I also think that the generation going through this right now - Gen X - have a different lifestyle from our parents. We’re trying to do it all, big jobs, having children later, ageing parents living longer and we’re adding all this to our load. This adds more stress to our lives and our nervous systems go into this phase ready in overdrive.
Plus ➕ all the government needles since 2020 causing more inflammation in the bodies of women who where told success was leaving your kids with a stranger to provide more income tax 😅
Yes, then some influencer with amazing looking arms tells you strength train 20 mins a day 😮. I’m too tired and need to lie down in a dark room. We forgot they have cleaners, childcare and carers for parents . It puts a lot of pressure on all
I am a person of colour, I have struggled so much with my symptoms , the most frightening was suicidal thoughts, despair and no motivation . for me reaching out for help is so hard , my cries for help are minimised or dismissed. My culture and family system doesnt offer much support or even talk about menopause. Listening to your podcast has been so beneficial for me. I just hope things get better with all this education on menopause . Thank you
I wish you all the best. You are not alone. ❤ Do not stop before you find the help you need!!!! You are right, you are not whiny or crazy and science is on your side. Perimenopause and Menopause is no picnic.
I think we need to remember menopause affects not just the female half of the population but the affects also can affect the men in our lives so it’s really important they listen and understand menopause. We need more education in schools about it - possibly many kids mums are going through these problems.
I had an emergency full hysterectomy at age 24 and I kept asking doctors every time I got near them after that if I should be on HRT because of the emergency full hysterectomy and I was told over and over again year after year NO! you don't need that until you are much older, They would tell me all the symptoms I had because I was fat. The harder I tried to lose weight the more depressed I got. I nearly killed myself at age 45 and while I was in the hospital after that someone finally said you're in menopause and we need to start you on HRT. I have fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and chronic pain now at age 55. I changed my diet and I swim almost every day. I feel better now than I have most of my life I gave up on Doctors and had to go down the rabbit hole to find the info I needed. With the brain fog I have was really hard to do. I am so glad there are so many more people researching this and talking about more and more. At least I know my own daughter and all women will be better prepared for what they will be going through soon enough. Doctors need to learn a lot more about this.
That’s so awful for you 😢I’m so sorry medical society failed you. If this was a man’s issue, we’d have all sorts of research and solutions on it decades ago.
ADHD and the menopause. I felt like a chaotic teenager again, had to relearn all my hacks to get through the day. My ADHD symptoms worsened. HRT patches saved me.
@@JOJO-ug9ei your close friends won't care about how tidy your house is so don't be tempted to shut them out and it's a natural reaction. social connection still helps. You'll have a moment when you'll want to tidy . Until then don't beat yourself up .
My husband told me to get a hobby when I was overwhelmed, angry, and dissatisfied with my life. That's when I started looking into HRT. It has helped me tremendously!!
Davina I love what you have done for me and perimenopause women, my husband was driving to work some years back and heard your brave conversations for you and all women around menopause, came home bravely to discuss it, it was then I followed you and thank you for me starting to understand me and my body, 8 weeks ago I started the Zoe programme, this then added for me an extra layer in this quality of life, I am falling in love with food, the programme and me again. I listened to this brilliant pod cast today and I love you more. Zoe you have made me understand the organic me which is having a huge impact on the visual me, I love and recommend highly this programme, in 8 weeks I am 21lbs down, more energy and my perimenopause symptoms less. THANK YOU DAVINA AND ZOE SO MUCH ❤XXXX
When Davina said she didn’t want to leave. I felt the same. As if when you’re in the company of people who get it who care you feel safe. . I find menopause a lonely place but can’t really explain why . 😢. Thank you Zoe fur all that you do. Rosie
Love Davina!!!! I keep 5kg weights by the back door and lift till failure and some squats (use a chair if to hard) to keep muscle - prevent falls. Louise Newton and Stacy Simms, Gabrielle Lyons Marie Havers - all fantastic. This such important work - TY for doing this study it will change millions of lives!!!!!!! and untold suffering x
My doctors visits went through the roof, my symptoms where dizzy spells with pressures in the head,, i was allergic to different things, teeth clenching was awful, i ached so much, my feet hurts alot I felt aged 90 & wondered how my mum at 70 vould continue if you feel that bad/old. I have HRT all symptoms have gone which is so brilliant but suffer with bleeding on HRT, so investigating this now. Thank you so much for talking & I wish every woman all the best. We are beautiful ❤
She has used her celebrity to change the world 🌍 for the better which is why i love and respect her. She was also incredibly funny on street mate! xx❤xx
The driving at night is one that made me feel like I was loosing my mind in the rain at night I didn’t know how I got home, I had to drink a lot of wine to self medicate. I had to change to doing a local job. I had to take a break insomnia was bad I had no sleep for a week. I went to my sympathetic gp who put me on anti depressants. The break and the tablets did help but nothing was mentioned about menopause. It took ages for me to go and get HRT due to brain fog and hair loss and now on it. It definitely meeds quite a bit of tweaking as it’s difficult to know how much is too much etc. Moving forward it’s going to be so much easier for the generations coming up as more people take it the research will help. I workout every day and I eat really well and that definitely helps❤
Oh my goodness. I am not alone. Thank you for sharing this because it makes us feel like are not alone. I too went to a doctor to take all bloods from A-Z and all came back normal. She referred me to a psychologist who further recommended a psychiatrist. That’s when I said no I am not going on psych drugs. Did my own research on similar platforms. Realised I am perimenopausal. Now now Saffron, Omega3, Magnesium. I exercise daily and walking outside boosts my overall mood. My symptoms were: severe mood swings and actually suicidal, forgetfulness, sleeplessness and fatigue. Interesting how I belong to the one cluster. I am 45 and perimenopausal and have started having the conversation with my friends.
I’m a nutritional clinical practitioner, personal trainer and not to brag, but my sleep schedule is on point. I felt I’d be exempt from any perimenopause menopausal symptoms once I turned 44 my story was very similar to their guest host. Yes a healthy lifestyle is paramount, But it’s stopped me from going to see my OB for longer than it should’ve. Now in addition my lifestyle I was prescribed estrogen topical gel…. game changer 😊🎉
I've just had a consultation with my GP about increasing my hrt dose. She actually asked me if I ever listened to the Zoe podcast, as there is lots of new research around menopause. I told her I listened religiously and then we had a lovely chat about Dr Sarah Berry! 😊
I was not given HRT when I went through my menopause and have had more and more menopause related problens which cannot be "fixed". The term menopause seems entirely wrong as it isn't a "pause" after which things will start up again, but quite definitely an "end". I call it the menoend. Having been quite ill with cancer some years ago i feel that the menopause has been considerably more devastating to my life than cancer despite illness legacy associated with my cancer. The fact that the menoend is now a fact of my life until I die is most depressing.
Sad that no-one mentioned that HRT prevents osteoporosis. I put up with my menopause symptoms thinking the natural way was best, knowing nothing about osteoporosis which I now have. It’s great that menopause is now being discussed but emphasis should be given to bone health.
I lost all the fat in my face too and the veiled comments from women is awful. Why do some women judge others especially our faces and bodies? Why don't women talk about the real issues rather than the superficial skin changes? I have a mother but she didn't want to talk about it nor help her daughters. Don't know why. It seems some people are more concerned about weight and looks and not about health and wellbeing. Glad women are talking more . I changed my diet to a whole food plant based and boy oh boy what a difference. I had no hrt choice at the time but the diet change in 2016 made loads of differences. I increased my soya intake with cooked soya beans and tofu. I'm following the daily dozen app and I hope there's others doing the same. Eventually I did go on hrt gel and progestogen pills to help with muscles and bone health. I'm stronger, slimmer, fitter and mentally happy now at 59 than I was at 29. Access to sound information is critical.
Great on you Davina for speaking and educating people about menopause. I have just started going through the perimenopause around the average age for this natural life cycle every woman goes through. My mother went through it at 42 years old after a hysterectomy. I am 52 next year. It makes me feel old but i look much younger for my age. I will be buying your book on this topic. I get mild symptoms of it during the perimenopause. Now I am older, I feel wiser and smarter than my youth. This book I think will educate me what to expect when I go in the full menopause. My autobiography will be coming out next year to sell on the worldwide market. I have a very healthy diet and very active healthy lifestyle. So far I only have 5 symptoms and since I started taking menopace pills my moods are balanced. Before it was erratic mood swings, thank goodness that has stopped as I don't think my life partner could cope with that long term.
Davina all you described I have had and many more symptoms too. Fatigued and repetitive frozen shoulders and OMG so many other inflammation issues. Hormone imbalances, microbiome issues. Basically for nearly ten years I have had one thing after another. I am a veteran and no delicate flower I honestly thought I was going crazy at one point. Doctors did not even consider perimenopause so I felt alone and weak. Now I am balancing out thanks to seeing one podcast and searching out a specialist in this field. Ten years of suffering needlessly. Keep up the great work showing how important it is for doctors to think outside the box and not just give a plaster for an individual symptom.
It’s not widely known, but menopausal women have an insufficiency of vitamin D. Vitamin D promotes uptake of calcium into the bones. Vitamin D is also an anti-inflammatory. So the frozen shoulder is partly due to a buildup of calcium deposits in the tissues because there isn’t enough vitamin D to transport this calcium into the bones. Supplementation is recommended of vitamin D3 but if you take this, you also need to take K2 MK4 because it works with vitamin D3. (Don’t buy K2 MK7 because this is what big pharma push because it’s far cheaper for them to make and they make a bigger profit on it and yet it is inferior!). Also, avoid spinach because it is an oxalate that blocks absorption of calcium - far better to eat broccoli or kale instead. I find it incredible that menopause is seen as just hot flushes when there are so many health indications that go with it. I had anxiety, frozen shoulder and was very near pre-diabetes and insulin resistance. My frozen shoulder has now gone, as I exercised every day to get rid of it and am on HRT. I don’t know if I will ever get over the anxiety, but exercising with weights, walking and cutting out sugar has reversed my insulin resistance. I hope this helps and wish you wellness for the future ❤
@@JOJO-ug9ei You sound well researched already. i don't have anxiety now since I switched from A1 to A2 dairy. No refined sugar at all except the odd sq of dark choc. No grains...bar the occasional organic corn or rice only..but rarely. Lower carb generally. Hope that helps. Research it! I know you will!!
