The #1 Menopause Doctor: How to Lose Belly Fat, Sleep Better, & Stop Suffering Now

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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.

I’m just your friend. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll see you in the next episode.

In this episode:
00:00 Intro
06:10: What’s wrong with our medical system when it comes to menopause.
08:45: By the age of 30, women have lost 90% of these.
09:44: How the loss in sex hormones starts to affect your life.
12:30: What on earth is a WW?
14:50: Surprising symptoms you’d never think were related to menopause.
19:15: How does estrogen help your body run in the most optimal way?
20:45: What causes menstrual bloating and swelling?
21:00: Why do women become depressed and anxious during their cycles?
21:40: Wait. Migraines can be caused by a change in hormones?!
22:15: You’re not crazy if you’re dealing with ADHD symptoms in your 30’s.
24:00: Another surprising symptom of low estrogen levels.
28:10: What does estrogen have to do with your heart health?
29:10: How women are being treated unfairly by the health insurance industry.
29:55: Asthma is another unexpected symptom of menopause.
30:15: Estrogen impacts your gut health.
30:30: Despite what you’ve been told, osteoporosis IS preventable.
33:40: How is a woman’s vagina impacted by loss of estrogen?
38:20: How do women start to experience perimenopause?
42:00: Once officially in menopause, a woman should never have these again.
43:20: Will you have these menopause symptoms for the rest of your life?
44:25: Your body makes 4 types of estrogen.
46:26: How much estrogen you have at 25 vs. postmenopause.
47:40: The postmenopause toolkit you need to start feeling better.
48:20: What you need to know about hormone replacement therapy.
53:12: 3 types of food ALL women should include in their diets.
55:10: What type of magnesium supplement should you take?
56:56: Why you have to take a vitamin D supplement.
57:52: Why do so many women have higher cholesterol?
58:45: Should women take probiotic supplements?
59:30: How visceral fat is different from other fat and how HRT helps.
1:00:12: What type of exercise should postmenopausal women do?
1:01:30: How can you sleep better?
1:03:20: Estrogen dips impact how your body processes alcohol.
1:09:45: How do you find a doctor and how do you prepare for your visit?
1:10:55: What else can you do to manage your experience?

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Recommendations start at 47:40:
HRT (50:06)
Turmeric (54:15)
Vitamin D (56:56)
Top 3 recommendations for nutrition start at 54:27:
1. Fiber (54:27)
2. Magnesium (55:09)
3. Omega 3 Fatty Acids (56:25)
Also: Probiotics (1:00:02)
Weight training (1:01:00)

[laraking]

The thing nobody talks about are TEETH! I’ve always prided myself of my nice smile. Once I entered menopause my teeth started to move and I now have a gap between my front teeth. I also needed 4 filling in my last visit something I didn’t need since a teenager. The orthodontist explained that this can happen with the hormone changes in menopause and the lost of bone density in the jaw.

I never thought that I’d be needing teeth straightening at 55.

[bethanyjacobs]

I am a family medicine physician, and this is the most amazing thing I’ve heard out of any of the articles I’ve read in the last year. It’s like a lightbulb has clicked on. Thank you.

[tiffanyhill]

THANK YOU! I'm in tears watching as a 55 year old post menopausal woman who was always in tremendous shape and just felt healthy. I didn't have a doctor the past 10 years and went through menopause about 7 years ago. I feel like my body is now breaking down in every way and gaining the most stubborn weight with zero energy to work out like I used to. My spine is grinding bone, I have tremendous brain fog, extreme exhaustion and after sudden repeat UTI's a doctor at the walk-in suggested a wonderful female urologist who put me on Premarin and probiotics. The relief was IMMEDIATE. This podcast is life changing news and hoping it's not too late to regain my health, power and zest for life. Long live Gen X! <3

[sharon]

I'm 67 and recommend that you start weight training and core strength work before age 40 and don't ever stop. It needs to be a routine part of your identity, above everything else in priority. It is very difficult to catch up after menopause, although I'm trying.

[terrigodfrey]

Good show. 20 years ago I found a father/son doctor team in Florida who owned an alternative medicine clinic. They were life changing for me. Way ahead of their time. They did comprehensive blood work, gave me bioidentical hormones in cream form and a low dose of natural thyroid (not synthetic). Gave me my life back at 55. They also recommended low carb, high protein, natural saturated fat in the diet. It was a remarkable change for me. I'm now 75 and off hormones and thyroid med. Very healthy. I'm also 90% carnivore.

[LYCOGEL]

Girls I had 70% of all these symptoms and I currently live in a country with no access to treatment. So I did the one thing I could - I changed my diet. I went carnivore! I only eat animal products, I eat a lot of saturated fat and real butter, I drink 4 drops of Lugol's 5% iodine every morning and I lost all the weight, no more hot flushes, brain fog gone, my energy is through the roof, I sleep so well no more night sweats, my frozen shoulder is almost gone, my heartburn, bloating, hair loss, dry skin etc is gone, I've got new hair growth. I eat a lot I'm never hungry and my cravings for sugar (carbs) is completely gone. What can I say other than it changed and saved my life. I was so depressed I didn't think I could continue living if this was what my life would be like going forward. Now I am better than my old self ever was.

