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15 Dec 2023
It's About Mindfulness... and Chocolate
00:18:58
Happy Holidays to YOU & THANK YOU for an AMAZING year. I couldn’t do this important work without you & I can’t wait to share what’s coming up next in 2024!
What we discussed:
The origin of Robin’s Chocolate Meditation
Why this is such an important practice for the busy holiday season (or anytime!)
Are you ready to be your own best breast advocate?
Listen in and learn…
What dense breasts are, how common they are, what you need to know and what the implications of having dense breasts can be.
Why having dense breasts can make it harder to spot cancer on a mammogram
The advocacy work Dense Breasts Canada is doing to get provinces to inform women of their breast density status
Province-to-province disparities for minimum recommended age to begin breast cancer screening.
What supplemental screening is and the differences between an ultrasound and an MRI.
Province-to-province disparities for supplemental screening and why we need to advocate to make supplemental screening mandatory for all women with dense breasts.
How to find out your breast density if your province isn’t automatically reporting that information, and where to find this information if you don’t have a family doctor.
How this important information impacts women of colour
How the negative language and dialogue around menopause leaves an impression on all women–especially younger women
How my own experience with perimenopause affected the way I interacted with my family and made me realize I needed to take action & prioritize my health
How Amy views her IUD (intrauterine device) as an investment in her quality of life and why she thinks it’s one of the best health decisions she’s made
How the financial responsibility of contraception and birth control is inequitable for women
How a business case led the province of British Columbia to make contraceptive options free for those women who want or need
Amy and Keira’s tips for using critical thinking as you read health information online
How Keira’s PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) diagnosis led her to find a community on social media and how she guards against misinformation online
The story behind Intimate Wellbeing & why Cass and Leah are so dedicated to changing the conversation about sexual pleasure for midlife women.
How the Intimate Wellbeing brand has evolved from its initial concept of being an accessible online store to becoming a recognized sexual health education community
What happened when Cass & Leah started talking more openly about sexuality with their friends and how important they feel it is for women to have places to talk openly!
How Intimate Wellbeing is working with the Taboo Sex Show to create a space for midlife women to learn about sexual health without feeling overwhelmed or out of place at a sex show.
How they’ve made shopping for sex toys easier and more comfortable by curating a collection of safe, high-quality toys from brands they trust.
The origin of their brand of lubricant, Okanogan Joy, and how they’re changing the conversation about the benefits of using lubricant.
Plus! I share my review about the Dame Pom vibrator with Cass & Leah
It's About Navigating Health Decisions While Drowning in BS
00:12:34
Are you ready to change the conversation around menopause?
Listen in and find out…
How my first experience with AI (artificial intelligence) was when my name was printed beside words I didn’t write
How throwing every adverse health concern into a bucket and labeling it “menopause symptoms” is not only setting women’s health back; it is dangerous to women’s future heart health, brain health, bone health, vulva & vaginal health and urinary/bladder health.
How vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes) are like the “check engine light” in our car, and why they are dangerous to ignore
How misinformation about vulva & vaginal health, and the cause of vaginal dryness may lead women misinterpreting their experiences as their fault
Why continuing to share quality, verified, evidence-based information from reputable sources serves everyone… because, when we know better we do better.
We ALL have a role to play in un-doing biases standing in the way of women’s health.
Are you ready to reframe the conversation about inclusivity?
Listen in and learn…
How the culture and vibe in gym settings have felt exclusionary and off-putting for many people, making access to fitness inequitable for people who live in larger bodies
How Big Fit Girl aims to change fitness culture through educating kinesiology students, wellness professionals, and personal trainers.
How weight & anti-fat bias is a social justice issue that creates inequities in health, and what Louise is doing to change this through education and inclusive programming.
How to tell when brands are genuine in their size inclusivity or if they’re doing it on a surface level to tick boxes in their marketing strategy, and how we can use our spending power to promote brands that have inclusivity as part of their DNA
Why the fitness industry is resistant to size inclusivity and what it means to shift away from diet culture and weight loss as the primary conversation we’re having when we talk about fitness
Why Louise feels hopeful when engaging with younger generations–whether it’s within the fitness industry, or in every other conversation that matters to women’s health and quality of life
It's About Women's Heart Health with Dr. Alex Verge
00:36:38
Do you know your numbers?