For many women who due to breast cancer must take anti-estrogen therapy that reduces estrogen lower than even post-menopausal levels, these symptoms are even more severe, often to the point of making it impossible to function in the same way as prior to starting the anti-estrogen therapy. There are millions of women who must take these anti-estrogen drugs for 5-10 years after treatment. New treatments are required!
Yes, I’m one of them and it’s ruining my life and affecting my marriage to say the least. 😢 I eat healthy and have always exercised-weight training. This does not help.
@@lisaj5041 Hang in there - it's awful but the fact that you are having bad side effects may indicate a slightly better chance of avoiding a distant recurrence according to some research, if that is any consolation. Also many women have told me that they went "back to normal" after the end of the drug therapy. So it's probably not permanent (although 5 years or more is certainly a long time). That turned out to be true for me - after 5 years of side effects from ovarian suppression plus aromatase inhibitors my severe side effects went away after stopping the drugs (I was only advised to take them for 5 years thank goodness). There is a great RUclips channel that features an oncologist helping explain the side effects and giving great science based advice: www.youtube.com/@yerbba
Stopped HRT due to breast cancer and mastectomy. Refused taking anti-estrogen therapy. 72 years old. I have 20 to 30 horrible hot flashes per day. Eat Whole Foods. Limit sugar. Exercise. Intermittent fasting. Meditate. Night and day sweats. I’m a mess. Very Little sleep. Skin changes. Thank goodness I keep trying and I am an extremely upbeat person and I remain hopeful. This last year has been awful.
Amazing episode 👏.... Davina deserves Nobel prize for her advocacy in this area, she has been light in the darkness. Dr sarah brilliant also...thank u Zoe so much ❤️
As said, diet and lifestyle are big factors. Maybe his Mom's lifestyle helped things more on the mellow side. Once I figured out that sugar and carbs made hot flashes more often and intense, I cut way back and the hot flashes went away and didn't come back. Getting over low thyroid took a little more effort. :) Thanks for being interested and presenting this info!
please please please davina can you do more youtube videos, would love one on what you do and eat in a day to help you through menopause, it would be so helpful !
15 years transdermal progesterone HRT. Being mindful of foods that sustain healthy mitochondria, which in turn heals and maintains your spirit and energy. Be well ☺️
Thank you so so much. I needed to hear this and look forward to hearing more in the future. I'll be buying Davina's book too. I was put on Tamoxifen in 2008 at the age of 29 due to an oestrogen and progesterone positive breast tumour. I was told it would put me into a temporary peri-menopausal state but no-one really told me what that would involve and it was difficult to find much out. I was part of a study that asked me questions about the side effects and that's when I found out that the night sweats I was having were actually peri-menopause and not tuberculosis (I worked in a hospital microbiology lab so it wasn't entirely unlikely ☺). My boyfriend at the time wasn't convinced. He was certain that the reason I woke up sweating and soaking the bedsheets was because I slept with my head under the duvet and that I just needed to stop doing that (as if I can control what I do in my sleep 😐). Listening to this episode and the one with Stacy Sims has made me realise how many of the symptoms/issues I've been blaming myself for or blaming on getting old for the last 16 years (gaining weight, losing strength, achy joints etc) are very likely to have been part of the peri-menopause. I was on Tamoxifen for 10 years and I continued to menstruate throughout. As time went on, my cycle length would get longer and longer (108 days at one point!). For the first year post Tamoxifen, I saw my cycle length go back down to 28 days, the most regular I had ever been! I continued to suffer with night sweats and hot flushes though and eventually realised that I was just going to go straight into the real peri-menopause. The thought that this was going to be the rest of my existence filled me with despair. I can't take HRT, the anti-depressants I was on that were supposed to counteract the night sweats (as well as help with my debilitating anxiety and depression) made no difference at all. The idea that changing my diet and working out in a different way could help ease all these symptoms gives me hope for the future 🥰
I must be quite lucky as I’m 51 and seem to be sailing through menopause. I have had weight gain admittedly and a few aches and pains although I’m not sure if they’re attributable to nursing. Let’s hope it stays that way as I hear some dreadful things. One of my colleagues told me that her divorce was attributed to menopause.
Erratic periods started when I was 39 and I had my last one at 45. I’ve suffered with many symptoms, particularly hot flushes, for the past 23 years with nobody to talk to except a male doctor who was, quite frankly, a dinosaur, and my elderly mother who just said “pull yourself together” 😢. Thank you so much for this information Zoe ❤
THANK YOU for this podcast episode, please invite more women to talk about this very important topic that we don't know almost anything about as women because the medicine establishments didn't care enough to study in the past. Too many women suffer un-necessarilly from menopause symptoms and this impacts all aspects of their lives for the worse. i'm sharing this episode with all my girlfriends and i hope all women share this type of information with their friends and families.
Great podcast, i follow Davina ,dr Louise Newson so helped me most ,i took a list off syptoms to GP ive never had any problems with getting HRT, only when shortages, ive seen menopause specialist twice but such a long wait , on Tuesday saw a lovely consultants NHS for check up Im lucky I can stand up for myself but i didnt need to empower yourselfs ladies ❤
I can’t stop thinking about all this women who can’t afford being l member of Zoe. I truly believe that Zoe is an amazing program who has changed many people’s lives.
thank you Davina, I am also thinner and people keep saying I'm not eating!! But yes it's collegen and muscle loss !! Very interesting indeed, and the menopause scale will help so many women. I'm so excited for women going forward. It took me ages to sort out my issues, and it was difficult because it keeps changing and you keep thinking your ok !! I did stop working at 50, because I could not cope!! Interestingly i had forgotten about those awful night sweats ! My mum reports she didn't have any problems during menopause , but I remember her having night sweats and her mood swings were not easy! She so has hot flushes, aged 86 , as never had HRT. I gone back to work twice: now I'm on HRT so my life is SO much calmer, and enegy back , symptoms under control (apart from collegen loss and skin crawling!) as long as I keep using the creams and taking DHEA . What tests should we be having to ensure our health is on track post menopause?? (Dexa scans, mammograms- anything else ?)
I wish there were less negative comments about ‘when I’m in my 70’s. I’m 71 and very active, only just retired, especially find yoga really helpful. I have followed Zoe for several years and find it really helpful generally. Please could you also take into account that there are some people who are underweight and would like to have guidance to put on weight eating healthy.
I'm 54 and been in menopause for 4 years. I feel like I'm getting away with it really lightly. Ive been in the beauty industry for 35 years so have been very aware of menopause all that time from listening to clients. The main difference I see and no one is talking about, is having to get up and go to work. Still keeping up that pace we did before. I haven't really had to do that for the last 4 years. Is THIS why I'm getting away with it? If I've had a sleepless night, I can sleep during the day. I can rest as much as I need. Maybe this is nature's way of saying women need to slow down. No one takes this into consideration because of how society is set up
We wanted equality, we wanted to have the same opportunities as men but biologically and by nature it's not actually possible. By nature, men and women are different but we have decided to set ourselves up to aspire to a way of life that nature does not intend for us!
For some of us menopause is utterly life changing and not to be underestimated. HRT works, it saved my life, and I wouldn’t be here without it. Eating healthy and exercising yes these are good for absolutely everyone. But please do not conflate a necessary treatment that works and reduces many serious diseases of aging with “food” as something that can “solve” menopause (it cannot). Nutrition does become very important as you age and while on HRT. Hormones are impacted at any stage of life by your nutrition choices and we can tolerate poor choices when younger. So make smart choices if you are older. And go get HRT.
@harrietgoodacre Yeah, I was in that camp too until I had hardcore hot flashes, incontinence, & extreme irritability. I take a low level (2 mg) esteodial and 200 mg progesterone. I eat a diet of non- processed foods & drinks. When you get deeper into the peri-menopause, you look for relief!
@@harrietgoodacreDid you know I. The past , women were put in mental asylums because of menopause symptoms, that’s how they handled it in the past, it was called hysteria..
HRT totally helped with joint pain and total brain fog...however my motivation has not come back. I'm rarely feel utter joy. I ate vegan and limit processed foods but still not motivation. Hence actually being on here whereas in my 30s I'd have been up doing something else... something creative... Even task that really need to be done are ignored. Doesn't help I'm ADHD as well.
I have MEN1(genetic endocrine condition). Probably felt perimenopausal for many years but I took early retirement from a career I used to love because the stress of it was too much. Literally felt I was going mad .1 month after what was actually my last period , I had my first seizure! It took another 2 years and 2 more seizures to get an epilepsy diagnosis and start meds which instantly made me feel less " wobbly". The neurologist said that development of epilepsy was quite common in women" of my age" but that there was no evidence it was related to menopause.! My daughter and son are autistic,likely I am too so I think menopause had a huge impact on my hormone/ brain balance.
I am 57 of age. Strength train and eat clean. I don't suffer from menopause. Healthy lifestyle is key. No alcohol, sufficient sleep. I don't take hrt or any other meds.
Stress is a big trigger for menopaussl symtoms. Keep cortisol levels low. There are many exercise videos on RUclips for nit raising cortisol levels. Remember as we get older our stress levels are not the same as when we were younger. It's more about healthy eating and trying to not stress as mu h as possible. Look into lots of relaxation techniques
From the start about driving in the dark. 43 when it all started. 51 now. The insomnia drives me crazy. Periods stopped nearly 4 years ago. If you're not going through it, people really do not understand. When I first went to the doctors they tried to put me on antidepressants, I got the prescription but knew in myself I was not depressed as I had been before and it was different, I never took them. After that, I did not want to go to the doctor. HRT is not for me, on any medications I always have a bad reaction. So I have stayed away from it. I am allergic to anti-inflammatories. So I worry about taking any medicines. So good to hear about white bread, I do find after eating a sandwich I am sluggish. I will stay off that now. Walking my furbaby is a blessing, Gets me out, and some days I can not be bothered, but after our walks, I always feel better. Incontinence. Having to wear a panty liner. Something I thought happened more when you were older. Will try the tips you have given. I am coming back a man. LOL. Loved this longest RUclips video I have watched.
