BCAA supplements. If your diet isn't adequate you can't out-supplement a diet poor in protein. I recommend if you're not consuming a diet rich in all 9 essential amino acids, you start with EAA supplementation first. (My recommendation is in flippingfifty.com/resources) Getting about 5 gm of leucine per day - if you've got two meals with six ounces each of turkey, beef, salmon, cod or tuna, you'll hit that. Previously, I've shared American College of Sports Medicine's recommendations that before or after workout supplementation are both beneficial. Doing both if you eat a high-quality adequate calorie, adequate protein diet may not be \"more\" helpful. However, if you're a hard-gainer or older, the ACSM review of literature did recommend both may be helpful. Are You In Too Big a Calorie Deficit to Gain Muscle and Lose Fat? During periods of excessive dieting and low calorie intake, the body favors protein breakdown. Yes, you heard right. Fasting and lifting may backfire. It's not helpful for midlife and older women who want to gain lean muscle, strength, and optimize body composition. Signs it's happening for you? You're tired all the time.You don't recover from workouts very quickly. There's no desire to exercise. Your mood and sleep are both meh. CalorieIn a calorie surplus with adequate protein dosed throughout the day, you will much more easily gain lean muscle. During this time, you may not be shredded. However, that term is really best reserved to those bodybuilders dieting down (unhealthfully) to reach a stage weight (and then all too often binge on a Big Mac afterwards). You can shift periodically to a lower calorie diet, alternating the surplus with keeping it even. Note that you can gain strength with a calorie deficit. That is if you're not a midlife woman already under stress adding more stress by lacking fuel. But you won't gain lean muscle - which in the end actually improves your metabolism, energy, and round the clock fat burning. If you're ready to take the first step or a step to regular strength training, confidence, and energy, click to the STRONGER program to learn more. Link in the show notes. Questions ? Leave them below.Reference:Grzyb, Karolina1; Candow, Darren G.1; Schoenfeld, Brad J.2; Bernat, Patrick1; Butchart, Sara1; Neary, J. Patrick1 Effect of Equal Volume, High-Repetition Resistance Training to Volitional Fatigue, With Different Workout Frequencies, on Muscle Mass and Neuromuscular Performance in Postmenopausal Women, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: January 2022 - Volume 36 - Issue 1 - p 31-36. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003422Other Episodes You Might Like: 3 Habits to Change to Stick to An Exercise Plan: https://www.flippingfifty.com/stick-to-an-exercise-plan/Older, Faster, Stronger:https://www.flippingfifty.com/older-faster-stronger/Your Fitness Your Relationship After 50 | Stronger in Both: https://www.flippingfifty.com/your-fitness-your-relationship-after-50-stronger-in-both/ 

There are a lot of questions and misconceptions around menopause. If you are not too careful, you could find yourself in big trouble health-wise. Hayley Foster sits down with Sue May, who is running a menopause business. In this episode, she discusses everything there is to learn about menopause. She delves into dismissing crazy misconceptions regarding hormones, the biggest questions when it comes to HRT, and the effects of getting DUTCH tests. Sue also sheds light on perimenopause, the dangers of synthetic drugs, and why women between the ages 40 and 50 should devote themselves to keeping their bodies healthy and strong.

Women who have had troubling health experiences say perimenopause and menopause should be recognized and treated faster because it would reduce needless suffering. Four women share their stories and offer ideas about what should change in the health-care system to improve the experience for others.

Women who have had troubling health experiences say perimenopause and menopause should be recognized and treated faster because it would reduce needless suffering. Four women share their stories and offer ideas about what should change in the health-care system to improve the experience for others.

Marmosets don’t experience menopause, so this @UMass Amherst experimenter induces hormonal changes in them in order to experiment on them. Make it make sense.

Marmosets don’t experience menopause, so this @UMass Amherst experimenter induces hormonal changes in them in order to experiment on them. Make it make sense.

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From PMS to Menopause: by Dr. Ray Peat SPANISH VERSION

Dentistry is one of the priority areas, which is due to its decisive role in maintaining the homeostasis of the oral cavity, high sensitivity to various influences and non-invasiveness of the method. A number of studies have proven that salivary glands change their structure and function with various fluctuations of sex steroids, which leads to qualitative changes in the composition of their secret. This is due to the presence of estrogen receptors in the exocrinocytes of the terminal sections and cells of the excretory ducts of the salivary glands. It is known that changes in the properties of saliva affect the condition of the hard tissues of the teeth, periodontal tissues, oral mucosa and the microbial landscape of the oral cavity. However, to date, no studies have been conducted to determine the nature and severity of changes in the functional parameters of the salivary glands and the parameters of dental status in the early period of surgical menopause, when the female body finds itself in conditions of a sharp absolute estrogen deficiency without an adaptation phase to a new condition.

Menopause is a natural physiological transition marked by the decline in estrogen levels, leading to various symptoms such as vasomotor instability, osteoporosis, cardiovascular risks, and cognitive decline. Phytoestrogens, plant-derived compounds with estrogen-like activity, have emerged as potential alternatives to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for managing menopausal symptoms. This review explores the mechanisms of phytoestrogens, their influence on estrogen receptors, metabolism, and biological effects. The major classes of phytoestrogens, including isoflavones, lignans, and coumestans, are discussed, along with their sources and pharmacokinetics. Clinical studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of phytoestrogens in alleviating menopausal symptoms, improving bone density, and reducing cardiovascular risks are reviewed. Furthermore, potential risks and limitations, including bioavailability, individual variability in metabolism, and interactions with medications, are highlighted. While phytoestrogens show promise as a natural alternative for menopausal management, further large-scale clinical trials are necessary to establish optimal dosages and long-term safety.

