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Chapter 6: Healthy Nutrition for a Healthy Midlife
March 9, 2023
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Nutrition is vitally important at midlife. Our metabolism is slowing down and our muscle mass is decreasing and we can't rebound from the consequences of poor health choices.
Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker discusses how women can eat healthy at midlife and control how you look and feel one bite at a time!
Chapter 5: Menopause and Appearance
March 5, 2023
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Menopause can be associated with a number of changes in the physical appearance, skin can lose elasticity, hair can get thinner and unfortunately belly weight can become a problem.
Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker shares tips, supplements and treatments to help improve skin and hair during the menopause transition.
Chapter 4: Maintaining Mood at Midlife
March 3, 2023
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Menopause is not actually a major risk for depression, however the hormonal changes that occur during this time in a woman's life can influence the neurotransmitters in the brain. This can affect a woman's sleep, mood and sense of well-being.
Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker shares tips to improve mood during midlife.
Chapter 3: What's to Blame, Age or Hormones?
February 28, 2023
Podcasts
For women it isn't always clear that a specific health symptom is caused by aging, menopause or another health condition.
Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker discusses how women can know when a symptom is menopause related and needs treatment from a healthcare clinician.
Chapter 2: Symptoms of Menopause
February 27, 2023
Podcasts
Author and Host Dr. Holly Thacker reads and discusses Chapter 2 Symptoms of Menopause from her book The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause.
Chapter 1: Choosing and Seeing a Doctor at Midlife
February 23, 2023
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Join Host Dr. Holly Thacker as she reads chapter 1 of her book, The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause where she shares the importance of women seeing the appropriate clinicians during midlife.
Why Hormone Therapy is Still the Most Effective Treatment for Menopause Symptoms
February 23, 2023
Podcasts
When you hear hormone therapy, do you ultimately think the worst? Twenty years after the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), women are still concerned about the risks of hormone therapy.
Speaking of Women's Health Podcast Host Dr. Holly Thacker discusses the impact the WHI study had on women 20 years ago and how the fear of hormone therapy is still a real issue in women's healthcare.
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Experts Respond to Article on Hormone Therapy & Improved Cognition and Larger Brain Volumes
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There is a new study by Saleh and colleagues published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. The study suggests that hormone therapy (HT) is associated with improved cognition and larger brain volumes in at-risk APOE ε4 women.
Dr. Kenjal Kantarci, provides her expert commentary to help put this new study into perspective.
Article Summary
The risk of dementia is higher in women than in men. The decline of estrogen during the menopause transition is theorized to accelerate
Functional Medicine Approaches to Menopause - Dr. Sobia Khan
February 16, 2023
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Join certified Functional Medicine and Women's Health expert Dr. Sobia Khan as she discusses the functional medicine approach to hot flashes, insomnia and other midlife maladies.
Please visit menopauselearning.com to claim you free CME accreditation.
Systolic BP significantly increases with HT for postmenopausal women: Perspective from Holly L. Thacker, MD
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By: Holly L. Thacker, MD
Menopausal hormone therapy has complex cardiometabolic effects. Age, time since menopause, type and route of administration of HT and concomitant disease are all factors in the response to HT and the risk-benefit equation.
In general, both estradiol and progesterone are vasodilatory but when given orally can lead to activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Activation of the RAAS system can lead to vasoconstriction with some fluid retention and
Why Estrogen Matters - Dr. Philip Sarrel
February 13, 2023
Podcasts
Join Emeritus Professor Philip Sarrel to understand how to Advance Health After Hysterectomy and why estrogen is key to treating symptoms, reducing disease risks and prolonging life in women post hysterectomy.
After listening to this podcast, please visit menopauselearning.com to claim your free accreditation.
Considerations for Hormone Therapy - Dr. Camille Moreno
February 12, 2023
Podcasts
CME interview with Women’s Health and Menopause specialist Dr. Camille Moreno on menopausal symptoms, indications for hormone therapy use, the WHI vilification of HT and updated NAMS guidelines on the use of HT.
Dr. Moreno is an assistant professor and medical director of the Midlife Women's Health program at University of Utah OBGYN.
After listening to this podcast, please visit menopauselearning.com to claim your free CME accreditation.
Individualizing Menopausal Management - Dr. Mary Jane Minkin
February 11, 2023
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Join this podcast discussion with menopause expert Dr. Mary Jane Minkin of Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Minkin reviews all the individualized options for menopausal management, including hormonal and nonhormonal for women, health clinicians and other allied healthvwho want to find the most helpful option for their patients with a particular focus in cancer survivors.
After listening to this podcast, please visit menopauselearning.com to claim your free accreditation.
The Skylight 2 Study Findings - Dr. Nanette Santoro
February 10, 2023
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After listening to this podcast, please visit menopauselearning.com to claim your free CME accreditation.
Catching up with Nurse Lillie
February 9, 2023
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In this Speaking of Women's Health Podcast episode, host Dr. Holly L. Thacker talks with recent retiree Lillie McKinney LPN. Lillie was a nurse at Cleveland Clinic's Center for Specialized Women's Health for more than a decade and prior to that worked at several other hospitals in Northeast Ohio.
Lillie was loved by all of her patients and colleagues.
NK3 and NK1 Antagonism in Treatment of Hot Flashes - Dr. James Simon
February 9, 2023
Podcasts
Join Dr. James Simon to understand the two neurokin receptor antagonists being studied for the non-hormonal treatment of hot flashes in menopausal women.
These Speaking of Women's Health podcast episodes are in partnership with Menopause Learning and is sponsored by a grant by Astellas and Bayer in conjunction with Rush University, Plexus Communications, Advancing Health After Hysterectomy and Speaking of Women’s Health.
After listening to this podcast, please visit menopauselearning.com to claim your free accreditation.
Weight Loss Tips During Menopause with Tara Iyer, MD
Events
Menopause and Weight Management Strategies
Tara Iyer, MD joined Let's all Talk Menopause and discussed how the shifts in hormones during menopause can cause bloating, weighting and body mass shifting. And more importantly, she shares tips for prevention and treatment!
When: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 7:30pm EST
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This event is brought to you by Managing Women's Health in Menopause, Speaking of Women's Health and Let's all Talk Menopause.
Why 'Love Handles' Are Bad For Your Heart
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Holly L. Thacker, MD shares tips for losing those extra pounds for a healthy heart.
Why Quitting Caffeine Might Make You Feel Better
Column
Kristin Kirkpatrick shares ways to limit caffeine which can help with sleep quality, hormonal balance for women and more health benefits.
Why Women Crave Chocolate
January 17, 2023
Podcasts
Host Dr. Holly Thacker talks about why we crave chocolate and explains why the brain neurochemicals in chocolate can help improve mood and fight cancer and other diseases.