On this episode, we speak to the founders of Caire Beauty, Lorrie King and Celeste Lee.  With fans like Carla Hall, Caire Beauty is quickly making its mark for midlife women. 

As Celeste and Lorrie explain, 40 is when hormone decline for women accelerates and causes all kinds of unexpected change. At 50 aka menopause, the decline is fast and significant. This situation is different than ongoing photo aging (which is caused by the sun), it’s what happens to the actual structure of skin, meaning what your skin does when it produces fewer and fewer skin molecules and proteins over time. Caire 1) infuses key molecules into skin where it counts, and 2) activates your own body to make more skin cells. We also learn about the importance of hyaluronic acid for our skin and how it is not a one size fits all.  20% off with HOTFLASHES20.

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A common complaint for women in midlife and beyond is bladder issues.  Urinary leakage, overactive bladder and UTI are some examples of the challenges women are facing.  Lisa King is a Pharmacist of 32 years and is passionate about helping others live a healthy lifestyle through tiny shifts in their daily routine that lead to big results in better health.

After her own struggles with chronic illness, Lisa became an advocate for bladder health.  We talk about dietary changes like removing caffeine, sugary foods and alcohol as well as pelvic floor exercises and herbal remedies that may help women take back some control.

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https://www.ditchbladderpain.com/

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On this episode, we talk to Kristin van Ogtrop, former editor in chief of Real Simple magazine and author of the new book, Did I Say That Out Loud? Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them.  

Featuring stories from her own life, as well as anecdotes from her unwitting friends and family, Kristin encourages you to laugh at the small irritations of midlife: neglectful children, stealth insomnia, forks that try to kill you and abdominal muscles that can't get the job done.  It is an irreverent and accurate look at midlife.

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This episode we talk to celebrity stylist Stacy London.  Stacy is one of America’s foremost style experts. She is best known as the co-host of TLC’s iconic show, “What Not to Wear.” Following that success, she hosted and executive produced 3 seasons of “Love Lust or Run.” Stacy has written two books, Dress Your Best, which was published to stellar reviews, and The Truth About Style, a New York Times bestseller. 

Stacy is now CEO of State of Menopause.  She is doing what she has done her entire career as a stylist: help people from suffering silently, raise their confidence and self-esteem by alleviating external symptoms, and removing the shame that surrounds them. And that’s why, when she got the chance, she went from being one of a hundred peri-menopausal beta-testers for these products to running the company.

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https://www.stateofmenopause.com/

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Next Tribe is a lifestyle network for smart, engaged women over 45.  We speak to one of its founders, Jeannie Ralston.  She started this online platform to promote and engage women of this age.

This online platform shares diverse information and offers professional and travel opportunities.  Jeannie talks about several summits that are offered through Next Tribe.  The next one is the Start-Your-Business BootCamp. The bootcamp will offer experts and mentors trained for women over 45 and at the end, women will be able to pitch their ideas to women investors who may fund the businesses.

https://nexttribe.com/

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On this episode, we discuss women's cardiovascular health, the current state of healthcare and the dangers of hormone pellet therapy with the CEO of Ms. Medicine, Dr. Lisa Larkin

Dr. Lisa Larkin is a board-certified internist practicing internal medicine and women’s health since 1991. She is the Founder and CEO of Ms. Medicine, LLC, a national membership organization for women’s health clinicians and a concierge women’s health primary care network. She is also owner and President of Lisa Larkin, MD, and Associates, an independent, multispecialty practice offering direct primary care (DPC), concierge primary care and women’s healthcare in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

A breast cancer survivor herself, Dr. Larkin’s passion is women’s health, particularly menopause management, female sexual health, cancer survivorship, breast cancer risk assessment and prevention, and women and cardiovascular disease. 

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https://msmedicine.com/

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Bonus Episode!  We talk to Ronit Plank about her new Memoir, When She Comes Back.  It is the story of her mother, who left Ronit and her sister to become a member of a cult and how she healed the relationship when her mother returned.

Ronit is host & producer of the award-winning podcast And Then Everything Changed featuring interviews with survivors, authors, thought leaders, and people in recovery about pivotal moments in their lives & decisions that have defined them. When She Comes Back, her memoir about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is her first book. 

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https://ronitplank.com/

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On this episode, we speak to Laura Geller, CEO of Laura Geller Beauty. 

From an early age, Laura Geller has had a love affair with beauty. Her passion led her to become a successful make-up artist.  But it was Laura’s devotion to making make-up work for real women that led her to create her own beauty brand and launch it on QVC over 23 years ago.

We talk about the company's pivot to exclusively showcasing models over 40, how her products work well with mature skin and her personal journey.

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https://www.laurageller.com/

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Do you find it difficult to pay full price for a product or service? You are not alone. 

On this episode, we talk to Smart Shopper and TV Commentator Trae Bodge.  Trae has appeared on TV hundreds of times; including Good Morning America’s GMA3, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Inside Edition, CNBC, and local network affiliates nationwide. She is a contributor at MSN.com and Millie Magazine for Synchrony, and her writing and expert commentary have appeared in Newsweek, Woman’s Day, Forbes, USNews.com, Kiplinger, Marketwatch, Yahoo Finance, and numerous others.

Trae talks about the deals we should be looking for this Spring and those purchases we should avoid.  She also details some great apps that are "must adds" to every computer.

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https://truetrae.com/

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Menopausal products now be found at Target.  Yes, we said Target!

An innovative collection of modern menopause products, Womaness is the first line of defense against perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms, from hot flashes to brain fog, fine lines to vaginal dryness, low libido to bladder leaks. Created by Sally Mueller and Michelle Jacobs, who collectively have helped to launch and define some of the most popular women lifestyle brands, they saw an opportunity to serve the 50+ million women who are not only unfamiliar with the symptoms of menopause but how to treat them.

They set out to create Womaness to address these issues and spark the power of menopositivity - a radiant dynamic outlook that embraces who we are today.  Finally, easy access to quality products.