How To Fix… from the University of Leeds. Providing hopeful solutions to the greatest challenges humanity faces, directly from the scientists and researchers on the front line.

This week: Menopause is the natural biological transition that marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years and an inevitable part of aging that, at any given time, is affecting a third of the entire female population. Yet it’s a topic that’s overlooked, misunderstood and often treated as taboo. So today we want to ask – how can we help women thrive in menopause?

Host Rich Williams is joined by three guests from the University of Leeds who are searching for the answers: 

• Bee MacPherson is the Associate Professor of Clinical Education in the School of Medicine, and a healthcare professional who, after experiencing the challenges of perimenopause firsthand, has spent the past seven years leading workplace and cultural change to raise awareness around menopause. 

• Professor Janet Cade leads the Nutritional Epidemiology Group at the University and specialises in diet and health. As co-author of the landmark study on the effects of diet on the start of the menopause, she’s a world-expert in the role of food for women experiencing this transition. 

• Hannah Campbell is the Human Physiology Programme Lead and a Lecturer in Applied Human Physiology at the School of Biomedical Science who specialises in the relationship between the menopause and exercise and advocates for the transformative power of physical activity.

Presented by Rich Williams. Produced by Tom Taylor and Kathleen Johnston. External Communications Campaigns Manager is Kersti Mitchell. Communications and Engagement Assistant is Anisah Arif. HOW TO FIX… is a Podmasters Production for the University of Leeds Communications and Engagement team.

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