FR Ep 032: How to Handle Menopause and Survive with Dr. Ingrid Lai

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On today’s episode of Feminine Roadmap Gina and Donna invite their guest, holistic practitioner and MD, Dr. Ingrid Lai to share all about peri-menopause and menopause. In this show you will be able to get some of your most frustrating questions answered about menopause. Dr. Lai is insightful, knowledgeable and excellent at communicating the sometimes confusing information we women hear about the process of menopause. You will learn the truth about what menopause is, what it does and what we can do to navigate it well. Dr Lai will be sharing how long is “normal”, what role self care plays, as well as the impact of emotional and environmental factors. Have you ever wondered what natural options you have to help deal with the hormonal changes that come along with menopause? Well you can wonder no more! This episode is chock full of powerful and life changing information that you are not going to want to miss out on. So call a friend, grab a cuppa something wonderful and get some answers to your menopause questions!

SHOW NOTES:
2:40 What are the most common symptoms?
4:22 What is perimenopause?
6:49 What happens over the years in our bodies that causes all the hormone fluctuations?
7:51 How to set ourselves up for a better experience
9:35 What is an average time range for perimenopause?
11:32 Adrenal Fatigue 411
14:55 Stress and hormones
16:04 The American curse and it’s solution
19:33 What is the worst kind of stress?
21:30 What are the emotional signs of perimenopause and what causes them?
26:55 Avoiding toxins
28:02 PMS and menopause resources
31:32 What about all the information about soy products?
36:10 What are xenoestrogens?
39:13 The importance of good fats
44:24 Phytoestrogens and organic foods
46:02 What do we need to know about Hormone Replacement Therapy?
50:40 Where is estrogen created?
56:31 What about sleep issues?
58:41 The thyroid connection
1:03:04 Supplements and the standards to look for
1:06:17 How important is female support and community?

RESOURCES:
Institute for Functional Medicine
Nordic Naturals Fish Oil
Renovi Medicine – Dr. Ingrid Lai (909)971-9888
Infographic – we apologize that for copyright reasons we cannot post the infographic as planned but you may request a personal copy by emailing us at ourtribe@feminineroadmap.com , subject line “Hormone Infographic”
Music by Bensound