Fantastic revelation for women AND men. My only comment would be that getting to actionable advice like diet & exercise could have been introduced earlier into the conversation.
The dietary advice here, besides eating a generally healthy diet and less ultra processed food, is to eat enough soy isoflavones, either soya beans/ soya bean products, or to take a supplement of genistein, one of the soya isaflavones. I read that the genistein supplement has not been proved to be safe for women with a high risk of breast cancer (nor to be unsafe), whereas eating soy products has been proved to be safe for the same group of women. ( verywellhealth: Isoflavones). How much of soya beans/ tofu/ tempeh will give us enough soya isoflavones, I wonder; it's not specified either in this video or the article sbove.) Some other beans are also high in isoflavones.
Dr.Neal Barnard did a study on soy on menopause symptoms. I think it was 1/2 cup mature soybeans per day to dramatically reduce symptoms. There are RUclips interviews with him detailing this, as well as diet changes that help.
It was so interesting when Davina mentioned feeling sad at the idea of carrying no more children, even though she had no desire to. This was the biggest emotional shock for me. I'm lucky as I had almost no peri-menopause symptoms but went straight into real menopause at age 50. I was devastated to realise I could no longer get pregnant and have a child. This is crazy as I was very happy in my life. My kids were in their 20s and I had ZERO, absolutely zero, desire to have a child. In fact, I'd have been devastated if I'd become pregnant at that time of my life. However, THE FACT of being physically UNABLE to, hit me hard. Several years later I'm out the other side and life really is great - better than before, but it's a process.
I thought i was dying of an undetected cause. Suddenly my heart rate became irregular and I developed chest pains, my joints locked...needed a minute or two to get up from bed, eyes so dry they were bloodshot everyday - couldn't wear my contacts any longer. Urinary infections every other month, never ceasing vaginal itch...couldn't sleep more than an hour due to hot flashes...and the brain fog - indescribable. I started to wish for the end. There has to be more help and education about menopause. It took me by surprise...hormone therapy and education are a must.
Imagine how hard it is for women with no kids who want them who are going through infertility and perimenopause. Their dream of ever having a family slipping away.
❤Thank you for paying some positive attention to older women. Our menopausal symptoms have always been ignored by the men around us and we get ignored by the medical field. We get bullied online and become invisible on the street. 😢 We need some help with our health and the things we're going through.
Thank you davina for talking about menopause, it’s a big thing for women a lot of them can’t handle it , i recommend those women feeling symptom , do regular exercise 30 to 40 mn walk.
I have what I can only describe as electric shock sensations in my legs and pelvis. My doctor refused to acknowledge what I was telling her was truthful but after starting HRT it is much less severe. Being made to feel that I was making it up was frustrating and made me very angry.
Post menopause, got may be 10 years more of this nightmare. The shortage of HRT products doesn’t help. Night sweats, anxiety, self confidence, dry eyes, fatigue, insomnia. Skin crawling. All on waves and phases so not all at once. Advice for symptom reduction via diet only would be good. More explicit details.
Still learning and dealing @ 56. I have to keep reminding other older women we have different symptoms. 🇨🇦 If I hadn’t had panicking symptoms during lockdown and been sent to an OBGYN right away after ER ( A &E ) I totally wouldn’t have a clue. ( I’m practically nocturnal now? ) Thanks for sharing.
Definitely more needs to be done ,for me as I have health issues (reactive hypoglycaemia fibro ,graves) it also effects those things . My systems have been so bad I havnt left the house for 3 months 😫 palpitations, headaches ,severe anxiety,extreme daytime and night hot flushes ...yep I've just been 'unfortunate ' .trialing hrt now
Make sure you are on the proper dose. If you do not feel well after a 3 month trial up the dose a bit and go from there :*) It takes 3 months on a dose to feel full effects. And it takes a lot of patience :*)
The Study was The Most damaging research toward us Women ..... Still Now when you read th bloody leaflet In th hrt box .. it is Scary !!! I've watched a lot ov information so fortunately I'm just ignoring th leaflet ... But So much is still needed xx
The one good thing about menopause is no more periods. I had a stressful job when going through menopause and thought it was the stress from work that was the cause. Now know it's menopause.
Dance more now.....don't wait for a wedding. Learning to dance either partner or solo can be life changing in so many ways. Maybe there is a ZOE study here lol
What about tofu? Im 47 and vegan for 14 years, mostly whole foods. I consume around 200g of tofu daily. So far, my perimenopause has been a breeze. Very light symptoms such: more resistant to cold (but not hot flashes), and my body shape has changed (less butt and more belly). My face is also looking more mature. Apart from that, I have a lot of energy; I never feel low or depressed; I love life; I never have headaches or period pain. But I understand it's early days....
Yeah I'm with you on the belly front. Without exercising I used to have a two-pack, began my menopause 4 years ago aged 50 & the fat began shifting to my belly & around the sides. I was like "what the hell is this. Where's it come from?". It's bloody awful. Because I've attempted HRT a few times & came off them due to bad side effects I decided to eat healthy & started Slimming World. My belly/tyre has shrunk & I kind of have a two-pack but with a little bulbous belly thing which was never there before. I don't really get hot flushes anymore, only had 2 night sweats but my E.N.T specialist has said the reason why I'm now getting repetitive oral thrush & dryness in my throat/mouth is due to the menopause. I'm trying HRT patches yet again in the hope it goes but I think HRT causes oral thrush so I'm not sure.
Been a vegetarian for over 20 years, live in Asia and eat a lot of tofu too, unfortunately my symptoms are starting to get worse so I don't think tofu makes a massive difference. Maybe it helps a little? Plus I'm on women's group here and lot's of people with symptoms and everyone eats tofu!
@@livingandlearningeachnewday she mentioned tofu, but I think in my case it’s because I eat a plant based diet, mostly whole foods. I used to have cramps and lower back pain during my periods, but I when I became vegan, all pain and discomfort stopped. I don’t even get headaches anymore, but my diet is really health. I cook mostly from scratch and I avoid ultra processed food and sugar. Did you know between 70 to 80% of the antibiotics produced in the world is given to farm animal to prevent and fight diseases + to promote growth? Which means meat, eggs and milk are affected. I wonder if that (+ the fact animals have their own hormones) can have an impact on women’s health/hormone
I loved this episode. I’d just like to hear the word “women” being used as opposed to “people”, since only women go through the peri and menopause. Language is important. Thank you.
I beg to differ. Our families are impacted. My husband and two sons frequently exchanged meaningful looks thinking I am manic and paranoid. Sometimes even accusing me now because my behaviour became inexplicable.
@@rhondajansenvanvuuren392 Thank you, Rhonda. I agree that information about menopause should reach everyone in society. My comment was more to do with the fact the word woman is being erased from the vocabulary in favour of ridiculous terms such “vagina havers”, “birthing parents” instead of mothers etc… in the name of false inclusivity. Only women go through menopause, only women get pregnant, that’s a biological fact, so when we talk about physical symptoms, we can’t just say “people with menopause”. We are women and deserved to be properly addressed. “What does not get named, does not exist”. G. Steiner.
this is a amazing video, thankyou so much i have learnt so much, i am on a journey through menopause at 59 and really suffering, any information and advice is helpful.
What a fantastic talk, I can so relate to many symptoms talked about and initially I didn't understand what was happening to me. I'd just had my youngest child at 41 and then hit perimenopause then 2 yrs menopause. What a rollercoaster ride ive had. I haven't tried HRT, but I'm trying to manage my symptoms through diet, exercise and supplements please any more advice/ info on how we can help ourselves thanks 😊
Here's a symptom of menopause that was never advertised:- Chronic, repetitive oral thrush in your mouth & throat. You take fluconazole for a week & 3 weeks later it returns. Every single month due to dryness in both mouth/throat. It is gross. You struggle to swallow due to lack of saliva, you get painful legions in your mouth when the thrush comes away & it feels like you have a sore throat & it's constant. My ENT explained that lack of oestrogen is the cause & I have no solution as im unable to take HRT due to very painful leg cramps. In my opinion an introduction of menopause doctors via the NHS would be most welcome
I always wondered if having a good diet helped my sister and me go through menopause with generally mild symptoms. I used to joke that my hot flushes were so mild all I needed was a drink of water. And I actually deliberately exaggerated my symptoms when I decided I wanted to try bioidentical topical hormone replacement, not wanting to be refused. That was more than 25 years ago, and my health has never been better.
Such a fabulous podcast. I was a Zoe member, and my menopause symptoms got much better when I follow the advice. I still follow the advice, I have found sleep improvement a gamechanger too, I have needed CBTi for that side of menopause when night sweats were no longer a problem. I’m very interested in the research on Soy Isoflavones, can these be taken alongside HRT please….? Thank you team Zoe and Davina.
HRT didn’t work for me caused me bladder pain. My hair is falling out and I’ve now got Folate deficiency. I’ve joined Zoe and hoping better food will help instead
I am stunned that progesterone was not mentioned. Estrogen is being produced by the body through perimenopause and menopause. Progesterone is the hormone that is decreasing and then stopping during menopause. Estrogen is responsible for all of the 'female 'cancers. I started perimenopause at 42. I read everything I could find about it. I had extremely severe symptoms, had four children under eight. No sleep for three months, I was taking sleeping tablets but you are knocked out, not sleeping. I thought I was dying. Finally found out about transdermal progesterone and within three months most of the symptoms were under control. Eighteen years later, I am still using it.
yep...estrogen is a cell proliferator. I did try Bio identical HRT but didn't like the effect the estrogen had on my breasts . Plus, I was on the gel and the carrier agents are synthetic such as carbomer 943p. I don't want to be medicalised for the rest of my life! I now used Wild yam and Vitex angus cactus to stimulate the pathway for my body to produce the mother hormone PROGESTERONE! Also, adding my estrogen rich food into my diet, Magnesium, Curcumin.
