Dr. Daved Rosensweet, MD
Menopause derails the lives of many women. I’ve often said that if men went through menopause physicians would take it much more seriously. Most women are told “it’s normal” to suffer hot flushes, night sweats, sleeplessness, debilitating anxiety, depression, rapid onset cognitive decline, and much more. Not to mention the weight gain! They become zombies unrecognizable to themselves and their families. More and more physicians are now understanding that it’s “not normal” and women shouldn’t be told to just tough it out. My guest today has dedicated his career to not only helping women but training physicians and nurse practitioners in how to help women get back to feeling and being themselves again and thriving. Get Dr. Rosensweet's book Happy Healthy Hormones: How To Thrive In Menopause HERE>>> http://shrnetwork.biz/happyhealthyhormones
PLUS Carl discusses an experience he had back in 2002 that qualifies him to talk about menopause first hand.
Show Notes:
[3:00] The impact of menopause or women’s lives.
- Hot flashes
- Interrupted sleep.
- Cognitive decline
- Subjective overt tremor.
[6:40] fat increase and estrogen.
- Testosterone can convert to estradiol overtly. A drop in estrogen from menopause could potentially encourage an increase in fat mass in order to aromatize the test to estrogen.
- Insulin resistance from cortisol dominance could also be the culprit.
- Progesterone plays a role in stress reduction.
[12:50] Progesterone and estrogen have an effect on blood sugar.
- The menopausal hot flash can occur irrespective of blood sugar, however, blood sugar modulation can help to prevent the cortisol release that can result from rapid spike and fall of blood sugar.
[17;16] women’s health initiative.
- The 2002 study shows a statistically insignificant increase in risk of cancer for women using hormones.
- 2017- the original study comitee retratcted their original statement.
- Women on Primarin or Primpro have a reduced risk of breast cancer.
[32:45] Herbs for menopaush?
- The woman’s body is missing hormones, not herbs.
- Progesterone is commonly used for brain trauma.
[38:46] Sex hormones and the microbiome.
- Deficiencies in on hormone can lead to a cascade of downstream hormones.
[51:20] HRT will not protect you from a crappy lifestyle.
- Any illness that anyone develops has thousands of preceding factors.
[53:30] What about alcohol?
[1:04:00] Carl’s andropause story.
