851: The Great Menopause Myth & Changing the Conversation with Kristin and Maria

Episode Highlights With Kristin and Maria

• What the great menopause myth is
• Why these myths are not serving women and what is important to understand 
• Important things to understand about HRT
• Menopause as a definition - one day after 12 months of not having a cycle, but this isn’t a medical or clinical definition but more an arbitrary definition created to draw a starting line
• Why the menstrual cycle alone isn’t a good benchmark for menopause 
• The symptoms that can correlate to the beginning of hormone shifts
• Progesterone, sleep, and how to support both
• Why progesterone declines and what to do about it
• The myths about hormone replacement therapy 
• Wanting to do menopause naturally and why it is worth considering HRT
• The role of bioidentical hormones and when they can be beneficial 
• Preventative role of HRT vs waiting until metabolic conditions develop
• What inflammaging is and how to address it
• Menopause is essentially a state of inflammation, and you can still be inflamed even if you are doing all the right things physically because you're missing hormones

Resources We Mention

• The Great Menopause Myth: The Truth on Mastering Midlife Hormonal Mayhem, Beating Uncomfortable Symptoms, and Aging to Thrive by Kristin Johnson and Maria Claps
• Website - Wise and Well
• Function Health