@@jaskaur3920 Online, I like natpro. Depending on how bad the symptoms are. I would start with 100 mg in the am and 100 mg before going to bed over your thyroid. Give it three months and you can adjust the amount if you need..
“Ok everyone brace yourselves, I’m going in…”. Hahah! That’s me. I have two days prior to period where I am highly irritated, frustrated, like a leave me alone, just do what you need to do attitude and I’m in no way helpful nor nurturing in those days.
I’m 45 and was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer this time last year. I can’t have HRT but some of my symptoms are terrible. Night sweats, joint pain irritability, sudden rage and feeling really low. I’ve just started exercising again and was always quite fit and healthy but I don’t know what else to do. I’m struggling ladies 😢
Check out Barbara O'Neill at living springs retreat. You can manage your symptoms via a few changes to diet and addition of supplements and herbs. I have heard some interesting talks about Ivermectin and Fenbendazole reducing cancerous tumours. Main stream medicine doesn't have the answers!
I second taking testosterone. I take the biote pellets for estrodial and testosterone and feel so much better. HRT doesn’t have testosterone currently. I’ve read some studies that say taking testosterone for women can actually help avoid breast cancer which would be helpful for you. I feel for you. It sounds like you are really having a hard time. Menopause is not easy and I love videos like this where women can learn more on how to have a better quality of life. Definitely see a hormone specialist in your area and get some blood work done. Don’t completely rule out estrodial forever. You may still be able to get back on it depending on how long ago you had the cancer. I’ve heard a hormone doc say that. Get a second opinion before you give up on it. Take care.
@@amyschiavo215 thank you I will look into this. It’s been 1 year since my diagnosis chemo finished in March and radio therapy the end of June. Your replies are really helpful as I thought that was it for me and there would be nothing I can do so thank so much for the info take care x
@@kpghyYou’re so welcome! Good luck with everything! I have hope that you will be able to get back on hormones someday and be able to have a better quality of life. Glad to help!
Commendable Ladies 👌🏼😎❣️ Well done 👏🏼 Changing the hormone narrative for women Continued talks like this is empowering women to live their BEST lives 😍
I’m going to be 51 next month. In January this year 2024 I started getting bloated stomach and vaginal dryness and because of this ( I’m afraid of taking a full shower because if the mild soap or water gets in my Urethral area it will lead to either a yeast infection or a UTI infections ( which now I get pain and frequent going to the bathroom symptoms and sometimes I had to take two of those pain pills that turn your urine orange .and my moods swings have been getting worse ( I get upset more easily and start crying , and depression, thoughts of suicide ), it’s really hard for Me. 😢
I can’t use soap. I get a soap substitute prescribed by my doctors. I also have vagifem for vaginal dryness. It’s like a small tablet with an applicator that you insert into the vagina twice a week. I was getting loads of utis and I now take Hiprex prescribed by my urologist and I buy D-Mannose capsules which also help with the utis. I also wash my underwear in a zero perfume clothes washing liquid. Hope this helps
I started menopause at 52 and 57 now and feel awful still, couldn’t take any HRT as my mum had breast cancer. Too many symptoms to mention 😢. What can I take ? Drs not interested, have no faith in them.
I wanted to unlive myself and was in three psych wards I two different countries. 2024 was the worst year on my life but God and my mom and son kept me here.
My menopause is a night mare. I'm constantly sad with little joy, and everything hurts in my body . Can't sleep hot flashes can't lose weight and I'm constantly fatigued . A long all that I lose my voice and can't always walk far without feeling exhausted and in alot of pain.
I honestly started having so many of symptoms, I decided It was worth taking HRT, I researched it and finally after finding Liz earle talk on it, it was Time. I WAS unable to function ..no sleep ..very low mood, fatigue ..Now after few weeks I feel like myself that I habent been since perimenopause and menopause symptoms got overwhelming ..I am grateful that I started HRT.
I started to watch this presentation with my wife because of the title 'these foods make menopause easier' it wasn't until 55 minutes into the video that any food suggestion was mentioned which was eat more plant based, eat less processed food and Mediterranean diet. These are anyway the normal dietary requirements for a healthy lifestyle! This to me felt more about Sarah and her stats on her Zoe studies and research. Very disappointed with this misleading title, even the interviewer admitted at 47 mins into the video that we've been teasing the viewers long enough!! Not fair guys 😕.
I have to disagree with Dr Sarah when she said the uk do not prescribe HRT as a tablet oral form now. As I have been on this for the last 4yrs and it was my life saviour. So do not intend to try and transfer to gels and patches to get the dose right my daily tablet does that perfectly.
You said that in UK women get patches or gels, I am in UK and was on oral HRT up to Sept 2023. It was a game changer when I went on it and helped for a while I no longer take it, but I was never offered patches or gel
I was shocked when they said it wasn’t prescribed in the uk. Because I am on a daily tablet of HRT and have been for the last 4yrs. It’s been my saviour.
Learnt few days ago Hyper and hypo thyroid has exact same peri menopause symptoms plus more (google gives list... its not just gaining or losing weight) so bare this in mind also... theres a blood test to check if its thyroid (can be in addition to peri menopause)
I haven’t had time to reads all the comments, and I am not sure if this is going to be talked about later in the podcast. But for neurodivergent women, menopause exacerbates symptoms, often women will gain a diagnosis of ADHD after going the rough peri menopause. Where we could cope for many years with our symptoms and mask them many cannot cope after peri menopause hits, ADHD is associated with addiction even without menopause and can you only imagine how much worse this would be when you are also menopausal. Luckily I have never had a substance problem but it makes you think, are there women who have these difficulties because of a combined presentation? 😢
I have been going through this for 3 years and no one to talk too, The Doctors I've seen have been no help. I just feel so down, weight gain, Hot and Cold, Headaches, Muscle aches gosh! For someone who was a keen running can't Run anymore. Sleep which is a continues Issue. Feel drained and lonely in this period of my life. :( Hope i can get the help and able to speak with people who actually care and understand.
I’d be really interested in a study looking at the link between menopause and IBS I have so many friends in their 60’s who suddenly started to suffer from IBS. I have been doing the Zoe way of eating for more than a year and it has helped a bit but I really hoped it would sort out IBS for good.
My anxiety and sleep and sleep apnea uti and fibromayligia waterly eyes, brain fog are thd worst! I was o mireena coil a estadit patch! My patch was no longer working for me and my mireena coil was misplaced had operation to remove it, it was stuck and punctured my cervix! Now I'm on estrogel 4 pumps and utragestran peasary as I've got progesterone intolerance, I'm not on testosterone as my dr said they are within normal limits and I've got underactive thyroid and ostapinia ❤
Unless one don't get through peri menopause or menopause or same symptoms ,ppl usually don't care or bother especially younger ppl .it's v important to teach about these topics in secondary schools so that younger girls should be aware of what her mother or other women going through physically n emotionally so that these girls should be well prepared when they hit that stage
These anecdotes of ideation etc are saddening but not conclusive evidence that menopause alone is the root cause for such ideations or other existing mental health challenges caused by chronic life stressors. It’s just not that simple. Life is nuanced and individual reactions to life events even more so. Menopause is a stage, a phase. Perhaps the answer to an easier or less difficulty menopausal stage lies in how women treat their bodies in the years prior to perimenopause. How about starting with what we eat
Thank you very much. I have been taking HRT in the Uk for a year, mainly because I seemed to have very little saliva in the front of my mouth so I kept biting my lip and getting an ulcer that wouldn’t heal. That has completely resolved now, I wonder if anyone else experienced this ? Does anyone else get a mild period pain on HRT ( no bleeding) My scalp is dry and irritable ( not dandruff) Do these symptoms strike a cord with anyone. I don’t want to stop the medication as I do feel better and definitely have more energy.
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I also think that the generation going through this right now - Gen X - have a different lifestyle from our parents. We’re trying to do it all, big jobs, having children later, ageing parents living longer and we’re adding all this to our load. This adds more stress to our lives and our nervous systems go into this phase ready in overdrive.
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Plus ➕ all the government needles since 2020 causing more inflammation in the bodies of women who where told success was leaving your kids with a stranger to provide more income tax 😅
@@LadySanders73 a very valid point.
Yes, then some influencer with amazing looking arms tells you strength train 20 mins a day 😮. I’m too tired and need to lie down in a dark room. We forgot they have cleaners, childcare and carers for parents . It puts a lot of pressure on all
Also they would have had a much less processed food available.
I am a person of colour, I have struggled so much with my symptoms , the most frightening was suicidal thoughts, despair and no motivation . for me reaching out for help is so hard , my cries for help are minimised or dismissed. My culture and family system doesnt offer much support or even talk about menopause. Listening to your podcast has been so beneficial for me. I just hope things get better with all this education on menopause . Thank you
I wish you all the best. You are not alone. ❤ Do not stop before you find the help you need!!!! You are right, you are not whiny or crazy and science is on your side. Perimenopause and Menopause is no picnic.
I think we need to remember menopause affects not just the female half of the population but the affects also can affect the men in our lives so it’s really important they listen and understand menopause. We need more education in schools about it - possibly many kids mums are going through these problems.
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I had an emergency full hysterectomy at age 24 and I kept asking doctors every time I got near them after that if I should be on HRT because of the emergency full hysterectomy and I was told over and over again year after year NO! you don't need that until you are much older, They would tell me all the symptoms I had because I was fat. The harder I tried to lose weight the more depressed I got.
I nearly killed myself at age 45 and while I was in the hospital after that someone finally said you're in menopause and we need to start you on HRT. I have fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and chronic pain now at age 55. I changed my diet and I swim almost every day. I feel better now than I have most of my life I gave up on Doctors and had to go down the rabbit hole to find the info I needed. With the brain fog I have was really hard to do. I am so glad there are so many more people researching this and talking about more and more. At least I know my own daughter and all women will be better prepared for what they will be going through soon enough. Doctors need to learn a lot more about this.
