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The menopause transition can bring unexpected challenges — the effects can significantly impact daily life and long-term health.

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified gynaecologist and a menopause specialist. She's helped thousands of women in perimenopause and menopause to realise their health goals. In today’s episode, she joins Jonathan and ZOE's Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Berry to shed light on what to expect during these life stages.

Sarah and Mary Claire describe practical strategies for managing symptoms, critical conversations to have with healthcare providers, and how to advocate for yourself effectively in medical settings.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Introduction

01:33 Quickfire questions

05:53 There is a lack of menopause training in medical school

07:02 Most women are going into menopause blind

07:43 Why menopause symptoms vary

09:30 The hormonal ‘zone of chaos’

11:45 ZOE PREDICT data on menopause symptoms

13:36 How long do perimenopause symptoms last?

17:52 Perimenopause at age 35?

18:34 Why hormone tests are worthless

20:53 The risk of chronic disease after menopause

24:53 Why does menopause increase hunger?

28:39 Why medicine and research is male-dominated

32:34 How to talk to your doctor about menopaue

34:12 Pregnancy research - 10x more extensive than menopause research!

35:14 Mary Claire’s toolkit of strategies for menopause

36:34 What are the long-term health benefits of hormone replacement therapy?

38:36 Is HRT safe for most women?

42:47 Brand new ZOE study results: diet and menopause

49:16 Top 3 tips to help with symptoms

54:34 What is ‘frozen shoulder’ and how can you treat it?

Mentioned in today's episode:

• Menopause transition and cardiovascular disease risk: Implications for timing of early prevention: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association in Circulation
• The controversial history of hormone replacement therapy in Medicina
• Dr. Vonda Wright’s website

Books by Mary Claire:

• The New Menopause

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Today's episode is a MUST listen. You won't believe what the latest research is saying about menopause. And you're likely not getting what you need to know from your doctor. 

Did you know perimenopause can begin as early as your 30’s? Or that symptoms can include frozen shoulder, joint pain, ear ringing, migraines, and body odor?

Today, the #1 menopause doctor tells you everything she knows so you can stop guessing and KNOW how to stay healthy and feel amazing in your body.

Dr. Mary Claire Haver joins Mel on the podcast today. She is a board certified obstetrics and gynecology specialist, a certified menopause practitioner from the Menopause Society, and her latest book is The New Menopause. Her advice today will help you optimize your health, no matter what your age. 

You've got symptoms; today's episode has solutions, like:

3 types of foods that will stop your bloating.

2 supplements that will help you sleep better.

1 exercise that will help you lose weight and improve your bone density.

Bookmark this episode and share it with every single woman in your life, because it’s time to change the paradigm: you do not have to live with symptoms that can be resolved and you do not have to suffer.

For more resources, including links to Dr. Haver’s latest book, her free Menopause Empowerment Guide, and reader recommended physicians,  click here for the podcast episode page. 

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The Movers and Shakers are back in the pub and, at Paul's insistence, they're discussing the embarrassing bits of the Parkinson's experience. From issues in the bathroom to troubles in the bedroom, we'll be giving voice to the side of Parkinson's that's rarely discussed. We'll also be checking in with a couple who had a unique experience with Parkinson's medication, and we have an appearance in the pub by Paul's Parkinson's nurse, Jo.

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This special New Year’s Day rerelease episode is all about weight gain, the nuance of autophagy, and fasting as a tool to heal your body and brain with Cynthia Thurlow. Dr. Mindy and Cynthia cover how your habits can save your life, how metabolic flexibility is the key to more muscle and less fat, strength training for women: why you need to lift more weights, why you need to stop weighing yourself every single day, the reasons women are gaining weight around their abdomen, and how building a fasting lifestyle will change your mental health

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Cynthia is a nurse practitioner, CEO, and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker, with over 10 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique). With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. 

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Simply put, autoimmune diseases are conditions where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues rather than a foreign molecule like bacteria, and they are a huge problem both in this country and worldwide. You’re probably familiar with the most common autoimmune diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism, and psoriasis. But there are many more autoimmune diseases that affect the nervous system, joints and muscles, skin, endocrine gland, and heart.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk about the main causes of autoimmune disease, the conventional medicine approach versus the Functional Medicine approach to treating autoimmune disease, and how to reverse the course of these devastating illnesses. 