K onsultasi Syariah Masa Iddah Wanita Menopause

Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes bibliographical references and index

This episode I talk to Dr Joshi MS Obstetrician and gynaecologist, MRCOG, Fellow in Maternal medicine. We talk about menopause management including pelvic health and HRT. Grab your earpods and take a stroll or enjoy a cuppa. Enjoy some stories delivered with a dose of common sense as always. Disclaimer- The content of this podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your Doctor or other healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you heard on this podcast.

A controversial 2002 study reported a small increased risk of heart disease and breast cancer in women who used hormone therapy to treat the symptoms of menopause. We hear about a new clinical review that weighs the benefits against the risks - and suggests more women should discuss HRT with their doctors.

Join Dr. Jeffrey Gladden and Steve with Esther Blum in this episode of Gladden Longevity. Esther Blum is an Integrative Dietitian and Menopause Expert. In the past 27 years, she has helped thousands of women master menopause through nutrition, hormones, and self-advocacy. Esther received a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Simmons College in Boston and is a graduate of New York University, where she received her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition. Esther is credentialed as a registered dietitian, a certified dietitian-nutritionist, and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), certification from the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS). In addition, Esther is the bestselling author of See ya later, Ovulator, Cavewomen Don't Get Fat, Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, Secrets of Gorgeous, and The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project. Listen to hear more about menopause, taking care of your gut health, the importance of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, and getting more protein as we age.  Listen to this episode to learn about making a hundred, the new thirty, and living beyond 120!    Dr. Gladden welcomes Esther Blum to the show. (0:40)  Dr. Gladden asked Esther to share her background and how she became an expert and menopause queen. (1:12)  Esther speaks about what motivated her to do what she does. (3:05)  Dr. Gladden asked Esther what she was after when she launched herself out when going into her practice. (4:58)  Esther notes how we have been modifying our wheat genetically since the eighties. (7:00)  Esther explains that venture capital companies control the food supply of the world. (9:25)  Esther describes how she decided to focus on menopause as she saw more and more of it. (12:04)  Dr. Gladden questions Esther about her food recommendations for those in the perimenopausal stages. (14:07)  Esther mentions that studies support the need for higher protein as we age. (16:35)  Esther states that women need not just estrogen and progesterone but also testosterone. (18:25)  Esther discloses that she is trying to get women to understand perimenopause. (20:43)  Esther clarifies that you can't get the same improvement in bone density without estrogen. (22:40)  Dr. Gladden explains that every woman on hormone therapy replacement is different and responds differently. (24:50)  Esther points out how she starts with the guts when dealing with client issues. (25:50)  Esther reveals that what you feed the gut is really important, and getting rid of inflammatory foods helps. (28:35)  Esther breaks down how alcohol increases the level of circulating estrogen for up to six hours after each cocktail. (30:20)  Dr. Gladden points out that some people start the health journey but soon give in to self-sabotage. (32:00)  Esther expresses that confidence is an inside job and says that no one will ever give it to you, and you have got to understand what makes you feel in your power. (34:53)  Dr. Gladden mentions that you need a comprehensive strategy for dealing with life. (37:00)  Esther specifies how a bump in insulin temps down cortisol. (39:30)  Dr. Gladden comments about how building heart muscle and vascular resilience is really important. (41:27)  Dr. Gladden describes how the caption on Esther's website is empowering. (43:24)  Esther also talks about using laser therapy to build collagen in the vaginal walls. (45:00)  Esther hints that some women who gain weight during menopause don't feel attractive. (47:40)  Esther advises that it is essential to find the right practitioner who understands your vision and supports you. (49:12)  Dr. Gladden thanks Esther for coming on the show. (50:00)              Visit our website, www.gladdenlongevitypodcast.com, for more information on this episode and other episodes as well. Click on the link to let us know what you'd like us to talk about on the podcast too!          Follow us on social media!         Instagram: @gladdenlongevity         Twitter: @gladdenlongevit         Facebook: @GladdenLongevity  LinkedIn: @GladdenLongevity    For more information on our practice or how to become a client, visit:  www.gladdenlongevity.com   Call us: 972-310-8916  Or email us: [email protected]    To learn more about Esther, or follow her and her work:   Website: https://estherblum.com/  Email: [email protected]  Facebook: @LivingGorgeous  LinkedIn: @EstherBlumRd  Instagram: @gorgeousesther  Youtube: @EstherBlum  Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Esther-Blum/e/B001JS7HPS     For Esther's gift to you:  http://estherblum.com/menopause    

Rhonda Jolliffe, MSN, FNP-BC, CTNC will share safe and natural solutions for the breast cancer survivor.