That’s so awful for you 😢I’m so sorry medical society failed you. If this was a man’s issue, we’d have all sorts of research and solutions on it decades ago.
@@Gem_ini Amen!!!!
I'm so sorry you were failed so horribly.
ADHD and the menopause. I felt like a chaotic teenager again, had to relearn all my hacks to get through the day. My ADHD symptoms worsened. HRT patches saved me.
Similar with perrimenopause and Autism
Me too. It’s got worse and my house looks like someone burgled it. I can make an empty room look messy 😢
I'm the same.. well-done. Keep at it.. my hacks are not working at the moment but I'm trying to at least use exercise where I can.
@@JOJO-ug9ei your close friends won't care about how tidy your house is so don't be tempted to shut them out and it's a natural reaction. social connection still helps. You'll have a moment when you'll want to tidy . Until then don't beat yourself up .
My husband told me to get a hobby when I was overwhelmed, angry, and dissatisfied with my life.
That's when I started looking into HRT. It has helped me tremendously!!
Not very empathetic husband? Although dealing w it could be hard.
Make him watch this
Davina I love what you have done for me and perimenopause women, my husband was driving to work some years back and heard your brave conversations for you and all women around menopause, came home bravely to discuss it, it was then I followed you and thank you for me starting to understand me and my body, 8 weeks ago I started the Zoe programme, this then added for me an extra layer in this quality of life, I am falling in love with food, the programme and me again. I listened to this brilliant pod cast today and I love you more. Zoe you have made me understand the organic me which is having a huge impact on the visual me, I love and recommend highly this programme, in 8 weeks I am 21lbs down, more energy and my perimenopause symptoms less.
THANK YOU DAVINA AND ZOE SO MUCH ❤XXXX
When Davina said she didn’t want to leave. I felt the same. As if when you’re in the company of people who get it who care you feel safe. . I find menopause a lonely place but can’t really explain why . 😢. Thank you Zoe fur all that you do. Rosie
Love Davina!!!! I keep 5kg weights by the back door and lift till failure and some squats (use a chair if to hard) to keep muscle - prevent falls. Louise Newton and Stacy Simms, Gabrielle Lyons Marie Havers - all fantastic. This such important work - TY for doing this study it will change millions of lives!!!!!!! and untold suffering x
My doctors visits went through the roof, my symptoms where dizzy spells with pressures in the head,, i was allergic to different things, teeth clenching was awful, i ached so much, my feet hurts alot I felt aged 90 & wondered how my mum at 70 vould continue if you feel that bad/old. I have HRT all symptoms have gone which is so brilliant but suffer with bleeding on HRT, so investigating this now. Thank you so much for talking & I wish every woman all the best. We are beautiful ❤
She has used her celebrity to change the world 🌍 for the better which is why i love and respect her. She was also incredibly funny on street mate! xx❤xx
The driving at night is one that made me feel like I was loosing my mind in the rain at night I didn’t know how I got home, I had to drink a lot of wine to self medicate. I had to change to doing a local job. I had to take a break insomnia was bad I had no sleep for a week. I went to my sympathetic gp who put me on anti depressants. The break and the tablets did help but nothing was mentioned about menopause. It took ages for me to go and get HRT due to brain fog and hair loss and now on it.
It definitely meeds quite a bit of tweaking as it’s difficult to know how much is too much etc. Moving forward it’s going to be so much easier for the generations coming up as more people take it the research will help. I workout every day and I eat really well and that definitely helps❤
Oh my goodness. I am not alone. Thank you for sharing this because it makes us feel like are not alone. I too went to a doctor to take all bloods from A-Z and all came back normal. She referred me to a psychologist who further recommended a psychiatrist. That’s when I said no I am not going on psych drugs. Did my own research on similar platforms. Realised I am perimenopausal. Now now Saffron, Omega3, Magnesium. I exercise daily and walking outside boosts my overall mood.
My symptoms were: severe mood swings and actually suicidal, forgetfulness, sleeplessness and fatigue. Interesting how I belong to the one cluster. I am 45 and perimenopausal and have started having the conversation with my friends.
Thank you for sharing …
How do you take Saffron?
Thanks for sharing
I’m a nutritional clinical practitioner, personal trainer and not to brag, but my sleep schedule is on point. I felt I’d be exempt from any perimenopause menopausal symptoms once I turned 44 my story was very similar to their guest host. Yes a healthy lifestyle is paramount, But it’s stopped me from going to see my OB for longer than it should’ve. Now in addition my lifestyle I was prescribed estrogen topical gel…. game changer 😊🎉
I've just had a consultation with my GP about increasing my hrt dose. She actually asked me if I ever listened to the Zoe podcast, as there is lots of new research around menopause. I told her I listened religiously and then we had a lovely chat about Dr Sarah Berry! 😊
I was not given HRT when I went through my menopause and have had more and more menopause related problens which cannot be "fixed". The term menopause seems entirely wrong as it isn't a "pause" after which things will start up again, but quite definitely an "end". I call it the menoend. Having been quite ill with cancer some years ago i feel that the menopause has been considerably more devastating to my life than cancer despite illness legacy associated with my cancer. The fact that the menoend is now a fact of my life until I die is most depressing.
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Davina is just adorable with her passion for everything ❤
Totally love her! Wonderful, loving woman. It's so beautiful to share all this stuff.
I love Davina,so positive ❤
Sad that no-one mentioned that HRT prevents osteoporosis. I put up with my menopause symptoms thinking the natural way was best, knowing nothing about osteoporosis which I now have. It’s great that menopause is now being discussed but emphasis should be given to bone health.
Take vitamin K2.
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Strength train.
I lost all the fat in my face too and the veiled comments from women is awful. Why do some women judge others especially our faces and bodies? Why don't women talk about the real issues rather than the superficial skin changes? I have a mother but she didn't want to talk about it nor help her daughters. Don't know why. It seems some people are more concerned about weight and looks and not about health and wellbeing. Glad women are talking more . I changed my diet to a whole food plant based and boy oh boy what a difference. I had no hrt choice at the time but the diet change in 2016 made loads of differences. I increased my soya intake with cooked soya beans and tofu. I'm following the daily dozen app and I hope there's others doing the same. Eventually I did go on hrt gel and progestogen pills to help with muscles and bone health. I'm stronger, slimmer, fitter and mentally happy now at 59 than I was at 29. Access to sound information is critical.
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Strength train to increase muscle density
Great on you Davina for speaking and educating people about menopause. I have just started going through the perimenopause around the average age for this natural life cycle every woman goes through. My mother went through it at 42 years old after a hysterectomy. I am 52 next year. It makes me feel old but i look much younger for my age. I will be buying your book on this topic. I get mild symptoms of it during the perimenopause. Now I am older, I feel wiser and smarter than my youth. This book I think will educate me what to expect when I go in the full menopause. My autobiography will be coming out next year to sell on the worldwide market. I have a very healthy diet and very active healthy lifestyle. So far I only have 5 symptoms and since I started taking menopace pills my moods are balanced. Before it was erratic mood swings, thank goodness that has stopped as I don't think my life partner could cope with that long term.
Davina all you described I have had and many more symptoms too. Fatigued and repetitive frozen shoulders and OMG so many other inflammation issues. Hormone imbalances, microbiome issues. Basically for nearly ten years I have had one thing after another. I am a veteran and no delicate flower I honestly thought I was going crazy at one point. Doctors did not even consider perimenopause so I felt alone and weak. Now I am balancing out thanks to seeing one podcast and searching out a specialist in this field. Ten years of suffering needlessly. Keep up the great work showing how important it is for doctors to think outside the box and not just give a plaster for an individual symptom.
It’s not widely known, but menopausal women have an insufficiency of vitamin D. Vitamin D promotes uptake of calcium into the bones. Vitamin D is also an anti-inflammatory. So the frozen shoulder is partly due to a buildup of calcium deposits in the tissues because there isn’t enough vitamin D to transport this calcium into the bones. Supplementation is recommended of vitamin D3 but if you take this, you also need to take K2 MK4 because it works with vitamin D3. (Don’t buy K2 MK7 because this is what big pharma push because it’s far cheaper for them to make and they make a bigger profit on it and yet it is inferior!). Also, avoid spinach because it is an oxalate that blocks absorption of calcium - far better to eat broccoli or kale instead. I find it incredible that menopause is seen as just hot flushes when there are so many health indications that go with it. I had anxiety, frozen shoulder and was very near pre-diabetes and insulin resistance. My frozen shoulder has now gone, as I exercised every day to get rid of it and am on HRT. I don’t know if I will ever get over the anxiety, but exercising with weights, walking and cutting out sugar has reversed my insulin resistance. I hope this helps and wish you wellness for the future ❤
@@JOJO-ug9ei thank you for sharing your journey. It helps to see what works for people finding themselves in the same Menopause boat.
@@LB-WIndeed. Sharing is good... Info, advice, stuff... All best wishes 🎉
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@@JOJO-ug9ei You sound well researched already. i don't have anxiety now since I switched from A1 to A2 dairy. No refined sugar at all except the odd sq of dark choc. No grains...bar the occasional organic corn or rice only..but rarely. Lower carb generally. Hope that helps. Research it! I know you will!!
For many women who due to breast cancer must take anti-estrogen therapy that reduces estrogen lower than even post-menopausal levels, these symptoms are even more severe, often to the point of making it impossible to function in the same way as prior to starting the anti-estrogen therapy. There are millions of women who must take these anti-estrogen drugs for 5-10 years after treatment. New treatments are required!
Yes, I’m one of them and it’s ruining my life and affecting my marriage to say the least. 😢 I eat healthy and have always exercised-weight training. This does not help.
