Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo

Medical and cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Renée A. Beach breaks down the different types of hair loss, the reasons behind them and what treatments work and don't work for women.

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Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com.

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Producer: Melissa Grelo

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner

One of women's greatest superpowers is our ability to connect, share and learn from one another. In this episode, three different women share their unique experiences of perimenopause and menopause. 

Listen as Racquel Rodriguez, Maria Cristina Bruno and Kelly Gerred discuss when they started experiencing symptoms, who did or didn't help them navigate the journey and what they're doing about it today. One of the guests discuss entering menopause instantly after breast cancer treatments. 

It's a powerful conversation and I hope that you will listen and share it with women in your life who are looking for support and validation in their menopause journey. 

This episode brought to you by Felix Health. For more information, visit Felix at www.felix.ca. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

EVERYONE is now talking about menopause and we know the conversation is long overdue. Unfortunately, it doesn't make accessing care any easier for people, especially for 6 million Canadians who do not have a family doctor or for the millions more who may not feel their doctor is adequately educated in menopause care. 

In this episode brought to you by Felix Health, medical director Dr. Kelly Anderson and Felix medical advisor and highly respected gynecologist Dr. Nathalie Gamache discuss the exciting new online Menopause Treatment platform that provides treatment for menopause symptoms online with no wait times and expert care. 

For more information, visit Felix at www.felix.ca. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

The good news? EVERYBODY is talking about menopause. The bad news? There is a ton of misleading guidance from so-called "experts" everywhere on social media. So how are we supposed to know what to believe? It's time to hear from the internet's favourite myth-busting, straight-talking, board certified OB/GYN, Dr. Jen Gunter. She answers YOUR questions like, "Should all women be on hormone therapy to PREVENT future diseases? What does hormone therapy help alleviate and what doesn't it? Do at-home menopause tests work? Does facial estrogen cream work? How old can you begin hormone therapy and how long should you be on it? ....and so many more! 

This is the time for facts, not fiction when it comes to managing the menopause transition. 

Find Dr. Jen Gunter on her website DrJenGunter.com or on Instagram @DrJenGunter. You can also find her best-selling books at your favorite retailer: The Vagina Bible, The Menopause Manifesto and Blood. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

Renowned Canadian OB/GYN Dr. Wendy Wolfman discusses the 2002 Women's Health Initiative study whose results drastically and negatively altered the way doctors prescribed hormone therapy and the way women received menopause care for decades. Its findings seemed to link hormone therapy and breast cancer, or did it? Over 20 years since the study's results were released, the scientific and medical community have taken a closer look at what the study ACTUALLY found and has since come to very different conclusions. Unfortunately, the fears surrounding hormone therapy use have persisted, leaving millions of women suffering through menopause needlessly. 

In this episode, Dr. Wolfman discusses the study and breaks down the important details that reveal a much more nuanced and positive outcome of the use of hormone therapy in menopause care. She also discusses why the fears and myths about breast cancer persist to this day among patients and doctors. 

Dr. Wendy Wolfman leads The Menopause Clinic and Mature Women's Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Together with the hospital's foundation arm, they are looking to expand this program to create the Centre for Mature Women's Health. It will address the entire spectrum of health challenges that women face as they age. For more information: https://www.maturewomenshealth.ca/ and https://www.mountsinai.on.ca/care/womens-unit/menopause-clinic.  You can also find them on Instagram @sinaihealthfoundation.

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com.

Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo

Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner

Besides hormone therapy, the most important discussions women are having in the menopause transition revolve around answering these two questions: "How do I exercise now that I'm in the menopause transition and beyond?, and "What should I eat?" 

It's true...We often wake up one day exercising and eating the same, but something is different and the usual routine is not working. What's changed in our bodies and how do we eat and move now? 

Listen to this deeply insightful discussion with international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, Dr. Stacy Sims as she breaks down what is changing in our bodies in the menopause transition, how we need to start exercising, what exercise routines to quit, what to eat, when to eat and why intermittent fasting doesn't work for women. Finally, she discusses the supplements that work and those that don't. 

This is a must-listen for every woman who wants to age powerfully and be empowered with a new exercise and nutrition plan. 

Find Dr. Stacy Sims on Instagram @DrStacySims.

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Producer: Melissa Grelo

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In this episode, Sleep Medicine Physician Dr. Woganee Filate discusses how and why women's quality of sleep often changes as she enters perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Filate lays out the many benefits of getting consistently good sleep and how a lack of it can increase risk for cardiovascular disease, dementia/Alzheimer's, metabolic issues, mood disorders and more. 

Finally, Dr. Filate discusses what works and what doesn't to help improve the length and quality of your sleep. 

Find Dr. Filate and her colleagues on Instagram at @ItsOurTimeCanada.

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Producer: Melissa Grelo

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Join Melissa and Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. Amy Louis-Bayliss as they discuss preventing disease in women as they age. Is disease and illness just a natural part of the aging process? Dr. Amy says no, it doesn't have to be, however women do face unique and increased risk for several diseases such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, certain cancers and more due to fundamental shifts related to menopause.

Listen to Dr. Amy give practical and accessible interventions that over time, could drastically reduce risk for these diseases and help you age powerfully.

Find Dr. Amy and her colleagues on Instagram at @ItsOurTimeCanada.

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Producer: Melissa Grelo

Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner

When is the last time you had a sexual education class? Maybe in elementary or high school? As an adult, where do you get your sex ed? Television? Friends? Partners? And where does pleasure education come from?

In this episode, family physician and sex educator, Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe teaches us Adult Sex Ed 101.

Find Dr. Sheila on Instagram @DrSheilaW!

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Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com.

Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo

Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner

More than one in five Canadians do not have a doctor or health care provider they can see regularly (OurCare.ca, 2023) and for those who do, physicians often do not have sufficient training in menopause care, leaving millions of women suffering needlessly for years. 

In this episode, family physician and menopause specialist Dr. Sarah Naomi Shaw discusses the many barriers to accessing effective menopause care in Canada, from lack of doctor training in medical school, to long waitlists for specialists, to persistent misconceptions about the risks of treatments like menopause hormone therapy and more. Dr. Shaw tells us where and how to find a certified menopause specialist in your area and how patients can best prepare for doctor visits to receive the best care possible. 

Finally, Dr. Shaw discusses all of the treatment options available to women from lifestyle changes, to non-hormonal therapies, to menopause hormone therapy. 

The main non-hormonal medications categories for hot flashes are:

• SSRI/SNRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/selective norephinephrine reuptake inhibitors) medication. These drugs are most often used to treat depression and anxiety but also can help manage hot flashes. For example, paroxetine, venlaxfaxine, escitalopram 
• Gabapentinoids
• Oxybutinin

Fezolinetant is approved in the USA and hopefully will be available in Canada in 2024.

Find Dr. Shaw and her colleagues on Instagram at @ItsOurTimeCanada.

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo

Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner