Most women will recognize one or two symptoms of menopause - the infamous hot flashes or weight gain. But there’s also brittle nails, tingling in your hands and changes to your taste buds. In fact, there are more than 50 symptoms of menopause.
Today’s guest, Tamsen Fadal, found out she was in menopause while on live TV. Tamsen is an Emmy award winning journalist and executive producer of the documentary “The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause”. She’s got a new book titled “How to Menopause”.
Tamsen is joined by Dr. Sarah Berry. Sarah runs the world’s largest study on nutrition and menopause here at ZOE. She developed a free tool called the MenoScale calculator that helps you track your symptoms so you can find relief. Sarah is a world leader in large-scale human nutritional studies, associate professor in nutrition at King’s College London and Chief Scientist at ZOE.
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Timecodes
00:00 34 symptoms of menopause
01:50 Quick fire questions
03:48 A scary moment on live TV
07:25 Feeling shame in menopause
08:20 What’s happening to your hormones?
12:40 12 months without a period
14:01 How long do symptoms last?
15:31 New science on symptoms
24:40 How estrogen changes fat distribution
29:10 Gut microbiome and menopause
36:00 Menopause symptoms in the workplace
48:18 Easy menopause food hacks
51:50 Brand new symptom tracker
📚Books by our ZOE Scientists
The Food For Life Cookbook
Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati
Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector
Free resources from ZOE
Live Healthier: Top 10 Tips From ZOE Science & Nutrition
Gut Guide - For a Healthier Microbiome in Weeks
Mentioned in today's episode
ZOE Studies on Menopause: abstracts
Menopause: Introducing a new way to understand your experience
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