@@lisaj5041 Hang in there - it's awful but the fact that you are having bad side effects may indicate a slightly better chance of avoiding a distant recurrence according to some research, if that is any consolation. Also many women have told me that they went "back to normal" after the end of the drug therapy. So it's probably not permanent (although 5 years or more is certainly a long time). That turned out to be true for me - after 5 years of side effects from ovarian suppression plus aromatase inhibitors my severe side effects went away after stopping the drugs (I was only advised to take them for 5 years thank goodness). There is a great RUclips channel that features an oncologist helping explain the side effects and giving great science based advice:
www.youtube.com/@yerbba
Stopped HRT due to breast cancer and mastectomy. Refused taking anti-estrogen therapy. 72 years old. I have 20 to 30 horrible hot flashes per day. Eat Whole Foods. Limit sugar. Exercise. Intermittent fasting. Meditate. Night and day sweats. I’m a mess. Very Little sleep. Skin changes. Thank goodness I keep trying and I am an extremely upbeat person and I remain hopeful. This last year has been awful.
Amazing episode 👏.... Davina deserves Nobel prize for her advocacy in this area, she has been light in the darkness. Dr sarah brilliant also...thank u Zoe so much ❤️
As said, diet and lifestyle are big factors. Maybe his Mom's lifestyle helped things more on the mellow side. Once I figured out that sugar and carbs made hot flashes more often and intense, I cut way back and the hot flashes went away and didn't come back. Getting over low thyroid took a little more effort. :) Thanks for being interested and presenting this info!
please please please davina can you do more youtube videos, would love one on what you do and eat in a day to help you through menopause, it would be so helpful !
15 years transdermal progesterone HRT.
Being mindful of foods that sustain healthy mitochondria, which in turn heals and maintains your spirit and energy.
Be well ☺️
Thank you so so much. I needed to hear this and look forward to hearing more in the future. I'll be buying Davina's book too.
I was put on Tamoxifen in 2008 at the age of 29 due to an oestrogen and progesterone positive breast tumour. I was told it would put me into a temporary peri-menopausal state but no-one really told me what that would involve and it was difficult to find much out. I was part of a study that asked me questions about the side effects and that's when I found out that the night sweats I was having were actually peri-menopause and not tuberculosis (I worked in a hospital microbiology lab so it wasn't entirely unlikely ☺).
My boyfriend at the time wasn't convinced. He was certain that the reason I woke up sweating and soaking the bedsheets was because I slept with my head under the duvet and that I just needed to stop doing that (as if I can control what I do in my sleep 😐).
Listening to this episode and the one with Stacy Sims has made me realise how many of the symptoms/issues I've been blaming myself for or blaming on getting old for the last 16 years (gaining weight, losing strength, achy joints etc) are very likely to have been part of the peri-menopause.
I was on Tamoxifen for 10 years and I continued to menstruate throughout. As time went on, my cycle length would get longer and longer (108 days at one point!). For the first year post Tamoxifen, I saw my cycle length go back down to 28 days, the most regular I had ever been! I continued to suffer with night sweats and hot flushes though and eventually realised that I was just going to go straight into the real peri-menopause. The thought that this was going to be the rest of my existence filled me with despair. I can't take HRT, the anti-depressants I was on that were supposed to counteract the night sweats (as well as help with my debilitating anxiety and depression) made no difference at all.
The idea that changing my diet and working out in a different way could help ease all these symptoms gives me hope for the future 🥰
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I must be quite lucky as I’m 51 and seem to be sailing through menopause. I have had weight gain admittedly and a few aches and pains although I’m not sure if they’re attributable to nursing. Let’s hope it stays that way as I hear some dreadful things. One of my colleagues told me that her divorce was attributed to menopause.
Erratic periods started when I was 39 and I had my last one at 45. I’ve suffered with many symptoms, particularly hot flushes, for the past 23 years with nobody to talk to except a male doctor who was, quite frankly, a dinosaur, and my elderly mother who just said “pull yourself together” 😢. Thank you so much for this information Zoe ❤
THANK YOU for this podcast episode, please invite more women to talk about this very important topic that we don't know almost anything about as women because the medicine establishments didn't care enough to study in the past. Too many women suffer un-necessarilly from menopause symptoms and this impacts all aspects of their lives for the worse. i'm sharing this episode with all my girlfriends and i hope all women share this type of information with their friends and families.
Aging is a Blessing- so many don’t 🙏💕
Great podcast, i follow Davina ,dr Louise Newson so helped me most ,i took a list off syptoms to GP ive never had any problems with getting HRT, only when shortages, ive seen menopause specialist twice but such a long wait , on Tuesday saw a lovely consultants NHS for check up Im lucky I can stand up for myself but i didnt need to empower yourselfs ladies ❤
Louise and Stacy Simms, Gabrielle Lyons Marie Havers - all fanastic
I can’t stop thinking about all this women who can’t afford being l member of Zoe.
I truly believe that Zoe is an amazing program who has changed many people’s lives.
Davina has never looked better💕
thank you Davina, I am also thinner and people keep saying I'm not eating!! But yes it's collegen and muscle loss !! Very interesting indeed, and the menopause scale will help so many women. I'm so excited for women going forward. It took me ages to sort out my issues, and it was difficult because it keeps changing and you keep thinking your ok !! I did stop working at 50, because I could not cope!! Interestingly i had forgotten about those awful night sweats ! My mum reports she didn't have any problems during menopause , but I remember her having night sweats and her mood swings were not easy! She so has hot flushes, aged 86 , as never had HRT. I gone back to work twice: now I'm on HRT so my life is SO much calmer, and enegy back , symptoms under control (apart from collegen loss and skin crawling!) as long as I keep using the creams and taking DHEA .
What tests should we be having to ensure our health is on track post menopause?? (Dexa scans, mammograms- anything else ?)
I wish there were less negative comments about ‘when I’m in my 70’s. I’m 71 and very active, only just retired, especially find yoga really helpful. I have followed Zoe for several years and find it really helpful generally. Please could you also take into account that there are some people who are underweight and would like to have guidance to put on weight eating healthy.
I'm 54 and been in menopause for 4 years. I feel like I'm getting away with it really lightly. Ive been in the beauty industry for 35 years so have been very aware of menopause all that time from listening to clients. The main difference I see and no one is talking about, is having to get up and go to work. Still keeping up that pace we did before. I haven't really had to do that for the last 4 years. Is THIS why I'm getting away with it? If I've had a sleepless night, I can sleep during the day. I can rest as much as I need. Maybe this is nature's way of saying women need to slow down. No one takes this into consideration because of how society is set up
💯 You are right!
Yes slowing down is very very much important
We wanted equality, we wanted to have the same opportunities as men but biologically and by nature it's not actually possible. By nature, men and women are different but we have decided to set ourselves up to aspire to a way of life that nature does not intend for us!
For some of us menopause is utterly life changing and not to be underestimated. HRT works, it saved my life, and I wouldn’t be here without it. Eating healthy and exercising yes these are good for absolutely everyone. But please do not conflate a necessary treatment that works and reduces many serious diseases of aging with “food” as something that can “solve” menopause (it cannot). Nutrition does become very important as you age and while on HRT. Hormones are impacted at any stage of life by your nutrition choices and we can tolerate poor choices when younger. So make smart choices if you are older. And go get HRT.
I agree!! ❤
Totally agree.
Agree
@harrietgoodacre Yeah, I was in that camp too until I had hardcore hot flashes, incontinence, & extreme irritability. I take a low level (2 mg) esteodial and 200 mg progesterone. I eat a diet of non- processed foods & drinks.
When you get deeper into the peri-menopause, you look for relief!
@@harrietgoodacreDid you know I. The past , women were put in mental asylums because of menopause symptoms, that’s how they handled it in the past, it was called hysteria..
Davina, you are fabulous, We must age the way we like. Don't ever let anyone tell you different
HRT totally helped with joint pain and total brain fog...however my motivation has not come back. I'm rarely feel utter joy. I ate vegan and limit processed foods but still not motivation. Hence actually being on here whereas in my 30s I'd have been up doing something else... something creative... Even task that really need to be done are ignored. Doesn't help I'm ADHD as well.
Do carnivore-eat butter
Brain is made of 100 percent cholesterol- brain is what now triggers hormones
fishing?
I’m thinking of starting a Monday coffee morning with my friends of a certain age, to discuss symptoms and share ideas.
I have MEN1(genetic endocrine condition). Probably felt perimenopausal for many years but I took early retirement from a career I used to love because the stress of it was too much. Literally felt I was going mad .1 month after what was actually my last period , I had my first seizure! It took another 2 years and 2 more seizures to get an epilepsy diagnosis and start meds which instantly made me feel less " wobbly". The neurologist said that development of epilepsy was quite common in women" of my age" but that there was no evidence it was related to menopause.! My daughter and son are autistic,likely I am too so I think menopause had a huge impact on my hormone/ brain balance.
I am 57 of age. Strength train and eat clean. I don't suffer from menopause. Healthy lifestyle is key. No alcohol, sufficient sleep. I don't take hrt or any other meds.
it's good to know that in some cases and for those who have access to it, leading a healthy lifestyle can help!
Stress is a big trigger for menopaussl symtoms. Keep cortisol levels low. There are many exercise videos on RUclips for nit raising cortisol levels. Remember as we get older our stress levels are not the same as when we were younger. It's more about healthy eating and trying to not stress as mu h as possible. Look into lots of relaxation techniques
What is clean eating? (For you) No processed foods or something else.
From the start about driving in the dark.
43 when it all started. 51 now. The insomnia drives me crazy.
Periods stopped nearly 4 years ago.
If you're not going through it, people really do not understand.
When I first went to the doctors they tried to put me on antidepressants, I got the prescription but knew in myself I was not depressed as I had been before and it was different, I never took them. After that, I did not want to go to the doctor.
HRT is not for me, on any medications I always have a bad reaction. So I have stayed away from it. I am allergic to anti-inflammatories. So I worry about taking any medicines.
So good to hear about white bread, I do find after eating a sandwich I am sluggish. I will stay off that now.
Walking my furbaby is a blessing, Gets me out, and some days I can not be bothered, but after our walks, I always feel better.