Your Menopause Workout vs Your 30-something Workout Your menopause workout is different. But how? Should it be less? Should it be more? Should it be lighter? Should it be more intense? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. It depends. I'm going to lean into these words on this episode. And shamelessly I'm going to share some of the recent research that can't help but set me up to tell you about the Flipping 50 STRONGER program. You can look and feel as good as you did at 30, as long as you don't try to exercise like you were 30. -Debra Atkinson First, let's talk about what a good menopause workout is NOT. It's not just having \"a convenient workout\" to do at home. It's not just having a workout led by a 50-something trainer. And it's definitely not finding a menopause fitness-labeled class or coach. It's understanding the WHAT and the HOW of exercise you're doing helps you by supporting your right-now goals and your goals for the future. That is understanding which and how exercise has the best ability to both prevent decreasing muscle mass and increase fat burning. If your goal is bone density, it's important to unveil how exactly we reach enough stimulus to support bone density and do so without risk of injury. [Does every exercise have the same ability and positive influence as another? No! Yet, if you read the list of benefits from yoga, bone density appears there. If you read the benefits of walking, bone density is also there. But there are few details for a time-crunched woman about the fact that they only help - up to a point - and then if you've been doing them, they don't help more. Bone density is but one example of the \"misleading\" or \"missing\" information when it comes to exercise. It's understanding what form and technique changes matter ...to you more now than ever (because of the injuries women in midlife are prone to: plantar fasciitis tendonitis hip bursitis IT Band issues neuropathy Those technique tips include: Where your weight should be and where it shouldn't Cues so that if you feel it \"here\" you need to make a technique adjustment and you know what it is It's understanding why what works for young athletic males with high testosterone and growth hormone, eating adequate protein and calories potentially won't work and could in fact, backfire for a woman who is depleted in hormones compared to her younger self and who is has low energy availability and lower than necessary protein or even water consumption It's understanding the value of recovery and that it requires far more time than workouts themselves, yet that's where the benefits come There should be an agreement that your body's response to exercise is just data. If it's not working or it's working in reverse order, there's something more going on. Ask the right questions. Do you need to exercise? Yes. Do you need to strength train? Yes. Is less cardio exercise most related to decreased cortisol and more beneficial and optimal body composition? Yes. Questions for you: Are you strength training? If not, start. Are you doing any HIIT? If not, are you suffering from adrenal stress or are you ready to do HIIT? Are you prone to injury or illness? Chances are you need to address adrenals or hormonal health. Do you have gut issues ranging from diarrhea, constipation, gas or bloating? If so, exercise in your sweet spot can help, but can't do all the heavy lifting. Try eliminating food sensitivities (they're inflammatory, prohibit nutrient absorption) so you can improve your gut health. Are you sleeping? If not, are you prioritizing it? Have you tried the things that will naturally improve it sequentially and consistently? A \"Good Menopause Workout\" There are many things that will deem your menopause workout a \"good one\" or not. Within 4 weeks you should begin to see and feel differences in muscles, energy, and even sleep if you need improvement. Your mood, anxiety, or depression will improve. Your blood sugar levels will improve. STRONGER Tone & Define is open. If you're seeing or hearing this episode in March 2022, we're running a contest during these 12-weeks. Simply said, we're rewarding you even beyond the rewards of gaining strength and bone density benefits. We're doing a giveaway based on participation, not on inches or pounds or percent body fat changed. I firmly believe we don't win that way. We get lost that way. You will change more inside than outside during your first 12 weeks of strength training. If that resonates, or you know a friend, the first week we open, we reward early birds with the best rate. So, join us now, or join the waitlist if you've missed this one. I'd love to see you inside soon. Resources mentioned in this show: Stronger Tone & Define Other Episodes You May Like: Top 20 reasons why strength should be mandatory for everyone over 29... 5 Myths About Strength Training: 5 Reasons Now is the Time