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• A Functional Medicine approach to treating autoimmune disease (13:00 / 11:14)
• Strategies to reverse autoimmune disease (26:22 / 24:35)

Mentioned in this episode

The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet

Diagnostic tests and biomarkers mentioned in this episode

Celiac

Gluten antibodies

Anti-gliadin antibodies*

Tissue transglutaminase antibodies*

*IgA and IgG recommended for both

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The numbering system has now gone to pot, so Episode 129 of The ADHD Adults podcast covers the nine symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity in detail, giving examples of what they are. Alex reads the usual 'definitely real' correspondence. Mrs ADHD enjoys ‘some parts’ of sexy times, James gets irritated by 'Barry from Suede' and Alex enjoys ruining the scoring system...

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Some of the worst symptoms of menopause — including hot flashes, sleeplessness and pain during sex — have an established treatment. Why aren’t more women offered it?

Susan Dominus, a writer for The New York Times Magazine, explains how menopause has been misunderstood both by doctors and society for years, and tells us what happened when her article about it went viral.

Guest: Susan Dominus is a writer for The New York Times Magazine.

Background reading: 

• From The New York Times Magazine: Women have been misled about menopause.
• A selection of seven books to guide you through menopause.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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Michael “Micky” Collins is an internationally renowned expert in sports-related concussions and a consultant for multiple professional sports organizations. In this episode, Mickey first explains the definition and diagnosis of a concussion, as well as the diverse signs and symptoms associated with different types of concussions. He discusses the risk factors that contribute to increased susceptibility and/or severity of concussions in certain individuals, emphasizes the significance of prompt treatment, and uses case studies to illustrate the latest in treatment protocols and recovery process. Additionally, Mickey provides insight into the evolving field of concussion treatments, including the exploration of hyperbaric oxygen and synthetic ketones. He gives advice to parents of kids who play sports and discusses the promising prospects in the realm of concussion management.

We discuss:

• Micky’s interest in concussion and how he started the first concussion clinic [3:15];
• Concussion: definition, pathophysiology, and risk factors making someone more susceptible [9:45];
• Symptoms of concussion, predictors of severity, and the importance of early and effective treatment [20:00];
• The six types of concussion, the effectiveness of treatment, and factors that impact recovery [25:45];
• The importance of seeing a specialist and the prognosis for recovery [30:00];
• Case study of a racecar driver who suffered a vestibular concussion [32:15];
• Why vestibular concussions are particularly problematic [42:45];
• A treatment plan for the racecar driver, possible use of medications, and how to address the root cause [45:45];
• Exploring alternative treatments: hyperbaric oxygen, synthetic ketones, and more [52:00];
• The natural history of a concussion if untreated and the effect, if any, of concussion on subsequent risk of brain disease [57:15];
• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) [1:01:45];
• Advice for parents of kids who play sports: when and where to seek treatment for a possible concussion [1:04:45];
• Is there any evidence that the APOE4 genotype increases susceptibility to concussion or TBI? [1:10:15];
• The increased risk of concussions in older adults and a case study of a 90-year-old patient who suffered a head injury in a fall [1:11:15];
• Funding for concussion research and fellowship programs to train concussion specialists [1:15:30]; and
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a lot more common than you might think. In fact, it affects 1 in 10 people globally. Yet there are still a lot of questions about why it occurs and how best to treat it. 

Could new research connecting gut health to mental health help us unravel its mysteries?

In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Dr. Will ask: What exactly is IBS, and how does it connect to our brains? 

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Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide

Referenced in today’s episode:

• FODMAP Diet: What you need to know from Johns Hopkins Medicine
• Large-scale genetic study reveals new clues for the shared origins of irritable bowel syndrome and mental health disorder from the University of Cambridge
• Irritable bowel syndrome: A chronic sequelae of acute gastroenteritis from Gastroenterology
• William Olser: Biographical overview from the National Library Of Medicine  
• IBS: What you need to know from the National Center For Complementary and Integrative Health
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) overview from Johns Hopkins Medicine

Episode transcripts are available here.

