“Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not," says Mary Claire Haver, M.D.

Mary Claire, a board-certified OBGYN and certified menopause practitioner, joins us to discuss everything a woman needs to know during this hormonal transition and beyond, including:

- Old vs. new menopause (~00:07)

- Signs of peri menopause in 30s, 40s & 50s (~02:04)

- Sleep deprivation during menopause (~05:09)

- Menopause weight gain (~06:36)

- How to enhance body composition as you age (~09:25)

- Protein needs for women (~14:20)

- The link between food & hot flashes (~16:09)

- Pros & cons of hormone replacement therapy (~18:43)

- How to know if you’re a good candidate for HRT (~25:02)

- Best questions to ask your doctor (~27:23)

- Why we should have annual midlife wellness visits (~28:28)

- The future of menopause care (~31:23)

- A drug that can prolong estrogen production (~33:02)

- How to measure estrogen swings (~35:10)

- How to be your own menopause advocate (~39:35)

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Referenced in the episode:

- Mary Claire's book, The New Menopause

- The Galveston Diet

- Follow Mary Claire on Instagram

- mbg Podcast episode #529, with Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.

- mbg Podcast episode #480, with Peter Attia, M.D.

- Statins Peter mentions: PCSK9 inhibitors, Ezetimibe, and Bempedoic Acid

- WHI study on frailty

- A study on estrogen therapy & dementia

- menopause.org

- Mary Claire's Menopause Empowerment Guide

- Tests to ask for at the doctor

- Oviva Therapeutics

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