Picture the headline: Resistance training revolutionizes menopause health. It's that simple. It's 2024. We still hear both about the use of HRT or reasons (perhaps outdated) not to. We hear about both animal protein and the plant protein advocates. With this simple method of - humor me - hormone enhancement - there is no argument. We all know we need to be doing it. We all understand the benefits of being strong and vibrant. But lest you confuse a need to lose fat with the need to gain lean muscle, this is for you. Lifting already? Then you'll love these reminders. After all, the placebo effect is in full swing at all times. It's either working for or against us. So those things you're doing that you know are good for you, amplify them with the scientific evidence and think your way to even better results. This episode captures the broad spectrum of positive changes resistance training can bring to menopausal women, from physical improvements like visceral fat reduction and bone density increases to more general benefits like enhanced mood and sleep quality improvements. Each of these is directly tied to signs and symptoms of menopause. Give a Woman a Weight and Change Not Only Menopause, But Her Health the Rest of Her LifeBefore we dig in, in the rhythmic play off the children's story book, \"When you Give a Mouse a Cookie\"...When you give a woman a weight... (or when you pick one up yourself) You: Enhance her strengthImprove her fat free massReduce her total fatReduce that deadly visceral belly fatSupport overall hormone balanceAlleviate symptoms of anxiety and depressionEnhance her sleepImprove skin healthIncrease bone densityEnhance Gait and Stability Women who lift, lift the world. Theirs and the world at large. How Resistance Training Revolutionizes Menopause Health 1. Enhance muscle strength - directly tied to longevity (link to recent episode on testing your own longevity) supporting daily activities and reducing the risk of falls. Beyond that however, for bone density benefit, heavy lifting will require muscle strength. 2. Improve fat-free mass, aiding in a healthier body composition during menopausal transition. The combination of 1 and 2 together, notably known as \"recomposition.\" You're not literally turning fat into muscle. But you are indeed able to lose fat and not just avoid loss of muscle, but add muscle. This does require some careful effort. For those without much consistent strength training, using a caloric deficit with a high protein intake make effective. The longer your consistent resistance training experience however, and the older you are, you may need a surplus of calories high in protein to overcome the anabolic resistance that occurs with aging. 3. Support total fat mass reduction, addressing weight gain concerns during menopause. Over 5600 postmenopausal women in one hundred studies reviewed showed exercise training effectively increased muscle mass and fat-free mass, and decreased fat mass, body fat percentage, waist circumference and visceral fat. (more on visceral fat coming up). Further this study in Frontiers in Endocrinology in 2023, found combining RE and aerobic exercise(not same session) helped increase muscle and decrease fat, while RE plus combined training - which includes doing aerobic activity and strength training in the same session - helped boost muscle mass most. The reason it likely didn't impact fat as much I suspect is because intensity in the aerobic activity won't be as high. You either won't go as fast or against as much resistance even though it may \"feel hard.\" 4. Reduce Visceral Fat.  Resistance training has been shown to effectively promote decreases in visceral fat in the absence of caloric restriction. That is, no change other than adding resistance training. In still another study published 2023, reduction in visceral belly fat was significant compared to non-resistance trained control group whether participants did 2 or 3 times weekly RE. The impact was observed to be significant across both obese and non-obese individuals, as well as across different age groups, indicating its broad applicability for fat reduction during menopause.5. Support hormone balance.For pre- and post-menopausal women's unique physiological needs, muscle is essentially an endocrine organ. You will support more optimal insulin levels, decreasing the need for it and therefore decreasing fat storage. You will experience less negative impact of cortisol compared to cardio. You'll also boost natural testosterone levels, pick up where estrogen levels dropped in menopause, and so much more.  5 More Ways Resistance Training Revolutionizes Menopause Health 6.  Alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety by releasing endorphins and improving mood. Similar to the way that there are reduced negative effects of stress with brief periods of rest between sets allow those sensations to normalize a bit before being increased again with the next set, resistance exercise can provide optimal mini exposure to elevated heart rate for anxiety, without negatively tipping the scale, which helps enhance resilience. Enhance Gait Speed and Stability.  By improving muscle strength and mass, resistance training can contribute to better balance, gait speed, and overall mobility. Gait speed is directly related to longevity with a minimum speed of 3.0 set for determining a good baseline. Walking speeds of 3.3. Or greater are associated with greater bone density benefit through ground forces than slower speeds. Gait speed typically slows with instability or fear of falling. Stronger muscles support joints and can prevent falls, which is crucial as bone fragility increases with age. This was a repetition range of 8-15 with an average of 60s rest between 2 or 3 sets. Changes were improved with as little as 6 weeks of twice weekly RE.7.  Improve Skin Health by improving circulation and potentially boosting collagen production. Resistance training has a more positive impact on thickening the skin dermis, counteracting the thinning of skin from loss of collagen fibers with age. 8.  Increase Bone Density. Both research and anecdotal evidence from our own Flipping 50 community provides evidence that reversal of bone loss is possible through RE. Resistance training places stress on the bones, stimulating bone formation and increasing bone density. This is particularly beneficial during menopause, a period when women are at increased risk for osteoporosis due to declining estrogen levels. Once thought to be the best exercise, the collective approach now includes high impact exercise, yoga and other weight bearing time daily, as well as resistance training. For those unable to lift heavy, tools like weighted vests and whole body vibration (Power Plate is my choice- https://www.flippnigfifty.com/PowerPlate).9.  Enhance sleep quality, aiding in better rest and recovery, as well as overcoming the insomnia that can occur during menopause. A study conducted by researchers at Iowa State University and presented at AHA Conference in March 2022, found resistance training helped reduce time to fall asleep and also increased sleep time  more than aerobic exercise among exercisers who did 3x a week resistance training Resistance Training Studies and Menopause Health Among the studies there are a lot of variables. Some smaller, some vast reviews of literature as mentioned with over 5000 women, and variations of 2 or 3 times weekly, 3 or 4 sets, the percent of 1 RM to muscle fatigue did vary as it almost always does when looking at a large body of knowledge. What does come out clearly though is: Multiple sets each session6-8 sets for each muscle per week Higher intensity (heavier with fewer repetitions improved results over low intensity light- with more reps) Post menopausal women don't respond as well with less stimulus and require more volume from multiple sets x heavier weight and potentially greater frequency of HIIT or high intensity Because of the increased anabolic resistance women experience in post menopause (older) they will require more protein to achieve the same muscle protein synthesis Even if the goal is to go heavy for optimal bone density, all exercisers should start with higher repetitions and lighter weights with emphasis on good form. Based on a simple principle of fitness: progressive overload. While a low load more frequently might be a logical way to begin and build a foundation of connective tissue health and train the brain so to speak. This neural component can't be rushed by heavy weight. It will take the time it takes - about 6-8 weeks of a program. A time when proper form and body mechanics is very important. Yet for women crushed by time, fitting it in, twice weekly can be a bigger advantage and allow for functional workouts, like body weight yoga sessions between without undue fatigue or adrenal stress. Are you lifting? If you or a woman you know needs to begin, share this with her. For an online solution that's been built for and helped women in menopause for a decade, join the STRONGER Tone & Define 12-week program. Resources: Power Plate with the Flipping 50 community code: Flipping50 https://www.flippnigfifty.com/PowerPlateSTRONGER Tone & Define: https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstrongerOther Episodes You Might Like: What Are the Real Secrets to Longevity? https://www.flippingfifty.com/real-secrets-to-longevity/Power Plate Benefits | Prior Skeptic to a Believerhttps://www.flippingfifty.com/power-plate-benefits/References:Broman-Fulks, J. J., Kelso, K., & Zawilinski, L. (2015). Effects of a single bout of aerobic exercise versus resistance training on cognitive vulnerabilities for anxiety disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 44, 240-251.Isenmann, E., Kaluza, D., Havers, T. et al. Resistance training alters body composition in middle-aged women depending on menopause - A 20-week control trial. BMC Women's Health 23, 526 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02671-yKang S, Park IB, Lim S-T. Changing Levels of Myokines after Aerobic Training and Resistance Training in Post-Menopausal Obese Females: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sustainability. 2020; 12(20):8413. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208413Keating CJ, Cabrera-Linares JC, Párraga-Montilla JA, Latorre-Román PA, Del Castillo RM, García-Pinillos F. Influence of Resistance Training on Gait & Balance Parameters in Older Adults: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 11;18(4):1759. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041759. PMID: 33670281; PMCID: PMC7918150.Nilsson S, Hammar M, West J, Borga M, Thorell S, Spetz Holm AC. Resistance training decreased abdominal adiposity in postmenopausal women. Maturitas. 2023 Oct;176:107794. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2023.107794. Epub 2023 Jul 6. PMID: 37421844.Nishikori S, Yasuda J, Murata K, Takegaki J, Harada Y, Shirai Y, Fujita S. Resistance training rejuvenates aging skin by reducing circulating inflammatory factors and enhancing dermal extracellular matrices. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 23;13(1):10214. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37207-9. PMID: 37353523; PMCID: PMC10290068.https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_ga=2.43661667.795188704.1646150369-78844285.1609356599#!/10553/presentation/99