[MsStrawberriefairy]

This was mind blowing!!! I'm 49 and just went through one of those million dollar cardio work ups for palpitations. Increased joint pain, shoulder joint pain, brain fog, loss of concentration, monkey brain, and on & on. They said exactly what you said, nothing. I have told my MD, spouse, OB/GYN that I don't feel like I am in my body and something is off but I can't explain it. Nobody can help me. I finally feel like someone is listening.

[overnfab]

Going to be 57 next week - at about 50 I gained 30 pounds and completely felt like my body was turning on me - stressed, rashes, emotional- freaking miserable - found a functional medicine doctor - started hormone replacement at 51 and two years ago began intermittent fasting - I lost 35 pounds and words can’t describe how great I feel 🎉

[erikabusser]

Gen X women are not taking this shit lying down. We know we our worth! 💪

[L.A.]

I have to share that my ovaries were removed for endometriosis at age 42. I then fell off of a cliff and the age clock began immediately devastating my entire life. Now 60 I had everything you are describing. Had to convince my OBGYN to prescribe not only estrogen in my 50’s and now testosterone to just be able to save my muscles and joints. I was treated initially like I had a mental illness which was tragic in itself and a huge waste of my life and tremendous unnecessary suffering I went through.

[marychambers]

I’m 63 and every time I go to the doctor and explain what I feel. They tell me I am too old to take HRT.
I went through menopause at 56. No hot flashes.
But, lack of sleep, weight gain, tired, lack of motivation, brain fog, and thinning hair, All they say is they can put me on an anti depressive. I have a weird insurance through the hospital I work at. I have to go to the doctors in that network. IM NOT DEPRESSED!!

[PetsitterTails]

I guess I was one of the lucky ones. Menopause was the best thing that ever happened to me . all my life I had trouble with my periods and suffered a lot of pain, irregularity, etc. Menopause had no symptoms for me whatsoever except relief from the pain and agony had suffered for so many years.

[belindgo]

Ringing ears, sex drive low, hair thinning~ all things~ but there’s HOPE! I’m a nurse~ when we studied this as well there may have been One page about menopause 🤦‍♀️~ so much more~ exercise Helps~ educating yourself and listening to Mel and her guests!! Thank you for bringing the big shiny Light 💡 on this! Don’t just tolerate your symptoms live your life 🫶🏼💜🙌🏼🤩

[elizabethhauserman]

This is the best interview I've seen featuring this doctor speaking about menopause. I've watched multiple interviews she's given and she's wonderful. But Mel, you are the best at hearing what she says and asking a question that pulls so much more information we haven't heard before out of her brilliant brain 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 wow you are just as amazing interviewer as she is a leading specialist❤

[MarkMcCormickFitness]

Great episode Mel. As a husband, father of four and women's fitness specialist I love spreading this info to more and more ladies, and also to all those men who can better understand their significant other, her needs and health concerns. Yes this info isn't shared or widely known well enough and I love having resources like this to share. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! ❤

[TheVenusQuest]

Mel, the problem is not knowing about PERIMENOPAUSE, that phase lasts 10 to 15 years, and starts around age 35, sometimes even earlier. It is not possible for us to maintain this natural hormone decline with our diets. It's not fair to lump perimenopause and menopause together. Perimenopause is one of the most delicate times in a woman's life. On my channel, I interview women from around the world, and we are all clueless about this period of time. During the middle and end of perimenopause, women hold the highest suicide risks, we are losing women to a hormone decline, not to an illness. As much as I am doing in my power to create awareness, one woman cannot do this alone; it takes us all working together. As a society, we should guide the next generation.

[Rebel_AF]

Hit full-on menopause at 45, but no one thought it was possible because they said I was too young and on Mirena. Doctors misdiagnosed me for 2 years with rheumatoid arthritis, depression, osteopenia, possible breast cancer, high cholesterol, and tendonitis in my shoulders. I was treated like a hysterical female instead of a woman who knew something was deeply wrong physically. I felt like a stranger in my own body. 😢🤯

It took multiple ObGyns and me advocating for myself for anyone to listen. Now, I have a low dose HRT, am on an anti-inflammatory diet and power lift 3x weekly and I'm BACK! ❤️❤️ I feel like I'm myself again. 💯💪

Ladies, you have to educate yourself and tell your friends to advocate for themselves because too many doctors just are not boned up on how to recognize or treat menopause. It's amazing that half the population will go through this and yet our medical professionals know so little about it. 😢😅

Please share this podcast with all the women you think can benefit from this. Knowledge is power 💝🤘🤘

[michelefischer]

I had a full hysterectomy in 2012 and started taking Premarin. My doctor at the time told me the study was flawed when I questioned the increase in breast cancer. I have told every doctor since that I plan to continue taking it indefinitely and they have all agreed. I love seeing the benefits being shared! Thank you!

[TongaLavon]

Mel - thank you 100s over! I'm 49 and finally feel like I have answers. I understand my mom's health journey for the last 25 years of her life (she recently passed at 78 ) and I'm both emotional and angry at the gaps in her health care and overall wellness. I want to make sure myself, my daughters and all the women in my life are better equipped for this phase.