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It's a condition that affects half the population, but there are countless unanswered questions about menopause. The symptoms vary significantly from person to person, including sleep problems, hot flashes, weight gain, and an increased risk of heart disease. 

In one of the largest studies to date, ZOE researchers have uncovered a link between menopause and our diets — and this could hold the key to reducing the severity of menopause symptoms. 

In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Sarah ask: what role does diet play during menopause? 

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Studies referenced in the episode: 

• ‘Why we are all being let down by the lack of research into menopause’ from Mosaic here
• ‘Menopause’ from the Nature Reviews Disease Primers here
• ‘What is Menopause?’ from the National Institute of Aging here

This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions.

Depending on the data you look at, between 10 and 40 percent of people who get Covid will still have symptoms months later. For some, those symptoms will be modest. A cough, some fatigue. For others, they’ll be life-altering: Debilitating brain fog. Exhaustion. Cardiovascular problems. Blood clotting.

This is what we call long Covid. It’s one term for a vast range of experiences, symptoms, outcomes. It’s one term that may be hiding a vast range of maladies and causes. So what do we actually know about long Covid? What don’t we know? And why don’t we know more than we do?

Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh is an assistant professor at UCSF Medical Center, and the founder and medical director of UCSF’s long Covid and post-ICU clinic. Her clinic opened in May 2020 and was one of the first to focus on treating long Covid patients specifically. We discuss the wildly broad range of symptoms that can qualify as long Covid; the confusing overlaps between Covid symptoms and other diseases; whether age, race, sex and pre-existing conditions affect a person’s chances of contracting long Covid; why it’s so difficult to answer a seemingly simple question like, “How many people have gotten long Covid?”; what to make of a recent study that seemingly undermines the biological existence of long Covid; how worried we should be about correlations between Covid and medical disasters like heart attacks, strokes and abnormal blood clotting; and more.

Mentioned:

“Post–COVID Conditions Among Adult COVID-19 Survivors Aged 18–64 and ≥65 Years — United States, March 2020–November 2021” by Lara Bull-Otterson, Sarah Baca1, Sharon Saydah, Tegan K. Boehmer, Stacey Adjei, Simone Gray and Aaron M. Harris

“Long COVID after breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection” by Ziyad Al-Aly, Benjamin Bowe and Yan Xie

“A Longitudinal Study of COVID-19 Sequelae and Immunity: Baseline Findings” by Michael C. Sneller, C. Jason Liang, Adriana R. Marques, et al.

“Positive Epstein–Barr virus detection in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients” by Ting Chen, Jiayi Song, Hongli Liu, Hongmei Zheng and Changzheng Chen

“Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app” by Michela Antonelli, Rose S. Penfold, Jordi Merino, Carole H. Sudre, Erika Molteni, Sarah Berry, et al.

“Understanding and Improving Recovery From COVID-19” by Aluko A. Hope

“Markers of Immune Activation and Inflammation in Individuals With Postacute Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection” by Michael J. Peluso, Scott Lu, Alex F. Tang, Matthew S. Durstenfeld, et al.

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In Shock by Dr. Rana Awdish

Every Deep-Drawn Breath by Wes Ely

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

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Throughout the pandemic, long Covid — symptoms that occur after the initial coronavirus infection — has remained something of a medical mystery.

Now, amid the latest surge of infections, a series of major studies are shedding light on the condition.

Guest: Pam Belluck, a health and science reporter for The New York Times.

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Background reading: 

• Long Covid has become one of the most daunting legacies of the pandemic.
• Some research has shown that lingering symptoms are more prevalent in people in their 30s and 40s — when workers are often in the prime of their careers.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

PANS/PANDAS is the hypothesis that there are certain types of obsessive compulsive symptoms, tic symptoms or restrictive eating symptoms that are caused by an infection and the immune response to an infection. Kyle Williams, MD, PHD and Sarah O'Dor, PhD join the podcast to discuss their research and diagnoses of PANS/PANDAS. 

Throughout the history of the world, there have been many cases of what is known as collective hysteria - groups of people, usually young women, who all exhibit the same physical symptoms of non-existent conditions. Is it psychosomatic? Is it group think? Find out in this classic episode.

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