If you wonder what you need during perimenopause or what a post-menopause workout looks like, this is for you. So, often women ask about themselves, as in, \"What about women over 60?\" or \"What if I'm in my 70's? Is it too late?\"  From the start of perimenopause through post-menopause and beyond, the ideal workout is a moving target.  The potentially ironic truth is, women beyond menopause, significantly beyond need and can do more frequent intense workouts. They don't become delicate because they reach 60. They reach a point where unless they're actively doing the right things to hold onto it, they're losing muscle at an accelerated rate. After 30 we're fighting the natural tendency to lose 3-8% of muscle each decade. At 60 that increases to 1-2% muscle loss a year. Starting at age 50 we lose 1-2% muscle strength per year.  That's not mandatory, but it is what happens without adequate muscle stimulus and recovery. Have you been tracking? Did you know your lean muscle mass at 30? Few of us did. And what about how? Do you measure more than weight? Do you know if you lose weight if it's muscle or fat? Questions I Answer in This Episode: How does perimenopause exercise compare to post-menopause exercise? What is physiologically happening during peri and post-menopause?What are the physiological effects of various exercises? (modes and intensities) How do you sew the two together to determine the optimal exercise during phases of menopause? What are simple signs the type, timing and intensity of exercise is working for you?What about intermittent fasting during menopause? How does this fit into an exercise regime? When your hormones are more volatile in perimenopause your workouts may need to be as responsive than planned. Twice weekly HIIT is a sweet spot for most.  A post-menopause workout routine can include a greater frequency of HIIT. The reason is more stimulus for muscle to offset aging. This ALWAYS comes back to... how do you feel? What are the results of your habits?  Connect:https://www.flippingfifty.com On Social:Facebook: https://facebook.com/flipping50tvInstagram: https://instagram.com/flipping50tvOther Episodes You Might Like: How Does STRENGTH TRAINING Increase Your Metabolism?: https://www.flippingfifty.com/increase-your-metabolism/ 5 Benefits of Strength Training After 50: https://www.flippingfifty.com/5-benefits/ Resource: STRONGER: https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstronger Flippingfifty Protein: https://www.flippingfifty.com/protein-smoothies-powders-women-over-50/ 

The fourth annual Menopause Conference & Trade Show will take place at the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre. The conference is for women of all ages (and their male partners) who are proactively seeking to discover, learn and take charge before, during and after menopause for a healthy smooth transition into mature womanhood. Guests:Dr. Stacey Richards - Voted the best naturopathic doctor in Edmonton with her talk on \"A Journey Through Hormonal Changes & Spiritual Awakening\" Susan Prendergast - Director and Nurse Practitioner at Ellithia Healthcare

