LYL PODCAST EPISODE 131: How Meno-Mate Yanick Lost 52 Pounds and Started Loving Life Again
Are you tired of trying? “I have tried working out, eating healthy and still gaining weight. I do eat when bored but try to pick healthy options.” “I have tried talking to my doctor and they seem like it’s not a big deal and run me through a bunch of tests. This has been going on […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 132: Embracing Transitions
I’m 57 and I’m really proud of my body. I’m proud of the life I’ve created. And it’s thanks to menopause. I know. How can I thank menopause when all it brought me was 50 pounds of additional weight, a brain fog that affected my job as a surgeon, and lack of sleep? Menopause taught […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 133: How You Can Love Your Body—No Matter What! (The Best of the Menopause Movement Podcast Episode 113)
How’s your relationship with your body? When was the last time you honored it? I ask these because I remember my conversation with award-winning author of Love Notes to My Body, Nicole Ayers. She was a guest in the Menopause Movement podcast last August 11th, and she asked, “How many of us has the urge […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 134: Powerful Breath
There’s a lot of different breathing practices and techniques. Some are for relaxation, stress reduction, sleeping better, while some of them are energizing. But there’s breathwork that is more intense. It heals past traumas and clears suppressed emotions. Emotions are energy too. Everytime we swallow our emotions because we’re afraid of conflict, it gets in […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 135: Can’t Means Can
I was never one to let anyone tell me what I could do. I took a Biology class in high school and I remember what happened on the first day: I was joking around with my friends that were in the class, and the teacher said, “I know who’s going to do well in this […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 136: Should You Really Take Supplements for Menopause? (The Best of The Menopause Movement Podcast Episode 36)
I would never buy an over the counter hormone without expert advice. The closest thing I come to is phytoestrogens like flaxseeds, and it’s something you can’t really take too much. We have been taught by the medical establishment that a pill can fix our symptoms, but I’m a firm advocate of taking nutrients from […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 137: What They Don’t Tell You About Supplements For Menopause (The Best of The Menopause Movement Podcast Episode 80)
Once a year, I give myself the permission to just have whatever. I’m not perfect. I’m pretty good at my diet most days of the year, but once in a while, I’ll go off the rails. Mexican food is my favorite, so on one of my birthdays, I had a burger with some cheese on […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 138: Pelvic Floor Expert Reveals Secrets For A Healthier Bladder And Stronger Pelvic Floor (The Best of The Menopause Movement Podcast Episode 116)
When I did a TV show a few years ago, there was a French woman who had moved from France to Santa Barbara. She talked about how she leaked all the time, and she couldn’t run because she would just pee her pants. And I thought, “There’s got to be a way for her to […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 139: Here’s expert advice on how to manage menopause symptoms with supplements (The Best of The Menopause Movement Podcast Episode 91)
When I first started having menopause symptoms, I couldn’t remember the name of certain anatomical body parts. It used to happen all the time while I was a surgeon. I’d be trying to remember the name of an artery or something and it would just pop out… And I would be like: Then finally it […]
LYL PODCAST EPISODE 140: Asking an Obesity Expert How to be Successful in Losing Weight (The Best of The Menopause Movement Podcast Episode 94)
When I was in surgical residency we used to say, “You eat when you can; you sleep when you can.” I picked up this habit where I would just shovel food into my mouth as fast as I could, because we’re supposed to eat on the fly. I’m glad I don’t have to do that […]