Experts Share Top Tips for Navigating Perimenopause, Menopause, and Beyond and Explain the Profound Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy

Dhru Purohit Show

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Today on the Dhru Purohit Show, we have a special compilation episode featuring Dhru's conversations with several podcast guests about hormone replacement therapy and the changes women undergo during perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Sara Gottfried explains why women experience shifts and how managing insulin resistance and muscle composition can unlock better health in mid-life. Dr. Mary Claire Haver shares insights on hormone replacement therapy and how to determine if it's right for you. Dr. Lisa Mosconi discusses powerful research on hormone replacement therapy and brain health, highlighting its importance since women are more susceptible to Alzheimer's after menopause. If you are looking for the latest research on hormone replacement therapy and its potential benefits, this episode is for you.

Dr. Sara Gottfried is a board-certified physician who graduated from Harvard and MIT. She practices evidence-based integrative, precision, and Functional Medicine. Dr. Gottfried is the author of four New York Times bestselling books about trauma, hormones, and health.

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause.

Lisa Mosconi, PhD, is an associate professor of neuroscience in neurology and radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and the director of the Women’s Brain Initiative and the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The XX Brain and Brain Food.

In this compilation episode, Dhru and his guests dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Women’s Lives After the Age of 40 (1:46 / 1:46)
• Traditional Symptoms, Treatment, and What Causes the Fears (9:38 / 6:10)
• Perimenopause and Symptoms You May Not Realize Are Correlated (15:49 / 12:30)
• The Charlie Angels of Hormones (22:39 / 17:20)
• Women Are Living Longer but Not as Healthfully in the Last Third of Their Lives (31:49 / 26:30)
• Why Dr. Mary Claire Feels Medicine Is Up-to-Date on Women’s Health (33:30 / 27:44)
• Fears of Breast Cancer (35:50 / 29:46)
• The Protective Effects of Estrogen (40:14 / 34:55)
• What Kind of Practitioner to Look For, and Is HRT Suitable for You (43:10 / 37:42)
• Testing, Dose and Timing (47:49 / 42:30)
• Dr. Lisa Mosconi’s Views on HRT Research ( (58:49 / 53:30)
• HRT, Brain Health, and Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s (1:03:49 / 58:30)

Also Mentioned in this episode:

• The Charlie’s Angels of Hormones
• Dr. Mosconi’s Slideshow

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