What we discussed:
Why women shouldn’t assume that everything they’re experiencing as they are getting older is related to aging or hormone changes
Why Dr. Alex recommends having conversations about your family history and personal health history early–even before perimenopause and definitely before postmenopause
The importance of understanding the definition of heart disease risk factors vs. heart disease
Why women who reach menopause prematurely should discuss proactive changes regarding heart health with their doctor
Why we need to change the conversation and teach women’s heart health proactively with more emphasis on prevention
The two main health markers to monitor in order to understand our heart health
Dr. Alex’s advice on when you should get a blood pressure monitor to use at home and how often you should use it
What steps women can take if their cholesterol and blood pressure numbers are a concern,, and why Dr. Alex says that the best treatment is a good diagnosis
Why eating well and exercising regularly doesn’t give you a “get-out-of-jail-free card” when it comes to your cardiovascular health, and what the American Heart Association’s “Essential Eight” can teach us about that
This year cardiovascular health is the theme for World Menopause Day (October 18, 2023) Dr. Alex shares what she'd like us to know and what she would like to see happen in the media to draw attention to women’s heart health
Menopause is one day–so that would make for a pretty short show!
00:02:50
Welcome to the very first episode ofThis Show is Not About Menopause!
I’m your host, Shirley Weir. I'm 56 years old. I reached menopause when I was 49, and I am the founder of MenopauseChicks.com, an online educational platform, trusted for quality health information and designed to remind everyone: WE DESERVE to FEEL AMAZING!
In this welcome episode, I talk about the meaning behind the name of my show and all the aspects of women’s health I’m excited to dive into with you and my guests in future episodes.
Sexual health, hormone health, heart, brain, bone and vaginal health…regardless of your age and stage, I promise there is something here you haven't heard before!
We live in the health information age. That sometimes means misinformation from media, marketers–and even the medical community. How are we to know what is trustworthy and what is perpetuating old and outdated myths? Rest assured, my mission is to share only evidence-based information so that you can make the health decisions that are right for YOU!
It is possible to navigate perimenopause-to-menopause-to-postmenopause with confidence and ease, and this webcast/podcast will help you do exactly that!
It's About Hormone Therapy & Heart Health with Dr. Bal Pawa
00:31:43
What we discussed:
How Dr. Pawa’s car accident was a catalyst in shifting her career focus to women’s health and hormones
Why the Canadian healthcare model is lacking when it comes to holistic, integrative, and preventative health and how led to a system where doctors are reimbursed for treating a symptom, rather than looking at the whole person
The ongoing struggle medical doctors face because time and resources are limited
Dr. Pawa shares her latest project: Creating a new preceptorship program for practitioners focused on women’s health with a subset for menopause specialists where the information is credible, consistent, standardized, and evidence-based
Why heart disease symptoms in women often go ignored, even though women’s risk for heart attacks are actually higher than men
How hot flashes, which are vascular events, should be viewed as a “check engine light” and an invitation to get to your doctor so you have the opportunity to be preventative around your heart health
The importance of treating (and not enduring) hot flashes
Dr. Pawa shares why the biggest question she gets asked is about hormone therapy and she explains both the short-term and long-term benefits of finding out if hormone therapy is right for you
It's About A Lifetime of Women's Health Research with Dr. Jerilynn Prior
00:39:25
What we discussed:
An endocrinologist’s explanation of both estrogen and progesterone
Hormone health, mental health–and considerations for the role of stress in our overall health, but especially in perimenopause
If you are going to track anything–track your menstrual cycle + both physical changes (such as breast tenderness, cramping, vasomotor symptoms) and emotional/mental health changes, such as mood. Dr. Prior explains the reasons why!
How hormone therapy traditionally focused on estrogen without acknowledging the critical role of progesterone too
Script tips for how to talk to your doctor about hormone replacement therapy!
Dr. Prior’s extensive progesterone research and her life-long commitment (she celebrated her 80th birthday this year!) to her work, and her legacy related to progesterone research will continue.
Links from this week’s episode:
CEMCOR - https://www.cemcor.ubc.ca/
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
It's about Starting to ROAR! (with Dr. Nathalie Gamache)
00:49:42
Ready to Feel Amazing?
Listen in & learn…
Why the Women’s Health Initiative Study set women’s health care back in 2002, and why we don’t need to be afraid of hormone replacement therapy as a treatment for the most common symptoms of hormone decline.
Why your family doctor might not have the answers you’re looking for, and may feel as frustrated about that too, and what you can do about it.
How women can take well-being into their own hands with a “self-contract” to live fully and stay healthy through midlife and beyond.
Why we need to be advocating to have provincial governments cover the cost of hormone replacement therapy given the preventative aspect of this kind of treatment.
Why generalizations don’t work when discussing treatment options for women’s health and why it’s important to consider each individual separately.
Why living with the discomforts caused by hormone decline is not something women need to accept - it is absolutely possible to feel vibrant & energetic as we age.
How ventures capitalized on the desperation of women seeking relief in the wake of the deeply flawed propaganda that followed the Women’s Health Initiative study, making it difficult for factual information to compete.
Why we need to become our own “fact checkers” when we read any information about menopause due to the proliferation of misinformation.
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