During this episode I'm going to provide you with the insight on 3 menopause fitness makeovers. Without disclosing or intruding on client confidentiality these three represent unique situations not uncommon in the 25 years I've been coaching midlife women. In the last decade, I've grown far more knowledgeable about how to help and the science behind both the stuck and the tools to get unstuck. 00:00 05:00 First let's make it clear, exercise doesn't replace or create hormones where you're not making them at all. However, a poorly planned or carried out exercise routine can: trash your hormone levels. A well-planned one can help optimize hormones. The collective \"hormones\" is a term you should begin to run from, or ask pointedly, which hormone do you mean? Because fiercely competitive yet vaguely educated trainers are using the blanket term themselves not knowing what it they mean. For nearly a decade we've been serving both women and the trainers and health coaches that serve them, about cortisol being the pivot point for many of the problems that exist for women in midlife including weight gain, lack of muscle tone, and specifically belly fat. However, with hormones and exercise, you must consider the interplay of hormones, exercise, and lifestyle. Let's dive into these Menopause fitness makeovers. 09:31 Woman #1: It's Not Working on Her Own A woman comes to a trainer and wants to lose weight and fit into her clothes better. She's always tired. What she's doing isn't working. Old Way: Trainer's response is to put her in a bootcamp or a bootcamp-like training routine. Likely solutions depending on the woman's budget were: Either do a 4x a week bootcamp plus instructions for exercise on the weekend or meet with the trainer 3x a week for workouts and do the rest on her own. The trainer suggests a caloric intake based on a formula from an online calculator. The trainer has the client use a food and exercise log to show once a week. This is a calories-in-calories-out formula. A formula for disaster, I might add. It's Like Flirting with Dieting: It Works for a While I can't deny for some women this works, for a few minutes. Maybe months. The high intensity workouts are an adrenalin rush, and the weight loss feels empowering. Until that moment when the lack of nutrition, ignoring ever-present micronutrient needs that increase with exercise, and the reliance on caffeine or giving in to cravings begins to take over. The weight that came off, isn't sustained because fatigue, and injury tend to happen more than they don't. During times when a healthy athletic woman can have a disrupted schedule because of life and sustain a fitness level, someone with this underlying fatigue, will gain weight and realize there's less muscle now, more fat, and she's older, trying to gain muscle back. New Way: The trainer explores the reasons for the constant feelings of tired before adding exercise. There's a thorough review of lifestyle, food, and exercise. It's far beyond the health and activity history of trainers fresh from a certification or using the method they've used for decades. The trainer recognizes the signs and symptoms a woman is experiencing and uses them as a basis for modifying small yet effective habits that increase energy and feelings of rest first. Small exercise assignments that lay a foundation for good fitness are involved ... without an overhaul of change. Strength to muscle fatigue in as few days a week as possible is the goal. That's key... strength to muscular fatigue in as few days as possible is the goal. More muscle, less breakdown. Less soreness, less fatigue, less risk of injury and more overall caloric expenditure because of the increased strength and stamina. Though there's a blueprint for menopause fitness, there's no one-size-fits-all approach. 1) There is first a process to arrive at the 2) apparently healthy midlife status before applying it. 3) For those that want more... performance, competition, there's an exchange of traditional \"volume\" for quality and planned training to increase result with reduced volume of training. This method determines the effect of calories eaten and calories burned on hormones. Hormones, not calories, control whether your body burns or stores fat. Are you burning calories or burning out? In midlife more than ever, it's about what the exercise does to your hormones. 21:45 Woman #2: Diet Didn't Work A woman follows the old way of reducing calories, and the health-touted plant-based diet along with walking. It works for months. She's losing weight. She feels euphoric. Until she doesn't. She realizes after reading about why this would happen, she's lost lean muscle. Her metabolism is slower. She's postmenopause by now and has experienced the accelerated loss of muscle (and bone) that can happen during the menopause transition without adequate muscle protein synthesis to overcome muscle protein breakdown. She struggles to change her idea of \"healthy eating.\" She still sees a bagel and fruit as a healthy option for breakfast, not realizing that the spike in blood sugar and insulin put her in fat storage and determine a trajectory for the day. She'll experience more hunger, more cravings, and a need for more caffeine. She even resorts to 5-hour energy to sustain the ability to focus and energy to finish projects. Old Way: She's commended for her goal to reach 10k steps daily, even though she doesn't quite reach it, she's conscious of her movement. She's asked to increase her activity level so she's doing more jogging or interval training, and to start strength training three times a week. The trainer asks her if she wants to continue plant-based diet and has her consciously adding protein to each meal using smart combinations. New Way: She's asked to abort an emphasis on step count in favor of strength training to regain lean muscle and improve metabolism, as well as her energy level. There's a discussion about the need to use caffeine for energy. A healthy, vibrant woman with access to high quality food and options for activity should have energy. If that's not the case, there are a) several lifestyle factors to change b) tests to look at that could help compliance of those changes. She's asked where she'd rather start. Daily tracking of her energy level in response to her food and exercise begins asap. Even in the presence of proof it's not working, we sometimes resist the very obvious need for change. We're used to thinking that in order to get what we want we have to cheat the system or have a short cut. The short cut is simple habits of the right nutrition and exercise for the phase of life you're in. That's not suggesting you settle. You can have the energy and look and feel amazing at this age... not \"for your age,\" just simply period. 29:24 Woman #3 Menopause Fitness Makeover: The Over Achiever A woman with discipline in spades and commitment to routine is gaining weight instead of losing. She's long past menopause but also a long slave to controlling calories, except when she doesn't. That is, she is still \"being good\" or associating good days with eating lower calorie, not \"blowing it\" and hasn't really adopted a lifestyle of eating that makes it possible to eat foods that agree with her no matter where she is or who she's with. This is where we call this the difference between healthy eating habits and disordered patterns of eating. If we're talking about a continuum, on the far right then is disordered eating. That's where anorexia, bulimia (which includes purging via exercise), and compulsive overeating live). This is an area of distinction we make in the Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist course. At midlife, we're back in a situational transition that is often the trigger for greater struggle with disordered eating patterns or eating disorders. Old Way: Commend client on the activity she's doing. Encourage more of it. Burning calories becomes the key. Monitoring food and counting calories becomes the focus. There's a projection made that if calories are reduced by X and activity is maintained, the weight loss will happen in a specific timeframe. And... it backfires. The woman, already ultra-aware of the number of calories in ever food, now has a light shined on it and wants to accelerate progress. Thinking about food, planning meals, counting and logging every calorie becomes a part-time job. There's very little focus on how she feels, how she's sleeping, whether she's gaining strength, getting faster or feeling a benchmark workout is easier. Because meals are so focused on lower calories, between meals she's hungry and craving. She's resorting to either empty calories or then taking in high calorie snacks like nuts and seeds instead of eating meals that allow satiety. New Way: The trainer/coach is sensitive to signs of lifelong dysfunctional relationship with food. An agreement to completely abandon tracking and counting calories or points. Instead, the focus is on what to include, or begin to move toward. There's no deprivation or gaming with the traditional low calorie diet foods like overuse of cabbage and grapefruit, so commonly included in diet culture. A focus on building complete meals instead of cutting out things. Gamifying the number of servings of vegetables in a day and the amount of protein at each meal, is helpful. What's Hard About this Highly Motivated Active Enthusiast? It's a curse and a blessing. The hardest thing for an overachiever is cutting back on something they feel is part of their identity. If exercise is a form of escape. Not just a source of calorie burning and weight loss that it may have begun as, but thanks to or because of neurotransmitters there s more. There's a feel-good that comes or a relief of anxiety and lift of depression with exercise that isn't experienced otherwise. It's unique for each individual, but it's a source of control and stable source of calm for those that find this. Removing any of that can leave someone feeling loss. Like any drug addiction, a negative addiction to exercise can occur. First there many only be the evidence you're tired, sore, not sleeping as well, or always hungry. There may be the withdrawal from activities with friends because it interferes with exercise or includes foods you don't eat. That in itself isn't a sign of addiction. Because, selfcare may require you to skip breakfast with the family to do your strength training or to miss a dinner. Later, there's usually escalation. A 4-mile walk turns into 5, or a once-a-day walk turns into two. Sooner or later the pounding or repetitious use of joints or ligaments without adequate recovery - because rest is hard for someone in this cycle - leads to depressed immunity or injury. Want Support? If this resonates, I'll link to the Flipping 50 Cafe. Enrollment is limited to twice yearly and at that time there is both a monthly and an annual option. Annual at the time of this post for first time first year members is a savings of $239. There's no more comprehensive membership for menopause women in the world. I hope this has been helpful! Leave a comment if you resonated with any of these. Resources mentioned in this episode: Flipping 50 Cafe Membership: https://www.flippingfifty.com/cafe Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist: https://www.flippingfifty.com/specialist

Stop the menopause madness! Stop the over exercise to exhaustion, the injury-causing, metabolism-killing cardio ... and the increased frequency you're doing that further throws your hormones under the bus.

In menopause calorie deficit and hormone balance are both required for successful weight loss. Need to maintain muscle? Are you eating enough?