Incontinence. Having to wear a panty liner. Something I thought happened more when you were older. Will try the tips you have given.
I am coming back a man. LOL.
Loved this longest RUclips video I have watched.
What a wholesome podcast. Love Davina’s honesty and positivity
Fantastic revelation for women AND men. My only comment would be that getting to actionable advice like diet & exercise could have been introduced earlier into the conversation.
The dietary advice here, besides eating a generally healthy diet and less ultra processed food, is to eat enough soy isoflavones, either soya beans/ soya bean products, or to take a supplement of genistein, one of the soya isaflavones. I read that the genistein supplement has not been proved to be safe for women with a high risk of breast cancer (nor to be unsafe), whereas eating soy products has been proved to be safe for the same group of women. ( verywellhealth: Isoflavones). How much of soya beans/ tofu/ tempeh will give us enough soya isoflavones, I wonder; it's not specified either in this video or the article sbove.) Some other beans are also high in isoflavones.
Dr.Neal Barnard did a study on soy on menopause symptoms. I think it was 1/2 cup mature soybeans per day to dramatically reduce symptoms. There are RUclips interviews with him detailing this, as well as diet changes that help.
It was so interesting when Davina mentioned feeling sad at the idea of carrying no more children, even though she had no desire to. This was the biggest emotional shock for me. I'm lucky as I had almost no peri-menopause symptoms but went straight into real menopause at age 50. I was devastated to realise I could no longer get pregnant and have a child. This is crazy as I was very happy in my life. My kids were in their 20s and I had ZERO, absolutely zero, desire to have a child. In fact, I'd have been devastated if I'd become pregnant at that time of my life. However, THE FACT of being physically UNABLE to, hit me hard. Several years later I'm out the other side and life really is great - better than before, but it's a process.
I thought i was dying of an undetected cause. Suddenly my heart rate became irregular and I developed chest pains, my joints locked...needed a minute or two to get up from bed, eyes so dry they were bloodshot everyday - couldn't wear my contacts any longer. Urinary infections every other month, never ceasing vaginal itch...couldn't sleep more than an hour due to hot flashes...and the brain fog - indescribable. I started to wish for the end. There has to be more help and education about menopause. It took me by surprise...hormone therapy and education are a must.
Imagine how hard it is for women with no kids who want them who are going through infertility and perimenopause. Their dream of ever having a family slipping away.
❤Thank you for paying some positive attention to older women. Our menopausal symptoms have always been ignored by the men around us and we get ignored by the medical field. We get bullied online and become invisible on the street. 😢 We need some help with our health and the things we're going through.
Thank you davina for talking about menopause, it’s a big thing for women a lot of them can’t handle it , i recommend those women feeling symptom , do regular exercise 30 to 40 mn walk.
I have what I can only describe as electric shock sensations in my legs and pelvis. My doctor refused to acknowledge what I was telling her was truthful but after starting HRT it is much less severe. Being made to feel that I was making it up was frustrating and made me very angry.
Oh yes Gas Lighting is very common among doctors male and female.
@@joycehennequin8469oh dear, that's bad. Thanks for the heads up...
Post menopause, got may be 10 years more of this nightmare. The shortage of HRT products doesn’t help. Night sweats, anxiety, self confidence, dry eyes, fatigue, insomnia. Skin crawling. All on waves and phases so not all at once. Advice for symptom reduction via diet only would be good. More explicit details.
Still learning and dealing @ 56. I have to keep reminding other older women we have different symptoms. 🇨🇦
If I hadn’t had panicking symptoms during lockdown and been sent to an OBGYN right away after ER ( A &E ) I totally wouldn’t have a clue. ( I’m practically nocturnal now? )
Thanks for sharing.
Definitely more needs to be done ,for me as I have health issues (reactive hypoglycaemia fibro ,graves) it also effects those things . My systems have been so bad I havnt left the house for 3 months 😫 palpitations, headaches ,severe anxiety,extreme daytime and night hot flushes ...yep I've just been 'unfortunate ' .trialing hrt now
Make sure you are on the proper dose. If you do not feel well after a 3 month trial up the dose a bit and go from there :*) It takes 3 months on a dose to feel full effects. And it takes a lot of patience :*)
The Study was The Most damaging research toward us Women ..... Still Now when you read th bloody leaflet In th hrt box .. it is Scary !!! I've watched a lot ov information so fortunately I'm just ignoring th leaflet ... But So much is still needed xx
The one good thing about menopause is no more periods. I had a stressful job when going through menopause and thought it was the stress from work that was the cause. Now know it's menopause.
My NHS has been repeatedly getting me to have blood tests. I’m amazed to hear that this has been a waste of time 😢
Same here
Dance more now.....don't wait for a wedding. Learning to dance either partner or solo can be life changing in so many ways. Maybe there is a ZOE study here lol
Nice episode. Thanks Davina for sharing us your story. Thanks Sarah for sharing us some tips to reduce the symptoms.
What about tofu? Im 47 and vegan for 14 years, mostly whole foods. I consume around 200g of tofu daily. So far, my perimenopause has been a breeze. Very light symptoms such: more resistant to cold (but not hot flashes), and my body shape has changed (less butt and more belly). My face is also looking more mature. Apart from that, I have a lot of energy; I never feel low or depressed; I love life; I never have headaches or period pain. But I understand it's early days....
Yeah I'm with you on the belly front.
Without exercising I used to have a two-pack, began my menopause 4 years ago aged 50 & the fat began shifting to my belly & around the sides.
I was like "what the hell is this. Where's it come from?".
It's bloody awful.
Because I've attempted HRT a few times & came off them due to bad side effects I decided to eat healthy & started Slimming World.
My belly/tyre has shrunk & I kind of have a two-pack but with a little bulbous belly thing which was never there before.
I don't really get hot flushes anymore, only had 2 night sweats but my E.N.T specialist has said the reason why I'm now getting repetitive oral thrush & dryness in my throat/mouth is due to the menopause.
I'm trying HRT patches yet again in the hope it goes but I think HRT causes oral thrush so I'm not sure.
Been a vegetarian for over 20 years, live in Asia and eat a lot of tofu too, unfortunately my symptoms are starting to get worse so I don't think tofu makes a massive difference. Maybe it helps a little? Plus I'm on women's group here and lot's of people with symptoms and everyone eats tofu!
@@livingandlearningeachnewday she mentioned tofu, but I think in my case it’s because I eat a plant based diet, mostly whole foods. I used to have cramps and lower back pain during my periods, but I when I became vegan, all pain and discomfort stopped. I don’t even get headaches anymore, but my diet is really health. I cook mostly from scratch and I avoid ultra processed food and sugar.
Did you know between 70 to 80% of the antibiotics produced in the world is given to farm animal to prevent and fight diseases + to promote growth? Which means meat, eggs and milk are affected. I wonder if that (+ the fact animals have their own hormones) can have an impact on women’s health/hormone
My sweet sweetheart, noone understands except someone who is going through it. Regards from 55year old fellow woman. I understand you totally.
I loved this episode. I’d just like to hear the word “women” being used as opposed to “people”, since only women go through the peri and menopause. Language is important. Thank you.
I beg to differ. Our families are impacted. My husband and two sons frequently exchanged meaningful looks thinking I am manic and paranoid. Sometimes even accusing me now because my behaviour became inexplicable.
@@rhondajansenvanvuuren392 Thank you, Rhonda. I agree that information about menopause should reach everyone in society. My comment was more to do with the fact the word woman is being erased from the vocabulary in favour of ridiculous terms such “vagina havers”, “birthing parents” instead of mothers etc… in the name of false inclusivity. Only women go through menopause, only women get pregnant, that’s a biological fact, so when we talk about physical symptoms, we can’t just say “people with menopause”. We are women and deserved to be properly addressed. “What does not get named, does not exist”. G. Steiner.
@@Bego747putting it this way, I agree with you.
this is a amazing video, thankyou so much i have learnt so much, i am on a journey through menopause at 59 and really suffering, any information and advice is helpful.
What a fantastic talk, I can so relate to many symptoms talked about and initially I didn't understand what was happening to me. I'd just had my youngest child at 41 and then hit perimenopause then 2 yrs menopause. What a rollercoaster ride ive had. I haven't tried HRT, but I'm trying to manage my symptoms through diet, exercise and supplements please any more advice/ info on how we can help ourselves thanks 😊
Here's a symptom of menopause that was never advertised:-
Chronic, repetitive oral thrush in your mouth & throat.
You take fluconazole for a week & 3 weeks later it returns. Every single month due to dryness in both mouth/throat.
It is gross. You struggle to swallow due to lack of saliva, you get painful legions in your mouth when the thrush comes away & it feels like you have a sore throat & it's constant.
My ENT explained that lack of oestrogen is the cause & I have no solution as im unable to take HRT due to very painful leg cramps.
In my opinion an introduction of menopause doctors via the NHS would be most welcome
This might sound strange I often get a sore gums for no reason, I found chewing gum occasionally helps as it stimulates saliva
I always wondered if having a good diet helped my sister and me go through menopause with generally mild symptoms. I used to joke that my hot flushes were so mild all I needed was a drink of water. And I actually deliberately exaggerated my symptoms when I decided I wanted to try bioidentical topical hormone replacement, not wanting to be refused. That was more than 25 years ago, and my health has never been better.
Keto has really helped me through the menopause. Very interesting talk.
Wonderful conversation ladies! Thank you from the bottom if my heart! Its priceless!
Such a fabulous podcast. I was a Zoe member, and my menopause symptoms got much better when I follow the advice. I still follow the advice, I have found sleep improvement a gamechanger too, I have needed CBTi for that side of menopause when night sweats were no longer a problem.
I’m very interested in the research on Soy Isoflavones, can these be taken alongside HRT please….?
Thank you team Zoe and Davina.
Try living with type 1 diabetes and being perimenopausal. Now that's a rollercoaster😔 keeping sugar levels in control!
