Liz responds to the latest menopause headlines and shares the mental health benefits of eating chocolate. You can find the show notes at https://lizearlewellbeing.com/friday-five-9th-august/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friday Five: HRT headlines and the mental health benefits of chocolate

Welcome to The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, the podcast helping all women have a better second half. I’m Liz Earle and, with so many of us living longer than ever before, I’m on a mission to help women thrive in later life by investing in our health and wellbeing today. This means picking up good habits in our 20s and 30s, navigating the changes that come in our 40s and 50s and fortifying our bodies with everything we need to stay fit, flexible, sharp and energised in our 60s, 70s and beyond.  &nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Health & Fitness

Have you ever used some form of hormonal contraception? Kate Muir, documentary maker, investigative journalist and women's health expert, joins Liz to share what the contraceptive pill is really doing to our health - from our sex drive to our mood.
Inside this episode, Kate shares what prompted her concerns about the pill, and why more attention should be paid to the synthetic hormones commonly used in this type of contraception - just like the push for body identical HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for midlife women.
Liz and Kate discuss the mental health outcomes of female contraceptives such as the pill, the coil and the injection, plus talk through why women don't actually need to take a break from their contraception for a bleed (despite being told otherwise!)
Links mentioned in the episode:Purchase Everything You Need To Know About The PillPurchase Everything You Need To Know About The MenopauseFollow Pill Scandal on InstagramFollow Meno Scandal on InstagramEmail us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.comPre-order A Better Second Half by Liz Earle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pill, HRT, and medical gaslighting, with Kate Muir

What role does food play in preventing and treating cancer? Food journalist and BBC broadcaster Sheila Dillon joins Liz to reveal why she wants food to feature more heavily in conversations about cancer.
Sheila shares her own experience of Multiple Myeloma (MM), a cancer of the bone marrow, and how her approach to treatment differed from her sister’s, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Sheila also talks through the changes she made to her diet during this time, and discusses with Liz the potent powers of natural medicinals, such as turmeric and medicinal mushrooms.
Liz and Sheila cover the impact of pesticides, the role diet can play in cancer prevention, plus how we can cut down on ultra-processed foods - and why this must be a priority.
Links mentioned in the episode:Follow Sheila Dillon on InstagramVisit Sheila Dillon's websiteVisit the Soil Association websiteEmail us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.comPre-order A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
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Can food help you fight cancer? - with Sheila Dillon

Stuck in a rut? Guilty of repeating the same bad habits? Always find yourself in the same arguments with loved ones? Therapist Emma Reed Turrell joins Liz on this episode to help you figure out how to stop repeating the same patterns of unhelpful behaviour and finally break the cycle.
Emma shares why identifying blind spots and thought super-highways are crucial to self-development, plus how we can better understand the four blind spot people profiles: The Gladiator, The Bridge, The Hustler and The Rock.
Liz reveals what blind spot profile she most identifies with and why, while Emma discusses how we can avoid passing unhelpful behaviours to our children and how to mitigate blind spots in our personal and professional lives.
Links mentioned in the episode:Visit Emma's website herePurchase What Am I Missing?Email us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.comPre-order A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
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Stop making the same mistakes, with Emma Reed Turrell

Want in on the secrets to healthy and glowing skin in midlife? Dr Lubna Khan-Salim joins Liz to share why beauty isn't about being wrinkle-free, but more about retaining strength, vitality and suppleness.
Lubna, a surgeon specialising in cosmetic aesthetics, discusses why, like Liz does too, she loathes the term anti-ageing, what changes you might notice in your skin in menopause, plus why you should nourish your body from within before considering tweakments.
The episode also puts the lens on new skincare treatments, beauty bio-hacking and epigenetics, and why social media skincare trends such as ‘glass skin’ might be doing more harm than good for our complexions.
Links mentioned in the episode:Follow Dr Lubna Khan-Salim on InstagramVisit the Time to Bloom websiteListen to our podcast with India Knight Email us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.comPre-order A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
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Avoid the anti-ageing trap, with Dr Lubna Khan-Salim

Are you a worrier? Or perhaps prone to mood swings? You might learn a thing or two from the ancient Stoic philosophers, says journalist Brigid Delaney. Listen in as Brigid talks Liz through the core principles and values of Stoicism, how to achieve an enduring tranquillity known as Ataraxia, and simple ways to lead a more calm and drama-free life.
Liz and Brigid also discuss why dizzying highs often mean devastating lows (and how we can aim for a more moderate middle ground), plus other helpful exercises practiced by Stoic philosophers, such as negative visualisation and journaling. 
Links mentioned in the episode: ·         Purchase Reasons Not To Worry by Brigid Delaney ·         Follow Brigid on X ·         Listen to our podcast with Sarah Wilson ·         Email us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com ·         Pre-order A Better Second Half by Liz Earle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friday Five: HRT headlines and the mental health benefits of chocolate

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