A lively, fun  and multi-faceted discussion about MENOPAUSE  is the subject of  this edition of YIN Radio, recorded live on KRFP, Radio Free Moscow studios in Moscow, Idaho in August 2015.  Guests are Donna Parks Holmes and Tara K. Howe.  Host is Maree McHugh .   Donna J. Holmes Parks  is an associate professor and medical educator at the University of Idaho. She is an evolutionary biologist who studies the basic biology of aging, lifespan and health, and she is interested in how evolutionary and historical perspectives can help to understand changes in women’s health after menopause. She is the 2016 Chair-Elect of the Biological Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America, and serves on the Executive Committee of the American Aging Association. She has authored 50 articles and book chapters, and is coediting a book entitled Evolution and Human Health across the Life Span . Also joining us Tara Howe is a writer, life coach and somatic therapist. For 15 years she has focused within the realm of Women's Health and Trauma therapies, working for and with a variety of health care practitioners, operating an Integrative Health Department and developing and founding the Uma Center, dedicated to nurturing and educating mothers and families on the Palouse. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Writing at the University of Idaho, articulating where she can the importance of the mind-body-spirit connection. Maree McHugh,   is a  Nurse Practitioner in a family practice medical clinic setting.   with Indian Health Service on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona,   Although trained in the ways of western science and medicine she has affinity with  wholistic care  integrating body-mind-spirit, 

Every woman at and beyond menopause has health concerns. Your lifestyle, family history, current health, and day-to-day approach to life all impact your health after menopause. Menopause is not an end-it is a beginning. In fact, you probably will live at least one-third of your life after menopause. If you pay attention to your body and have a positive attitude, you canremain healthy and active. A new direction in medicine, looking at all the changes your body goes through after menopause, will help you understand the overall impact on the whole woman. It is important that you understand all the ways menopause affects your total health, it is up to you to take action. -Continue to educate yourself -See your doctor regularly -Know your personal risks -Take active steps to prevent long-term health problems

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Harmoni Wellness in Plymouth partnered with Rock Elm Tavern to screen a documentary on Jan. 16 called “The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause.” The film aims to challenge the negativity associated with menopause and empower women to take control of their health. Website - http://www.ccxmedia.org Twitter - http://twitter.com/ccxnews Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast Xfinity in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

Harmoni Wellness in Plymouth partnered with Rock Elm Tavern to screen a documentary on Jan. 16 called “The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause.” The film aims to challenge the negativity associated with menopause and empower women to take control of their health. Website - http://www.ccxmedia.org Twitter - http://twitter.com/ccxnews Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast Xfinity in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

Menopause is the period during a womans life when she transitions from fertility to infertility and menstruation finally ceases (Llankoon et al, 2021; Ramyashree et al, 2024). This change in hormone balance has been shown to have numerous impacts on women such as hot flushes, night sweats, fatigue, aching muscles and joints, and brain fog, and this can have an effect on her daily functioning (Jacka et al, 2016; Theis et al, 2023). Menopause in the workplace: What do we know so far? Although research is relatively scarce some studies have begun to explore menopause. A study by Jacka et al (2016) reviewed existing research consisting of self-report surveys and a small number of qualitative studies which examined how women experienced menopause in work. They found that work was not the primary focus, meaning that womens experiences of menopause and the working environment were not given due attention. Lack of recognition results in sickness absence for the woman with associated costs to her mental health and wellbeing, impacting her work ability (Verdonk et al, 2022). Beck et al (2021) reviewed how menopause was treated as an ageist and gender problem in terms of workplace performance management, finding that lack of support and keeping menopause as a taboo subject silenced conversations about this mainly female health issue in the workplace. This is supported by a qualitative study (Refaei et al, 2022) which found that pre-menopausal women associated various changes in their body to the aging process rather than menopause transition, reflecting a lack of awareness that menopause rather than aging was a contributory factor to the symptoms being experienced. More recently, a study by Ramyashree et al (2024) found that quality of life in working women is affected by menopause symptoms that are not managed in healthcare, suggesting stress at work to be an area of concern in a womans quality of life. Specific gaps identified in earlier research projects look to address issues facing menopausal women in work, such as the development of workplace policies to support women to stay in work, challenging the taboo element of this health topic and giving it a voice (Safwan et al, 2024; Verdonk et al, 2022). Adapting workplaces to make the environment more comfortable, alongside occupational health management, health promotion programs, information and support, awareness raising and sensitivity training for managers, will also help to integrate menopause into the workplace (Jacka et al, 2016: Rodrigo et al, 2023). The present study aims to address some of the gaps to identify whether women feel more supported in work with their menopause. My personal interest in this piece stems from the fact that I did not trust my workplace with my menopause when I became aware I was going through it, and I left (in 2022) because this felt safer. Although menopause is now ‘out there’, research gaps show it is not ‘out there’ enough. Women are encouraged to stay in the workplace longer, but are they supported enough to do so, so that they can support themselves mentally, physically and economically? (Beck et al, 2021). Good health is important for women, for the work organisation, and for society as a whole (Rodrigo et al, 2023).