HRT didn’t work for me caused me bladder pain. My hair is falling out and I’ve now got Folate deficiency. I’ve joined Zoe and hoping better food will help instead
I am stunned that progesterone was not mentioned. Estrogen is being produced by the body through perimenopause and menopause. Progesterone is the hormone that is decreasing and then stopping during menopause. Estrogen is responsible for all of the 'female 'cancers. I started perimenopause at 42. I read everything I could find about it. I had extremely severe symptoms, had four children under eight. No sleep for three months, I was taking sleeping tablets but you are knocked out, not sleeping. I thought I was dying. Finally found out about transdermal progesterone and within three months most of the symptoms were under control. Eighteen years later, I am still using it.
yep...estrogen is a cell proliferator. I did try Bio identical HRT but didn't like the effect the estrogen had on my breasts . Plus, I was on the gel and the carrier agents are synthetic such as carbomer 943p. I don't want to be medicalised for the rest of my life! I now used Wild yam and Vitex angus cactus to stimulate the pathway for my body to produce the mother hormone PROGESTERONE! Also, adding my estrogen rich food into my diet, Magnesium, Curcumin.
Where do you get it
@@jaskaur3920 Online, I like natpro. Depending on how bad the symptoms are. I would start with 100 mg in the am and 100 mg before going to bed over your thyroid. Give it three months and you can adjust the amount if you need..
“Ok everyone brace yourselves, I’m going in…”. Hahah! That’s me. I have two days prior to period where I am highly irritated, frustrated, like a leave me alone, just do what you need to do attitude and I’m in no way helpful nor nurturing in those days.
Excellent talk. Definitely, we need alternatives to hrt. There’s many supplements that help with many of these awful symptoms
I’m 45 and was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer this time last year. I can’t have HRT but some of my symptoms are terrible. Night sweats, joint pain irritability, sudden rage and feeling really low. I’ve just started exercising again and was always quite fit and healthy but I don’t know what else to do. I’m struggling ladies 😢
You can take testosteron, its safe for your condition.
Check out Barbara O'Neill at living springs retreat. You can manage your symptoms via a few changes to diet and addition of supplements and herbs. I have heard some interesting talks about Ivermectin and Fenbendazole reducing cancerous tumours. Main stream medicine doesn't have the answers!
I second taking testosterone. I take the biote pellets for estrodial and testosterone and feel so much better. HRT doesn’t have testosterone currently. I’ve read some studies that say taking testosterone for women can actually help avoid breast cancer which would be helpful for you. I feel for you. It sounds like you are really having a hard time. Menopause is not easy and I love videos like this where women can learn more on how to have a better quality of life. Definitely see a hormone specialist in your area and get some blood work done. Don’t completely rule out estrodial forever. You may still be able to get back on it depending on how long ago you had the cancer. I’ve heard a hormone doc say that. Get a second opinion before you give up on it. Take care.
@@amyschiavo215 thank you I will look into this. It’s been 1 year since my diagnosis chemo finished in March and radio therapy the end of June. Your replies are really helpful as I thought that was it for me and there would be nothing I can do so thank so much for the info take care x
@@kpghyYou’re so welcome! Good luck with everything! I have hope that you will be able to get back on hormones someday and be able to have a better quality of life. Glad to help!
Commendable Ladies 👌🏼😎❣️ Well done 👏🏼
Changing the hormone narrative for women
Continued talks like this is empowering women to live their BEST lives 😍
I’m going to be 51 next month. In January this year 2024 I started getting bloated stomach and vaginal dryness and because of this ( I’m afraid of taking a full shower because if the mild soap or water gets in my Urethral area it will lead to either a yeast infection or a UTI infections ( which now I get pain and frequent going to the bathroom symptoms and sometimes I had to take two of those pain pills that turn your urine orange .and my moods swings have been getting worse ( I get upset more easily and start crying , and depression, thoughts of suicide ), it’s really hard for Me. 😢
i sit on a towel on the edge of the tub and wash the different parts of my body , and use huggies fragrance free wipes to clean my vulva area
I can’t use soap. I get a soap substitute prescribed by my doctors. I also have vagifem for vaginal dryness. It’s like a small tablet with an applicator that you insert into the vagina twice a week. I was getting loads of utis and I now take Hiprex prescribed by my urologist and I buy D-Mannose capsules which also help with the utis. I also wash my underwear in a zero perfume clothes washing liquid. Hope this helps
I started menopause at 52 and 57 now and feel awful still, couldn’t take any HRT as my mum had breast cancer. Too many symptoms to mention 😢. What can I take ? Drs not interested, have no faith in them.
Try cimicifuga racemosa and primrose oil, also physical activities, specially dancing
I wanted to unlive myself and was in three psych wards I two different countries.
2024 was the worst year on my life but God and my mom and son kept me here.
My menopause is a night mare. I'm constantly sad with little joy, and everything hurts in my body . Can't sleep hot flashes can't lose weight and I'm constantly fatigued . A long all that I lose my voice and can't always walk far without feeling exhausted and in alot of pain.
I honestly started having so many of symptoms, I decided It was worth taking HRT, I researched it and finally after finding Liz earle talk on it, it was Time. I WAS unable to function ..no sleep ..very low mood, fatigue ..Now after few weeks I feel like myself that I habent been since perimenopause and menopause symptoms got overwhelming ..I am grateful that I started HRT.
@LAgifts1 I can't take it or I would most definitely. I'm glad you have found something that works for you . I wish you all the best xx
I started to watch this presentation with my wife because of the title 'these foods make menopause easier' it wasn't until 55 minutes into the video that any food suggestion was mentioned which was eat more plant based, eat less processed food and Mediterranean diet. These are anyway the normal dietary requirements for a healthy lifestyle! This to me felt more about Sarah and her stats on her Zoe studies and research. Very disappointed with this misleading title, even the interviewer admitted at 47 mins into the video that we've been teasing the viewers long enough!! Not fair guys 😕.
You can always skim the transcript but now you are informed and can support all the women in your life. We need you :-)
I have to disagree with Dr Sarah when she said the uk do not prescribe HRT as a tablet oral form now. As I have been on this for the last 4yrs and it was my life saviour. So do not intend to try and transfer to gels and patches to get the dose right my daily tablet does that perfectly.
You said that in UK women get patches or gels, I am in UK and was on oral HRT up to Sept 2023. It was a game changer when I went on it and helped for a while I no longer take it, but I was never offered patches or gel
I was shocked when they said it wasn’t prescribed in the uk. Because I am on a daily tablet of HRT and have been for the last 4yrs. It’s been my saviour.
WHEN IS THE ZOE APP GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA??????????
yes the joys of peri menopause and fibromyalgia on top
Learnt few days ago Hyper and hypo thyroid has exact same peri menopause symptoms plus more (google gives list... its not just gaining or losing weight) so bare this in mind also... theres a blood test to check if its thyroid (can be in addition to peri menopause)
I haven’t had time to reads all the comments, and I am not sure if this is going to be talked about later in the podcast. But for neurodivergent women, menopause exacerbates symptoms, often women will gain a diagnosis of ADHD after going the rough peri menopause. Where we could cope for many years with our symptoms and mask them many cannot cope after peri menopause hits, ADHD is associated with addiction even without menopause and can you only imagine how much worse this would be when you are also menopausal. Luckily I have never had a substance problem but it makes you think, are there women who have these difficulties because of a combined presentation? 😢
I have been going through this for 3 years and no one to talk too, The Doctors I've seen have been no help. I just feel so down, weight gain, Hot and Cold, Headaches, Muscle aches gosh! For someone who was a keen running can't Run anymore. Sleep which is a continues Issue. Feel drained and lonely in this period of my life. :( Hope i can get the help and able to speak with people who actually care and understand.
Blessings ❤🧡💛💚💙💜💟
@@freckles-c9e🙏💕
thank you so much for this video! I mean it - THANK YOU!!! xxxxxxxxxx All the best to everyone in your team 🙂
So helpful. I feel understood by the information presented by your guest.
I’d be really interested in a study looking at the link between menopause and IBS I have so many friends in their 60’s who suddenly started to suffer from IBS. I have been doing the Zoe way of eating for more than a year and it has helped a bit but I really hoped it would sort out IBS for good.
Thank you for this wonderful podcast ❤
My anxiety and sleep and sleep apnea uti and fibromayligia waterly eyes, brain fog are thd worst!
I was o mireena coil a estadit patch! My patch was no longer working for me and my mireena coil was misplaced had operation to remove it, it was stuck and punctured my cervix!
Now I'm on estrogel 4 pumps and utragestran peasary as I've got progesterone intolerance, I'm not on testosterone as my dr said they are within normal limits and I've got underactive thyroid and ostapinia ❤
Davina mentioned a friend with suicidal thoughts. I experience this and it's frightening.
Thinking of you and sending a hug. Please reach out for help. 988 is the suicide hotline. You don’t have to fight this alone ❤
Unless one don't get through peri menopause or menopause or same symptoms ,ppl usually don't care or bother especially younger ppl .it's v important to teach about these topics in secondary schools so that younger girls should be aware of what her mother or other women going through physically n emotionally so that these girls should be well prepared when they hit that stage
Thank you Zoe this is so good!!!
Love your videos ,thank you for this video ❤ 😊 xx
These anecdotes of ideation etc are saddening but not conclusive evidence that menopause alone is the root cause for such ideations or other existing mental health challenges caused by chronic life stressors. It’s just not that simple. Life is nuanced and individual reactions to life events even more so. Menopause is a stage, a phase. Perhaps the answer to an easier or less difficulty menopausal stage lies in how women treat their bodies in the years prior to perimenopause. How about starting with what we eat
Thank you very much.
I have been taking HRT in the Uk for a year, mainly because I seemed to have very little saliva in the front of my mouth so I kept biting my lip and getting an ulcer that wouldn’t heal. That has completely resolved now, I wonder if anyone else experienced this ?
Does anyone else get a mild period pain on HRT ( no bleeding)
My scalp is dry and irritable ( not dandruff)
Do these symptoms strike a cord with anyone.
I don’t want to stop the medication as I do feel better and definitely have more energy.
Love you Davina, thank you!