Menopause is the period during a womans life when she transitions from fertility to infertility and menstruation finally ceases (Llankoon et al, 2021; Ramyashree et al, 2024). This change in hormone balance has been shown to have numerous impacts on women such as hot flushes, night sweats, fatigue, aching muscles and joints, and brain fog, and this can have an effect on her daily functioning (Jacka et al, 2016; Theis et al, 2023). Menopause in the workplace: What do we know so far? Although research is relatively scarce some studies have begun to explore menopause. A study by Jacka et al (2016) reviewed existing research consisting of self-report surveys and a small number of qualitative studies which examined how women experienced menopause in work. They found that work was not the primary focus, meaning that womens experiences of menopause and the working environment were not given due attention. Lack of recognition results in sickness absence for the woman with associated costs to her mental health and wellbeing, impacting her work ability (Verdonk et al, 2022). Beck et al (2021) reviewed how menopause was treated as an ageist and gender problem in terms of workplace performance management, finding that lack of support and keeping menopause as a taboo subject silenced conversations about this mainly female health issue in the workplace. This is supported by a qualitative study (Refaei et al, 2022) which found that pre-menopausal women associated various changes in their body to the aging process rather than menopause transition, reflecting a lack of awareness that menopause rather than aging was a contributory factor to the symptoms being experienced. More recently, a study by Ramyashree et al (2024) found that quality of life in working women is affected by menopause symptoms that are not managed in healthcare, suggesting stress at work to be an area of concern in a womans quality of life. Specific gaps identified in earlier research projects look to address issues facing menopausal women in work, such as the development of workplace policies to support women to stay in work, challenging the taboo element of this health topic and giving it a voice (Safwan et al, 2024; Verdonk et al, 2022). Adapting workplaces to make the environment more comfortable, alongside occupational health management, health promotion programs, information and support, awareness raising and sensitivity training for managers, will also help to integrate menopause into the workplace (Jacka et al, 2016: Rodrigo et al, 2023). The present study aims to address some of the gaps to identify whether women feel more supported in work with their menopause. My personal interest in this piece stems from the fact that I did not trust my workplace with my menopause when I became aware I was going through it, and I left (in 2022) because this felt safer. Although menopause is now ‘out there’, research gaps show it is not ‘out there’ enough. Women are encouraged to stay in the workplace longer, but are they supported enough to do so, so that they can support themselves mentally, physically and economically? (Beck et al, 2021). Good health is important for women, for the work organisation, and for society as a whole (Rodrigo et al, 2023).

One third of a woman's life may be spent in menopause, yet few people talk about it. Silence around menopause can make women feel invisible, but it's time to have this new era of voices heard. Lets change that by having a frank conversation to remove the stigma and empower the current and next generation of women to continue to be seen and heard as they experience menopause. My guests are Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD, chief of the division of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women's Hospital/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Shirley Weir, Founder of Menopausechicks dot com and author of Cracking Open the Perimenopause Conversation with your Doctor.

One third of a woman's life may be spent in menopause, yet few people talk about it. Silence around menopause can make women feel invisible, but it's time to have this new era of voices heard. Lets change that by having a frank conversation to remove the stigma and empower the current and next generation of women to continue to be seen and heard as they experience menopause. My guests are Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD, chief of the division of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women's Hospital/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Shirley Weir, Founder of Menopausechicks dot com and author of Cracking Open the Perimenopause Conversation with your Doctor.

One third of a woman's life may be spent in menopause, yet few people talk about it. Silence around menopause can make women feel invisible, but it's time to have this new era of voices heard. Lets change that by having a frank conversation to remove the stigma and empower the current and next generation of women to continue to be seen and heard as they experience menopause. My guests are Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD, chief of the division of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women's Hospital/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Shirley Weir, Founder of Menopausechicks dot com and author of Cracking Open the Perimenopause Conversation with your Doctor.

One third of a woman's life may be spent in menopause, yet few people talk about it. Silence around menopause can make women feel invisible, but it's time to have this new era of voices heard. Lets change that by having a frank conversation to remove the stigma and empower the current and next generation of women to continue to be seen and heard as they experience menopause. My guests are Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD, chief of the division of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women's Hospital/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Shirley Weir, Founder of Menopausechicks dot com and author of Cracking Open the Perimenopause Conversation with your Doctor.

One third of a woman's life may be spent in menopause, yet few people talk about it. Silence around menopause can make women feel invisible, but it's time to have this new era of voices heard. Lets change that by having a frank conversation to remove the stigma and empower the current and next generation of women to continue to be seen and heard as they experience menopause. My guests are Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD, chief of the division of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women's Hospital/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Shirley Weir, Founder of Menopausechicks dot com and author of Cracking Open the Perimenopause Conversation with your Doctor.

The menopause is an unavoidable fact that all women go through. However, for many women this natural process is a time of anxiety and distress due to the various symptoms that can accompany it. Women are an important and an integral part of the society. We just cannot function without her. She is a daughter, a wife, a mother, a friend, a sister, a grandmother. There are many health issues they may experience over the course of our lives that can affect their ability to do jobs – but often, the menopause may not be something that immediately springs to mind. Women are living longer, working more and retiring later. Most of them are  over 50-year-old in various  forms of employment are women, all of whom will experience the menopause and its symptoms, which in some women will be mild to moderate, while  in others they may be severe and debilitating. About half of these women will find it somewhat, or fairly difficult, to cope with their work, about half will not be affected and only a few  will be severely compromised. Poor concentration, tiredness, poor memory, depression, feeling low, lowered confidence, sleepiness and particularly hot flushes are all cited as contributing factors. As with any longstanding health-related condition, the need for support and understanding from line management is crucial and can make a major difference to how a woman will deal with the adverse impact the menopausal symptoms may have on her productivity, her job satisfaction and her efficiency.

The menopause is an unavoidable fact that all women go through. However, for many women this natural process is a time of anxiety and distress due to the various symptoms that can accompany it. Women are an important and an integral part of the society. We just cannot function without her. She is a daughter, a wife, a mother, a friend, a sister, a grandmother. There are many health issues they may experience over the course of our lives that can affect their ability to do jobs – but often, the menopause may not be something that immediately springs to mind. Women are living longer, working more and retiring later. Most of them are  over 50-year-old in various  forms of employment are women, all of whom will experience the menopause and its symptoms, which in some women will be mild to moderate, while  in others they may be severe and debilitating. About half of these women will find it somewhat, or fairly difficult, to cope with their work, about half will not be affected and only a few  will be severely compromised. Poor concentration, tiredness, poor memory, depression, feeling low, lowered confidence, sleepiness and particularly hot flushes are all cited as contributing factors. As with any longstanding health-related condition, the need for support and understanding from line management is crucial and can make a major difference to how a woman will deal with the adverse impact the menopausal symptoms may have on her productivity, her job satisfaction and her efficiency.